Erie County is located in Pennsylvania , United States . It was officially established on March 12 , 1800 . As of 2010 , the population was 280,566.
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| Erie County, PA | |||
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| Erie County, Pennsylvania | |||
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| A country | USA | ||
| Included in | Pennsylvania | ||
| Adm. Centre | Erie (Pennsylvania) | ||
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| Date of formation | 1800 | ||
| Square | 4,035,224 km² | ||
| Timezone | UTC-5 / -4 | ||
| The largest city | Erie (Pennsylvania) | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 280 566 people ( 2010 ) | ||
| Density | 135.598 people / km² | ||
| Official language | English | ||
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the county’s total area is 4,035,224 km 2 , of which 2,069,153 km 2 are land and 1,966.071 km 2 or 48.700% are water bodies.
Population
According to the 2010 census [1] , the district has 280,566 residents of 110,413 households and 70,196 families . The population density is 135.60 people per km 2 . There are 119,138 residential buildings in the district, with a building density of about 57.60 buildings per km 2 . Racial composition of the population: white - 88.20%, African - Americans - 7.20%, Native Americans ( Indians ) - 0.20%, Asians - 1.10%, Hawaiians - 0.03%, representatives of other races - 1.20 %, representatives of two or more races - 2.10%. Hispanics accounted for 3.40% of the population, regardless of race .
Of the 18.00% of the total number of households , children under the age of 18 live, 13.20% of households are couples living together, 36.40% of households are single women without a spouse, 0.00% of households households are not related to families , 29.30% of households consist of one person, 11.30% of households consist of elderly people (65 years and older) living alone. The average household size is 2.42 people and the average family size is 3.00 people.
The age structure of the district: 26.50% is younger than 20 years, the average age of a resident of the district is 38.6 years. For every 100 females there are 96.73 males .
Notes
- ↑ Data from the US Census Bureau for Erie County (PA) (English) (link not available) . Date of treatment November 16, 2009. Archived April 11, 2012.