Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

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Sullivan County Courthouse
Sullivan County Courthouse
administration
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
map
Map of Sullivan County within Pennsylvania
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
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

Map of Sullivan County

Cities and towns

Web links

Commons : Sullivan County (Pennsylvania)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sullivan 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. 293 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 24, 2018.
  4. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 41 ° 27 ′  N , 76 ° 31 ′  W