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Greene County, Pennsylvania

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{{Short description|County in Pennsylvania, United States}}
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{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
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{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Greene County
| state = Pennsylvania
| flag = Flag of Greene County, Pennsylvania.png
| seal = Seal of Greene County, Pennsylvania.png
| founded date = February 9
| founded year = 1796
| named for = [[Nathanael Greene]]
| seat wl = Waynesburg
| largest city wl = Waynesburg
| city type = borough
| area_total_sq_mi = 578
| area_land_sq_mi = 576
| area_water_sq_mi = 2.0
| area percentage = 0.4%
| census yr = 2020
| pop = 35954 {{loss}}
| density_sq_mi = 62
| ex image = Greene County Courthouse, Waynesburg.jpg
| ex image size = 250px
| ex image cap = Greene County Courthouse
| time zone = Eastern
| district = 14th
| leader_title = Chairman of the Board of Commissioners | leader_name = Jared Edgreen | website = [https://www.co.greene.pa.us/ www.co.greene.pa.us] }}

'''Greene County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[Commonwealth (U.S. state)|Commonwealth]] of [[Pennsylvania]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 35,954.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Greene County, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Greene_County,_Pennsylvania?g=0500000US42059|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 18, 2022}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Waynesburg, Pennsylvania|Waynesburg]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> Greene County was created on February 9, 1796, from part of [[Washington County, Pennsylvania|Washington County]] and named for General [[Nathanael Greene]]. Greene County is part of the [[Pittsburgh DMA|Pittsburgh media market]]. It is in the area of southwestern Pennsylvania that was claimed by Virginia, the [[District of West Augusta]]. The county is part of the Southwest region of the commonwealth.{{efn|Includes Westmoreland, Cambria, Fayette, Blair, Indiana, Somerset, Bedford, Huntingdon, Greene and Fulton Counties}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|578|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|576|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.0|sqmi}} (0.4%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 7, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> It has a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa'') and average monthly temperatures in Waynesburg range from 28.9 °F in January to 71.9 °F in July.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ | title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University }}</ref> Greene County is one of the 423 counties served by the [[Appalachian Regional Commission]],<ref name="ARC">{{cite web |title=About the Appalachian Region |url=https://www.arc.gov/about-the-appalachian-region/ |publisher=Appalachian Regional Commission |access-date=20 June 2024}}</ref> and it is identified as part of "Greater Appalachia" by Colin Woodard in his book ''[[American Nations|American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America]]''.<ref name="NYT_CW">{{cite news |last1=Woodard |first1=Colin |title=The Maps That Show That City vs. Country Is Not Our Political Fault Line |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/opinion/urban-rural-united-states-regions-midterms.html |work=New York Times |date=July 30, 2018 |access-date=30 July 2018}}</ref> It is also located within the Laurel Highlands subrange, which consists of low plateaus and river valleys.

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Washington County, Pennsylvania|Washington County]] (north)
*[[Fayette County, Pennsylvania|Fayette County]] (east)
*[[Monongalia County, West Virginia]] (south)
*[[Wetzel County, West Virginia]] (southwest)
*[[Marshall County, West Virginia]] (west)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1800= 8605
|1810= 12544
|1820= 15554
|1830= 18028
|1840= 19147
|1850= 22136
|1860= 24343
|1870= 25887
|1880= 28273
|1890= 28935
|1900= 28281
|1910= 28882
|1920= 30804
|1930= 41767
|1940= 44671
|1950= 45394
|1960= 39457
|1970= 39108
|1980= 42253
|1990= 44164
|2000= 40672
|2010= 38686
|2020= 35954
|footnote=<ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2020 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/greenecountypennsylvania/PST045219}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 38,686 people, 14,724 households, and 9,970 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|67|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 16,678 housing units at an average density of {{convert|29|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units }}. The racial makeup of the county was 94.6 percent [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 3.3 percent [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[African American]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.3 percent [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.0 percent [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.7 percent from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.0% from two or more races. 1.2 percent of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 14,724 households, out of which 29.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5 percent were married couples living together, 10.9 percent had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3 percent were non-families. 27.0 percent of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7 percent had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 19.9 percent under the age of 18, 9.9 percent from 18 to 24, 25.5 percent from 25 to 44, 29.3 percent from 45 to 64, and 15.3 percent who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.1 years. For every 100 females there were 106.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.6 males.

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Greene County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Greene County, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Greene%20County,%20Pennsylvania&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|32,898
|91.5%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,062
|3%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|69
|0.2%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|120
|0.33%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|6
|0.02%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|1,289
|3.6%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|510
|1.42%
|}

==Government and politics==
Greene County was long a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] stronghold, due to the strong unionization of the county's steel mills; between 1932 and 2000, the Democratic presidential candidate won the county in every election except in the Republican landslide of 1972. Due to the decline of the Pittsburgh area's steel industry (similar to other [[Appalachia]]n counties), and the Democratic Party's shift on cultural issues like environmental safety and firearms, the county was a landslide for the Republican Party in 2024 for [[Donald Trump]] who won the county with 71.5% of the vote.
{{PresHead|place=Greene County, Pennsylvania|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=November 26, 2018}}</ref>}}

{{PresRow|2024|Republican|12,319|4,592|325|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|12,579|4,911|207|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|10,849|4,482|537|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|8,428|5,852|266|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|7,889|7,829|396|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|7,786|7,674|105|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|5,890|7,230|533|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|4,002|7,620|2,114|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|3,482|8,438|3,215|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|4,879|9,126|90|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|6,376|9,365|43|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|5,336|8,193|592|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|5,293|8,769|157|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|7,790|5,562|191|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|5,099|8,198|1,104|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,896|11,412|19|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|7,498|9,645|16|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|7,562|9,827|14|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|6,964|10,125|30|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|4,717|8,015|202|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|5,747|8,392|53|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|6,726|10,214|36|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|6,359|12,006|109|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|4,808|9,322|258|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|6,910|5,293|96|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|4,590|5,874|512|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|4,253|5,592|183|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|2,096|3,930|151|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,150|3,551|1,351|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|2,438|3,793|319|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|2,442|3,198|270|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|2,427|3,674|119|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|2,453|4,198|86|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|2,126|3,977|264|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1888|Democratic|2,373|4,116|141|Pennsylvania}}
|}
{{U.S. SenHead|place=Greene County, Pennsylvania|Seat=1|source=<ref>{{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns) |website=Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/pennsylvania-senate-results}}</ref>}}

