Pike County, Pennsylvania
Pike County Courthouse |
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US state : | Pennsylvania |
Administrative headquarters : | Milford |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Pike County Administration Building 506 Broad Street Milford, PA 18337 |
Foundation : | March 26, 1814 |
Made up from: | Wayne County |
Area code : | 001 570 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 57,369 (2010) |
Population density : | 40.5 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1468 km² |
Water surface : | 51 km² |
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Website : www.pikepa.org |
Pike County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2010 census , the county had 57,369 residents and a population density of 40.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Milford .
history
Pike County was formed from Wayne County on March 26, 1814 and named after the military and explorer Zebulon Pike .
Two places in the county have National Historic Landmark status , the Minisink Archeological Site and the Gray Towers National Historic Site . 27 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 1,468 square kilometers, of which 51 square kilometers are water.
Cities and towns
Extinct localities
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 8766 | - | |
1910 | 8033 | -8.4% | |
1920 | 6818 | -15.1% | |
1930 | 7483 | 9.8% | |
1940 | 7452 | -0.4% | |
1950 | 8425 | 13.1% | |
1960 | 9158 | 8.7% | |
1970 | 11,818 | 29% | |
1980 | 18,271 | 54.6% | |
1990 | 27,966 | 53.1% | |
2000 | 46.306 | 65.6% | |
1900-1990
2000 |
Web links
Commons : Pike County, Pennsylvania - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Pike 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. 243 .
- ↑ 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: 41 ° 20 ′ N , 75 ° 2 ′ W