York County, Pennsylvania

York County is a located in the  of. As of 2004, the estimated population was 401,613. York County is located in the, a large fertile agricultural region in.

York County was created on, from part of  and named either for the Duke of York,  an early patron of the Penn family,  or for the city and shire of York in England. Its is the city of.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,358 (910 ). 2,343 km² (904 sq mi) of it is land and 15 km² (6 sq mi) of it (0.64%) is water. The county is bound to its eastern border by the. Its southern border is the, which separates Pennsylvania and.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 381,751 people, 148,219 households, and 105,531 families residing in the county. The was 163/km² (422/sq mi). There were 156,720 housing units at an average density of 67/km² (173/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.76%, 3.69% , 0.18% , 0.86% , 0.03% , 1.39% from , and 1.10% from two or more races. or of any race were 2.96% of the population.

There were 148,219 households out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.80% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.80 males.

Politics
As of, there are 276,546 registered voters in York County.


 * : 93,926 (33.97%)
 * : 141,518 (51.17%)
 * Other Parties: 41,102 (14.86%)

Municipalities in York County
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 York 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. Other communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well.

Notable residents

 * , born in Adams County (now York County), clergyman and president of what would later become
 * , born in York County was a sailor awarded the  for actions during the  in 1872.