{{U.S. SenRow|2024|Republican|11,643|5,075|427|Pennsylvania}}
{{U.S. SenFoot}}

===Voter registration===
As of February 8, 2025, there are 21,629 registered voters in the county. There are 11,762 registered [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]], 7,727 registered [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 1,542 voters registered [[Independent (United States)|non-affiliated]] voters, and 598 voters registered to [[Third party (United States)|other parties]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pennsylvania Department of State |date=February 3, 2025 |title=Voter registration statistics by county |url=https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/dos/resources/voting-and-elections/voting-and-election-statistics/currentvotestats.xls |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.dos.pa.gov/VotingElections/OtherServicesEvents/VotingElectionStatistics/Pages/VotingElectionStatistics.aspx |archive-date=February 8, 2025 |access-date=February 8, 2025 |website=dos.pa.gov}}</ref>

{{Pie chart
| thumb = right
| caption = Chart of Voter Registration
| label1 = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| value1 = 54.38
| color1 ={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}
| label2 = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| value2 = 35.73
| color2 = {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| label3 = [[Independent (United States)|Independent]]
| value3 = 7.13
| color3 = {{party color|Independent (United States)}}
| label4 = [[Third party (United States)|Other Parties]]
| value4 = 2.76
| color4 = {{party color|Green Party (United States)}}
}}

{| class="wikitable float"
! colspan = 6 | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Number of Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;"|11,762
| style="text-align:center;"| 54.38%
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 7,727
| style="text-align:center;"| 35.73%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent (United States)}}
| [[Independent (United States)|Independent]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1,542
| style="text-align:center;" | 7.13%
|-
| {{party color cell|Green Party (United States)}}
| [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 598
| style="text-align:center;"| 2.76%
|-
! colspan="2" | Total
! style="text-align:center;" | 21,629
! style="text-align:center;" | 100%
|}

===Commissioners===
Greene County is administered by a three-person board of commissioners, who serve four-year terms. Elections occur in the odd-numbered years that precede U.S. presidential elections, with the most recent election falling in 2023. All three commissioners are chosen in the same election, and voters may vote for no more than two of the candidates. The commissioners are responsible for the management of the fiscal and administrative functions of the county.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2023 General Election |url=https://greenecountypa.gov/elections/Default.aspx?PageLayout=SUMMARY&Election=20060 |access-date=February 8, 2025|website=CountySuite Elections Results}}</ref>

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Official
! Party
! Term ends
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| Jared Edgreen || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || 2027
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| Betsy McClure || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || 2027
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| Blair Zimmerman || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || 2027
|}

===Elected county officials===
''As of the 2021 and 2023 General Elections.''
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Office
! Official
! Party
! Term ends
|- {{Party shading/Independent}}
| Magisterial Court Judge || David Balint || [[Independent (United States)|Independent]] || 2027
|- {{Party shading/Independent}}
| Magisterial Court Judge|| Tom Ankrom || [[Independent (United States)|Independent]] || 2027
|- {{Party shading/Independent}}
| Clerk of Courts || Crystal Walters || [[Independent (United States)|Independent]] || 2027
|- {{Party shading/Independent}}
| Controller || Ami Cree || [[Independent (United States)|Independent]] || 2027
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| Coroner || Gene Rush || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || 2025
|- {{Party shading/Independent}}
| Treasurer|| Jeannie High Grimes || [[Independent (United States)|Independent]] || 2027
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| District Attorney || Brianna Vanata || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || 2027
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| Prothonotary || Jennifer Maas || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || 2027
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| Recorder of Deeds and Register of Wills || Tammy Brookover || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || 2027
|- {{Party shading/Independent}}
| Sheriff || Marcus N. Simms || [[Independent (United States)|Independent]] || 2025
|}

===Pennsylvania House of Representatives===
Greene County consists of one Pennsylvania House District. The 50th district covers all of Greene County and parts of [[Washington County, Pennsylvania|Washington County]] to the north.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=2024 General Election |url=https://greenecountypa.gov/elections/Default.aspx?PageLayout=SUMMARY&Election=20062 |access-date=February 8, 2025 |website=CountySuite Elections Results}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! District !! Representative !! Party
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 50th Representative District|50]] || [[Bud Cook (politician)|Donald "Bud" Cook]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|}

===Pennsylvania Senate===
Greene County is entirely contained within the 46th Senatorial District, which also includes parts of [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Beaver County]] and all of [[Washington County, Pennsylvania|Washington County]].<ref name=":3" />
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! District !! Senator !! Party
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 46th Senatorial District|46]] || [[Camera Bartolotta]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|}

===United States House of Representatives===
Greene County is part of the [[Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district|14th Congressional District]].<ref name=":3" />
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! District !! Representative !! Party
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district|14]] || [[Guy Reschenthaler]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|}

===United States Senate===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Senator !! Party
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[John Fetterman]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[Dave McCormick]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|}

==Economy==
{{Expand section|date=July 2016}}

Greene County's development commission has assisted area business since 1998.<ref>{{Citation| last = Klopfer | first = Milt| title = Team targets growth| newspaper = Observer-Reporter| location = Washington, PA| date = September 2, 1998| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jG5eAAAAIBAJ&dq=ridc&pg=2503%2C173098}}</ref>

The Meadow Ridge office park has served the county since the early 2000s.<ref>{{Citation| title = Robert Stephenson Named as President of RIDC; Frank Brooks Robinson, Sr. Steps Down| newspaper = PR Newswire| date = April 17, 2003| url = http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/robert-stephenson-named-as-president-of-ridc-frank-brooks-robinson-sr-steps-down-70869497.html}}</ref>

