Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Snyder County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. In the 2000 census, the county had 37,546 inhabitants and a population density of 44 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Middleburg.
History
Snyder County was formed on March 2, 1855 Union County and named for Simon Snyder, a governor of Pennsylvania from 1808 to 1817.
Population
The majority of the population comes from Europeans (especially German, British, Polish and Italians ). To date, about 5% of the population speak German as their mother tongue. Thus, Snyder County, the county with the highest rate in the German-speaking throughout Pennsylvania.
Geography
The county has an area of 860 square kilometers, of which two square miles are water.
Cities and towns
- Adams Township
- Beaver Springs
- Beaver Township
- Beavertown
- Center Township
- Chapman Township
- Franklin Township
- Freeburg
- Hummels Wharf
- Jackson Township
- Scratches Ville
- Kreamer
- McClure
- Middleburg
- Middle Creek Township
- Monroe Township
- Mount Pleasant Mills
- Paxtonville
- Penn Township
- Penns Creek
- Perry Township
- Port Trevorton
- Selinsgrove
- Shamokin Dam
- Spring Township
- Troxelville
- Union Township
- Washington Township
- West Beaver Township
- West Perry Township
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