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Pike County is a county located in the Appalachian (southern) region of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census , the population was 27,088. [ 2 ] Its county seat is Waverly , [ 3 ] and the county is named for explorer Zebulon Pike .
Pike County is the 71st Kentucky county in order of creation. Pike County was founded on December 19, 1821, from a portion of Floyd County . [ 7 ] The county was named for General Zebulon Pike , the explorer who discovered Pikes Peak and became a national hero and namesake after his death in the War of 1812 . [ 8 ]
The history of Pike County is complicated by the fact that at its establishment in 1818, it included today's boundaries plus all counties north of it, plus the counties bordering all of them on the west, in total over 6 or 7 times larger than its current size, and thus covering the northeast border area of today's State of Missouri.
Pike County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,535. [1] Its county seat is Milford. [2] The county is part of the Northeast Pennsylvania region of the state. [a] Pike County is included in the New York metropolitan area.
Pike County is located on the highlands between the Illinois River, which forms its eastern border, and the Mississippi River, which borders Missouri. It has two interstate highways, I-72 , with bridges spanning both rivers to enter the county, and I-172 which extends about 300 feet (91 m) into the county to its intersection with I-72.
Waverly is a village in, and the county seat of, Pike County, Ohio, United States, located about 14 miles (23 km) south of Chillicothe. [3] The population was 4,165 at the 2020 census . The town was formed in 1829, as the construction of the Ohio and Erie Canal along the west bank of the Scioto River brought new growth to the area.
Pike County is a county in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 12,250. [1] The county seat is Petersburg. [2] It contains the geographic point representing median center of US population in 2010. [3] Pike County is part of the Jasper Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 33,009. [1] Its county seat is Troy. [2] Its name is in honor of General Zebulon Pike, of New Jersey, who led an expedition to southern Colorado and encountered Pikes Peak in 1806. Pike County comprises the Troy, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area.