Place:Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

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NameErie
Alt namesEriesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates41.117°N 80°W
Located inPennsylvania, United States     (1800 - )
See alsoAllegheny, Pennsylvania, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Erie County is the northernmost county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 270,876. Its county seat is Erie. The county was created in 1800 and later organized in 1803.

Erie County comprises the Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1800 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1800 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1800 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1823 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1823 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1800 1,468
1810 3,758
1820 8,553
1830 17,041
1840 31,344
1850 38,742
1860 49,432
1870 65,973
1880 74,688
1890 86,074
1900 98,473
1910 115,517
1920 153,536
1930 175,277
1940 180,889
1950 219,388
1960 250,682
1970 263,654
1980 279,780
1990 275,572

Research Tips

External links

  • Outstanding guide to Erie County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
  • www.eriecountygov.org/


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