Tioga County, Pennsylvania

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Tioga County Courthouse
Tioga County Courthouse
administration
US state : Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters : Wellsboro
Foundation : March 26, 1804
Made up from: Lycoming County
Area code : 001 570
Demographics
Residents : 41,373  (2000)
Population density : 14.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2946 km²
Water surface : 9 km²
map
Map of Tioga County within Pennsylvania

Tioga County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 41,373 people and a population density of 14 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Wellsboro .

history

The county was formed on March 26, 1804 from Lycoming County and named after the Tioga River . The final organization of the district took place on January 11, 1813.

Ten buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 25, 2018).

geography

The county covers an area of ​​2,946 square kilometers, of which 9 square kilometers are water.

Population development

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1900 49,086 -
1910 42,829 -12.7%
1920 37,118 -13.3%
1930 31,871 -14.1%
1940 35.004 9.8%
1950 35,474 1.3%
1960 36,614 3.2%
1970 39,691 8.4%
1980 40,973 3.2%
1990 41,126 0.4%
2000 41,372 0.6%
1900-1990

2000

Map of Tioga County

Cities and towns

Web links

Commons : Tioga County, Pennsylvania  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tioga 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. 301 .
  3. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 25, 2018.
  4. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 41 ° 46 ′  N , 77 ° 15 ′  W