Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Columbia County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 64,151.

Columbia County was created on, from part of  and named for , a poetic name for the United States that alludes to. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,269 (490 ). 1,258 km² (486 sq mi) of it is land and 11 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.87%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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State Park
Part of is in the northern portion of Columbia County.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 64,151 people, 24,915 households, and 16,568 families residing in the county. The was 51/km² (132/sq mi). There were 27,733 housing units at an average density of 22/km² (57/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.59%, 0.80% or , 0.15% , 0.52% , 0.03% , 0.33% from , and 0.58% from two or more races. 0.95% of the population were or  of any race. 33.2% were of, 10.0% , 9.4% , 8.1% , 6.7% and 6.2%  ancestry according to.

There were 24,915 households out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.80% were living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.50% were non-families. 26.60% 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 2.42 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the county, the population was spread out with 20.80% under the age of 18, 14.30% from 18 to 24, 25.90% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.80 males.

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



Public School Districts

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