Northampton County, Pennsylvania
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US state : | Pennsylvania |
Administrative headquarters : | Easton |
Foundation : | March 7, 1752 |
Made up from: | Bucks County |
Area code : | 001 610 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 267,066 (2000) |
Population density : | 275.9 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 977 km² |
Water surface : | 9 km² |
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Website : www.northamptoncounty.org |
Northampton County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 267,066 people and a population density of 276 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Easton .
history
The county was formed on March 11, 1752. The name goes back to the property of William Penn in Northamptonshire and was proposed by his son-in-law.
Four places in the county have National Historic Landmark status . 51 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 977 square kilometers, of which 9 square kilometers are water.
Cities and towns
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 99,687 | - | |
1910 | 127,667 | 28.1% | |
1920 | 153.506 | 20.2% | |
1930 | 169,304 | 10.3% | |
1940 | 168,959 | -0.2% | |
1950 | 185.243 | 9.6% | |
1960 | 201.412 | 8.7% | |
1970 | 214,368 | 6.4% | |
1980 | 225,418 | 5.2% | |
1990 | 247.105 | 9.6% | |
2000 | 267.066 | 8.1% | |
1900-1990
2000 |
Web links
Commons : Northampton County (Pennsylvania) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Northampton County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . 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. 225 .
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Pennsylvania . National Park Service , accessed July 23, 2018.
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 24, 2018.
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
Coordinates: 40 ° 45 ′ N , 75 ° 19 ′ W