Union County, Pennsylvania

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Union County Courthouse
Union County Courthouse
administration
US state : Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters : Lewisburg
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
Union County Courthouse
103 S. 2nd St.
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Foundation : March 22, 1813
Made up from: Northumberland County
Area code : 001 570
Demographics
Residents : 41,624  (2000)
Population density : 50.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 821 km²
Water surface : 1 km²
map
Map of Union County within Pennsylvania
Website : www.seda-cog.org/union

Union County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 41,624 people and a population density of 51 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Lewisburg .

history

The county was formed on March 22, 1813 and named after the United States, the "American Union".

The Hayes Bridge is one of 17 entries for the county in the NRHP.

17 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 ​​821 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometer is water.

Population development

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 17,592 -
1910 16,249 -7.6%
1920 15,850 -2.5%
1930 17,468 10.2%
1940 20,247 15.9%
1950 23,150 14.3%
1960 25,646 10.8%
1970 28,603 11.5%
1980 32,870 14.9%
1990 36,176 10.1%
2000 41,624 15.1%
1900-1990

2000

Union County map

Cities and towns

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Union County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . 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. 309 .
  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: 40 ° 58 ′  N , 77 ° 4 ′  W