Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

Susquehanna County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population was 42,238. Susquehanna County was created on, from part of  and named for the. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,156 (832 ). 2,131 km² (823 sq mi) of it is land and 25 km² (10 sq mi) of it (1.15%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 42,238 people, 16,529 households, and 11,785 families residing in the county. The was 20/km² (51/sq mi). There were 21,829 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (26/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.54%, 0.30% or , 0.15% , 0.22% , 0.01% , 0.17% from , and 0.60% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 16,529 households out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.80 males.

Politics
As of, there are 27,553 registered voters in Susquehanna County.


 * : 9,043 (32.82%)
 * : 15,500 (56.25%)
 * Other Parties: 3,010 (10.92%)

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 Susquehanna County:

Public School Districts

 * (also in Wyoming County)
 * (also in Lackawanna and Wayne Counties)
 * (also in Wayne County)
 * (also in Wayne County)
 * (also in Wayne County)
 * (also in Wayne County)

Recreation
There is one in Susquehanna County:
 * is 7 miles (11 km) north of, just off.