Tioga County, Pennsylvania

Tioga County is a located in the  of. As of the, the was 41,373. Tioga County was created on March 26, 1804 from part of and named for the. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,946 (1,137 ). 2,936 km² (1,134 sq mi) of it is land and 9 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.31%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (east)
 * (south)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 41,373 people, 15,925 households, and 11,195 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (36/sq mi). There were 19,893 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.11%, 0.60% or , 0.23% , 0.30% , 0.01% , 0.14% from , and 0.61% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 15,925 households out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 24.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18, 10.60% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 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 Tioga County:

Politics
Tioga County is one of the most counties in Pennsylvania. In 2004, received 12,019 votes (68%) to 5,437 votes (31%) for. The county has voted for the Republican in every since 1964. In 2006, and  both had significant victores in Tioga County despite their defeats statewide.

Universities

 * of PA, in is a Member of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education.

Public School Districts

 * Canton Area School District (also in Bradford and Lycoming Counties)
 * Galeton Area School District (also in Potter County)
 * Northern Tioga School District
 * Southern Tioga School District (also in Lycoming County)
 * Wellsboro Area School District (also in Lycoming County)

Recreation
There are three in Tioga County.
 * is several miles north of between  and  in.
 * and are both part of the  that is carved by.