Condado de Center, Pensilvania

No confundir con el Consejo de Gobiernos de la Región Centro .

U.S. county in Pennsylvania

Centro del condado
Condado de EE. UU.
El Palacio de Justicia del Condado de Center en Bellefonte
Sello
Ubicación dentro del estado estadounidense de Pensilvania
Ubicación de Pensilvania dentro de los EE. UU.
Coordenadas: 40 ° 55′N 77 ° 49′W / 40.91°N 77.82°W / 40.91; -77.82
País	Estados Unidos
Expresar	Pensilvania
Fundado	13 de febrero de 1800
Nombrado para	Center Furnace, la primera instalación industrial de la zona
Asiento	Bellefonte
Municipio más grande	Universidad estatal
Área
• Total	1,113 millas cuadradas (2,880 km 2 )
• Tierra	1.110 millas cuadradas (2.900 km 2 )
• Agua	3,0 millas cuadradas (8 km 2 ) 0,3%
Población
• Estimación (2019)	162,385
• Densidad	147 / millas cuadradas (57 / km 2 )
Zona horaria	UTC-5 ( Este )
• Verano ( DST )	UTC − 4 ( EDT )
Distritos electorales	12 , 15
Sitio web	www .centrecountypa .gov
Marcador histórico de Pensilvania
Designado	10 de mayo de 1982 [1]

El condado de Center es un condado del estado estadounidense de Pensilvania . En el censo de 2010 , la población era 153,990. ^[2] Su asiento de condado es Bellefonte . ^[3] El condado central comprende el State College, área estadística metropolitana de PA .

Historia

Las tierras del futuro condado central fueron registradas por primera vez por James Potter en 1764. Potter, habiendo llegado a la cima de la montaña Nittany , y "... al ver las praderas y el bosque noble debajo de él, gritó a su asistente: '¡Por los cielos! , Thompson, ¡he descubierto un imperio! '" ^[4] Después de la Guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos, el 13 de febrero de 1800 se creó el condado de Center en partes de los condados de Huntingdon , Lycoming , Mifflin y Northumberland ; fue nombrado por su ubicación central en el estado.

Geografía

Según la Oficina del Censo de EE. UU. , El condado tiene un área total de 1113 millas cuadradas (2,880 km ² ), de las cuales 1,110 millas cuadradas (2,900 km ² ) son tierra y 3,0 millas cuadradas (7,8 km ² ) (0,3%) es agua. . ^[5] Es el quinto condado más grande de Pensilvania por área y usa el código de área 814 .

El centro tiene un clima continental húmedo que es de verano cálido ( Dfb ), excepto cerca de Bald Eagle Creek desde Wingate aguas abajo, donde es un verano caluroso ( Dfa ). Las temperaturas medias en el centro de State College oscilan entre 26,0 ° F en enero y 70,7 ° F en julio, mientras que en Milesburg oscilan entre 26,4 ° F en enero y 71,7 ° F en julio y en Snow Shoe oscilan entre 23,8 ° F en enero y 68.0 ° F en julio. [2]

Funciones

• Valle del águila calva
• Montaña del águila calva
• Nittany Valley
• Monte Nittany
• Penns Valley
• Tussey Mountain

Condados adyacentes

• Condado de Clinton (norte)
• Condado de Union (este)
• Condado de Mifflin (sureste)
• Huntingdon County (south)
• Blair County (south)
• Clearfield County (west)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1810	10,681		—
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%
2019 (est.)	162,385	[6]	5.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9] 1990-2000[10] 2010-2019[2]

As of the census^[11] 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.

Metropolitan Statistical Area

Map of the State College-DuBois, PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA), composed of the following parts:

  State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

  DuBois, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area

See also: List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas and List of Combined Statistical Areas

The United States Office of Management and Budget^[12] has designated Centre County as the State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 U.S. Census^[13] the metropolitan area ranked 13th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the 259th most populous in the United States with a population of 155,403. Centre County is also a part of the larger State College-DuBois, PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which combines the populations of Centre County as well as Clearfield County to the west. The Combined Statistical Area ranked 9th in the State of Pennsylvania and 123rd most populous in the United States with a population of 236,577.

