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Pike County, Pennsylvania
County in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pike County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,535.[1] Its county seat is Milford.[2] The county is part of the Northeast Pennsylvania region of the state.[lower-alpha 1]
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Coordinates: 41°20′N 75°02′W | |
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Founded | March 8, 1814 |
Named for | Zebulon Pike |
Seat | Milford |
Largest city | Matamoras |
Area | |
• Total | 567 sq mi (1,470 km2) |
• Land | 545 sq mi (1,410 km2) |
• Water | 22 sq mi (60 km2) 3.9% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 58,535 |
• Density | 103/sq mi (40/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 8th |
Website | www |
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Pike County is considered a micropolitan area in itself by the United States Census Bureau, known as the Hemlock Farms micropolitan area. Prior to the 2020 United States Census, it was included in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.