Lycoming County is a

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in the Commonwealth of

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 114,188. Its

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is Williamsport. Lycoming County comprises the Williamsport

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. About northwest of

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and east-northeast of

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, Lycoming is Pennsylvania's largest county by area.

History

Formation of the county

Lycoming County was formed from Northumberland County on April 13, 1795. The county was larger than it is today. It took up most of the land that is now north central Pennsylvania. The following counties have been formed from land that was once part of Lycoming County:

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, Bradford,

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, Clearfield, Clinton,

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, McKean,

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, Sullivan, Tioga, Venango,

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and Cameron. Lycoming County was originally named Jefferson County in honor of

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. This name proved to be unsatisfactory. The name change went through several steps. First a change to Lycoming County was rejected, next the name Susquehanna County was struck down as was Muncy County, before the legislature revisited and settled on Lycoming County for

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, the stream that was the center of the pre-Revolutionary border dispute.

County "firsts"

1615: The first European in Lycoming County was

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. He was a

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for

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. Brule descended the

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and was held captive by a local Indian tribe near what is now Muncy before escaping and returning to

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. 1761: The first permanent homes were built in Muncy. Three log cabins were built by Bowyer Brooks, Robert Roberts and James Alexander. 1772: The first

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is built on

Muncy Creek Muncy Creek (also known as Big Muncy Creek) is a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Sullivan County and Lycoming County, at Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long. The watershed of the creek has an area of ...

by John Alward 1775: The first public road is built along the West Branch Susquehanna River. The road followed Indian trails from

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in what is now Sunbury to Bald Eagle Creek near modern-day

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. 1786: The first church built in the county was Lycoming

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church in what was known as Jaysburg and is now the Newberry section of Williamsport. 1792: The first

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was built on

by Roland Hall. 1795: The first elections for Lycoming County government are held soon after the county was formed from Northumberland County. The elected officers were Samuel Stewart, county sheriff and the first

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s were John Hanna, Thomas Forster and James Crawford. Andrew Gregg was elected to represent Lycoming County in the

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, William Hepburn was voted to the Pennsylvania State Senate and Flavel Roan, Hugh White and Robert Martin served as representatives in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. 1823: The county government funded the construction of the first bridges over Loyalsock and Lycoming Creeks. 1839: The first

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is built. It connected Williamsport with Ralston in northern Lycoming County. The railroad followed

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.2%) is water. Lycoming County is the largest county in Pennsylvania by land area and second-largest by total area; it is larger than the state of

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. The county has a

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which is warm-summer (''Dfb'') except in lower areas near the river which are hot-summer (''Dfa''). Average monthly temperatures in downtown Williamsport average from 26.5 °F in January to 72.4 °F in July, while in Trout Run they average from 25.5 °F in January to 71.2 °F in July

Appalachian Mountains and Allegheny Plateau

Lycoming County is divided between the

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in the south, the

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(which also appears mountainous) in the north and east, and the valley of the

between these.

West Branch Susquehanna River

The West Branch of the Susquehanna enters Lycoming County from Clinton County just west of the

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of Jersey Shore, which is on the northwest bank of the river. The river then flows generally east and a little north with some large curves for 15 miles (24 kilometers) to the city of Williamsport, followed by the borough of Montoursville (both on the north bank) as well as the boroughs of Duboistown and South Williamsport (on the south bank). The river flows just north of

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(one of the northernmost ridges of the

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) through much of its course in Lycoming County, but it passes the end of the mountain and turns south just before the borough of Muncy (on the east bank). It continues south past the borough of Montgomery and leaves Lycoming County, where it forms the border between Union and Northumberland Counties. From there the West Branch merges with the North Branch Susquehanna River at

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, and then flows south to the

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Major creeks and watersheds

The major creeks of Lycoming County are all tributaries of the West Branch Susquehanna River. On the north or

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of the river they are (from west to east): Pine Creek (and its tributary Little Pine Creek) which the river receives just west of Jersey Shore;

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, which the river receives about 7 km (4 mi) south of Salladasburg;

which the river receives in western Williamsport;

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which the river receives between Williamsport and Montoursville; and

(and its tributary Little Muncy Creek), which the river receives just north of Muncy. Loyalsock and Muncy Creeks are also the major watersheds of Sullivan County. Finally there is

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, the only major creek in Lycoming County on the right bank (i.e. south and west) of the river. It is south of Bald Eagle Mountain, and flows from west to east. The river receives it at the village of Allenwood in Gregg Township in Union County. Other creeks found on the right bank (south and west) of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Lycoming County are relatively minor, including Antes Creek in the Nippenose valley (in

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and Nippenose Townships), Mosquito Creek (at Duboistown), Hagermans Run (at South Williamsport), and Black Hole Creek (at Montgomery). The entire county is in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The percent of the county drained by each creek's watershed is as follows: Pine Creek, 15.27%; Little Pine Creek, 11.25% (if these two are considered together, 26.52%); Larry's Creek, 7.17%; Lycoming Creek, 17.80%; Loyalsock Creek, 13.23%; Muncy Creek, 4.82%; Little Muncy Creek, 5.86% (if these two are considered together, 10.68%); and White Deer Hole Creek, 4.40%. Minor creeks account for the rest.

