Erie County is the northernmost
county
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in the
Commonwealth
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of
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...
. As of the 2020 census, the population was 270,876.
Its
county seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equiva ...
is
Erie.
The county was created in 1800 and later organized in 1803. The county is part of the
Northwest
The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A '' compass rose'' is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west— ...
region of the commonwealth.
History
Erie County was established on March 12, 1800, from part of
Allegheny County, which absorbed the lands of the disputed
Erie Triangle in 1792. Prior to 1792, the region was claimed by both New York and Pennsylvania and so no county demarcations were made until the federal government intervened. Other states have also tried to bid for the Erie Triangle but ultimately Pennsylvania purchased it and it was ceded to Pennsylvania.
Since Erie County and its newly established neighboring Counties of Crawford,
Mercer,
Venango, and Warren were initially unable to sustain themselves, a five-county administrative organization was established at Crawford County's
Meadville to temporarily manage government affairs in the region. Erie first elected its own county officials in 1803. Unfortunately, on March 23, 1823, the Erie County Courthouse burned and all county records to that point were destroyed.
The county was originally settled by immigrants of "
Yankee
The term ''Yankee'' and its contracted form ''Yank'' have several interrelated meanings, all referring to people from the United States. Their various meanings depend on the context, and may refer to New Englanders, the Northeastern United Stat ...
" stock (immigrants from New England and the western part of New York descended from the English Puritans whose ancestors settled New England in the colonial era). Erie County resembled
Upstate New York
Upstate New York is a geographic region of New York (state), New York that lies north and northwest of the New York metropolitan area, New York City metropolitan area of downstate New York. Upstate includes the middle and upper Hudson Valley, ...
more than it did
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...
with its population primarily consisting of settlers from
Connecticut
Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...
,
Rhode Island
Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...
and
Maine
Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...
. Roads were laid out, post routes established, public buildings erected and people were invited to move there. The original settlers were entirely of
New England
New England is a region consisting of six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York (state), New York to the west and by the ...
origins or were
Yankee
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s from
upstate New York
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whose families had moved to that place from
New England
New England is a region consisting of six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York (state), New York to the west and by the ...
only one generation earlier, in the aftermath of the Revolutionary War. This resulted in Erie County being culturally very contiguous with early
New England
New England is a region consisting of six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York (state), New York to the west and by the ...
culture.
Erie County was part of the
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was an organized network of secret routes and safe houses used by freedom seekers to escape to the abolitionist Northern United States and Eastern Canada. Enslaved Africans and African Americans escaped from slavery ...
giving slaves the ability to gain freedom through Lake Erie into Canada, East through New York State, or to stay in Erie with the help of abolitionists and the free black community.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (49%) is water.
It is the largest county in Pennsylvania by total area. With the exception of a high ridge several miles from the lake, running nearly parallel with its shore, the terrain is generally rolling and well watered. It is the only county in the state that occupies a significant amount of land north of the
42nd parallel.
There are two cities in Erie County: the city of Erie and the city of Corry. Other notable population centers include Millcreek, Harborcreek, Summit and Fairview townships, and the boroughs of Edinboro, North East, Girard, Waterford and Union City. Erie County is bordered on the northeast by
Chautauqua County, New York
Chautauqua County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 127,657. Its county seat is Mayville, and its largest city is Jamestown. Its name is believed to be the lone surviving rem ...
, on the east by
Warren County, on the south by
Crawford County, and on the west by
Ashtabula County, Ohio
Ashtabula County ( ) is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,574. The county seat is Jefferson, while its largest city is Ashtabula. The county was created in 1808 and later organ ...
. Directly north of the county is
Lake Erie
Lake Erie ( ) is the fourth-largest lake by surface area of the five Great Lakes in North America and the eleventh-largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and also has the shortest avera ...
. This position on the water makes Erie County the only county in Pennsylvania to share a border with
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
, which is located on the far shore of the lake.
Most of the county has a warm-summer
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...
