Tioga County, Pennsylvania

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Tioga County
County
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Tioga County Courthouse
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Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°46′N77°15′W / 41.77°N 77.25°W / 41.77; -77.25
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania
FoundedOctober 13, 1812
Named for Tioga River
Seat Wellsboro
Largest borough Mansfield
Area
 • Total1,137 sq mi (2,940 km2)
 • Land1,134 sq mi (2,940 km2)
 • Water3.2 sq mi (8 km2)  0.3%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total41,045
 • Density36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 15th
Website www.tiogacountypa.us

Tioga County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,045. [1] Its county seat is Wellsboro. [2] The county was created on March 26, 1804, from part of Lycoming County [3] and later organized in 1812. [4] It is named for the Tioga River. Tioga County is in the sparsely populated Pennsylvania Wilds region.

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History

The county was colonized by people of Yankee stock (colonists from New England and the western part of New York who were descended from the English Puritans of colonial New England). With the opening of a rough wagon road to the source of the Tioga River, New England colonists poured over the Allegheny Mountains. Tioga County resembled upstate New York more than it did eastern Pennsylvania, as its population primarily consisted of colonists from New England. [5] Developers and land speculators laid out roads, established post routes, erected public buildings, and invited people to move there. The original colonists were entirely of New England origins or were Yankees from upstate New York, whose families had recent ancestors in New England, with colonization taking place in the aftermath of the Revolutionary War. Tioga County was largely culturally contiguous with New England culture, which was influential across the Northern Tier of the United States through its migrants.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the county accepted more immigrants from Ireland, Germany and eastern Europe, who came to work in the coal mines. A number of them were Roman Catholic, introducing more diversity into the mixture of religions here.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,137 square miles (2,940 km2), of which 1,134 square miles (2,940 km2) is land and 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2) (0.3%) is water. [6] It is the fourth-largest county in Pennsylvania by land area and fifth-largest by total area. It has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) and average monthly temperatures in Wellsboro range from 22.8 °F in January to 68.2 °F in July. [7]

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1810 1,687—
1820 4,021138.4%
1830 8,978123.3%
1840 15,49872.6%
1850 23,98754.8%
1860 31,04429.4%
1870 35,09713.1%
1880 45,81430.5%
1890 52,31314.2%
1900 49,086−6.2%
1910 42,829−12.7%
1920 37,118−13.3%
1930 31,871−14.1%
1940 35,0049.8%
1950 35,4741.3%
1960 36,6143.2%
1970 39,6918.4%
1980 40,9733.2%
1990 41,1260.4%
2000 41,3720.6%
2010 41,9811.5%
2020 41,045−2.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
1790–1960 [9] 1900–1990 [10]
1990–2000 [11] 2010–2017 [12] 2010-2020 [13]

As of the census [14] of 2000, there were 41,373 people, 15,925 households, and 11,195 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile (14 people/km2). There were 19,893 housing units at an average density of 18 units per square mile (6.9/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.11% White, 0.60% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Residents of Tioga County were of 31.9% English, 23.1% German, 10.1% Irish, 6.0% Polish and 5.3% Italian ancestry.

There were 15,925 households, out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were married couples living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 24.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.70% under the age of 18, 10.60% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

2020 census

Tioga County Racial Composition [15]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (NH)38,25793.2%
Black or African American (NH)3210.8%
Native American (NH)730.17%
Asian (NH)1890.46%
Pacific Islander (NH)70.02%
Other/Mixed (NH)1,5583.8%
Hispanic or Latino 6401.56%