Two power plant construction projects are underway in Greene County. Hill Top Energy Center, a [[Natural gas power plant|natural gas-fired power plant]] with a generating capacity of 625 megawatts, is scheduled to begin operations in the summer of 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Walton |first1=Rod |title=Kiewit close to completing 625-MW Hill Top CCGT plant in PA |url=https://www.power-eng.com/gas/kiewit-close-to-completing-625-mw-hill-top-ccgt-plant-in-pa/#gref |website=Power Engineering |date=April 6, 2021 |access-date=May 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Napsha |first1=Joe |title=Natural gas-fueled power plants on rise |url=https://archive.triblive.com/local/westmoreland/natural-gas-fueled-power-plants-on-rise/ |website=Trib Total Media |access-date=May 11, 2021}}</ref> A new 1,000-megawatt natural gas power plant on the site of the former [[Hatfield's Ferry Power Station|Hatfield's Ferry power station]] was scheduled to begin operations in mid-2022, but the plan fell through.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2017/04/05/Hatfield-s-Ferry-Power-Station-FirstEnergy-deal-APV-Renaissance/stories/201704050143|title=FirstEnergy sells part of former Hatfield power plant to gas developer|last=Moore|first=Daniel|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=April 5, 2017|accessdate=February 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Niedbala |first1=Bob |title=Company receives final permit for natural gas power plant at Hatfield's Ferry |url=https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/company-receives-final-permit-for-natural-gas-power-plant-at-hatfields-ferry/article_098b305a-8c47-11e8-bf61-0f7878f39024.html |website=Observer-Reporter, Washington PA |date=July 21, 2018 |access-date=May 10, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Tony |first1=Mike (March 20, 2019) |title=Groundwater pollutants at former Hatfield's Ferry Power Station cited in environmental report |url=https://www.heraldstandard.com/new_today/groundwater-pollutants-at-former-hatfields-ferry-power-station-cited-in-environmental-report/article_13cd77a0-4900-11e9-a882-77b6c8cecbb4.html |website=Herald-Standard, Uniontown PA |date=March 20, 2019 |access-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510143034/https://www.heraldstandard.com/new_today/groundwater-pollutants-at-former-hatfields-ferry-power-station-cited-in-environmental-report/article_13cd77a0-4900-11e9-a882-77b6c8cecbb4.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1,000 MW Project |url=https://www.apv-mw.com/1000-mw-project/ |website=American Power Ventures/APV LLC |access-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510145252/https://www.apv-mw.com/1000-mw-project/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Education==
[[Image:Map of Greene County Pennsylvania School Districts.png|right|thumb|300px|Map of Greene County, Pennsylvania School Districts]]

===Colleges and universities===
* [[Waynesburg University]]

===Public school districts===
Greene County is divided into five public school districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.co.greene.pa.us/secured/gc2/schools.htm|title=Education & Schools - Official Website for Greene County Government, Pennsylvania|first=Ruth|last=Thornberg|website=www.co.greene.pa.us|access-date=November 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42059_greene/DC20SD_C42059.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42059_greene/DC20SD_C42059.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Greene County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 21, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42059_greene/DC20SD_C42059_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> There are 15 public schools that serve Greene County, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.privateschoolreview.com/county_private_schools/stateid/PA/county/42059#!public|title=Top Greene County, PA Private Schools (2018-19)|website=www.privateschoolreview.com|access-date=November 26, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Carmichaels Area School District]]
* [[Central Greene School District]]
* [[Jefferson-Morgan School District]]
* [[Southeastern Greene School District]]
* [[West Greene School District]]

Some schools within the five above districts include:
* [https://archive.today/20130918060250/http://www.grvt.org/ Greene County Career Technology Center - Waynesburg]
* [http://www.iu1.org/special/eastfranklin.shtml East Franklin School - Waynesburg] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105202939/http://www.iu1.org/special/eastfranklin.shtml |date=January 5, 2013 }}

===Private schools===
* Open Door Christian School in [[Waynesburg, Pennsylvania|Waynesburg]] (grades K-12) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/24274|title=Open Door Christian School Profile (2018-19) - Waynesburg, PA|website=Private School Review|access-date=November 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatschools.org/pennsylvania/waynesburg/4506-Open-Door-Christian-School/|title=Explore Open Door Christian School in Waynesburg, PA|website=GreatSchools.org|access-date=November 26, 2018}}</ref>
* Greene Valley Christian Academy in [[Rices Landing, Pennsylvania|Rices Landing]] (grades K-8)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatschools.org/pennsylvania/rices-landing/5059-Greene-Valley-Christian-Academ/|title=Explore Greene Valley Christian Academ in Rices Landing, PA|website=GreatSchools.org|access-date=November 26, 2018}}</ref>

===Libraries===
* Eva K Bowlby Public Library in [[Waynesburg, Pennsylvania|Waynesburg]]
* Flenniken Public Library in [[Carmichaels, Pennsylvania]]

==Transportation==

=== Interstate Highways ===
*{{jct|state=PA|I|79}}

=== State Highways ===
*{{jct|state=PA|US|19}}
*{{jct|state=PA|PA|18}}
*{{jct|state=PA|PA|21}}
*{{jct|state=PA|PA|88}}
*{{jct|state=PA|PA|188}}
*{{jct|state=PA|PA|218}}
*{{jct|state=PA|PA|221}}

===Airport===
[[Greene County Airport (Pennsylvania)|Greene County Airport]] is a county-owned, public-use [[airport]] located two [[nautical mile]]s (4 [[kilometre|km]]) east of the [[central business district]] of [[Waynesburg, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{FAA-airport|ID=WAY|use=PU|own=PU|site=21694.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.</ref>

==Communities==
[[Image:Map of Greene County Pennsylvania With Municipal and Township Labels.png|right|thumb|300px|Map of Greene County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Boroughs (red), Townships (white), and Census-designated places (blue).]]

