Schuylkill County
Schuylkill County Courthouse |
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US state : | Pennsylvania |
Administrative headquarters : | Pottsville |
Foundation : | March 1, 1811 |
Made up from: |
Berks County Northampton County |
Area code : | 001 570 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 150,336 (2000) |
Population density : | 74.6 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2027 km² |
Water surface : | 11 km² |
map | |
Website : www.co.schuylkill.pa.us |
Schuylkill County is a county in the US state of Pennsylvania . At the 2000 census , the county had 150,336 people and a population density of 75 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Pottsville .
history
The county was formed on March 1, 1811 and named after the Schuylkill River .
18 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 2,027 square kilometers, of which 11 square kilometers are water.
cities and communes
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 172.927 | - | |
1910 | 207,894 | 20.2% | |
1920 | 217.754 | 4.7% | |
1930 | 235.505 | 8.2% | |
1940 | 228.331 | -3% | |
1950 | 200,577 | -12.2% | |
1960 | 173.027 | -13.7% | |
1970 | 160.089 | -7.5% | |
1980 | 160,630 | 0.3% | |
1990 | 152,585 | -5% | |
2000 | 150.336 | -1.5% | |
1900-1990
2000 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schuylkill 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. 276 .
- ↑ 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
Web links
Commons : Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Coordinates: 40 ° 42 ′ N , 76 ° 13 ′ W