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An 1836 map of Pennsylvania's counties. The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, used by the U.S. government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. FIPS codes are five-digit numbers; for Pennsylvania the codes start with 42 and are completed with the three-digit county code.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 February 2025. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For other uses, see Pennsylvania (disambiguation). "Penn." redirects here. For other uses, see Penn. State in the United States Pennsylvania Pennsilfaani (Pennsylvania Dutch) State Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Flag Seal Nickname: The ...
Pennsylvania's history of human habitation extends to thousands of years before the foundation of the Province of Pennsylvania. Archaeologists generally believe that the first settlement of the Americas occurred at least 15,000 years ago during the last glacial period , though it is unclear when humans first entered present-day Pennsylvania.
Cameron County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,547, [2] making it Pennsylvania's least populous county. Its county seat is Emporium. [3] The county was created on March 29, 1860, from parts of Clinton, Elk, McKean, and Potter Counties. It is named for Senator Simon Cameron. The county ...
The county is part of the Southwest Pennsylvania region of the state. [a] Formed from, successively, Lancaster, Northumberland, and later Bedford counties, Westmoreland County was founded on February 26, 1773, and was the first county in the colony of Pennsylvania whose entire territorial boundary was located west of the Allegheny Mountains.
Perry County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,842. [1] The county seat is New Bloomfield. [2] The county was created on March 22, 1820, and was named for Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the War of 1812, who had recently died. [3]