Law and government

County Commissioners

• Michael Pipe, Chairman (Democrat)
• Mark Higgins, Vice-Chair (Democrat)
• Steven G. Dershem, Commissioner (Republican) ^[14]

Other county offices

• Clerk of Courts and Prothonotary, Jeremy Breon, Democrat
• Controller, Jason Moser, Democrat
• Coroner, Scott Sayers, Democrat
• District Attorney, Bernie Cantorna, Democrat
• Recorder of Deeds, Joe Davidson, Republican
• Register of Wills, Christine Millinder, Republican
• Sheriff, Bryan Sampsel, Republican
• Treasurer, Colleen Kennedy, Democrat

State Senate^[15]

• Jake Corman, Republican, Pennsylvania's 34th Senatorial District

State House of Representatives^[15]

• Stephanie Borowicz, Republican, Pennsylvania's 76th Representative District
• Scott Conklin, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 77th Representative District
• Rich Irvin, Republican, Pennsylvania's 81st Representative District
• Kerry Benninghoff, Republican, Pennsylvania's 171st Representative District

United States House of Representatives

• Fred Keller, Republican, Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district
• Glenn "G.T." Thompson, Republican, Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district

United States Senate

• Pat Toomey, Republican
• Bob Casey, Jr., Democrat

Politics

Presidential election results

Presidential election results^[16]

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2020	46.9% 36,372	51.7% 40,055	1.4% 1,464
2016	45.6% 35,274	48.0% 37,088	6.4% 4,945
2012	48.7% 34,001	48.9% 34,176	2.5% 1,709
2008	43.4% 32,992	55.1% 41,950	1.5% 1,169
2004	51.5% 33,133	47.7% 30,733	0.8% 508
2000	52.8% 26,172	43.2% 21,409	4.0% 1,994
1996	44.7% 20,935	45.2% 21,145	10.1% 4,746
1992	40.0% 20,478	41.3% 21,177	18.7% 9,570
1988	56.1% 23,875	43.2% 18,357	0.7% 295
1984	62.9% 27,802	36.6% 16,194	0.5% 240
1980	48.3% 20,605	37.5% 15,987	14.2% 6,039
1976	52.4% 21,177	44.2% 17,867	3.4% 1,393
1972	60.5% 20,683	38.6% 13,194	0.9% 320
1968	55.6% 15,865	39.1% 11,163	5.3% 1,499
1964	36.2% 9,481	63.2% 16,556	0.6% 158
1960	68.0% 18,357	31.9% 8,601	0.2% 46
1956	67.2% 15,412	32.6% 7,483	0.2% 45
1952	66.3% 14,700	33.3% 7,391	0.4% 77
1948	61.5% 10,416	38.5% 6,515
1944	55.1% 10,048	44.2% 8,064	0.7% 130
1940	51.8% 10,665	47.9% 9,869	0.4% 76
1936	45.2% 9,869	53.8% 11,734	1.0% 211
1932	52.6% 8,264	44.9% 7,053	2.6% 409
1928	77.2% 12,005	22.1% 3,431	0.8% 121
1924	59.1% 7,723	34.0% 4,443	6.9% 896
1920	57.8% 7,615	36.3% 4,783	5.9% 773
1916	50.0% 4,392	46.9% 4,120	3.1% 269
1912	19.0% 1,507	43.5% 3,445	37.5% 2,974
1908	53.1% 4,927	43.1% 3,998	3.8% 351
1904	55.2% 5,291	41.9% 4,015	3.0% 283
1900	50.6% 4,684	46.9% 4,339	2.4% 226
1896	49.9% 4,880	46.5% 4,546	3.6% 348
1892	42.7% 3,698	53.4% 4,624	3.9% 334
1888	48.3% 4,574	49.8% 4,712	2.0% 185
1884	46.7% 4,057	51.7% 4,495	1.6% 143
1880	43.3% 3,602	55.3% 4,598	1.4% 118

As of November 2014, there were 108,316 registered voters in Centre County.^[17]

• Democratic: 44,051 (40.67%)
• Republican: 41,771 (38.56%)
• Libertarian: 685 (0.63%)
• No party affiliation: 19,162 (17.69%)
• Other: 2,647 (2.44%)

Centre County had for many years been a strongly Republican county, like most of rural Pennsylvania. In the early 21st century, however, it has been 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 Democratic statewide winners (Rob McCord for Treasurer and Jack Wagner for Auditor General also carried Centre).

Analysts believe that many of the students and faculty at the main campus of Penn State, in State College in the southern half of the county, have contributed to the Democratic victories. In 2012, Barack Obama won the county in his reelection campaign by a very narrow margin, 48.9% to 48.65%, a difference of just 175 votes.^[18] In 2016, Democrat Hillary Clinton, beat eventual President-elect Republican Donald Trump 47.76% to 45.86%.^[19] In that same election, incumbent Republican Senator Pat Toomey beat Democratic opponent Katie McGinty 47.91% to 46.2% in the county.^[19]

Education

Old Main, the main administrative building of Penn State, at University Park.

