Pike County, Pennsylvania

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Pike County Courthouse
Pike County Courthouse
administration
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
map
Map of Pike County within Pennsylvania
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 .

Gray Towers National Historic Site (2007)

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

Map of Pike County

Extinct localities

Population development
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

  1. ^ Pike County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . 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. 243 .
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Pennsylvania . National Park Service , accessed July 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 41 ° 20 ′  N , 75 ° 2 ′  W