Adjacent counties

* Bradford County (northeast) *

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(west) * Columbia County (southeast) * Montour County (south) * Northumberland County (south) * Potter County (northwest) * Sullivan County (east) * Tioga County (north) * Union County (southwest)

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 120,044 people, 47,003 households, and 31,680 families residing in the county. The

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was 97 people per square mile (38/km²). There were 52,464 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile (16/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.9%

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, 4.3%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.4%

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, <0.1%

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, 0.3% from

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, and 0.9% from two or more races. 0.7% of the population were

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of any race. 38.5% were of

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, 11.7%

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, 9.0%

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, 7.4%

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and 7.3%

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ancestry. There were 47,003 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.95. In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

2020 Census

Law and government

County Commissioners

*Scott Metzger, Chairman *Tony R. Mussare, Vice Chairman *Richard Mirabito, Secretary

Law enforcement agencies

* Pennsylvania State Police * Williamsport Police Department * Lycoming County Sheriff's Office * South Williamsport Police Department (and DuBoistown borough) * Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police Department (and Cummings, McHenry, Porter, Piatt & Nippenose Townships) * Old Lycoming Township Police Department (and Hepburn & Lycoming Townships) * Montoursville Police Department * Muncy Police Department (and Brady Township) * Muncy Township Police Department * Hughesville Police Department (and Picture Rocks Borough) * Montgomery Police Department * Pennsylvania College of Technology Police Department *Lycoming County Probation and Parole Department

Fire departments

* Williamsport Bureau of Fire - Station 1 (HQ on Walnut Street, Engine 14-1 runs out of Station 14) * Woodward Township VFC - Station 2 * Independent Hose of Jersey Shore - Station 3 * South Williamsport VFC - Station 5 (Quarters of MICU1-91, Merger of former Stations 10 & 11) * Nippenose Valley VFC - Station 6 * Nisbet VFC - Station 7 * DuBoistown VFC Station - 8 * Clinton Township VFC - Station 12 * Montgomery VFC - Station 13 * Old Lycoming Township VFC - Station 14 (Quarters of MICU91) * Hepburn Township VFC - Station 15 * Trout Run VFC - Station 16 * Ralston VFC - Station 17 * Loyalsock VFC - Station 18 (Quarters of MICU18) * Williamsport Regional Airport - Station 19 * Montoursville Fire Department - Station 20 (Quarters of Medic 1-91) * Washington Township VFC - Station 21 * Eldred TWP VFC - Station 22 * Muncy Township VFC - Station 23 * Hughesville VFC - Station 24 * Pluntetts Creek VFC - Station 25 * Picture Rocks VFC - Station 26 * Lairdsville VFC - Station 27 * Waterville VFC - Station 28 * Antes Fort VFC - Station 31 * Unityville VFC - Station 32 (Dispatched by Montour County) * Brown Township VFC - Station 35 * Black Forest VFC - Station 36 * Muncy Area VFC - Station 39 * Citizens Hose of Jersey Shore - Station 45 (Quarters of MICU94 & MICU1-94)

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

* Jeff C. Wheeland, Republican, Pennsylvania's 83th Representative District * Joseph D. Hamm, Republican, Pennsylvania's 84th Representative District

Pennsylvania State Senate

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, Republican, Pennsylvania's 23rd Senatorial District

United States House of Representatives

* Fred Keller,

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United States Senate

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Education

Colleges

Lycoming College Lycoming College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1812, Lycoming College is affiliated with the United Methodist Church but operates as an in ...

Pennsylvania College of Technology Pennsylvania College of Technology (Penn College) is a public college in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It is affiliated with, but a self-governing entity of, Pennsylvania State University. As an applied technology college (known by the locals and ...

Public school districts

Canton Area School District The Canton Area School District is a diminutive, rural, Pennsylvania public school district that encompasses approximately . Canton Area School District is split over three counties. In Bradford County, Pennsylvania, Bradford County, it serves ...

(also in Bradford and Tioga Counties) Canton Warriors * East Lycoming School District Hughesville Spartans *

Jersey Shore Area School District The Jersey Shore Area School District is a large rural, American, public school district that is located in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania and Clinton County, Pennsylvania. The district, which encompasses approximately , is centered on the borou ...

(also in Clinton County) Jersey Shore Bulldogs *

Loyalsock Township School District The Loyalsock Township School District is a small, suburban public school district in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. The district serves Loyalsock T ...

Loyalsock Lancers * Montgomery Area School District Montgomery Red Raiders * Montoursville Area School District Montoursville Warriors *

Muncy School District The Muncy School District is small, rural, public school district located in southern Lycoming County. The school serves the borough of Muncy, plus the affiliated townships of Muncy Township and Muncy Creek Township. The mascot of the schoo ...

Muncy Indians *

South Williamsport Area School District The South Williamsport Area School District is a small Public school (government funded), public school district in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The school serves several suburbs of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Williamsport ...

