Forest County, Pennsylvania

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Forest County is a county located in Pennsylvania, in the Northeastern Region (Mid-Atlantic) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 4946 inhabitants. Its population was estimated at 6825 in July 2008, It is the third smallest in terms of population. The county spans an area of 431.4 square miles (1117.32 square kilometre), of which, 428.12 square miles (1108.83 square kilometre) of it is land and 3.28 square miles (8.5 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the 15th smallest by total area in Pennsylvania.


As of the census of 2000, there were 4946 residents, 2000 households, and 1328 families in the county. The population density was 11.6 people per square mile (4.48/kmē), it is Pennsylvania's least densely populated county. There were 8701 housing units at an average density of 20.3 per square mile (7.84/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.29 persons, and the average family size was 2.81 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 89.9 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 97.8 females. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 6825, The racial makeup of the county was 5519 White, 1225 Black or African American, 24 American Indian, 22 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 35 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $27581, making it the second lowest county by median household income in Pennsylvania. The median income for a family in the county was $34257, making its Pennsylvania's lowest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $14341, it would be the lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

In 2000, 1101 pupils and students, of which 661 are male and 440 are female, 22.26% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 47 nursery or pri school, 52 kindergarten, 505 elementary school, 436 high school and 61 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Tionesta Borough	Forest County	1.34	1.34	0	615	457.5	17799	26806

Year	Population
April 2000 census	4946
April 2000 Estimate	4946
July 2000 Estimate	4943
July 2001 Estimate	5044
July 2002 Estimate	4995
July 2003 Estimate	4953
July 2004 Estimate	5787
July 2005 Estimate	6536
July 2006 Estimate	7011
July 2007 Estimate	6928
July 2008 Estimate	6825

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	25	22	47
Kindergarten	27	25	52
Elementary school	285	220	505
High school	304	132	436
College or graduate school	20	41	61

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Forest County, Pennsylvania	$27581	$34257	$14341
Pennsylvania, United States	$40106	$49184	$20880
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587