Wyoming County, Pennsylvania

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Wyoming County
County
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The Wyoming County courthouse in Tunkhannock
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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°31′N76°01′W / 41.52°N 76.02°W / 41.52; -76.02
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania
FoundedApril 4, 1842
Named for Wyoming Valley
Seat Tunkhannock
Largest boroughTunkhannock
Area
 • Total
405 sq mi (1,050 km2)
 • Land397 sq mi (1,030 km2)
 • Water7.7 sq mi (20 km2)  1.9%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
26,069
 • Density66/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. [a]

Contents

Wyoming County is included in the Scranton—Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

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]

Climate

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]

Adjacent counties

Major roads

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1850 10,655—
1860 12,54017.7%
1870 14,58516.3%
1880 15,5986.9%
1890 15,8911.9%
1900 17,1527.9%
1910 15,509−9.6%
1920 14,101−9.1%
1930 15,51710.0%
1940 16,7027.6%
1950 16,7660.4%
1960 16,8130.3%
1970 19,08213.5%
1980 26,43338.5%
1990 28,0766.2%
2000 28,0800.0%
2010 28,2760.7%
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.

2020 census

Wyoming County Racial Composition [13]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (NH)24,14292.6%
Black or African American (NH)2140.82%
Native American (NH)320.12%
Asian (NH)1150.44%
Pacific Islander (NH)30.01%
Other/Mixed (NH)9823.76%
Hispanic or Latino 5812.22%

Politics

United States presidential election results for Wyoming County, Pennsylvania [14] [15]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 10,22267.72%4,68031.00%1931.28%
2020 9,93666.68%4,70431.57%2601.74%
2016 8,83766.63%3,81128.74%6144.63%
2012 6,58755.26%5,06142.45%2732.29%
2008 6,98352.81%5,98545.26%2551.93%
2004 7,78260.65%4,98238.82%680.53%
2000 6,92259.12%4,36337.26%4243.62%
1996 4,88846.96%4,04938.90%1,47114.13%
1992 5,14347.40%3,15829.11%2,54923.49%
1988 6,60769.94%2,79729.61%430.46%
1984 7,23074.01%2,51825.78%210.21%
1980 5,91964.57%2,76630.17%4825.26%
1976 5,70560.34%3,62838.37%1221.29%
1972 6,42374.42%2,11224.47%961.11%
1968 5,20764.09%2,36629.12%5516.78%
1964 3,86447.45%4,26852.41%120.15%
1960 6,18869.36%2,72630.56%70.08%
1956 5,90673.56%2,12026.40%30.04%
1952 5,77275.72%1,81523.81%360.47%
1948 4,33270.70%1,67427.32%1211.97%
1944 4,58169.60%1,98230.11%190.29%
1940 5,27367.14%2,54832.44%330.42%
1936 5,32161.25%3,26937.63%971.12%
1932 3,96858.00%2,72839.88%1452.12%
1928 5,32185.00%90614.47%330.53%
1924 3,21368.06%1,19425.29%3146.65%
1920 3,20868.43%1,24726.60%2334.97%
1916 1,69852.12%1,44444.32%1163.56%
1912 48013.59%1,50542.60%1,54843.82%
1908 2,23455.79%1,62940.68%1413.52%
1904 2,30856.90%1,57538.83%1734.27%
1900 2,24752.61%1,87543.90%1493.49%
1896 2,37353.24%1,95143.77%1332.98%
1892 2,02949.82%1,90546.77%1393.41%
1888 2,02650.70%1,84146.07%1293.23%

As of May 15, 2023, there were 17,361 registered voters in Wyoming County. [16]

Chart of Voter Registration

   Republican (60.83%)
   Democratic (27.69%)
   Independent (7.51%)
   Other Parties (3.97%)

County commissioners

  • Richard Wilbur, Chair, Republican
  • Thomas Henry, Vice-chair, Republican
  • Ernest King, Democrat

Law enforcement

As of 2016 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]

Other county offices

  • Auditors:
    • Laura Dickson, Democrat
    • Ashley Ritz Darby, Republican
    • Judy Shupp, Republican
  • District Attorney, Joe Peters, Republican
  • Prothonotary, Cindy Adams, Republican
  • Register of Wills & Recorder of Deeds, Dennis Montross, Republican
  • Sheriff, Robert Roberts, Republican
  • Treasurer, Patricia Mead, Republican

State representative

State senator

United States House of Representatives

United States Senator

Education

Map of Wyoming County, Pennsylvania School Districts Map of Wyoming County Pennsylvania School Districts.png
Map of Wyoming County, Pennsylvania School Districts

Public school districts

School districts include: [18]

Higher education

Transportation

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.

Communities

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

Boroughs

Townships

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Ghost towns

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Wyoming County. [20]

†county seat

RankCity/Town/etc.Municipal typePopulation (2010 Census)
1† Tunkhannock Borough1,836
2 Factoryville Borough1,158
3 Nicholson Borough767
4 Lake Winola CDP748
5 Noxen CDP633
6 Meshoppen Borough563
7 West Falls CDP382
8 Laceyville Borough379

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Includes Luzerne, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Carbon, Pike, Bradford, Wayne, Susquehanna, Wyoming and Sullivan Counties
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