| Perry County, Pennsylvania | |
 Location in the state of Pennsylvania |
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 Pennsylvania's location in the U.S. |
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| Seat | New Bloomfield |
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| Largest city | Marysville |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
556 sq mi (1,440 km²) 554 sq mi (1,435 km²) 2 sq mi (5 km²), 0.40% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
43,602 78/sq mi (30/km²) |
| Founded | March 22, 1820 |
| Website | www.perryco.org |
Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of three counties comprising the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2004, the population was 44,652. The center of population of Pennsylvania is located in Perry County, in the borough of Duncannon [1].
Perry County, originally part of Cumberland County, was created in 1820 in part because residents did not want to travel over the mountain to Carlisle (the county seat of Cumberland County). Perry County's county seat is New Bloomfield[1]. It was created on March 22, 1820, and was named after Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the War of 1812, who had recently died.
The village of Green Park in northeastern Tyrone Township serves as the county's midpoint between the Conococheague Mountain in the west and the Susquehanna River to the east. As of October 2009, Perry County was one of only two counties in Pennsylvania without a permanent traffic light. However, since then a traffic light has been approved for Marysville and may be installed during 2010 at the Jct. of PA 850 & US Route 11 & US Route 15
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 556 square miles (1,439 km²), of which, 554 square miles (1,434 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (6 km²) of it (0.40%) is water.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 26,263 |
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| 1910 | 24,136 | −8.1% | |
| 1920 | 22,875 | −5.2% | |
| 1930 | 21,744 | −4.9% | |
| 1940 | 23,213 | 6.8% | |
| 1950 | 24,782 | 6.8% | |
| 1960 | 26,582 | 7.3% | |
| 1970 | 28,615 | 7.6% | |
| 1980 | 35,718 | 24.8% | |
| 1990 | 41,172 | 15.3% | |
| 2000 | 43,609 | 5.9% | |
| Est. 2008 | 45,185 | 3.6% | |
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 43,602 people, 16,695 households, and 12,320 families residing in the county. The population density was 79 people per square mile (30/km²). There were 18,941 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile (13/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.54% White, 0.43% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 45.8% were of German, 16.4% American, 7.8% Irish and 5.0% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.8% spoke English and 1.2% Spanish as their first language.
There were 16,695 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.01. There is also a high population of Amish.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following boroughs and townships are located in Perry County:
Perry County is one of the most Republican counties in Pennsylvania. In 2004, George W. Bush received 13,919 votes (72%) to 5,423 votes (28%) for John Kerry. The county has voted for the Republican in every presidential election since 1964. In 2006, Lynn Swann received 9,998 votes (69%) to 4,477 votes (31%) for Ed Rendell, making it Swann's strongest county in his defeat. Rick Santorum also received more than 60% of the Perry County vote in his defeat.
| Senator | Party |
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| Arlen Specter | Democrat |
| Bob Casey | Democrat |
The county is home to three weekly newspapers, all published by Advance Publications of Perry and Juniata Counties, Inc.: Duncannon Record, The News-Sun and Perry County Times.[3]
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| Founded | March 22, 1820 |
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| Seat | New Bloomfield |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
sq mi ( km²) sq mi ( km²) sq mi ( km²), 0.40% |
| wikipedia:Population - (2000) - Density |
43602 |
| Website: www.perryco.org | |
Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of four counties comprising the greater Harrisburg metropolitan area. As of 2004, the population is 44,652. The center of population of Pennsylvania is located in Perry County, in the borough of Duncannon [1].
Its county seat is New Bloomfield6. It was created on March 22, 1820, and was named after Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of the War of 1812, who had recently died. As of August 2005, it was one of only two counties in Pennsylvania without a permanent traffic light.
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,439 km² (556 sq mi). 1,434 km² (554 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.40%) is water.
As of the census² of 2000, there were 43,602 people, 16,695 households, and 12,320 families residing in the county. The population density was 30/km² (79/sq mi). There were 18,941 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (34/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.54% White, 0.43% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 16,695 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.
The dominant speech pattern in Perry County is the Central Pennsylvania accent.
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following boroughs and townships are located in Perry County:
Perry County is one of the most Republican counties in Pennsylvania. In 2004, George W. Bush received 13,919 votes (72%) to 5,423 votes (28%) for John Kerry. The county has voted for the Republican in every presidential election since 1964. In 2006, Lynn Swann received 9,998 votes (69%) to 4,477 votes (31%) for Ed Rendell, making it Swann's strongest county in his defeat. Rick Santorum also received more than 60% of the Perry County vote in his defeat.
| Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Pennsylvania  , Pennsylvania |
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| County seat: New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania |
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Blain | Bloomfield | Duncannon | Landisburg | Liverpool | Marysville | Millerstown | New Buffalo | Newport |
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Buffalo | Carroll | Centre | Greenwood | Howe | Jackson | Juniata | Liverpool | Miller | Northeast Madison | Oliver | Penn | Rye | Saville | Southwest Madison | Spring | Toboyne | Tuscarora | Tyrone | Watts | Wheatfield |
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| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Harrisburg (capital) |
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| This page uses content from the English language Wikipedia. The original content was at Perry County, Pennsylvania. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with this Familypedia wiki, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons License. |
| County names | Perry County, Pennsylvania + |
| County of country | United States + |
| County of subdivision1 | Pennsylvania + |
| Short name | Perry County + |
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