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: [[List of cities in Pennsylvania|cities]], [[List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania|boroughs]], [[List of townships in Pennsylvania|townships]], and, in at most two cases, [[List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania#Towns|towns]]. The following boroughs and townships are located in Greene County:

===Boroughs===
*[[Carmichaels, Pennsylvania|Carmichaels]]
*[[Clarksville, Pennsylvania|Clarksville]]
*[[Greensboro, Pennsylvania|Greensboro]]
*[[Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Jefferson]]
*[[Rices Landing, Pennsylvania|Rices Landing]]
*[[Waynesburg, Pennsylvania|Waynesburg]] (county seat)

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
*[[Aleppo Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Aleppo]]
*[[Center Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Center]]
*[[Cumberland Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland]]
*[[Dunkard Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Dunkard]]
*[[Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Franklin]]
*[[Freeport Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Freeport]]
*[[Gilmore Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Gilmore]]
*[[Gray Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Gray]]
*[[Greene Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Greene]]
*[[Jackson Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Jackson]]
*[[Jefferson Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Jefferson]]
*[[Monongahela Township, Pennsylvania|Monongahela]]
*[[Morgan Township, Pennsylvania|Morgan]]
*[[Morris Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Morris]]
*[[Perry Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Perry]]
*[[Richhill Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Richhill]]
*[[Springhill Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Springhill]]
*[[Washington Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Washington]]
*[[Wayne Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Wayne]]
*[[Whiteley Township, Pennsylvania|Whiteley]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
[[Census-designated place]]s are geographical areas designated by the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]] for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well.

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*[[Bobtown, Pennsylvania|Bobtown]]
*[[Brave, Pennsylvania|Brave]]
*[[Crucible, Pennsylvania|Crucible]]
*[[Dry Tavern, Pennsylvania|Dry Tavern]]
*[[Fairdale, Pennsylvania|Fairdale]]
*[[Mapletown, Pennsylvania|Mapletown]]
*[[Mather, Pennsylvania|Mather]]
*[[Morrisville, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Morrisville]]
*[[Mount Morris, Pennsylvania|Mount Morris]]
*[[Nemacolin, Pennsylvania|Nemacolin]]
*[[New Freeport, Pennsylvania|New Freeport]]
*[[Rogersville, Pennsylvania|Rogersville]]
*[[West Waynesburg, Pennsylvania|West Waynesburg]]
*[[Wind Ridge, Pennsylvania|Wind Ridge]]
{{div col end}}

===Population ranking===

The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] of Greene County.

'''†''' ''county seat''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!City/Town/etc.
!Municipal type
!Population (2020 Census)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/all?g=050XX00US42059 |access-date=May 28, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 1
| '''†''' '''[[Waynesburg, Pennsylvania|Waynesburg]]'''
| Borough
| 4,006
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 2
| '''[[Fairdale, Pennsylvania|Fairdale]]'''
| CDP
| 2,064
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 3
| '''[[Morrisville, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Morrisville]]'''
| CDP
| 1,209
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 4
| '''[[Nemacolin, Pennsylvania|Nemacolin]]'''
| CDP
| 826
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 5
| '''[[Bobtown, Pennsylvania|Bobtown]]'''
| CDP
| 701
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 6
| '''[[Crucible, Pennsylvania|Crucible]]'''
| CDP
| 673
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 7
| '''[[Mather, Pennsylvania|Mather]]'''
| CDP
| 659
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 8
| '''[[Dry Tavern, Pennsylvania|Dry Tavern]]'''
| CDP
| 655
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 9
| '''[[Mount Morris, Pennsylvania|Mount Morris]]'''
| CDP
| 645
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 10
| '''[[Carmichaels, Pennsylvania|Carmichaels]]'''
| Borough
| 432
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 11
| '''[[Rices Landing, Pennsylvania|Rices Landing]]'''
| Borough
| 425
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 12
| '''[[West Waynesburg, Pennsylvania|West Waynesburg]]'''
| CDP
| 401
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 13
| '''[[Greensboro, Pennsylvania|Greensboro]]'''
| Borough
| 264
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 14
| '''[[Jefferson, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Jefferson]]'''
| Borough
| 253
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 15
| '''[[Rogersville, Pennsylvania|Rogersville]]'''
| CDP
| 215
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 16
| '''[[Wind Ridge, Pennsylvania|Wind Ridge]]'''
| CDP
| 204
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 17
| '''[[Clarksville, Pennsylvania|Clarksville]]'''
| Borough
| 203
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 18
| '''[[Brave, Pennsylvania|Brave]]'''
| CDP
| 142
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 19
| '''[[Mapletown, Pennsylvania|Mapletown]]'''
| CDP
| 125
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 20
| '''[[New Freeport, Pennsylvania|New Freeport]]'''
| CDP
| 77
|}

==See also==
*[http://www.GreeneConnections.com Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Greene County, Pennsylvania]]

==References==
{{Notelist}}{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* Martines, Jamie. ''[https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2021/03/pa-greene-county-broke-tax-increase-gas-payouts-businesses/ A Pennsylvania county went from bust to boom times with natural gas. Now, it’s nearly broke.]'' Spotlight PA. March 8, 2021
* White-Nockleby, Caroline; Wahid, Mimi; Boone, Caroline; Delhees, Benjamin. ''[https://environmentalsolutions.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MIT-ESI-White-Paper-Changes-in-the-Contribution-of-Coal-to-Tax-Revenues-in-Greene-County-PA-2010-2019.pdf Changes in the contribution of coal to tax revenues in Greene County, PA, 2010-2019]'' Massachusetts Institute of Technology Environmental Solutions Initiative. March 2021.
* Ohio River Valley Institute. ''[https://ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Frackalachia-Report-update-2_12_01.pdf Appalachia's Natural Gas Counties: Contributing more to the U.S. economy and getting less in return. The Natural Gas Fracking Boom and Appalachia's Lost Economic Decade]'' February 12, 2021.

