Lucerne County

Lucerne County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters :	Wilkes-Barre
Foundation :	September 25, 1786
Made up from:	Northumberland County
Area code :	001 570
Demographics
Residents :	320,918  (2010)
Population density :	139.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2349 km²
Water surface :	42 km²
map
Website : www.luzernecounty.org

Luzerne County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2010 census , the county had 320,918 people and a population density of 139 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Wilkes-Barre .

history

Lucerne County was formed from parts of Northumberland County on September 25, 1786 . The county was named after Anne-César, Chevalier de la Luzerne , a French diplomat. He was France's second envoy to the United States between 1779 and 1784 .

33 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 23, 2018).

geography

The county has an area of ​​2349 square kilometers, of which 42 square kilometers are water.

Cities and towns

Map of Lucerne County

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1900	257.121		-
1910	343.186		33.5%
1920	390.991		13.9%
1930	445.109		13.8%
1940	441,518		-0.8%
1950	392.241		-11.2%
1960	346,972		-11.5%
1970	342,301		-1.3%
1980	343.079		0.2%
1990	328.149		-4.4%
2000	319.255		-2.7%
2010	320.918		0.5%
1900-1990 2010

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Web links

Commons : Luzerne County  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Luzerne County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . 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. 187 .
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 23, 2018.
4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved December 30, 2016
5. ↑ County, Pennsylvania / POPULATION / DECENNIAL_CNT Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved December 30, 2016

Coordinates: 41 ° 11 ′  N , 75 ° 59 ′  W