Colleges and universities

• Pennsylvania State University

Community, junior, and technical colleges

• South Hills School of Business & Technology
• Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology, public Vo Tech in Pleasant Gap

Public school districts

Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts

• Bald Eagle Area School District
• Bellefonte Area School District
• Keystone Central School District (also in Clinton County)
• Penns Valley Area School District
• Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District (also in Clearfield County)
• State College Area School District
• Tyrone Area School District (also in Blair County and Huntingdon County)

Public charter schools

• Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School
• Centre Learning Community Charter School
• Nittany Valley Charter School
• There are 13 public cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania that are available for free statewide, to children K-12. See: Education in Pennsylvania.

Private schools

As reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Education 2010.

• Bower Hollow Parochial School - Woodward
• Centre County Christian Academy - Bellefonte
• Elk Creek School - Rebersburg
• Faith Christian Academy - Philipsburg
• Grace Prep - State College
• Hill Side School - Rebersburg
• Hubler Ridge School - Bellefonte
• Kramer Gap School - Spring Mills
• Little Nittany Amish Parochial School - Howard
• Mountain View School - Rebersburg
• Nittany Christian School - State College
• Our Lady of Victory School - State College
• Peach Lane Amish School - Madisonburg
• Penns Valley Amish Paroch School - Woodward
• Rockville School - Rebersburg
• Spring Bank School - Rebersburg
• St John Evangelist School - Bellefonte
• St. Joseph's Academy - Boalsburg
• State College Friends School - State College
• Sunny Meadow Parochial School - Howard
• Sunset View School - Howard
• Sunset View School - Rebersburg
• Windy Poplars School - Centre Hall
• Woodside Amish School - Spring Mills

Libraries

• Centre County Libraries
  • Centre County Library & Historical Museum - Bellefonte
  • Centre Hall Area Branch Library - Centre Hall
  • Holt Memorial Library - Philipsburg
  • Centre County Bookmobile
• American Philatelic Research Library
• Schlow Centre Region Library

Pennsylvania State University libraries

• Pattee Library
• Paterno Library
• Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library
• Earth and Mineral Sciences Library
• Engineering Library
• Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library

Transportation

University Park Airport operates daily commercial and general aviation flights.

Major highways

• I-80
• I-99
• US 322
• 
  US 322 Bus.
• US 220
• 
  US 220 Alt.
• PA 26
• PA 45
• PA 64
• PA 144
• PA 150
• PA 192

Recreation

An apple tree and meadow at Bald Eagle State Park

Black Moshannon State Park

There are six Pennsylvania state parks in Centre County.

• Bald Eagle State Park is the largest state park in Centre County with 5,900-acres (2,388 ha). It is on Pennsylvania Route 150 between Milesburg and Lock Haven.
• Black Moshannon State Park west of State College has a bog with three species of carnivorous plants and 17 orchid varieties.
• McCalls Dam State Park is a small park on a dirt road in the extreme eastern tip of the county.
• Penn-Roosevelt State Park is the site of a former segregated CCC camp for African American men.
• Poe Paddy State Park is at the confluence of Big Poe Creek and Penns Creek.
• Poe Valley State Park is in an isolated valley surrounding 25 acre Poe Lake.

Media

Centre County's main daily newspaper is the Centre Daily Times (part of the McClatchy Company chain). Alternative newspapers include the Centre County Gazette and State College City Guide. Newspapers of Pennsylvania State University's main campus include the student-run Daily Collegian.^[20]

Numerous magazines are also published including Town & Gown,^[21] State College Magazine,^[22] Good Life in Happy Valley,^[23] Blue White Illustrated, Pennsylvania Business Central, and Voices of Central Pennsylvania.^[24]

The radio market of Centre County is ranked #257 in the nation. Some of the more popular stations include WPSU, WKPS, WMAJ, WQWK, WFGE, WBHV, WZWW, WRSC, WAPY, and WBUS.

Centre County is part of the Johnstown/Altoona/State College television market, which is currently ranked #99 in the nation. Television stations broadcasting out of State College include WPSU (PBS) and WHVL (MyNetworkTV) as well as C-NET, Centre County's Government and Education Access Television Network, which broadcasts on two channels: CGTV (Government Access TV) and CETV (Educational Access TV). Johnstown-based WJAC-TV (NBC) and Altoona-based WTAJ-TV (CBS) also maintain satellite studios and offices here.

Communities

Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Boroughs (red), Townships (white), and Census-designated places (blue).

