Forest County, Pennsylvania

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Forest County Courthouse
Forest County Courthouse
administration
US state : Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters : Tionesta
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
526 Elm Street, Box 3
Tionesta, PA 16353
Foundation : April 11, 1848
Made up from: Jefferson County
Area code : 001 814
Demographics
Residents : 4946  (2000)
Population density : 4.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1117 km²
Water surface : 8 km²
map
Map of Forest County within Pennsylvania
Website : www.co.forest.pa.us

Forest County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 4,946 people and a population density of 4 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Tionesta .

history

Forest County was formed on April 11, 1848. The name refers to the extensive forest cover in the region.

Four buildings 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 ​​1,117 square kilometers, of which 8 square kilometers are water.

Places in Forest County

Forest County is divided into 9 parishes, including a borough and 8 townships . The US Census Bureau maintains a census-designated place for statistical purposes . This is part of a township and has no self-administration.

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 898 -
1870 4010 346.5%
1880 4385 9.4%
1890 8482 93.4%
1900 11,039 30.1%
1910 9435 -14.5%
1920 7477 -20.8%
1930 5180 -30.7%
1940 5791 11.8%
1950 4944 -14.6%
1960 4485 -9.3%
1970 4926 9.8%
1980 5072 3%
1990 4802 -5.3%
2000 4946 3%
1900-1990

2000

Boroughs

Townships

Census-designated places (CDP)

Forest County Map

Unincorporated Communities

Individual evidence

  1. Forest County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. 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. 103 .
  3. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 23, 2018.
  4. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Web links

Commons : Forest County (Pennsylvania)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 41 ° 31 ′  N , 79 ° 14 ′  W