(''Dfb''), except at lower elevations near enough to the lake, where a hot-summer humid continental climate (''Dfa'') exists. Average monthly temperatures in downtown Erie range from 26.4 °F in January to 70.8 °F in July, while in Corry they range from 23.8 °F in January to 68.2 °F in July. The
hardiness zone
A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most widely ...
in most of Erie County by area is 6a. It has warmed to 7a along the Lake and the area between the shore and a line a little south of Interstate 90 is 6b
Because of its location in the northwesternmost part of the state, Erie County is the only county to border both
New York (state), New York and
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
, and is also the only county in the state on the
Canadian border
The borders of Canada include:
* To the south and west: An international boundary with the United States, forming the Canada–United States border, longest shared border in the world, ; (Informally referred as the 49th parallel north which make ...
.
Adjacent counties
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Haldimand County, Ontario
Haldimand County is a rural city-status Census divisions of Ontario#Single-tier municipalities, single-tier municipality on the Niagara Peninsula in Southern Ontario, Canada, on the north shore of Lake Erie, and on the Grand River (Ontario), Gr ...
(north)
*
Chautauqua County, New York
Chautauqua County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 127,657. Its county seat is Mayville, and its largest city is Jamestown. Its name is believed to be the lone surviving rem ...
(northeast)
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Warren County (southeast)
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Crawford County (south)
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Ashtabula County, Ohio
Ashtabula County ( ) is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,574. The county seat is Jefferson, while its largest city is Ashtabula. The county was created in 1808 and later organ ...
(southwest)
*
Norfolk County, Ontario
Norfolk County ( ) is a rural single-tier municipality on the north shore of Lake Erie in Southwestern Ontario, Canada with a 2023 population of 73,015. Despite its name, it is no longer a county by definition, as all municipal services are hand ...
(northwest)
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Demographics
According to the
2010 census, there were 280,566 people, 110,413 households, and 70,196 families residing in the county. The
population density
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was . There were 119,138 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 88.2 percent
White
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no chroma). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully (or almost fully) reflect and scatter all the visible wa ...
, 7.2 percent
Black or African American, 0.2 percent
Native American, 1.1 percent
Asian, 0.03 percent
Pacific Islander
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, 1.2 percent from
other races, and 2.1 percent from two or more races. A further 3.4 percent of the population were
Hispanic or Latino of any race. 24.4% were of
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
, 12.5%
Polish, 12.3%
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
, 10.1%
Irish, 6.5%
English and 6.4%
American ancestry.
Of the total number of household, 27.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4 percent were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...
living together, 13.2 percent had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4 percent were non-families. 29.3 percent of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3 percent had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.5 percent under the age of 20. The median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females there were 96.73 males.
2020 census
Metropolitan Statistical Area
The
United States Office of Management and Budget
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). The office's most prominent function is to produce the president's budget, while it also examines agency pro ...
has designated Erie County as the Erie, PA
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the
2010 U.S. Census the metropolitan area ranked 11th-most populous in Pennsylvania and the
164th-most populous in the United States with a population of 280,566.
Erie County is part of the larger
Erie-Meadville, PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which combines the populations of Erie County as well as
Crawford County to the south. The
Combined Statistical Area ranked seventh in Pennsylvania and
102nd-most populous in the United States with a population of 369,331.
Largest populations in Erie County
Government and politics
Prior to
1960
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Events January
* Janu ...
, Erie County was primarily Republican in presidential elections, only backing Democratic Party candidates in four elections from
1888 to
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
. Since 1960, it has become primarily Democratic, with only five Republican wins in the county in presidential elections from 1960 to the present. Nevertheless, since the
2016 presidential election, the county has become increasingly competitive, with
Donald Trump
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narrowly winning the county that year, followed by
Joe Biden
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narrowly flipping the county in
2020
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, and most recently Trump reclaimed it 2024. Since 1992, the county has voted for the statewide winner in presidential elections.
