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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
Elk County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 30,990. Its county seat is Ridgway. The county was created on April 18, 1843, from parts of Jefferson, Clearfield and McKean Counties, and is named for the eastern elk (Cervus canadensis canadensis) that historically inhabited the region.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1850 | 3,531
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| 1860 | 5,915
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| 1870 | 8,488
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| 1880 | 12,800
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| 1890 | 22,239
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| 1900 | 32,903
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| 1910 | 35,871
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| 1920 | 34,981
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| 1930 | 33,431
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| 1940 | 34,443
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| 1950 | 34,503
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| 1960 | 37,328
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| 1970 | 37,770
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| 1980 | 38,338
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| 1990 | 34,878
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Elk 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.elk.pa.us/
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