Back مقاطعة جيفرسون (بنسيلفانيا) Arabic Jefferson County, Pennsylvania BAR Джеферсън (окръг, Пенсилвания) Bulgarian জেফারশন কাউন্টি, পেনসিলভানিয়া BPY Jefferson Gông (Pennsylvania) CDO Джефферсон (гуо, Пенсильвани) CE Jefferson County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Pennsylvania) CEB Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Welsh Jefferson County (Pennsylvania) German Κομητεία Τζέφερσον (Πενσυλβάνια) Greek
Jefferson County | |
|---|---|
 Jefferson County Courthouse | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania | |
 Pennsylvania's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°08′N 79°00′W / 41.13°N 79°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| Founded | October 1, 1830 |
| Named for | Thomas Jefferson |
| Seat | Brookville |
| Largest borough | Punxsutawney |
| Area | |
| • Total | 657 sq mi (1,700 km2) |
| • Land | 652 sq mi (1,690 km2) |
| • Water | 4.4 sq mi (11 km2) 0.7% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 44,492  |
| • Density | 68/sq mi (26/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 15th |
| Website | www |
Jefferson County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,492.[1] Its county seat is Brookville.[2] The county was established on March 26, 1804, from part of Lycoming County and later organized in 1830.[3] It is named for President Thomas Jefferson.[4] It is home to Punxsutawney Phil, the most famous groundhog that predicts when spring will come every February 2 on Groundhog Day. The county is part of the North Central Pennsylvania region of the state.[a]
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Jefferson County, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Pennsylvania: Individual County Chronologies". Pennsylvania Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 168.
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