Centre County

Also known as Centre County, Pennsylvania, Centre County, PA

county in Pennsylvania, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
Founded: February 13, 1800
Named after: Centre Furnace , the first industrial facility in the area
Seat: Bellefonte
Largest borough: State College
Total: 1,113 sq mi (2,880 km )
Land: 1,110 sq mi (2,900 km )
Water: 3.0 sq mi (7.8 km ) 0.3%
Estimate 2025: 157,393
Density: 144/sq mi (56/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Congressional district: 15th
Website: centrecountypa .gov
Designated: May 10, 1982

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Wikidata facts

Population: 158172
Area: 2880
Official website: co.centre.pa.us
Image: Centre County Courthouse.jpg
Households: 59380

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Commons category: Centre County, Pennsylvania
inception: 1800-02-13
water as percent of area: 0.3
native label: Centre County
per capita income: 32238

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Centre County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,172. Its county seat is Bellefonte. Centre County is composed of the State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is part of the Central region of the commonwealth.

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