Back مقاطعة إلك (بنسيلفانيا) Arabic Elk County, Pennsylvania BAR Елк (окръг, Пенсилвания) Bulgarian এল্ক কাউন্টি, পেনসিলভানিয়া BPY Elk Gông (Pennsylvania) CDO Элк (гуо, Пенсильвани) CE Elk County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Pennsylvania) CEB Elk County, Pennsylvania Welsh Elk County (Pennsylvania) German Condado de Elk (Pensilvania) Spanish
Elk County | |
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 Elk County Courthouse in Ridgway, Pennsylvania | |
 Flag  Logo | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania | |
 Pennsylvania's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°25′N 78°39′W / 41.42°N 78.65°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| Founded | April 18, 1843 |
| Named for | Eastern elk |
| Seat | Ridgway |
| Largest city | St. Marys |
| Area | |
| • Total | 832 sq mi (2,150 km2) |
| • Land | 827 sq mi (2,140 km2) |
| • Water | 4.9 sq mi (13 km2) 0.6% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 30,990[1] |
| • Density | 37.5/sq mi (14.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 15th |
| Website | www |
Elk County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 30,990.[2] Its county seat is Ridgway.[3] The county was created on April 18, 1843, from parts of Jefferson, Clearfield, and McKean Counties. Elk County is named for the now-extinct eastern elk (Cervus canadensis) that historically inhabited the region. The county is part of the North Central Pennsylvania region of the state.[a]
The county is notable for having one of the highest concentrations of Roman Catholics in the United States, with 69% of the county's residents identifying as Catholic.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Elk County, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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