Under Pennsylvania law, there are five types of incorporated municipalities: cities, home rule municipalities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following municipalities, boroughs and townships are in Centre County:

Home rule municipalities

• Ferguson Township (Happy Valley)
• State College (Happy Valley)

Boroughs

• Bellefonte (county seat)
• Centre Hall
• Howard
• Milesburg
• Millheim
• Philipsburg
• Port Matilda
• Snow Shoe
• Unionville

Townships

• Benner
• Boggs
• Burnside
• College (Happy Valley)
• Curtin
• Ferguson (Happy Valley)
• Gregg
• Haines
• Halfmoon
• Harris (Happy Valley)
• Howard
• Huston
• Liberty
• Marion
• Miles
• Patton (Happy Valley)
• Penn
• Potter
• Rush
• Snow Shoe
• Spring
• Taylor
• Union
• Walker
• Worth

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.

• Aaronsburg
• Baileyville
• Blanchard
• Boalsburg
• Clarence
• Coburn
• Eagleville
• Houserville
• Hublersburg
• Jacksonville
• Julian
• Lemont
• Madisonburg
• Mingoville
• Monument
• Moshannon
• Mount Eagle
• Nittany
• North Philipsburg
• Orviston
• Park Forest Village
• Pine Glen
• Pine Grove Mills
• Pleasant Gap
• Ramblewood
• Rebersburg
• Sandy Ridge
• South Philipsburg
• Snydertown
• Spring Mills
• Stormstown
• Toftrees
• Woodward
• Zion

Unincorporated communities

• Colyer
• Ingleby (ghost town)
• Potter's Mills
• Tusseyville

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Centre County.^[13]

† county seat

Rank	City/Town/etc.	Municipal type	Population (2010 Census)
1	State College	Borough	42,034
2	Park Forest Village	CDP	9,660
3	† Bellefonte	Borough	6,187
4	Boalsburg	CDP	3,722
5	Pleasant Gap	CDP	2,879
6	Philipsburg	Borough	2,770
7	Stormstown	CDP	2,366
8	Lemont	CDP	2,270
9	Toftrees	CDP	2,053
10	Zion	CDP	2,030
11	Houserville	CDP	1,814
12	Pine Grove Mills	CDP	1,502
13	Centre Hall	Borough	1,265
14	Milesburg	Borough	1,123
15	Millheim	Borough	904
16	Ramblewood	CDP	849
17	Snow Shoe	Borough	765
18	Blanchard	CDP	740
19	Howard	Borough	720
20	North Philipsburg	CDP	660
21	Nittany	CDP	658
22	Clarence	CDP	626
23	Aaronsburg	CDP	613
24	Port Matilda	Borough	606
25	Mingoville	CDP	503
26	Rebersburg	CDP	494
27	Snydertown	CDP	483
28	South Philipsburg	CDP	410
29	Sandy Ridge	CDP	407
30	Eagleville	CDP	324
31	Unionville	Borough	291
32	Moshannon	CDP	281
33	Spring Mills	CDP	268
34	Coburn	CDP	236
35	Baileyville	CDP	201
36	Pine Glen	CDP	190
37	Madisonburg	CDP	168
38	Julian	CDP	152
39	Monument	CDP	150
40	Woodward	CDP	110
41	Hublersburg	CDP	104
42	Mount Eagle	CDP	103
T-43	Jacksonville	CDP	95
T-43	Orviston	CDP	95

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Centre County, Pennsylvania

References

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13. "2010 U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
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15. Center, Legislativate Data Processing. "Find Your Legislator". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
16. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
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19. "Centre County, PA - Official Website - Election Results". centrecountypa.gov. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
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21. Town & Gown Magazine Town & Gown Magazine
22. State College Magazine, Pennsylvania Archived January 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. State College Magazine (2011-03-01). Retrieved on 2011-03-30.
23. Good Life in Happy Valley | Centre Daily Times – State College, PA | Penn State, Nittany Lions, weather, news, jobs, homes, apartments, real estate Archived 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine. Centredaily.com (2009-06-19). Retrieved on 2011-03-30.
24. "Voices of Central Pa - Central Pennsylvania's Independent Community Newspaper". www.voicesweb.org. Archived from the original on 2018-04-01. Retrieved March 31, 2018.

External links

• Official site
• Centre Daily Times Local Newspaper
• Interactive Web Mapping Application for Centre County
• Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) Historical Marker Search
• Open Access edition of The History of Centre and Clinton counties, Pennsylvania (1883) by John Blair Linn at the Penn State University Library website

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Coordinates: 40°55′N 77°49′W / 40.91°N 77.82°W / 40.91; -77.82