Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Sullivan County Courthouse |
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US state : | Pennsylvania |
Administrative headquarters : | Laporte |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Sullivan County Courthouse Main and Muncy Streets Laporte, PA 18626 |
Foundation : | March 15, 1847 |
Made up from: | Lycoming County |
Area code : | 001 570 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 6556 (2000) |
Population density : | 5.6 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1172 km² |
Water surface : | 6 km² |
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Website : www.sullivancounty-pa.us |
Sullivan County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 6,556 people and a population density of 6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Laporte .
history
The county was formed on March 15, 1847 and named after the general and politician John Sullivan.
Eight structures 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 1,172 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers are water.
Population development
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1850 | 3694 | - | |
1860 | 5637 | 52.6% | |
1870 | 6191 | 9.8% | |
1880 | 8073 | 30.4% | |
1890 | 11,620 | 43.9% | |
1900 | 12.134 | 4.4% | |
1910 | 11,293 | -6.9% | |
1920 | 9520 | -15.7% | |
1930 | 7499 | -21.2% | |
1940 | 7504 | 0.1% | |
1950 | 6745 | -10.1% | |
1960 | 6251 | -7.3% | |
1970 | 5961 | -4.6% | |
1980 | 6349 | 6.5% | |
1990 | 6104 | -3.9% | |
2000 | 6556 | 7.4% | |
Before 1900
1900-1990 2000 |
Cities and towns
Web links
Commons : Sullivan County (Pennsylvania) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sullivan 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. 293 .
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 24, 2018.
- ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
Coordinates: 41 ° 27 ′ N , 76 ° 31 ′ W