Mifflin County

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The Mifflin County Courthouse is one of nine entries for the county in the NRHP.
The Mifflin County Courthouse is one of nine entries for the county in the NRHP.
administration
US state : Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters : Lewistown
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		20 North Wayne Street
Lewistown, PA 17044
Foundation : September 19, 1789
Made up from: Cumberland County
Northumberland County
Area code : 001 717
Demographics
Residents : 46,486  (2000)
Population density : 43.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1074 km²
Water surface : 7 km²
map
Map of Mifflin County within Pennsylvania
Website : www.co.mifflin.pa.us

Mifflin County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 46,486 people and a population density of 44 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Lewistown .

history

The county was formed on September 19, 1789 and named after General and Governor Thomas Mifflin .

Nine 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 ​​1,074 square kilometers, of which 7 square kilometers are water.

Population development

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 23,160 -
1910 27,785 20%
1920 31,439 13.2%
1930 40,335 28.3%
1940 42,993 6.6%
1950 43,691 1.6%
1960 44,348 1.5%
1970 45,268 2.1%
1980 46,908 3.6%
1990 46.197 -1.5%
2000 46,486 0.6%
1900-1990

2000

Map of Mifflin County

Cities and towns

Web links

Commons : Mifflin County  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mifflin 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. 206 .
  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

Coordinates: 40 ° 37 ′  N , 77 ° 37 ′  W