Forest County, Pennsylvania

Forest County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 4,946 making it the least populous county in the state. Forest County is famous as a rural retreat. Nearly 75% of all dwellings in the county are second or vacation homes. Forest County does not have a single.

Forest County was created on, from part of. The county was enlarged on, when part of  was incorporated into the county.

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Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,117 (431 ). 1,109 km² (428 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.76%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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National Forest
Part of covers Forest County.

State Park
Part of is in Forest County.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 4,946 people, 2,000 households, and 1,328 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (12/sq mi). There were 8,701 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.94%, 2.22% or , 0.40% , 0.14% , 0.69% from , and 0.61% from two or more races. 1.21% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 2,000 households out of which 23.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were living together, 6.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.60% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.70% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 22.60% from 25 to 44, 28.90% from 45 to 64, and 19.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 111.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.30 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 Forest County: