Wyoming County | |
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Coordinates: 41°31′N76°01′W / 41.52°N 76.02°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
Founded | April 4, 1842 |
Named for | Wyoming Valley |
Seat | Tunkhannock |
Largest borough | Tunkhannock |
Area | |
• Total | 405 sq mi (1,050 km2) |
• Land | 397 sq mi (1,030 km2) |
• Water | 7.7 sq mi (20 km2) 1.9% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 26,069 |
• Density | 66/sq mi (25/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 9th |
Website | wyomingcountypa.gov |
Wyoming County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,069. [1] Its county seat is Tunkhannock. [2] It was created in 1842 from part of Luzerne County. The county is part of the Northeast Pennsylvania region of the state. [lower-alpha 1]
Wyoming County is included in the Scranton—Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 405 square miles (1,050 km2), of which 397 square miles (1,030 km2) is land and 7.7 square miles (20 km2) (1.9%) is water. [3] The county is intersected by the North Branch of the Susquehanna River, and drained by Tunkhannock, Mehoopany, and other large creeks. The land surface is generally hilly or mountainous, Mehoopany, Tunkhannock, Knob, and Bowman's mountains occupying a portion. The soil is fertile. Timber, coal, and iron are very abundant. [4]
The county has a humid continental climate which is warm-summer (Dfb) except along the river starting below Falls where it is hot-summer (Dfa). Average monthly temperatures in Tunkhannock range from 25.2 °F in January to 70.9 °F in July. [5]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1850 | 10,655 | — | |
1860 | 12,540 | 17.7% | |
1870 | 14,585 | 16.3% | |
1880 | 15,598 | 6.9% | |
1890 | 15,891 | 1.9% | |
1900 | 17,152 | 7.9% | |
1910 | 15,509 | −9.6% | |
1920 | 14,101 | −9.1% | |
1930 | 15,517 | 10.0% | |
1940 | 16,702 | 7.6% | |
1950 | 16,766 | 0.4% | |
1960 | 16,813 | 0.3% | |
1970 | 19,082 | 13.5% | |
1980 | 26,433 | 38.5% | |
1990 | 28,076 | 6.2% | |
2000 | 28,080 | 0.0% | |
2010 | 28,276 | 0.7% | |
2020 | 26,069 | −7.8% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [6] 1790-1960 [7] 1900-1990 [8] 1990-2000 [9] 2010-2017 [10] 2010-2020 [11] |
As of the census [12] of 2000, there were 28,080 people, 10,762 households, and 7,705 families residing in the county. The population density was 71 people per square mile (27 people/km2). There were 12,713 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile (12/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.28% White, 0.53% Black or African American, 0.27% Asian, 0.17% Native American, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 20.3% were of German, 12.9% Irish, 11.9% English, 11.6% Polish, 9.6% American and 8.1% Italian ancestry.
