Forest County, Pennsylvania
Forest County Courthouse |
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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 |
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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 | |||
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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 |
Census-designated places (CDP)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Forest County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . 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. 103 .
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 23, 2018.
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
Web links
Coordinates: 41 ° 31 ′ N , 79 ° 14 ′ W