Pike County, Pennsylvania
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National protected areas
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaDelaware Water Gap National Recreation AreaDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, administered by the National Park Service, preserves almost of land along the Delaware River's New Jersey and Pennsylvania shores, stretching from the Delaware Water Gap northward almost to the New York state line...
(part) - Middle Delaware National Scenic River (part)
- Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational RiverUpper Delaware Scenic and Recreational RiverThe Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River is located near Narrowsburg, New York, and Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River. It includes parts of five counties along this section of the river: Delaware, Orange, and Sullivan in New York, and Pike and Wayne in Pennsylvania.The site...
(part)
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 46,302 people, 17,433 households, and 13,022 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 85 people per square mile (33/km²). There were 34,681 housing units at an average density of 63 per square mile (24/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.10% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 3.27% Black
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.24% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.62% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.01% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)
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, 1.30% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.47% from two or more races. 5.00% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
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or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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of any race. 18.9% were of German, 18.6% Irish
Irish people
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, 18.5% Italian
Italian people
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, 6.2% English
English people
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and 5.3% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 17,433 households out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.50% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.30% were non-families. 20.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the county, the population was spread out with 26.70% under the age of 18, 5.30% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.30 males.
Politics
As of November 2008, there are 45,753 registered voters in Pike County.- RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
: 20,087 (43.90%) - DemocraticDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
: 16,967 (37.08%) - Other Parties: 8,699 (19.01%)
The Republican Party has been historically dominant in county-level politics, and on the statewide and national levels Pike County leans toward the Republican Party. In 2000 Republican George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
won 53% to Democrat Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
's 42%. In 2004 Republican George W. Bush won 58% to Democrat John Kerry
John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...
's 40%. In 2008 Republican John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
won 51% to Democrat Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
's 47%. Due to population growth Pike County is trending more Democratic as Democratic Governor Ed Rendell won Pike in 2006 with 53%. Of the four statewide Democratic candidates in the 2008 election, the only to carry Pike was Jack Wagner
Jack Wagner (politician)
Jack E. Wagner is the current auditor general of Pennsylvania. The statewide elected office is charged with serving as the commonwealth’s independent fiscal monitor...
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County Commissioners
- Richard Caridi, Chairman, Republican
- Harry Forbes, Vice-Chairman, Republican
- Karl A. Wagner, Jr., Democrat
Other county offices
- Clerk of Courts and Prothonotary, Denise Fitzpatrick, Republican
- Coroner, Kevin Stroyan, Republican
- District Attorney, Raymond Tonkin, Republican
- Recorder of Deeds and Register of Wills, Sharon Schroeder, Republican
- Sheriff, Phillip Bueki, Republican
- Treasurer, John Gilpin, Republican
State Representatives
- Michael PeiferMichael PeiferMichael T. "Mike" Peifer is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 139th legislative district. He was first elected in 2006....
, Republican, 139th district - Rosemary Brown, Republican, 189th district
Municipalities
Townships
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Milford Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania Milford Township is a township in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,530 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.1 square miles , of which, 13 square miles of it is land and... Palmyra Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania Palmyra Township is a township in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,312 at the 2010 census. The majority of its northwestern border is Lake Wallenpaupack.-Geography:... Porter Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania Porter Township is a township in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 485.-Geography:... |
Public School Districts
- Delaware Valley School DistrictDelaware Valley School DistrictFor the Delaware Valley School District located in New York see Sullivan West Central SchoolThe Delaware Valley School District covers the Boroughs of Matamoras and Milford and Delaware Township, Dingman Township, Milford Township, Shohola Township and Westfall Township in Pike County, Pennsylvania...
- East Stroudsburg Area School DistrictEast Stroudsburg Area School DistrictEast Stroudsburg Area School District is a public school district located in the Poconos of northeast Pennsylvania. The headquarters are located on North Courtland Street in the Borough of East Stroudsburg...
(also in Monroe County) - Wallenpaupack Area School DistrictWallenpaupack Area School DistrictWallenpaupack Area School District is a school district in Pennsylvania, in the United States. The school district comprises six schools.*Wallenpaupack Area South Elementary, Newfoundland, PA...
See also
- List of municipal authorities in Pike County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Pike County, PennsylvaniaNational Register of Historic Places listings in Pike County, PennsylvaniaThis is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Pike County, Pennsylvania.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States...
Sources
- Discover Pike, PA – History of Pike County
- History of Wayne County (Pike was originally part of Wayne)