Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Indiana County is a located in the  of. In 2000, its population was 89,605. Indiana County was added to the in. Indiana County was created on, from parts of  and  Counties, and is probably named for the. Its is. The county proclaims itself the " Capital of the World", shipping over one million trees annually.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,161 (834 ). 2,148 km² (829 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.60%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 89,605 people, 34,123 households, and 22,521 families residing in the county. The was 42/km² (108/sq mi). There were 37,250 housing units at an average density of 17/km² (45/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.87%, 1.57% or , 0.08% , 0.74% , 0.01% , 0.16% from , and 0.58% from two or more races. 0.51% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 34,123 households out of which 27.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.30% were living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.00% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.10% under the age of 18, 16.60% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.60 males.

Municipalities
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities:, , townships, and, in at most two cases,. The following boroughs and townships are located in Indiana 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 unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well.

Environment
In 2003 the county was recommended for nonattainment under  standards based upon mobile source contribution to -forming.

The county is also the site of the, a coal-burning. The plant has caught the attention of s as being ranked second in emissions, in 2002, of (TRI) in Pennsylvania. The plant also ranked high, in 2003, in the emissions of both and  ranking 4th and 28th in the nation.

Natives and residents of note

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 * , former football player, Running Back and later professionally with the
 * , ESPN anchor, former co-host of

Public School Districts


+ serving mostly students from bordering county, with school buildings located in another county

Post-Secondary Education

 * 's Indiana campus
 * 's Indiana campus
 * 's Indiana campus
 * 's Indiana campus