Montour County

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The Montour County Courthouse in Danville
The Montour County Courthouse in Danville
administration
US state : Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters : Danville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Montour County Courthouse
29 Mill Street
Danville, PA 17821
Foundation : May 3, 1850
Made up from: Columbia County
Area code : 001 570
Demographics
Residents : 18,236  (2000)
Population density : 53.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 343 km²
Water surface : 4 km²
map
Map of Montour County within Pennsylvania
Website : www.montourco.org

Montour County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 18,236 people and a population density of 54 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Danville .

history

The county was formed on May 3, 1850. The name goes back to the Iroquois interpreter Catherine Montour (1686–1752).

The General William Montgomery House is one of six entries for the county in the NRHP.

Six buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 24, 2018).

geography

The county covers an area of ​​343 square kilometers, of which 4 square kilometers are water.

Population development

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 15,526 -
1910 14,868 -4.2%
1920 14,080 -5.3%
1930 14,517 3.1%
1940 15,466 6.5%
1950 16.001 3.5%
1960 16,730 4.6%
1970 16,508 -1.3%
1980 16,675 1 %
1990 17,735 6.4%
2000 18,239 2.8%
1900-1990

2000

Map of Montour County

Cities and towns

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Montour 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. 214 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 41 ° 2 ′  N , 76 ° 40 ′  W