Columbia County, Pennsylvania

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Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Map
Location in the state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	March 22, 1813
Seat	Bloomsburg
Largest city	Bloomsburg
Area - Total - Land - Water	490 sq mi (1,269 km²) 486 sq mi (1,259 km²) 4 sq mi (10 km²), 0.87%
Population - (2000) - Density	64,151 132/sq mi (51/km²)
Website: www.columbiapa.org

Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2000, the population was 64,151.

Columbia County was created on March 22, 1813 from part of Northumberland County and named for Columbia, a poetic name for the United States that alludes to Christopher Columbus. Its county seat is Bloomsburg^[1].

1 State Representation
- 1.1 Pennsylvania State Senate
- 1.2 Pennsylvania House of Representatives
2 Federal Representation
- 2.1 United States House of Representatives
- 2.2 United States Senate
3 Geography
- 3.1 Adjacent counties
- 3.2 State Park
4 Demographics
5 Municipalities
6 Education
- 6.1 Colleges and universities
- 6.2 Public School Districts
7 References

[edit] State Representation

[edit] Pennsylvania State Senate

District	Senator	Party
27	John R. Gordner	Republican

[edit] Pennsylvania House of Representatives

District	Senator	Party
107	Robert E. Belfanti Jr.	Democrat
109	David R. Millard	Republican
117	Karen Boback	Republican

[edit] Federal Representation

[edit] United States House of Representatives

District	Representative	Party
11	Paul Kanjorski	Democrat

[edit] United States Senate

Senator	Party
Arlen Specter	Republican
Bob Casey	Democrat

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 490 square miles (1,269 km²), of which, 486 square miles (1,258 km²) of it is land and 4 square miles (11 km²) of it (0.87%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent counties

Sullivan County (north)
Luzerne County (east)
Schuylkill County (south)
Northumberland County (southwest)
Montour County (west)
Lycoming County (northwest)

[edit] State Park

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

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 64,151 people, 24,915 households, and 16,568 families residing in the county. The population density was 132 people per square mile (51/km²). There were 27,733 housing units at an average density of 57 per square mile (22/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.59% White, 0.80% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. 0.95% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 33.2% were of German, 10.0% American, 9.4% Irish, 8.1% Italian, 6.7% Polish and 6.2% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 24,915 households out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.80% were married couples 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.

[edit] Municipalities

Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Towns and Boroughs (red), Townships (white), and Census-designated places (blue).

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

[edit] Town

Bloomsburg

[edit] Boroughs

Ashland (partial)
Benton
Berwick

[edit] Townships

[edit] Census-designated places

Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau 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.

Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania School Districts

[edit] Education

[edit] Colleges and universities

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

[edit] Public School Districts

Benton Area School District
Berwick Area School District (also in Luzerne County)
Bloomsburg Area School District
Central Columbia School District
Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School
Millville Area School District
Mount Carmel Area School District (also in Northumberland County)
North Schuylkill School District (also in Schuylkill County)
Southern Columbia Area School District (also in Northumberland County)

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Columbia County, Pennsylvania

County seat: Bloomsburg

Town	Bloomsburg

Boroughs	Ashland \| Benton \| Berwick \| Briar Creek \| Catawissa \| Centralia \| Millville \| Orangeville \| Stillwater

Townships	Beaver \| Benton \| Briar Creek \| Catawissa \| Cleveland \| Conyngham \| Fishing Creek \| Franklin \| Greenwood \| Hemlock \| Jackson \| Locust \| Madison \| Main \| Mifflin \| Montour \| Mount Pleasant \| North Centre \| Orange \| Pine \| Roaring Creek \| Scott \| South Centre \| Sugarloaf

CDPs	Almedia \| Aristes \| Buckhorn \| Espy \| Eyers Grove \| Fernville \| Foundryville \| Iola \| Jamison City \| Jerseytown \| Jonestown \| Lightstreet \| Lime Ridge \| Locustdale \| Mainville \| Mifflinville \| Numidia \| Rohrsburg \| Rupert \| Slabtown \| Waller \| Wilburton Number One \| Wilburton Number Two