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.co.greene.pa.us}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Greene County, Pennsylvania
|North = [[Washington County, Pennsylvania|Washington County]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Fayette County, Pennsylvania|Fayette County]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Monongalia County, West Virginia]]
|Southwest = [[Wetzel County, West Virginia]]
|West = [[Marshall County, West Virginia]]
|Northwest =
}}
{{Greene County, Pennsylvania}}
{{Pennsylvania}}

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Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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{{Short description|County in Pennsylvania, United States}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2009}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Philadelphia County
| type = [[Consolidated city-county]]
| official_name = City and County of Philadelphia
| flag = Flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.svg
| ex image = Independence Hall 4.jpg
| ex image size = 280px
| ex image cap = [[Old City Hall (Philadelphia)|Old City Hall]] in [[Philadelphia]] in June 2011
| seal = File:Seal of Philadelphia County Pennsylvania.svg
| state = Pennsylvania
| founded year = 1682
| founded date = March 10
| named for = City of [[Philadelphia]]
| seat wl = Philadelphia
| largest city wl = Philadelphia
| area_total_sq_mi = 143
| area_land_sq_mi = 134
| area_water_sq_mi = 8.6
| area percentage = 6.0%
| census yr = 2020
| pop = 1,603,797 {{gain}}
| density_sq_mi = 11969
| time zone = Eastern
| web = http://www.phila.gov/
| district = 2nd
| district2 = 3rd
| district3 = 5th
}}

'''Philadelphia County''' is the most populous of the [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|67 counties]] of [[Pennsylvania]] and the [[List of the most populous counties in the United States|24th-most populous county in the nation]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the county had a population of 1,603,797.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Philadelphia_County,_Pennsylvania?g=0500000US42101|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 18, 2022}}</ref> It is coextensive with [[Philadelphia]], the nation's [[List of United States cities by population|sixth-largest city]]. The county is part of the [[Delaware Valley|Southeast Pennsylvania]] region of the state.{{efn|Includes Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware, Chester, Lehigh and Northampton Counties}}

Philadelphia County is one of the three original counties, along with [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester]] and [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks]] counties, founded by [[William Penn]] in November 1682. [[Act of Consolidation, 1854|Since 1854]], the county has been coextensive with the [[Philadelphia|City of Philadelphia]], which is also its county seat. Philadelphia County is the core county in the Philadelphia-[[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]]-[[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] [[List of combined statistical areas|Combined Statistical Area]] (PA-[[New Jersey|NJ]]-[[Delaware|DE]]-[[Maryland|MD]], located along the lower [[Delaware River|Delaware]] and [[Schuylkill River|Schuylkill]] Rivers, within the [[Northeast megalopolis]].)

Philadelphia County is the Delaware Valley's economic and cultural anchor and the [[Combined statistical area|ninth-largest combined statistical area]] in the nation with an estimated population of 7,381,180 as of 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_statistical_area|access-date=September 23, 2020|website=The United States Census Bureau|language=EN-US |title=Combined statistical area }}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=May 2024}}

==History==
{{see also|History of Philadelphia}}
[[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] tribes of [[Lenape]] were the first known occupants in the area that became Philadelphia County. The first European settlers were [[Swedish people|Swedes]] and [[Finns]] who arrived in 1638. The [[Netherlands]] seized the area in 1655, but lost control to [[England]] in 1674. [[William Penn]] received his charter for Pennsylvania from [[Charles II of England]] in 1681, and in November 1682 he divided Pennsylvania into three counties. During the same year, Philadelphia was planned and was made the [[county seat]] and the capital of the [[Province of Pennsylvania]].

Penn wanted Philadelphia, meaning "love brotherly", to be a place where religious tolerance and the freedom to worship were ensured.<ref>[http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/colonial/penn_3 William Penn Was Born] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050928035622/http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/colonial/penn_3 |date=September 28, 2005 }}</ref> Philadelphia's name is shared with [[Alaşehir|an ancient city in Asia Minor]] mentioned by the [[Bible]]'s [[Book of Revelation]]. It was William Penn's desire, as a [[Quaker]], that his "Holy Experiment"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pym.org/exhibit/p078.html|title=Quakers and the Political Process - Penn's Holy Experiment|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080524050103/http://www.pym.org/exhibit/p078.html|archive-date=May 24, 2008}}</ref> would be found blameless at [[the Last Judgment]].

When established, Philadelphia County consisted mainly of the area from the [[Delaware River]] west between the [[Schuylkill River]] to the south and the border with [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]] to the north; the western boundary was undefined. Two counties would be formed out of Philadelphia County, [[Berks County, Pennsylvania|Berks County]] which was formed in 1752 (from parts of Chester, [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]], and Philadelphia counties), and [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]] established in 1784. From these separations, as well as other border changes, was created the present-day boundaries of the county.

Philadelphia, as planned by Penn, comprised only that portion of the present-day city situated between South and Vine Streets and the [[Delaware River|Delaware]] and [[Schuylkill River]]s. Other settlements were made beyond the boundaries of the city, and in the course of time they became incorporated separately and had separate governments.

Several of these settlements were situated immediately contiguous to the City of Philadelphia, such as [[Southwark District, Pennsylvania|Southwark]] and [[Moyamensing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Moyamensing]] in the south, the [[Northern Liberties District, Pennsylvania|Northern Liberties District]], [[Kensington District, Pennsylvania|Kensington]], [[Spring Garden District, Pennsylvania|Spring Garden]] and [[Penn District, Pennsylvania|Penn District]] to the north, and [[West Philadelphia Borough, Pennsylvania|West Philadelphia]] and [[Blockley Township, Pennsylvania|Blockley]] to the west — which combined with the City of Philadelphia formed practically one continuously urban area, the whole group being known abroad simply as Philadelphia.

Besides these, there were a number of other outlying [[townships]], villages and settlements throughout the county. Over time, as the population expanded out from the City of Philadelphia, those closer to the City became absorbed into it.

During this period, the city government of Philadelphia and the county government of Philadelphia acted separately. By the mid-19th century, a more structured government bureaucracy was needed. A reform charter, on February 2, 1854, defined all the boroughs, townships and districts of the County of Philadelphia as being within the City of Philadelphia, thus abolishing the patchwork of cities, boroughs, and townships that had comprised Philadelphia County since its founding.

The city-county consolidation was a result of the inability of a colonial-type government by committees to adapt to the needs of a growing city for new public services, for example, better streets, police, transportation, sanitation, and schools.

The newly integrated districts had marked characteristics between them, but over time, after the consolidation, these characteristics were generally integrated into the City of Philadelphia. Presently, the names of some of these old districts survive as the names of neighborhoods in the city, with their boundaries roughly matching their historic boundaries.

In 1951, a new law known as the Home Rule Charter merged city and county offices completely. This new [[charter]] provided the city with a common structure and outlined the "strong mayor" form of government that is still used.