The county seat of government is in
Erie. The county has a home-rule charter and is run by a
county executive. The current County Executive is Brenton Davis. Davis assumed the office on January 3, 2022, following the retirement of County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper. The remaining elected officials of the executive branch are the Erie County Controller, Erie County Coroner, Erie County District Attorney, Erie County Sheriff, and Erie County Clerk of Records
see latest list
Judiciary
The judiciary is made up of nine judges serving the Erie County Court of Common Pleas and fifteen magisterial district judges serve the district courts. Court administration is managed by a district court administrator, deputy court administrator, and assistant court administrator. The Erie County Courthouse is located near
Perry Square in downtown Erie. Erie County also operates a County Prison, and a combined 911/Emergency Management Agency under the Erie County Department of Public Safety, which is located in Summit Township.
Politics
As of June 9, 2025, there are 173,793 registered voters in Erie County.
*
Democratic: 76,731 (44.15%)
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Republican: 70,603 (40.62%)
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Independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in Pennsylvania, United States
* Independentes (English: Independents), a Portuguese artist ...
: 19,672 (11.32%)
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Third Party
Third party may refer to:
Business
* Third-party source, a supplier company not owned by the buyer or seller
* Third-party beneficiary, a person who could sue on a contract, despite not being an active party
* Third-party insurance, such as a veh ...
: 6,787 (3.91%)
The county is considered a
bellwether
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" ''Cambridge Dictionary''. Re ...
politically.
State Senate
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Dan Laughlin (
R),
Pennsylvania's 49th Senatorial District
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Scott Hutchinson (
R),
Pennsylvania's 21st Senatorial District
State House of Representatives
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Patrick J. Harkins (
D),
Pennsylvania's 1st Representative District
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Robert Merski (
D),
Pennsylvania's 2nd Representative District
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Ryan A. Bizzarro (
D),
Pennsylvania's 3rd Representative District
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Jake Banta (
R),
Pennsylvania's 4th Representative District
*
Brad Roae (
R),
Pennsylvania's 6th Representative District
United States Senate
*
John Fetterman
John Karl Fetterman ( ; born August 15, 1969) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Pennsylvania, a seat he has held since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2006 to 2019 as the mayor o ...
(
D)
*
Dave McCormick
David Harold McCormick (born August 17, 1965) is an American politician, businessman, and former United States Army, Army officer serving since 2025 as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senato ...
(
R)
United States House of Representatives
*
Mike Kelly (
R),
Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district
Education
Public school districts
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Corry Area School District
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Erie City School District
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Fairview School District
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Fort LeBoeuf School District
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General McLane School District
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Girard School District
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Harbor Creek School District
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Iroquois School District
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Millcreek Township School District
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North East School District
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Northwestern School District
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Union City Area School District
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Wattsburg Area School District
Approved private schools
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Barber National Institute,
Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, fifth-most populous city in Pennsylvania and the most populous in Northwestern Pen ...
Community College
After years of advocacy on the issue, Erie County Council approved sponsorship of an Erie County Community College on June 28, 2017. Council Chairman Jay Breneman and colleagues Andre Horton, Kathy Fatica and Fiore Leone voted in favor of sponsoring the community college, which was later signed by County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper. The County Executive's administration took the lead in presenting the proposal to the Pennsylvania State Board of Education for approval, supported by a cross-section of business, civic, labor, and community leaders.
Recreation
There are two
Pennsylvania state parks in Erie County and both are on the shores of
Lake Erie
Lake Erie ( ) is the fourth-largest lake by surface area of the five Great Lakes in North America and the eleventh-largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and also has the shortest avera ...
.
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Erie Bluffs State Park – one of Pennsylvania's newest state parks
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Presque Isle State Park
Presque Isle State Park ( ) is a List of Pennsylvania state parks, Pennsylvania State Park on an arching, sandy peninsula jutting into Lake Erie, west of the city of Erie, Pennsylvania, Erie, in Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania ...
– one of Pennsylvania's oldest state parks and the most-visited state park in Pennsylvania.
Recreation
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Splash Lagoon Indoor Waterpark
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Millcreek Mall
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Presque Isle Downs and Casino
Presque Isle Downs & Casino is a casino and horse racing track near Erie, Pennsylvania, owned and operated by Churchill Downs Inc.
History
The developer, MTR Gaming Group, broke ground in October 2005 for the new facility, which opened on Februar ...
