Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

Infobox U.S. County
county = Susquehanna County
state = Pennsylvania




map size = 225
founded = February 21, 1810
seat = Montrose | largest city = Forest City
area_total_sq_mi =832
area_water_sq_mi =10
area percentage = 1.15%
census yr = 2000
pop = 42238
density_km2 =20
web = www.susqco.com
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Susquehanna County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the population was 42,238. Susquehanna County was created on February 21, 1810 from part of Luzerne County and named for the Susquehanna River. Its county seat is MontroseGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 832 square miles (2,156 km²), of which, 823 square miles (2,131 km²) of it is land and 10 square miles (25 km²) of it (1.15%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Broome County, New York (north)
*Wayne County (east)
*Lackawanna County (southeast)
*Wyoming County (southwest)
*Bradford County (west)
*Tioga County, New York (northwest)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 42,238 people, 16,529 households, and 11,785 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile (20/km²). There were 21,829 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.54% White, 0.30% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 16.1% were of German, 15.4% English, 15.1% Irish, 10.6% American, 8.6% Italian and 7.7% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 16,529 households out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.

Politics

As of May 2007, there are 27,553 registered voters in Susquehanna County [http://www.dos.state.pa.us/elections/lib/elections/055_voter_registration_statistics/2007munprimaryvoterregistotalscounty_for_website.pdf] .

* Democratic: 9,043 (32.82%)
* Republican: 15,500 (56.25%)
* Other Parties: 3,010 (10.92%)

Municipalities

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, , and, in at most two cases, towns. The following boroughs and townships are located in Susquehanna County:

Boroughs

Townships

Education

Public Libraries

* Susquehanna County Historical Society & Free Library Association

Public School Districts

* Blue Ridge School District
* Elk Lake School District (also in Wyoming County)
* Forest City Regional School District (also in Lackawanna and Wayne Counties)
* Montrose Area School District
* Mountain View School District
* Susquehanna Community School District (also in Wayne County)

Recreation

There is one Pennsylvania state park in Susquehanna County:
*Salt Springs State Park is 7 miles (11 km) north of Montrose, just off Pennsylvania Route 29.

References

External links

* [http://www.susqco.com/ Susquehanna County official website]