There were 10,762 households, out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.02. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.50% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (NH) | 24,142 | 92.6% |
Black or African American (NH) | 214 | 0.82% |
Native American (NH) | 32 | 0.12% |
Asian (NH) | 115 | 0.44% |
Pacific Islander (NH) | 3 | 0.01% |
Other/Mixed (NH) | 982 | 3.76% |
Hispanic or Latino | 581 | 2.22% |
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 9,936 | 66.68% | 4,704 | 31.57% | 260 | 1.74% |
2016 | 8,837 | 66.63% | 3,811 | 28.74% | 614 | 4.63% |
2012 | 6,587 | 55.26% | 5,061 | 42.45% | 273 | 2.29% |
2008 | 6,983 | 52.81% | 5,985 | 45.26% | 255 | 1.93% |
2004 | 7,782 | 60.65% | 4,982 | 38.82% | 68 | 0.53% |
2000 | 6,922 | 59.12% | 4,363 | 37.26% | 424 | 3.62% |
1996 | 4,888 | 46.96% | 4,049 | 38.90% | 1,471 | 14.13% |
1992 | 5,143 | 47.40% | 3,158 | 29.11% | 2,549 | 23.49% |
1988 | 6,607 | 69.94% | 2,797 | 29.61% | 43 | 0.46% |
1984 | 7,230 | 74.01% | 2,518 | 25.78% | 21 | 0.21% |
1980 | 5,919 | 64.57% | 2,766 | 30.17% | 482 | 5.26% |
1976 | 5,705 | 60.34% | 3,628 | 38.37% | 122 | 1.29% |
1972 | 6,423 | 74.42% | 2,112 | 24.47% | 96 | 1.11% |
1968 | 5,207 | 64.09% | 2,366 | 29.12% | 551 | 6.78% |
1964 | 3,864 | 47.45% | 4,268 | 52.41% | 12 | 0.15% |
1960 | 6,188 | 69.36% | 2,726 | 30.56% | 7 | 0.08% |
1956 | 5,906 | 73.56% | 2,120 | 26.40% | 3 | 0.04% |
1952 | 5,772 | 75.72% | 1,815 | 23.81% | 36 | 0.47% |
1948 | 4,332 | 70.70% | 1,674 | 27.32% | 121 | 1.97% |
1944 | 4,581 | 69.60% | 1,982 | 30.11% | 19 | 0.29% |
1940 | 5,273 | 67.14% | 2,548 | 32.44% | 33 | 0.42% |
1936 | 5,321 | 61.25% | 3,269 | 37.63% | 97 | 1.12% |
1932 | 3,968 | 58.00% | 2,728 | 39.88% | 145 | 2.12% |
1928 | 5,321 | 85.00% | 906 | 14.47% | 33 | 0.53% |
1924 | 3,213 | 68.06% | 1,194 | 25.29% | 314 | 6.65% |
1920 | 3,208 | 68.43% | 1,247 | 26.60% | 233 | 4.97% |
1916 | 1,698 | 52.12% | 1,444 | 44.32% | 116 | 3.56% |
1912 | 480 | 13.59% | 1,505 | 42.60% | 1,548 | 43.82% |
1908 | 2,234 | 55.79% | 1,629 | 40.68% | 141 | 3.52% |
1904 | 2,308 | 56.90% | 1,575 | 38.83% | 173 | 4.27% |
1900 | 2,247 | 52.61% | 1,875 | 43.90% | 149 | 3.49% |
1896 | 2,373 | 53.24% | 1,951 | 43.77% | 133 | 2.98% |
1892 | 2,029 | 49.82% | 1,905 | 46.77% | 139 | 3.41% |
1888 | 2,026 | 50.70% | 1,841 | 46.07% | 129 | 3.23% |
As of May 15, 2023, there were 17,361 registered voters in Wyoming County. [16]
As of 2016 [update] all areas in the county use the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) in a law enforcement capacity, either with part-time police departments or with no other police departments. [17]
School districts include: [18]
Skyhaven Airport is a public use airport located in Wyoming County, one nautical mile (1.85 km) south of the central business district of Tunkhannock. [19]
With the town sited on the lower end of the upper third of the Susquehanna, busily wending its way south to the Chesapeake Bay, the river banks to either side the whole length of the Susquehanna were historically used as a rail transport corridor with competing railroads typically making their way on either side on the important NYC and Philadelphia to Buffalo, New York routes connecting the eastern seaboard to cities such as Chicago on the Great Lakes; towns like Tunkhannock played an important role in the highly competitive stakes for such high profit passenger expresses for steam locomotives had surprisingly short cruising ranges and passenger travel had higher earnings than freight. Today, except for select parts, the river bank rail transport infrastructures remaining are mainly left bank located assets of a single railroad's operations department, even shared roads (operated over by several lines) these days use the single corridor along the east/left river bank connecting the large Sayre Yard on the stateline in Sayre, Pennsylvania further upriver to the transitional Duryea yard. After the collapse of Conrail, trackage on the Northern Susquehanna is operated by Norfolk Southern, with some areas sublet to other road companies. The trackage running through Tunkhannock
Pennsylvania Route 29, a continuation of PA-309 from Philadelphia and Allentown, connects to the New York state line providing north–south road connections by secondary highway while PA-92, and especially U.S. Route 6, provide major east–west secondary highway access to the region.