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Presque Isle State Park
Presque Isle State Park ( ) is a List of Pennsylvania state parks, Pennsylvania State Park on an arching, sandy peninsula jutting into Lake Erie, west of the city of Erie, Pennsylvania, Erie, in Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania ...
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Erie Zoo
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Tom Ridge Environmental Center
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Erie Maritime Museum
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Warner Theatre
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Erie Art Museum
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Waldameer Park
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Erie County Public Library
Annual events
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Roar on the Shore
Libraries
The foremost public library in Erie is part of the Erie County library system, which consists of five branches and a
bookmobile
A bookmobile, or mobile library, is a vehicle designed for use as a library. They have been known by many names throughout history, including traveling library, library wagon, book wagon, book truck, library-on-wheels, and book auto service. Boo ...
.
The
Raymond M. Blasco, M. D. Memorial Library, named for its benefactor, opened in 1996. Now called the Main Library or the Erie County Public Library, is the third-largest library in
Pennsylvania
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. It is connected to the
Erie Maritime Museum, both of which are part of a bayfront improvement project that includes the
Bayfront Convention Center and the
Bicentennial Tower on Dobbins Landing. The Main Library is praised for its waterfront views of the
Presque Isle Bay, where the historic
U.S. Brig Niagara is often located. The library was moved to this location approximately 25 years ago, from its previous home in the center of downtown Erie. The library's renovation directly contributed to the revitalization of the waterfront, which was previously underdeveloped.
The second floor of the Main Library is home to an art collection, containing historic pieces like Summer Afternoon, Isle of Shoals by
Frederick Childe Hassam
Frederick Childe Hassam (; October 17, 1859 – August 27, 1935) was an American Impressionist painter, noted for his urban and coastal scenes. Along with Mary Cassatt and John Henry Twachtman, Hassam was instrumental in promulgating Impression ...
. The display also features several local artists.
The library works with the International Institute of Erie (IIE) to offer tours of the library, a collection of foreign-language books, and other practical information about immigration processes.
The library also provides a heritage room where one can conduct
genealogy
Genealogy () is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kin ...
research concerning their ancestors who resided in Erie County or
Northwest Pennsylvania.
The four remaining libraries within the Erie County library system are the Edinboro Branch Library, Iroquois Avenue Branch Library, Lincoln Community Center Branch Library, and Millcreek Branch Library.
The other public libraries of Erie County include the Albion Area Public Library, Corry Public Library, McCord Memorial Library, Rice Avenue Public Library, Union City Public Library, and Waterford Public Library.
Communities
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities:
cities
A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...
,
boroughs
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History
...
,
townships, and, in at most two cases,
towns
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
. There are 38 incorporated municipalities in Erie County, including 2 cities, 14 boroughs, and 22 townships. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Erie County:
Cities
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Corry
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Erie (county seat)
Boroughs
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Albion
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*
Cranesville
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Edinboro
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Elgin
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Girard
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Lake City
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McKean
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Mill Village
A mill town, also known as factory town or mill village, is typically a settlement that developed around one or more mills or factories, often cotton mills or factories producing textiles.
Europe
Italy
* '' Crespi d'Adda'', UNESCO World He ...
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North East
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Platea
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Union City
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Waterford
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Wattsburg
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Wesleyville
Townships
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Amity Township
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Concord Township
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Conneaut Township
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Elk Creek Township
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Fairview Township
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Franklin Township
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Girard Township
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Greene Township
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Greenfield Township
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Harborcreek Township
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Lawrence Park Township
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LeBoeuf Township
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McKean Township
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Millcreek Township
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North East Township
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Springfield Township
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Summit Township
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Union Township
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Venango Township
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Washington Township
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Waterford Township
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Wayne Township
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 counte ...
s are geographical areas designated by the
U.S. Census Bureau
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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.
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Avonia
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Fairview
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Lawrence Park
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Northwest Harborcreek
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Penn State Erie (Behrend)
Population ranking
The population ranking of the following table is based on the
2010 census of Erie County.
† ''county seat''
See also
*
National Register of Historic Places listings in Erie County, Pennsylvania
References
External links
Erie CountyErie County, PA Genealogy Page
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1803 establishments in Pennsylvania
Populated places established in 1803