Politics and government

United States presidential election results for Tioga County, Pennsylvania [16]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No. %No. %No. %
2020 15,74274.51%4,95523.45%4292.03%
2016 13,61473.56%3,90121.08%9925.36%
2012 11,34266.35%5,35731.34%3952.31%
2008 11,32662.48%6,39035.25%4102.26%
2004 12,01968.40%5,43730.94%1150.65%
2000 9,63565.22%4,61731.26%5203.52%
1996 7,38251.18%4,96134.39%2,08214.43%
1992 7,82347.29%4,86829.43%3,85223.28%
1988 9,47166.00%4,80733.50%720.50%
1984 10,53271.92%4,06027.72%520.36%
1980 8,77063.33%4,27330.85%8065.82%
1976 8,41758.43%5,79540.23%1931.34%
1972 10,02872.05%3,73326.82%1571.13%
1968 9,29867.07%3,48825.16%1,0777.77%
1964 7,06448.73%7,41551.16%160.11%
1960 11,08273.04%4,07626.86%150.10%
1956 10,82776.72%3,28023.24%60.04%
1952 11,20378.65%3,00621.10%350.25%
1948 10,01677.03%2,98622.97%00.00%
1944 10,38175.73%3,24823.69%790.58%
1940 11,64572.23%4,43427.50%430.27%
1936 12,56769.40%5,44230.05%990.55%
1932 9,58375.00%3,00423.51%1911.49%
1928 11,77487.23%1,68812.51%360.27%
1924 8,45281.22%1,27112.21%6836.56%
1920 9,71883.28%1,25810.78%6935.94%
1916 5,34766.41%2,29428.49%4115.10%
1912 1,89522.40%1,90122.48%4,66255.12%
1908 6,94771.28%2,32123.81%4784.90%
1904 7,41079.32%1,54116.50%3914.19%
1900 7,45871.02%2,63825.12%4063.87%
1896 7,92271.42%2,82825.50%3423.08%
1892 6,70664.77%2,92128.21%7267.01%
1888 7,80869.23%2,97226.35%4994.42%

Tioga County is one of the most heavily Republican represented counties in Pennsylvania. This has a long history as Abraham Lincoln reportedly received 78.57% of the county's vote in the 1860 Presidential election. [17] Since Abraham Lincoln the county has voted for the non-Republican presidential candidate only two times. The first was Theodore Roosevelt's 1912 run as a Progressive and the second was Lyndon B. Johnson's landslide in 1964. [18] In 2004, George W. Bush received 12,019 votes (68%) to 5,437 votes (31%) for John Kerry. In 2008 John McCain received 62.7% of the vote. [19] In 2006, Rick Santorum and Lynn Swann both had significant victories in Tioga County despite their defeats statewide. The last two sitting Board of Commissioners have been all Republican candidates, and Tioga County is the only county in Pennsylvania with all three sitting commissioners being from a single party. This was due to the success of write in campaigns conducted by Roger Bunn in 2011 and Mark Hamilton in 2015.

Elected officials

United States senator

United States Congress

Pennsylvania state senator

Pennsylvania state representative

County commissioners

Court of Common Pleas judge, 4th Judicial District of Pennsylvania

  • George W. Wheeler (Republican/Democrat)

Magisterial district judge

District attorney

  • Krista Deats (Republican)

Register of wills / recorder of deeds

  • Jane E. Wetherbee (Republican)

Prothonotary / clerk of courts

  • Marie Seymour (Republican)

County treasurer

  • Kera Hackett (Republican)

Sheriff

  • Frank Levindoski (Republican)

Coroner

  • James Dougherty

Auditors

  • Rebecca B. Briggs (Republican)
  • Elizabeth T. Craig (Republican)
  • Amy Kane Perry (Republican)

Education

Map of Tioga County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts Map of Tioga County Pennsylvania School Districts.png
Map of Tioga County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts

Colleges and universities

Public school districts

Private schools

As reported by EdNA, Pennsylvania Department of Education, June 2010.

Public libraries

Transportation

Public transportation is provided by BeST Transit.

Major highways

Recreation

There are three Pennsylvania state parks in Tioga County.

Communities

Map of Tioga County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Boroughs (red) and Townships (white). Map of Tioga County Pennsylvania With Municipal and Township Labels.png
Map of Tioga 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 Tioga County:

Boroughs

Townships

Census-designated places

Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well.

Ghost towns

Tioga County is historically home to several ghost towns for a variety of reasons, chiefly the decline of the lumber and coal industry. Most prominently is Leetonia, a former timber company town. Some small hamlets, such as Mardin and Olde Corner, who relied on Rural Free Delivery for trade met their downfall. Former borough Fall Brook was a site of coal discovered in 1856, and Landrus first was settled to build a sawmill. [20]

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Tioga County. [21]

†county seat

RankCity/Town/etc.Municipal typePopulation (2010 Census)
1 Mansfield Borough3,625
2† Wellsboro Borough3,263
3 Elkland Borough1,821
4 Blossburg Borough1,538
5 Westfield Borough1,064
6 Tioga Borough666
7 Knoxville Borough629
8 Lawrenceville Borough581
9 Arnot CDP332
10 Millerton CDP316
11 Liberty Borough249
12 Roseville Borough189

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