The county offices were merged with the city government in 1952, effectively eliminating the county as a government. Even though the county no longer has a government structure by law, in both the Unconsolidated Pennsylvania Statutes and The Philadelphia Code and Charter, the County of Philadelphia is still an entity within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is thus subject to the provisions and laws of the Commonwealth concerning counties. Exceptions include restrictions stated in the Home Rule Charter of Philadelphia, Act of Consolidation, 1854, and subsequent legislation. The county also is the only First Class County, meaning it had a population of 1.5 million or more at the last census, in the Commonwealth.

Philadelphia has become racially and ethnically diverse over the years, and this process continues. Since 1990, (the year that immigration began increasing), thousands of immigrants from Latin America, Asia and Europe have arrived in the county. Presently, the city has some of the largest [[Irish American|Irish]], [[Italian American|Italian]], [[German American|German]], [[Polish American|Polish]], [[Puerto Rican American|Puerto Rican]], [[Korean American|Korean]], [[Vietnamese American|Vietnamese]], [[Russians|Russian]], [[Ukrainian people|Ukrainian]], [[Jamaica]]n, [[Chinese American|Chinese]], [[Arab]], [[Thai American|Thai]], and [[Cambodian American|Cambodian]] populations in America. The county has the fourth largest concentration of African Americans in [[North America]], including large numbers of [[Liberia]]ns, [[Nigeria]]ns, and [[Sudan]]ese. The Northeast section of the city, and more significantly the suburbs of Philadelphia, contain large numbers of [[Indian American]]s and [[Mexican American|Mexicans]].

At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], the city was 41.0% White, 43.4% Black or African American, 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native, 6.3% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 2.8% two or more race, and 5.9% were some other race. 12.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], Philadelphia County has a total area of {{convert|143|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|134|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|8.6|sqmi}} (6.0%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 10, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> It is the second-smallest county in Pennsylvania by area. Bodies of water include the [[Delaware River]], [[Schuylkill River]], [[Cobbs Creek]], [[Wissahickon Creek]], and [[Pennypack Creek]].

The lowest point in the county is 10 feet above sea level near [[Fort Mifflin]] in [[Southwest Philadelphia]], at the convergence of the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers. The highest point is in [[Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia|Chestnut Hill]], at 432 feet above sea level, near Evergreen Place, just north and west of Evergreen Avenue. Philadelphia County is Pennsylvania's second smallest county by land area, after [[Montour County, Pennsylvania|Montour County]].

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]] (northeast)
*[[Burlington County, New Jersey]] (east)
*[[Camden County, New Jersey]] (southeast)
*[[Gloucester County, New Jersey]] (south)
*[[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]] (southwest)
*[[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]] (northwest)

===Major roads and highways===
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*{{jct|state=PA|PA|63}}
*{{jct|state=PA|PA|73}}
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{{div col end}}

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1790= 54391
|1800= 81009
|1810= 111210
|1820= 137097
|1830= 188797
|1840= 258037
|1850= 408762
|1860= 565529
|1870= 674022
|1880= 847170
|1890= 1046964
|1900= 1293697
|1910= 1549008
|1920= 1823779
|1930= 1950961
|1940= 1931334
|1950= 2071605
|1960= 2002512
|1970= 1948609
|1980= 1688609
|1990= 1585577
|2000= 1517550
|2010= 1526006
|2020= 1603797
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 10, 2015}}</ref> 1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=March 10, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/pa190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 24, 1995|access-date=March 10, 2015}}</ref> 1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=March 10, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2019<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/philadelphiacountypennsylvania/PST045216|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref> [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/philadelphiacountypennsylvania,US/PST045219 |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; United States |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414213302/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/philadelphiacountypennsylvania,US/PST045219 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}

At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 1,517,550 people, 590,071 households and 352,272 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|11,233.6|/mi2|/km2}}. There were 661,958 housing units, with an average density of {{convert|4,900.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. and the racial composition of the county was 45.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 43.2% [[African American (U.S. census)|African American]], 5.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.8% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8.5% of the population. The five largest ancestries include [[Irish American|Irish]] (13.6%), [[Italian American|Italian]] (9.2%), [[German American|German]] (8.1%), [[Polish American|Polish]] (4.3%), and [[English American|English]] (2.9%).

Of the 590,071 households, 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 22.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.22.

25.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 25, 29.3% from 25 to 45, 20.3% from 45 to 65, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males. The [[median household income]] was $30,746 and the median family income was $37,036. Males had a median income of $34,199 compared with $28,477 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,509. About 18.4% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 31.3% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}
!Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US42101&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US42101&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US42101&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|644,395
|562,585
|style='background: #ffffe6; |550,828
|42.46%
|36.87%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34.35%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|646,123
|644,287
|style='background: #ffffe6; |613,835
|42.58%
|42.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38.27%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|2,908
|3,498
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,596
|0.19%
|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.16%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|67,119
|95,521
|style='background: #ffffe6; |132,408
|4.42%
|6.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.26%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|495
|457
|style='background: #ffffe6; |579
|0.03%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|2,856
|4,105
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,419
|0.19%
|0.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.71%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|24,726
|27,942
|style='background: #ffffe6; |53,855
|1.63%
|1.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.36%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|128,928
|187,611
|style='background: #ffffe6; |238,277
|8.50%
|12.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14.86%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,517,550'''
|'''1,526,006'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''1,603,797'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

==Government==
Philadelphia County has no government structure. Prior to the [[Act of Consolidation, 1854|Act of Consolidation]] in 1854, a Board of Commissioners governed the county in accordance with the law of Pennsylvania at the time. The origins of the Board of Commissioners are found in the office of Tax Assessor of Philadelphia County, established by an Act of the [[Pennsylvania General Assembly]] on November 27, 1700. Tax Assessor was an office of six persons, elected annually to estimate the county's fiscal needs, to make an assessment and levy a tax to meet them, and to appoint its collectors and the County Treasurer.

On March 28, 1710, the Assembly approved an act that created an appointed Board of County Commissioners, which was changed to a notable elected board in 1725. The Commissioners were empowered to demand accountings of the Assessors and Collectors and to appoint new collectors if necessary. Subsequent acts passed by the Assembly in 1715, 1718 and 1722 increased the power and the scope of the Board, granting the Commissioners authority to share with the assessors in the assessment process and in the allocation of tax receipts among the various county projects, to participate in the appointment of the County Treasurer, and to issue warrants and levy fines against delinquent taxpayers and collectors. Other Acts passed during the eighteenth century gave the Commissioners regulatory powers and maintenance functions in regard to county lands, roads, bridges, wharves and landings, courts and the county prison.