South Williamsport Mountaineers * Southern Tioga School District (also in Tioga County) Liberty Mountaineers, Mansfield Tigers, and North Penn Panthers * Wellsboro Area School District (also in Tioga County) Wellsboro Hornets * Williamsport Area School District Williamsport Millionaires

Other public entities

Lycoming Career Technical Center
- Hughesville
BLAST Intermediate Unit #17

Non public entities

*Bald Eagle School - Montgomery *Brookside School - Montgomery *Countryside School - Jersey Shore *Fairfield Academy - Montoursville *LCCCs Children's Development Center - Williamsport *Mountain View Christian School - South Williamsport *Mountain View School - Williamsport *Pine Woods Nippenose Valley - Jersey Shore *Scenic Mountain Parochial School - Allenwood *St John Neumann Regional Academy - Williamsport (accepting OSTC students) *St John Neumann Regional Academy at Faxon - Williamsport *St John Neumann Regional Academy High School Campus - Williamsport (accepting OSTC students) *Valley Bell School - Montgomery *West Branch School - Williamsport *White Deer Valley School - Montgomery *Williamsport Christian School - Williamsport Data from EdNA database maintained by Pennsylvania Department of Education, July 2012

Libraries

There are six public libraries in Lycoming County:
James V. Brown Library (Williamsport)Hughesville Area Public LibraryJersey Shore Public LibraryDr. W.B. Konkle Memorial Library (Montoursville)Montgomery Area Public LibraryMuncy Public Library
There are also fou
Link libraries
in the county.

Transportation

Primary highways

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Airports

There are only two public use airports in the county. The

Williamsport Regional Airport Williamsport Regional Airport serves Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding area with a population of about 200,000. The airport serves about 40,000 passengers annually. The airport is five miles east of Williamsport, in Lycoming Coun ...

, has daily non-stop flights to Philadelphia, and a FBO for private jets and charters. There is also the

Jersey Shore Airport Jersey Shore Airport is a private airport located in Nippenose Township near Antes Fort, Pennsylvania. It serves Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania. In 2018 the Federal Aviation Administration reported the airport had 13 based aircraft including 12 sin ...

, which only has a grass runway and can only handle light aircraft.

Recreation

There are three Pennsylvania state parks in Lycoming County: * Little Pine State Park * Susquehanna State Park *

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There are parts of two

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in Lycoming County: *

Tiadaghton State Forest Tiadaghton State Forest (; ) is a Pennsylvania State Forest (Forest District #12) in the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry. The forest is primarily in western and southern Lycoming County, with small ...

in the southern and western parts of the county, *

Loyalsock State Forest Loyalsock State Forest is a Pennsylvania state forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #20. The forest spans across the northern tier's "Endless Mountains" and is a total of . The Loyalsock is a “working forest” and is managed for ...

in the eastern part of the county.

Communities

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities:

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, and, in at most two cases,

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. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Lycoming County:

City

* Williamsport (county seat)

Boroughs

* Duboistown * Hughesville * Jersey Shore * Montgomery * Montoursville * Muncy * Picture Rocks * Salladasburg * South Williamsport

Townships

Anthony Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the '' Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, ...

* Bastress *

Brady Brady may refer to: People * Brady (surname) * Brady (given name) * Brady (nickname) * Brady Boone, a ring name of American professional wrestler Dean Peters (1958–1998) Places in the United States * Brady, Montana, a census-designated plac ...

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* Cascade * Clinton * Cogan House * Cummings * Eldred * Fairfield *

Franklin Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral d ...

Gamble Gambling (also known as betting or gaming) is the wagering of something of value ("the stakes") on a random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy are discounted. Gambling thus requires three eleme ...

* Hepburn *

Jackson Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Qu ...

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* Loyalsock * Lycoming * McHenry * McIntyre * McNett * Mifflin * Mill Creek * Moreland * Muncy *

* Nippenose * Old Lycoming * Penn * Piatt *

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* Plunketts Creek *

Porter Porter may refer to: Companies * Porter Airlines, Canadian regional airline based in Toronto * Porter Chemical Company, a defunct U.S. toy manufacturer of chemistry sets * Porter Motor Company, defunct U.S. car manufacturer * H.K. Porter, Inc., ...

* Shrewsbury * Susquehanna * Upper Fairfield *

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* Watson *

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* Woodward

Census-designated places

Census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...

s are geographical areas designated by the

for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well. * Faxon * Garden View * Kenmar *

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* Rauchtown (''mostly in

'')

Unincorporated communities

* Antes Fort * Balls Mills * Barbours * Cammal * Cedar Run * Chemung * Hoppestown * Jersey Mills * Lairdsville * Leolyn * Linden * Nisbet * Pennsdale * Proctor * Ralston * Roaring Branch *

Slate Run Slate Run is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of Pine Creek in Tioga and Lycoming counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ...

* Unityville

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Lycoming County. † ''county seat''

References

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Official Lycoming County Map showing all townships, villages, boroughs, cities, county roads, rivers, creeks, and some streams
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