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Parts of Luzerne and Lycoming Counties; originally called Ontario County, renamed as Bradford County in 1812. William Bradford, second U.S. Attorney General: 59,695: 1,161 sq mi (3,007 km 2) Bucks County: 017: Doylestown: 1682: One of the original counties at the formation of Pennsylvania: The English county of Buckinghamshire: 645,984: 622 sq ...
Pennsylvania is a state located in the Northeastern United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state with 13,002,700 inhabitants [1] and the 32nd-largest by land area spanning 44,742.70 square miles (115,883.1 km 2) of land. [2] Pennsylvania is divided into 67 counties and contains 2,560 municipalities.
Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia. Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 through a royal land grant to William Penn, the son of the state's namesake. Before that, between 1638 and 1655, a southeast portion of the state was part of New Sweden, a Swedish colony.
Additionally, three more counties are included as part of the Harrisburg–York–Lebanon, PA combined statistical area. [5] Collectively, they have a population of 1,271,801 people, making it the 46th-most-populous combined statistical area (CSA) in the United States, and the 3rd-most-populous CSA in the state of Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania lost 41,105 residents between 2020 and 2023. But central PA is bucking that trend. Census: PA population shrinking, but here's how much Central PA counties grew since 2020
The smallest counties and county equivalents (in the 50 states) are the independent cities of Virginia with the extreme being Falls Church at 2.05 sq mi (5.3 km 2; 1,310 acres). [8] If the U.S. territories are included, the smallest county-equivalent is Kingman Reef , with a land area of 0.012 square miles (3.1 ha; 7.7 acres).
The five Pennsylvania counties where the estimated growth rate was highest from 2022 to 2023 are Pike County, with a population increase of 1.1%; Cumberland County, with a population increase of 0.8%;