Congressional district 5th Website www.co.elk.pa.us Founded 18 April 1843 | Largest city St. Marys Area 2,155 km² Population 31,479 (2013) | |
Rivers Clarion River, Dents Run, Medix Run Points of interest Elk Mountain Winery, Winslow Hill Elk Viewing, Bendigo State Park, Luhr Park, The Winery at Wilcox | ||
Elk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 31,946. Its county seat is Ridgway. The county was created on April 18, 1843, from parts of Jefferson, Clearfield and McKean Counties, and is named for the Eastern elk that historically inhabited the region.
Contents
- Map of Elk County PA USA
- Geography
- Adjacent counties
- National protected area
- State protected areas
- Major Highways
- Demographics
- Politics and government
- County commissioners
- Other county offices
- State Representative
- State Senator
- US Representative
- Public school districts
- Private schools
- Libraries
- Communities
- City
- Boroughs
- Census designated places
- Unincorporated communities
- Population ranking
- References
Map of Elk County, PA, USA
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 832 square miles (2,150 km2), of which 827 square miles (2,140 km2) is land and 4.9 square miles (13 km2) (0.6%) is water.
Adjacent counties
National protected area
State protected areas
Major Highways
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 35,112 people, 14,124 households, and 9,745 families residing in the county. The population density was 42 people per square mile (16/km²). There were 18,115 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.96% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. 0.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 42.8% were of German, 17.8% Italian, 7.4% Irish and 5.1% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 14,124 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.00% were married couples living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 27.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the county, the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.30 males.
Politics and government
As of November 2008, there are 20,523 registered voters in Elk County [1].
Elk County tends to be politically competitive in statewide and national elections. The county was carried by George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004. The county was carried by Barack Obama in 2008 and by Mitt Romney in 2012 over Obama's victorious ticket.
The three state row offices winners also carried Elk and Democratic incumbent State Representative Dan Surra lost after nine terms to Republican Matt Gabler in 2008.
County commissioners
Other county offices
State Representative
State Senator
U.S. Representative
Public school districts
All children living in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania may also choose to attend one of 12 public cyber charter schools that are licensed in the state.
Children in Elk County are also served by Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit Nine. The Intermediate Unit is located at 499 Spruce Street in Saint Marys. The IU serves all schools (public, private, charter) in Cameron County, Elk County, McKean County and Potter County. IU9 serves 15,761 public school students in fourteen school districts and 1,673 non-public school students in nineteen schools. Intermediate Unit Nine covers an area of 3,300 square miles with a population of 105,102.
Private schools
Libraries
Communities
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following cities, boroughs, and townships are located in Elk County:
City
Boroughs
Census-designated places
Unincorporated communities
Population ranking
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Elk County.
† county seat