York County, Pennsylvania

The York County Courthouse in York, listed on the NRHP as part of No. 79002371
administration
US state :	Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters :	York
Address of the administrative headquarters:	York County Courthouse 45 North George Street York, PA 17401-1240
Foundation :	August 19, 1749
Made up from:	Lancaster County
Area code :	001 717
Demographics
Residents :	434,972  (2010)
Population density :	185.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2358 km²
Water surface :	15 km²
map
Website : www.york-county.org

The York County is a county in the US state of Pennsylvania . At the 2010 census , the county had 434,972 people and a population density of 185.6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is York .

geography

The county lies on the west bank of the Susquehanna River and is separated from Maryland to the south by the Mason-Dixon Line . York County covers an area of ​​2,358 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water. It borders on the following neighboring counties:

	Cumberland County	Dauphin County
Adams County		Lancaster County
Carroll County, Maryland	Baltimore County, Maryland	Harford County, Maryland

history

York County was formed on August 19, 1749 from former parts of Lancaster County. It was named after the English county of Yorkshire or its capital York .

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

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1790	37,535		-
1800	25,643		-31.7%
1810	31,958		24.6%
1820	38,759		21.3%
1830	42,859		10.6%
1840	47.010		9.7%
1850	57,450		22.2%
1860	68,200		18.7%
1870	76.134		11.6%
1880	87,841		15.4%
1890	99,489		13.3%
1900	116,413		17%
1910	136.405		17.2%
1920	144,521		5.9%
1930	167.135		15.6%
1940	178.022		6.5%
1950	202.737		13.9%
1960	238.336		17.6%
1970	272,603		14.4%
1980	312.963		14.8%
1990	339,574		8.5%
2000	381.753		12.4%
2010	434,972		13.9%
before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

York Central Market in York, listed on the NRHP since 1978

Farmers Market in York, listed in the NRHP since 1977

Winter on the Susquehanna River

Bridge over the Susquehanna River at Wrightsville

According to the 2010 census , York County had 434,972 people in 163,857 households. The population density was 185.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 88.5 percent white, 5.6 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 1.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.6 percent of the population.

Statistically, 2.51 people lived in each of the 163,857 households.

23.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 56,833  USD . The per capita income was $ 26,724. 8.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

York county map

City

• York

Boroughs

Cross roads Dallastown delta Dillsburg Dover East Prospect Fawn Grove Felton

Franklintown Glen Rock Goldsboro Hallam Hanover Jacobus Jefferson Lewisberry

Loganville Manchester Mount Wolf New Freedom New Salem North York Railroad Red Lion

Seven Valleys Shrewsbury Spring Grove Stewartstown Wellsville West York Windsor Winterstown

Wrightsville Yoe York Haven Yorkana

Census-designated places (CDP)

East York Emigsville Grantley Parkville Pennville

Queens Gate Shiloh Spry Stonybrook Susquehanna trails

Tyler Run Valley Green Valley View Weigelstown Yorklyn

Townships

Carroll Township Chanceford Township Codorus Township Conewago Township Dover Township East Hopewell Township East Manchester Township

Fairview Township Fawn Township Franklin Township Heidelberg Township Hellam Township Hopewell Township Jackson Township

Lower Chanceford Township Lower Windsor Township Manchester Township Manheim Township Monaghan Township Newberry Township North Codorus Township

North Hopewell Township Paradise Township Peach Bottom Township Penn Township Shrewsbury Township Spring Garden Township Springettsbury Township

Springfield Township Warrington Township Washington Township West Manchester Township West Manheim Township Windsor Township York Township

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 79002371. Accessed September 7, 2019
2. ^ York County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 22, 2011
3. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 18, 2011
4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 25, 2018.
5. ^ University of Virginia Library. Retrieved December 18, 2011
6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
7. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
8. ↑ ^{a b} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - York County Retrieved December 18, 2011
9. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 78002488.Retrieved December 18, 2011
10. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 77001207. Retrieved December 18, 2011

Web links

Commons : York County, Pennsylvania  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Official website
• US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - York County
• Yahoo Image Search - York County
• www.city-data.com - York County

Coordinates: 39 ° 55 ′  N , 76 ° 44 ′  W