Elk County, Pennsylvania
Elk County Courthouse |
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US state : | Pennsylvania |
Administrative headquarters : | Ridgway |
Foundation : | April 18, 1843 |
Made up from: |
Jefferson County McKean County Clearfield County |
Area code : | 001 814 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 31,946 (2010) |
Population density : | 15.4 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2155 km² |
Water surface : | 84 km² |
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Website : www.co.elk.pa.us |
Elk County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2010 census , the county had 31,946 people and a population density of 16 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Ridgway .
history
The county was incorporated on April 18, 1843. The name refers to the high occurrence of elk in this region.
Eleven structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 23, 2018).
geography
The county covers an area of 2,155 square kilometers, of which 9 square kilometers are water.
Population development
Due to immigration from Bavaria (almost 43% of the county's inhabitants have German ancestors), Italians, Belgians and Irish (e.g. to St. Marys , the only town and largest town) in the 19th century, a significant part of the Catholic population.
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1850 | 3531 | - | |
1860 | 5915 | 67.5% | |
1870 | 8488 | 43.5% | |
1880 | 12,800 | 50.8% | |
1890 | 22,239 | 73.7% | |
1900 | 32.903 | 48% | |
1910 | 35,871 | 9% | |
1920 | 34,981 | -2.5% | |
1930 | 33,431 | -4.4% | |
1940 | 34,443 | 3% | |
1950 | 34.503 | 0.2% | |
1960 | 37,328 | 8.2% | |
1970 | 37,770 | 1.2% | |
1980 | 38,338 | 1.5% | |
1990 | 34,878 | -9% | |
2000 | 35.111 | 0.7% | |
1850-1990
2000 |
Places in Elk County
Elk County is divided into 11 parishes, including a city , 2 boroughs and 8 townships . For statistical purposes the US Census Bureau maintains six census-designated places . These are part of a township and have no self-administration.
Census-designated places (CDP)
Individual evidence
- ^ Elk County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
- ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 94 .
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 23, 2018.
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved August 18, 2018
- ^ Extract from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved August 18, 2018
Web links
Coordinates: 41 ° 25 ′ N , 78 ° 39 ′ W