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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Somerset County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 77,742. Somerset County was created on April 17, 1795, from part of Bedford County and named for Somerset, United Kingdom. Its county seat is Somerset. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Recent history
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Somerset County gained worldwide attention in 2001 when a hijacked airliner, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed in Stonycreek Township near the town of Shanksville as part of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks. The most likely target of this flight was the U. S. Capitol, Washington, D. C. The terrorist plans were thwarted by the actions of the passengers and crew. Their actions are honored and the crash site, which is the final resting place of the passengers and crew, is now protected as part of Flight 93 National Memorial, a unit of the National Park System. See also USS Somerset, a U.S. Navy warship which is to be named in commemoration of the Flight 93 tragedy.
In July 2002, Somerset County again made worldwide news when nine coal miners were rescued from several hundred feet underground from the Quecreek mine after an intense multi-day struggle.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1800 | 10,188
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| 1810 | 11,284
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| 1820 | 13,974
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| 1830 | 17,762
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| 1840 | 19,650
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| 1850 | 24,416
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| 1860 | 26,778
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| 1870 | 28,226
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| 1880 | 33,110
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| 1890 | 37,317
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| 1900 | 49,461
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| 1910 | 67,717
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| 1920 | 82,112
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| 1930 | 80,764
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| 1940 | 84,957
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| 1950 | 81,813
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| 1960 | 77,450
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| 1970 | 76,037
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| 1980 | 81,243
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| 1990 | 78,218
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Somerset 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.co.somerset.pa.us
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