Perry County, Pennsylvania

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Perry County, Pennsylvania
Map
Location in the state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	March 22, 1820
Seat	New Bloomfield
Area - Total - Land - Water	1,439 km² (556 mi²) sq mi ( km²) 6 km² (2 mi²), 0.40%
Population - (2000) - Density	43,602 30/km²
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 Bloomfield ⁶. 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.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Accent and dialect
4 Municipalities
- 4.1 Boroughs
- 4.2 Townships
5 Politics
6 Education
- 6.1 Public School Districts
7 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,439 km² (556 mi²). 1,434 km² (554 mi²) of it is land and 6 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.40%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Juniata County (north)
Northumberland County (northeast)
Dauphin County (east)
Cumberland County (south)
Franklin County (southwest)

[edit] Demographics

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 30/km² (79/mi²). There were 18,941 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (34/mi²). 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.

[edit] Accent and dialect

The dominant speech pattern in Perry County is the Central Pennsylvania accent.

[edit] Municipalities

Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing 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 boroughs and townships are located in Perry County:

[edit] Boroughs

[edit] Townships

Map of Perry County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts

[edit] Politics

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.

[edit] Education

[edit] Public School Districts

Fannett-Metal School District
Greenwood School District
Newport School District
Susquenita School District
West Perry School District

[edit] External links

County of Perry (official website)

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