Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Somerset County Courthouse |
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US state : | Pennsylvania |
Administrative headquarters : | Somerset |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Somerset County Government 300 North Center Avenue Somerset, PA 15501 |
Foundation : | April 17, 1795 |
Made up from: | Bedford County |
Area code : | 001 814 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 80,023 (2000) |
Population density : | 28.8 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2800 km² |
Water surface : | 17 km² |
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Website : www.co.somerset.pa.us |
Somerset County is a county in the US state of Pennsylvania . At the 2000 census , the county had 80,023 people and a population density of 29 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Somerset .
history
The county was formed on April 17, 1795 and named after the English county of Somerset, home to many early settlers.
32 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 2,800 square kilometers, of which 17 square kilometers are water.
Places in Somerset County
Somerset County is divided into 50 parishes, including 25 boroughs and 25 townships . For statistical purposes, the US Census Bureau maintains five census-designated places . These are part of a township and have no self-administration.
Census-designated places (CDP)
1 - partially in Fayette County
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 49,461 | - | |
1910 | 67,717 | 36.9% | |
1920 | 82.112 | 21.3% | |
1930 | 80.764 | -1.6% | |
1940 | 84,957 | 5.2% | |
1950 | 81,813 | -3.7% | |
1960 | 77,450 | -5.3% | |
1970 | 76.037 | -1.8% | |
1980 | 81,243 | 6.8% | |
1990 | 78.218 | -3.7% | |
2000 | 80.023 | 2.3% | |
1900-1990
2000 |
literature
- Jaclyn LaPlaca: Somerset County: Pride Beyond the Mountains. Arcadia Publishing, 2003, ISBN 978-0738524528 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Somerset 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. 286 .
- ↑ 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
Coordinates: 39 ° 58 ′ N , 79 ° 2 ′ W