Tioga County, Pennsylvania

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County in Pennsylvania, United States

Tioga County

General Information
Name	County of Tioga
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Settlement Type	U.S. county
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Location
Coordinates	41.77°-77.25 {{{3}}}°{{{4}}}
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Population
Total	41045
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Tioga County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,045. The county seat is Wellsboro. The county was created on March 26, 1804, from part of Lycoming County and named for the Tioga River.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,137 square miles (2,944 km²), of which 1,134 square miles (2,937 km²) is land and 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²) (0.3%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Steuben County, New York (north)
• Chemung County, New York (northeast)
• Bradford County, Pennsylvania (east)
• Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (south)
• Potter County, Pennsylvania (west)

Major highways

• U.S. Route 6
• U.S. Route 15
• Pennsylvania Route 49
• Pennsylvania Route 287

Demographics

As of the 2020 census, there were 41,045 people, 16,727 households, and 11,123 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 19,893 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (6.6/km²).

Education

Tioga County is served by several public school districts, including:

• Northern Tioga School District
• Southern Tioga School District
• Wellsboro Area School District

The county is also home to the Pennsylvania College of Technology's North Campus.

Communities

Boroughs

• Blossburg
• Elkland
• Knoxville
• Lawrenceville
• Liberty
• Mansfield
• Roseville
• Tioga
• Wellsboro (county seat)
• Westfield

Townships

• Brookfield Township
• Charleston Township
• Chatham Township
• Clymer Township
• Covington Township
• Deerfield Township
• Delmar Township
• Duncan Township
• Elk Township
• Farmington Township
• Gaines Township
• Hamilton Township
• Jackson Township
• Lawrence Township
• Liberty Township
• Middlebury Township
• Morris Township
• Nelson Township
• Osceola Township
• Putnam Township
• Richmond Township
• Rutland Township
• Shippen Township
• Sullivan Township
• Tioga Township
• Union Township
• Ward Township
• Westfield Township

Census-designated places

• Arnot
• Millerton

Unincorporated communities

• Antrim
• Beechwood
• Blackwell
• Cedar Run
• Hammond
• Harrison Valley
• Hoytville
• Keeneyville
• Leetonia
• Morris
• Nauvoo
• Oregon Hill
• Sabinsville
• Slate Run
• Stony Fork
• Watrous
• Whitneyville

Notable people

• George W. Sears, also known as "Nessmuk," was a sportswriter and early conservationist who lived in Wellsboro.

See also

• List of counties in Pennsylvania
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Tioga County, Pennsylvania

External links

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