In 1780, the Assembly passed an Act that abolished the Board of County Assessors and left its functions with the Commissioners alone, who continued to appoint the assessors and collectors of each of the county's boroughs, townships and districts. Further legislation in 1799 and 1805 formally established the Commissioners' functions of furnishing lists of voters to election officers and aiding the [[Sheriff]] in the selection of [[jurors]], as both were based upon lists of taxpayers. During the first half of the nineteenth century, the Commissioners' duties were further increased to include the leasing of polling places, the provision of ballot boxes, and related duties.

===Consolidation in 1854===
{{main|Act of Consolidation, 1854}}
The consolidation of the City and County of Philadelphia in 1854 abolished the Board of County Commissioners, with most of its functions transferred to the popularly elected City Commissioners who, although retaining their original title and duties, were thenceforth considered County officers. Because the City Commissioners were considered County officers, they were still regulated by state laws concerning County Commissioners. The City Commissioners should not be confused with the [[Philadelphia City Council|City Council]], as these are two separate entities.

Even though the governments of both the City and County were effectively consolidated by the Act of Consolidation, not all offices and agencies, such as the Board of Inspectors of the County Prison (Philadelphia Prison System), [[Coroner]], Recorder of Deeds, and Sheriff, that were controlled by the county prior to the consolidation were transferred to the city, though their oversight and regulation were now managed by the City Commissioners. Other offices and agencies, like that of Offices of City Tax Collector and County Tax Collector were reduced to that of clerk in the new office of Receiver of Taxes. Both Commissioners' (City and County) powers in regard to streets and City property were transferred to the city's Departments of Highways and City Property. From 1854 until 1867, the Commissioners also served as members of the Board of Revision of Taxes. In 1867, the City Assessors were made appointees of that Board.

The powers left to the Commissioners were chiefly accounting ones concerning county institutions, regulatory duties regarding weights and measures (given them by an Act of 1895) and administrative functions in association with elections, which culminated in complete control of their conduct with the formation of the County Board of Elections under their direction in 1937.

===Philadelphia Home Rule Charter===
Although not mentioned in the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, the City Commissioners' Office became part of the City government by way of the 1951 City-County Amendment to the State Constitution. Additionally, the 1963 amendment to the First Class Cities Home Rule Act gave City Council the power to pass legislation with regard to operations of the City Commissioners' Office. The 1965 City-County Consolidation Ordinance of City Council further enabled these enactments.

===Politics===
{{See also|Philadelphia#Politics}}
{{PresHead|place=Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|source=<ref name=elections>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}}

{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|144,311|568,571|10,728|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|132,870|604,175|6,921|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|108,748|584,025|16,845|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|96,467|588,806|5,503|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|117,221|595,980|4,824|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|130,099|542,205|1,765|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|100,959|449,182|11,039|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|85,345|412,988|34,944|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|133,328|434,904|69,826|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|219,053|449,566|6,358|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|267,178|501,369|3,555|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|244,108|421,253|52,739|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|239,000|494,579|12,618|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1972|Democratic|344,096|431,736|8,138|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|254,153|525,768|70,196|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|239,733|670,645|3,094|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|291,000|622,544|1,733|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|383,414|507,289|1,618|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|396,874|557,352|4,321|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|425,962|432,699|26,636|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|346,380|496,367|2,883|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|354,878|532,149|4,459|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|329,881|539,757|23,310|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|331,092|260,276|15,651|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|420,320|276,573|3,703|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|347,457|54,213|45,352|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|307,826|90,151|21,235|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|194,163|90,800|5,638|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1912|Republican|91,944|66,308|93,438|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|185,263|75,310|7,568|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|227,709|48,784|5,161|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|173,657|58,179|3,053|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|176,462|63,323|5,102|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|116,685|84,470|1,947|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|111,358|92,786|1,300|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|101,288|71,288|2,057|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1880|Republican|97,220|76,330|294|Pennsylvania}}
|}
{{U.S. SenHead|place=Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Seat=1|source=<ref>{{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns) |website=Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/pennsylvania-senate-results}}</ref>}}

{{U.S. SenRow|2024|Democratic|129,098|541,567|19,651|Pennsylvania}}
{{U.S. SenFoot}}
Philadelphia County is overwhelmingly [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]], having given the Democratic presidential candidate their largest percentage of any county in Pennsylvania in every election since [[1968 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|1968]]. The county has voted for the Democrat in every [[presidential election]] since 1936. However, between 1860 and 1932, the county always voted Republican. In [[1972 United States presidential election|1972]], it was the only county in the state to vote for [[George McGovern]] over [[Richard Nixon]]. Since 2016, Democratic margins of victory have shrunk modestly, though it still remains by far the most Democratic leaning county in Pennsylvania. 2024 marked the first time since 1996 in which the Democratic nominee fell under 80% of the vote in the county, with Republican Donald Trump achieving 20% (a feat they have not achieved since 1992).

The shrinking Democratic margins are largely due to increasing Republican gains in [[Northeast Philadelphia]]. In 2024, Republican [[Joe Picozzi]] flipped a [[Pennsylvania State Senate]] seat in Northeast Philadelphia. The shift extended to southern [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]], which also flipped Republican for the first time since 1988.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=McGoldrick |first1=Gillian |last2=Orso |first2=Anna |date=2024-11-07 |title=Republicans flip Northeast Philly state Senate seat, which Dems called 'the most embarrassing part' of the election results |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/joe-picozzi-wins-jimmy-dillon-state-senate-20241107.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241108125945/https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/joe-picozzi-wins-jimmy-dillon-state-senate-20241107.html |archive-date=2024-11-08 |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer |language=en}}</ref>

Even [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[Arlen Specter]], a Philadelphia resident, did not receive more than one-third of the Philadelphia vote in the [[2004 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania|2004 U.S. Senate election]], which he won easily. In his first [[1980 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania|senate election, in 1980]], he did win the county, which was the last time any Republican won the county in a statewide election; however, Specter switched to the Democratic Party in 2009 and was defeated in the 2010 Democratic Primary.

