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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
Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,428, making it the second-least populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Laporte. The county was created on March 15, 1847, from part of Lycoming County and named for Charles Craven Sullivan, leader of the Pennsylvania Senate at that time.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1850 | 3,694
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| 1860 | 5,637
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| 1870 | 6,191
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| 1880 | 8,073
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| 1890 | 11,620
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| 1900 | 12,134
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| 1910 | 11,293
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| 1920 | 9,520
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| 1930 | 7,499
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| 1940 | 7,504
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| 1950 | 6,745
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| 1960 | 6,251
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| 1970 | 5,961
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| 1980 | 6,349
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| 1990 | 6,104
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Sullivan 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.sullivancounty-pa.us
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