Forest County, Pennsylvania

Forest County, Pennsylvania

Location in the state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location in the U.S.
Founded	September 1, 1857
Seat	Tionesta
Largest community	Marienville
Area
• Total	430 sq mi (1,114 km²)
• Land	427 sq mi (1,106 km²)
• Water	3.3 sq mi (9 km²), 0.8%
Population
• (2010)	7,716
• Density	18/sq mi (7/km²)
Congressional district	5th
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website	.us.pa.forest.cowww

Forest County is a

Categories

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Municipalities and communities of Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Tionesta

Borough	Tionesta

Townships	Barnett Green Harmony Hickory Howe Jenks Kingsley Tionesta

CDP	Marienville

Unincorporated communities	Clarington Cooksburg‡ Endeavor

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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References

National Register of Historic Places listings in Forest County, Pennsylvania

Communities

The Forest Area School District covers Forest County.

Education

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.70% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 22.60% from 25 to 44, 28.90% from 45 to 64, and 19.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 111.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.30 males.

There were 2,000 households out of which 23.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were married couples living together, 6.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.60% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.81.

As of the census^[11] of 2000, there were 4,946 people, 2,000 households, and 1,328 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 8,701 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.94% White, 2.22% Black or African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.69% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. 1.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 38.1% were of German, 13.9% Irish, 8.1% American and 7.8% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

Demographics

Part of Cook Forest State Park is in Forest County.

State protected area

Part of Allegheny National Forest covers Forest County.

National protected area

Warren County (north)
McKean County (northeast)
Elk County (east)
Jefferson County (south)
Clarion County (south)
Venango County (west)

Adjacent counties

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 430 square miles (1,100 km²), of which 427 square miles (1,110 km²) is land and 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²) (0.8%) is water.^[5]

Geography

Forest County was created on April 11, 1848, from part of Jefferson County. The county was enlarged on October 31, 1866, when part of Venango County was incorporated into the county. Forest County was named for the forests contained within its limits.^[4]

History

History 1
Geography 2
- Adjacent counties 2.1
- National protected area 2.2
- State protected area 2.3
Demographics 3
Education 4
Communities 5
- Boroughs 5.1
- Townships 5.2
- Census-designated place 5.3
- Population ranking 5.4
See also 6
References 7

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Forest County, Pennsylvania