====State House of Representatives====
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! District<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/county_list.cfm?CNTYLIST=Philadelphia|title=Find Your Legislator|last=Center|first=Legislative Data Processing|website=The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly.|language=en|access-date=April 20, 2017}}</ref>
! Representative
! Party
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 10th Representative District|10]] ||[[Amen Brown]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 170th Representative District|170]] ||[[Martina White|Martina A. White]]||[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 172nd Representative District|172]] ||[[Kevin J. Boyle]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 173rd Representative District|173]] ||[[Pat Gallagher (American politician)|Pat Gallagher]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 174th Representative District|174]] || [[Ed Neilson]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 175th Representative District|175]] ||[[Mary Isaacson]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 177th Representative District|177]] ||[[Joseph C. Hohenstein]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 179th Representative District|179]] ||[[Jason Dawkins]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 180th Representative District|180]] ||[[Jose Giral (Pennsylvania politician)|Jose Giral]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 181st Representative District|181]] ||[[Malcolm Kenyatta]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 182nd Representative District|182]] ||[[Ben Waxman]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 184th Representative District|184]] ||[[Elizabeth Fiedler]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 185th Representative District|185]] ||[[Maria Donatucci|Maria P. Donatucci]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 186th Representative District|186]] ||[[Jordan A. Harris]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 188th Representative District|188]] ||[[Rick Krajewski]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 190th Representative District|190]] ||[[G. Roni Green]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 191st Representative District|191]] ||[[Joanna E. McClinton]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 192nd Representative District|192]] ||[[Morgan Cephas]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 194th Representative District|194]] ||[[Tarik Khan (Pennsylvania politician)|Tarik Khan]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 195th Representative District|195]] ||[[Donna Bullock (politician)|Donna Bullock]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 197th Representative District|197]] ||[[Danilo Burgos]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 198th Representative District|198]] ||[[Darisha Parker|Darisha K. Parker]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 200th Representative District|200]] ||[[Chris Rabb|Christopher M. Rabb]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 201st Representative District|201]] ||[[Stephen Kinsey]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 202nd Representative District|202]] ||[[Jared Solomon (Pennsylvania politician)|Jared Solomon]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 203rd Representative District|203]] ||[[Anthony A. Bellmon]]||[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|}

====State Senate====
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! District<ref name=":0" />
! Senator
! Party
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 1|1]] || [[Nikil Saval]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 2|2]] || [[Christine Tartaglione|Christine M. Tartaglione]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 3|3]] || [[Sharif Street]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 4|4]] || [[Arthur L. Haywood III|Art Haywood]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 5|5]] || [[Joe Picozzi]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 7|7]] || [[Vincent Hughes]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 8|8]] || [[Anthony H. Williams]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|}

===United States House of Representatives===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! District
! Representative
! Party
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district|2]] || [[Brendan Boyle]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district|3]] || [[Dwight Evans (politician)|Dwight Evans]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district|5]] || [[Mary Gay Scanlon]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|}

===United States Senate===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Senator !! Party
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
| [[Dave McCormick]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| [[John Fetterman]] || [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|}

==Communities==
{{main|List of Philadelphia neighborhoods}}
[[File:PhilaCnty1854.png|thumb|An 1854 map of Philadelphia County]]
The following districts, townships, and boroughs existed in Philadelphia County before the Act of Consolidation of 1854:

===City===
*[[Philadelphia]] ([[County seat]])

===Neighborhoods===
{{Main|Neighborhoods of Philadelphia}}

===Former townships, boroughs, and districts===
*[[Aramingo Borough, Pennsylvania|Aramingo Borough]]
*[[Belmont District, Pennsylvania|Belmont District]]
*[[Blockley Township, Pennsylvania|Blockley Township]]
*[[Bristol Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Bristol Township]]
*[[Delaware Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Delaware Township]]
*[[Germantown Township, Pennsylvania|Germantown Township]]
*[[Kensington District, Pennsylvania|Kensington District]]
*[[Lower Dublin Township, Pennsylvania|Lower Dublin Township]]
*[[Moreland Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Moreland Township]]
*[[Northern Liberties Township, Pennsylvania|Northern Liberties Township]]
*[[Oxford Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Oxford Township]]
*[[Passyunk Township, Pennsylvania|Passyunk Township]]
*[[Penn District, Pennsylvania|Penn District]]
*[[Penn Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Penn Township]]
*[[Richmond District, Pennsylvania|Richmond District]]
*[[Whitehall Borough, Pennsylvania|Whitehall Borough]]

== Climate ==
{|
|-
|{{climate chart
| Philadelphia County
| -3| 2| 107
| -2| 7| 119
| 1| 13| 86
| 9| 24| 120
| 13| 28| 80
| 19| 34| 192
| 21| 33| 130
| 21| 33| 143
| 17| 30| 92
| 10| 21| 126
| 5| 13| 91
| -1| 6| 157
|float=left
|clear=left
|source = <ref name = "nasa">{{Cite web|url= http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php|title= NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index|access-date= January 30, 2016|publisher= NASA|archive-date= November 28, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171128214629/https://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php|url-status= dead}}</ref>
}}
|}
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Philadelphia County has a [[humid subtropical climate]].
The average January temperature in Center City is 34.3 °F.

==Education==
{{see also|Philadelphia#Education}}

==Notable people==
{{Main|List of people from Philadelphia}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Philadelphia}}
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Philadelphia]]

==References==
{{Notelist}}{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/philadelphiacountypennsylvania Philadelphia County] at [[United States Census Bureau]]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Philadelphia County
|North = [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]]
|Northeast = [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]]
|East = [[Burlington County, New Jersey]]
|Southeast = [[Camden County, New Jersey]]
|South = [[Gloucester County, New Jersey]]
|Southwest = [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]]
|West = [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]]
|Northwest = [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]]
}}
{{PhilaCnty1854}}
{{Pennsylvania}}
{{Delaware Valley}}
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[[Category:Geography of Philadelphia]]
[[Category:Majority-minority counties in the United States]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1682]]
[[Category:Consolidated city-counties]]