Tioga County, Pennsylvania

Tioga County
Tioga County Courthouse
Tioga County Courthouse
Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Tioga County
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Map of the United States highlighting Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°46′N 77°15′W / 41.77°N 77.25°W / 41.77; -77.25
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
FoundedOctober 13, 1812
Named forTioga River
SeatWellsboro
Largest boroughMansfield
Area
 • Total
1,137 sq mi (2,940 km2)
 • Land1,134 sq mi (2,940 km2)
 • Water3.2 sq mi (8 km2)  0.3%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
41,045
 • Density36/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district15th
Websitewww.tiogacountypa.us

Tioga County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,045.[1] Its county seat is Wellsboro.[2] The county was created on March 26, 1804, from part of Lycoming County[3] and later organized in 1812.[4] It is named for the Tioga River. The county is part of the North Central Pennsylvania region of the state.[a]

  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Tioga County, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ An outline history of Tioga and Bradford counties in Pennsylvania, Chemung, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins and Schuyler in New York: by townships, villages, boro's and cities, John L. Sexton. The Gazette Company, 1885, p3. 1885. p. 3. Retrieved September 17, 2010. tioga county, pa. sexton.
  4. ^ "Pennsylvania: Individual County Chronologies". Pennsylvania Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2015.


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