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 Wyoming County:
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Wyoming County. [20]
†county seat
Rank | City/Town/etc. | Municipal type | Population (2010 Census) |
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1 | † Tunkhannock | Borough | 1,836 |
2 | Factoryville | Borough | 1,158 |
3 | Nicholson | Borough | 767 |
4 | Lake Winola | CDP | 748 |
5 | Noxen | CDP | 633 |
6 | Meshoppen | Borough | 563 |
7 | West Falls | CDP | 382 |
8 | Laceyville | Borough | 379 |
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Bowman Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County and Wyoming County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 26 miles (42 km) long and flows through Ross Township and Lake Township in Luzerne County and Noxen Township, Monroe Township, and Eaton Township in Wyoming County. The watershed of the creek has an area of 120 square miles (310 km2). The creek is not designated as an impaired waterbody and its pH is close to neutral, although it has experienced some problems with acid rain. It has low concentrations of dissolved solids like calcium. The creek is relatively small in its upper reaches, but by Noxen, its width is 40 to 60 feet. It is also relatively shallow in many reaches. Rock formations in the watershed include the Catskill Formation, the Huntley Mountain Formation, Burgoon Sandstone, the Mauch Chunk Formation, the Pottsville Group, and the Pocono Formation. Soil associations in the creek's watershed include the Wellsboro-Morris-Oquaga association, the Oquaga-Lackawanna-Arnot association, the Mardin-Bath-Volusia association, and the Wyoming-Pope association.
Sugar Hollow Creek is a tributary of Bowman Creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 4.7 miles (7.6 km) long and flows through Mehoopany Township and Eaton Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 7.07 square miles (18.3 km2). The creek is not designated as an impaired waterbody. The surficial geology near its mouth consists of alluvium, Wisconsinan Outwash, and Wisconsinan Till. The creek is a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery, a Migratory Fishery, and Class A Wild Trout Waters.
Roaring Run is a tributary of Bowman Creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 4.9 miles (7.9 km) long and flows through Forkston Township, Noxen Township, and Monroe Township. It has two named tributaries: Newton Run and South Branch Roaring Run. The watershed of Roaring Run has an area of 11.4 square miles (30 km2). It is designated as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and a Migratory Fishery and the stream is Class A Wild Trout Waters. The surficial geology in its vicinity consists of alluvium, alluvial terrace, alluvial fan, bedrock, Wisconsinan Till, and Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift. A bridge carrying Pennsylvania Route 29 crosses the stream.
Cider Run is a tributary of Bowman Creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long and flows through Forkston Township and Noxen Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 3.77 square miles (9.8 km2). The stream is not designated as an impaired waterbody. Its watershed is classified as Exceptional Value waters and a Migratory Fishery and the stream is designated as a Wilderness Trout Stream.
North Branch Mehoopany Creek is a tributary of Mehoopany Creek in Bradford County, Sullivan County, and Wyoming County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 14 miles (23 km) long and flows through Wilmot Township in Bradford County, Colley Township in Sullivan County, and North Branch Township and Forkston Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 40.0 square miles (104 km2). The creek has eight named direct tributaries, including hollows. In the 1940s and 1950s, the average discharge for September was found to be just 6.8 cubic feet per second (0.19 m3/s), but was found to be over 100 cubic feet per second (2.8 m3/s) for July and August.
Kasson Brook is a tributary of Mehoopany Creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.7 miles (4.3 km) long and flows through Forkston Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 4.53 square miles (11.7 km2). The stream is not designated as an impaired waterbody and is classified as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery. It is one of several streams to cut through South Mountain.