Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Luzerne County is a located in the  of. It is located in the northern area called. As of the, the population was 319,250. Its is.

History
Luzerne County was formed in 1786 from part of. Luzerne is infamous for being the last county whose sheriff legally formed a to restore order in a time of. In 1897, Sheriff James Martin's posse fired on a group of unarmed miners in what is known as the.

The maintains the storehouse for the collective memory of Luzerne County and its environs. It records and interprets the history, traditions, events, people and cultures that have directed and molded life within the region.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,349 (907 ). 2,307 km² (891 sq mi) of it is land and 42 km² (16 sq mi) of it (1.80%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of, there were 319,250 people, 130,687 households, and 84,293 families residing in the county. The was 138/km² (358/sq mi). There were 144,686 housing units at an average density of 63/km² (162/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.63%, 1.69% or , 0.09% , 0.58% , 0.01% , 0.43% from , and 0.57% from two or more races. 1.16% of the population were or  of any race. 22.2% were of, 15.6% , 13.8% , 12.1% and 5.3%  ancestry according to.

There were 130,687 households out of which 26.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.80% were living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.50% were non-families. 31.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.00% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 19.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.50 males.

Luzerne Country is the only county in the United States with a plurality of citizens reporting as their primary ancestry; the majority of Pennsylvanians report  or.

Politics
As of May 2007, there are 170,886 registered voters in Luzerne County.


 * : 97,802 (57.23%)
 * : 59,937 (35.07%)
 * Other Parties: 13,147 (7.69%)

Luzerne County is represented by three County Commissioners.


 * Gregory A. Skrepenak,
 * Rose Tucker, Democrat (Interim, filling the end of Vonderheid's term)
 * Stephen A. Urban,




 * , Democrat,
 * , Democrat,




 * Raphael Musto,, Pennsylvania's 14th Senatorial District
 * Lisa Baker,, Pennsylvania's 10th Senatorial District
 * Robert Mellow, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 24th Senatorial District




 * Jim Wansacz,, Pennsylvania's 114th Representative District
 * Todd Eachus, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 116th Representative District
 * Karen Boback,, Pennsylvania's 117st Representative District
 * Mike Carroll, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 118th Representative District
 * John Yudichak, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 119th Representative District
 * Phyllis Mundy, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 120th Representative District
 * Eddie Day Pashinski, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 121st Representative District

Municipalities
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities:, , townships, and, in at most two cases,. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Luzerne County:

Census-designated Places
s are geographical areas designated by the for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law.



Recreation
There are four in Luzerne County.

Public School Districts

 * (also in Columbia County)
 * (also in Carbon and Schuylkill Counties)
 * (also in Wyoming County)
 * WSAVTS
 * (also in Wyoming County)
 * (also in Carbon and Schuylkill Counties)
 * (also in Wyoming County)
 * WSAVTS
 * (also in Wyoming County)
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 * (also in Wyoming County)
 * (also in Wyoming County)