Venango County
Venango County Courthouse |
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US state : | Pennsylvania |
Administrative headquarters : | Franklin |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County of Venango 1174 Elk Street Franklin, PA 16323 |
Foundation : | March 12, 1800 |
Made up from: |
Allegheny County Lycoming County |
Area code : | 001 814 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 57,565 (2000) |
Population density : | 32.9 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1769 km² |
Water surface : | 21 km² |
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Website : www.co.venango.pa.us |
Venango County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 57,565 people and a population density of 33 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Franklin .
history
The county was formed on March 12, 1800 and finally organized on April 1, 1805. It was named after the Lenni Lenape village of the same name , which was located at the mouth of what is now the French River and the Allegheny River . Venango means "otter" translated into German.
One place in the county has National Historic Landmark status , the Drake Oil Well . 19 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 1,769 square kilometers, of which 21 square kilometers are water.
Cities and towns
Buildings
Population development
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 49,648 | - | |
1910 | 56,359 | 13.5% | |
1920 | 59.184 | 5% | |
1930 | 63.226 | 6.8% | |
1940 | 63,958 | 1.2% | |
1950 | 65,328 | 2.1% | |
1960 | 65,295 | -0.1% | |
1970 | 62,353 | -4.5% | |
1980 | 64,444 | 3.4% | |
1990 | 59,381 | -7.9% | |
2000 | 57,555 | -3.1% | |
1900-1990
2000 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Venango County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . 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. 243 .
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Pennsylvania . National Park Service , accessed July 25, 2018.
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 25, 2018.
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
Coordinates: 41 ° 24 ′ N , 79 ° 46 ′ W