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The Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte
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| Founded | February 13, 1800 | |
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| Seat | Bellefonte | |
| Largest city | State College | |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
1,112 sq mi (2,880 km²) 1,108 sq mi (2,870 km²) 4 sq mi (10 km²), 0.39% |
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| Population - (2010) - Density |
153,990 139/sq mi (53.6/km²) |
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| Website | co.centre.pa.us | |
Centre County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 153,990.
Centre County was created on February 13, 1800, from parts of Huntingdon, Lycoming, Mifflin, and Northumberland counties and named for its central location in the state. Its county seat is Bellefonte[1].
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As of November 2008, there are 106,169 registered voters in Centre County [1].
Centre County had for many years been a strongly Republican county like most of rural Pennsylvania. In recent years, however, it has been becoming more competitive. In 2000 George W. Bush defeated Al Gore with 52% of the vote to Gore's 43%. In 2004 Bush won the county by a much smaller margin. Bush won 51% to Kerry's 47%, a margin of only 4%. In 2006, Governor Ed Rendell and Bob Casey Jr. both carried Centre and Democrat Scott Conklin decisively won the State House seat left open by the retirement of Republican Lynn Herman in the 77th district. In 2008, the Democrats captured the countywide registration edge, Barack Obama carried the county with 55% of the vote to McCain's 44%, and the other three statewide winners (Rob McCord for Treasurer, Jack Wagner for Auditor General, and Tom Corbett for Attorney General) also carried Centre.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,112 square miles (2,880.1 km2), of which 1,108 square miles (2,869.7 km2) is land and 4 square miles (10.4 km2) (0.39%) is water.
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1810 | 10,681 |
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| 1820 | 13,796 | 29.2% | |
| 1830 | 18,879 | 36.8% | |
| 1840 | 20,492 | 8.5% | |
| 1850 | 23,355 | 14.0% | |
| 1860 | 27,000 | 15.6% | |
| 1870 | 34,418 | 27.5% | |
| 1880 | 37,922 | 10.2% | |
| 1890 | 43,269 | 14.1% | |
| 1900 | 42,894 | −0.9% | |
| 1910 | 43,424 | 1.2% | |
| 1920 | 44,304 | 2.0% | |
| 1930 | 46,294 | 4.5% | |
| 1940 | 52,608 | 13.6% | |
| 1950 | 65,922 | 25.3% | |
| 1960 | 78,580 | 19.2% | |
| 1970 | 99,267 | 26.3% | |
| 1980 | 112,760 | 13.6% | |
| 1990 | 123,786 | 9.8% | |
| 2000 | 135,760 | 9.7% | |
| 2010 | 153,990 | 13.4% | |
As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 153,990 people, 57,573 households, and 31,256 families residing in the county. The population density was 139 people per square mile (54/km²). There were 63,297 housing units at an average density of 57 per square mile (22/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.4% White, 3.0% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 5.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. 2.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 57,573 households out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.7% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the county, the population was spread out with 15.9% under the age of 18, 28.9% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.1 males.
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 Centre County:
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.
As reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Education 2010.
There are six Pennsylvania state parks in Centre County.
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