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| Name | Luzerne |
| Alt names | Luzerne | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 41.367°N 76.25°W |
| Located in | Pennsylvania, United States (1786 - ) |
| See also | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States | Child 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
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Luzerne County is a county in northeastern Pennsylvania, with a total population of 320,918 (as of the 2010 census). It is located in the northern anthracite area called The Coal Region. Its county seat is Wilkes-Barre. It is part of the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 4,904
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| 1800 | 12,839
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| 1810 | 18,109
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| 1820 | 20,027
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| 1830 | 27,379
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| 1840 | 44,006
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| 1850 | 56,072
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| 1860 | 90,244
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| 1870 | 160,915
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| 1880 | 133,065
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| 1890 | 201,203
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| 1900 | 257,121
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| 1910 | 343,186
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| 1920 | 390,991
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| 1930 | 445,109
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| 1940 | 441,518
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| 1950 | 392,241
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| 1960 | 346,972
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| 1970 | 342,301
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| 1980 | 343,079
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| 1990 | 328,149
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Luzerne 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.luzernecounty.org
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