Elk County, Pennsylvania

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Elk County, Pennsylvania
Map
Location in the state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	April 18, 1843
Seat	Ridgway
Largest city	St. Marys
Area - Total - Land - Water	832 sq mi (2,155 km²) 32 sq mi (83 km²), 0.43%
Population - (2000) - Density	35,112 41/sq mi (16/km²)
Website: www.co.elk.pa.us

Elk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the population was 35,112.

Elk County was created on April 18, 1843 from parts of Jefferson, Clearfield and McKean Counties, and is named for the Elk which historically inhabited the region. Its county seat is Ridgway^[1].

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Municipalities
4 Education
- 4.1 Community, Junior and Technical Colleges
- 4.2 Public School Districts
5 Recreation
6 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 832 square miles (2,155 km²), of which, 829 square miles (2,146 km²) of it is land and 4 square miles (9 km²) of it (0.43%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

McKean County (north)
Cameron County (east)
Clearfield County (south)
Jefferson County (southwest)
Forest County (west)
Warren County (northwest)

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 35,112 people, 14,124 households, and 9,745 families residing in the county. The population density was 42 people per square mile (16/km²). There were 18,115 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.96% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. 0.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 42.8% were of German, 17.8% Italian, 7.4% Irish and 5.1% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 14,124 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.00% were married couples living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 27.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.30 males.

[edit] Municipalities

Map of Elk County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Cities and Boroughs (red) and Townships (white).

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

[edit] Cities

St. Marys

[edit] Boroughs

[edit] Townships

[edit] Education

Map of Elk County, Pennsylvania School Districts

[edit] Community, Junior and Technical Colleges

North Central Industrial Technical Education Center

[edit] Public School Districts

Brockway Area School District
Forest Area School District
Kane Area School District
Johnsonburg Area School District
Ridgway Area School District
Saint Marys Area School District

[edit] Recreation

There are two Pennsylvania state parks in Elk County.

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Elk County, Pennsylvania

County seat: Ridgway

Cities	St. Marys

Boroughs	Johnsonburg \| Ridgway

Townships	Benezette \| Fox \| Highland \| Horton \| Jay \| Jones \| Millstone \| Ridgway \| Spring Creek