Elk County, Pennsylvania

Elk County
Elk County
County
	Elk County Courthouse in Ridgway, Pennsylvania
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	Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
	Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 41°25′N 78°39′W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Founded	April 18, 1843
Named after	Eastern elk
Seat	Ridgway
Largest city	St. Marys
Area
• Total	832 sq mi (2,150 km2)
• Land	827 sq mi (2,140 km2)
• Water	4.9 sq mi (13 km2) 0.6%
Population (2020)
• Total	30,990
• Density	37.5/sq mi (14.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	15th
Website	www.co.elk.pa.us

Elk County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 30,990.^[2] Its county seat is Ridgway.^[3] The county was created on April 18, 1843, from parts of Jefferson, Clearfield, and McKean Counties. Elk County is named for the now-extinct eastern elk (Cervus canadensis) that historically inhabited the region. The county is part of the North Central region of the commonwealth.^[a]

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The county is notable for having one of the highest concentrations of Roman Catholics in the United States, with 69% of the county's residents identifying as Catholic.

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Census	Pop.	%±
1850	3,531	—
1860	5,915	67.5%
1870	8,488	43.5%
1880	12,800	50.8%
1890	22,239	73.7%
1900	32,903	48.0%
1910	35,871	9.0%
1920	34,981	−2.5%
1930	33,431	−4.4%
1940	34,443	3.0%
1950	34,503	0.2%
1960	37,328	8.2%
1970	37,770	1.2%
1980	38,338	1.5%
1990	34,878	−9.0%
2000	35,111	0.7%
2010	31,946	−9.0%
2020	30,990	−3.0%
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Race	Num.	Perc.
White (NH)	30,339	97.9%
Black or African American (NH)	155	0.5%
Native American (NH)	62	0.2%
Asian (NH)	124	0.4%
Other/Mixed (NH)	310	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	279	0.9%

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
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#FFB6B6"}]]}">2020	#FFB6B6"}]]}">12,140	#FFB6B6"}]]}">71.64%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">4,522	#B0CEFF"}]]}">26.68%	284	1.68%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">2016	#FFB6B6"}]]}">10,025	#FFB6B6"}]]}">68.91%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">3,853	#B0CEFF"}]]}">26.49%	669	4.60%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">2012	#FFB6B6"}]]}">7,579	#FFB6B6"}]]}">57.08%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">5,463	#B0CEFF"}]]}">41.14%	237	1.78%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">2008	#FFB6B6"}]]}">6,676	#FFB6B6"}]]}">46.48%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">7,290	#B0CEFF"}]]}">50.76%	396	2.76%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">2004	#FFB6B6"}]]}">7,872	#FFB6B6"}]]}">54.10%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">6,602	#B0CEFF"}]]}">45.37%	76	0.52%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">2000	#FFB6B6"}]]}">7,347	#FFB6B6"}]]}">54.10%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">5,754	#B0CEFF"}]]}">42.37%	479	3.53%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1996	#FFB6B6"}]]}">4,889	#FFB6B6"}]]}">37.57%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">5,749	#B0CEFF"}]]}">44.18%	2,375	18.25%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1992	#FFB6B6"}]]}">4,908	#FFB6B6"}]]}">35.48%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">5,016	#B0CEFF"}]]}">36.26%	3,908	28.25%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1988	#FFB6B6"}]]}">6,737	#FFB6B6"}]]}">52.86%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">5,879	#B0CEFF"}]]}">46.13%	128	1.00%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1984	#FFB6B6"}]]}">8,470	#FFB6B6"}]]}">60.47%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">5,486	#B0CEFF"}]]}">39.17%	51	0.36%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1980	#FFB6B6"}]]}">7,175	#FFB6B6"}]]}">52.49%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">5,898	#B0CEFF"}]]}">43.15%	596	4.36%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1976	#FFB6B6"}]]}">6,159	#FFB6B6"}]]}">46.98%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">6,713	#B0CEFF"}]]}">51.21%	237	1.81%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1972	#FFB6B6"}]]}">7,900	#FFB6B6"}]]}">61.20%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">4,710	#B0CEFF"}]]}">36.49%	298	2.31%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1968	#FFB6B6"}]]}">6,193	#FFB6B6"}]]}">44.09%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">6,886	#B0CEFF"}]]}">49.02%	967	6.88%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1964	#FFB6B6"}]]}">4,354	#FFB6B6"}]]}">29.36%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">10,455	#B0CEFF"}]]}">70.51%	19	0.13%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1960	#FFB6B6"}]]}">7,155	#FFB6B6"}]]}">45.96%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">8,398	#B0CEFF"}]]}">53.95%	14	0.09%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1956	#FFB6B6"}]]}">8,947	#FFB6B6"}]]}">61.84%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">5,498	#B0CEFF"}]]}">38.00%	23	0.16%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1952	#FFB6B6"}]]}">7,702	#FFB6B6"}]]}">54.26%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">6,448	#B0CEFF"}]]}">45.42%	45	0.32%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1948	#FFB6B6"}]]}">5,148	#FFB6B6"}]]}">48.98%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">5,363	#B0CEFF"}]]}">51.02%	0	0.00%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1944	#FFB6B6"}]]}">5,645	#FFB6B6"}]]}">47.80%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">6,097	#B0CEFF"}]]}">51.63%	67	0.57%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1940	#FFB6B6"}]]}">6,949	#FFB6B6"}]]}">49.99%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">6,920	#B0CEFF"}]]}">49.78%	31	0.22%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1936	#FFB6B6"}]]}">5,489	#FFB6B6"}]]}">35.12%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">9,035	#B0CEFF"}]]}">57.80%	1,107	7.08%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1932	#FFB6B6"}]]}">5,797	#FFB6B6"}]]}">46.39%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">6,461	#B0CEFF"}]]}">51.70%	239	1.91%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1928	#FFB6B6"}]]}">5,234	#FFB6B6"}]]}">40.23%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">7,705	#B0CEFF"}]]}">59.23%	70	0.54%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1924	#FFB6B6"}]]}">6,626	#FFB6B6"}]]}">70.85%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">1,370	#B0CEFF"}]]}">14.65%	1,356	14.50%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1920	#FFB6B6"}]]}">5,267	#FFB6B6"}]]}">66.14%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">2,093	#B0CEFF"}]]}">26.28%	604	7.58%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1916	#FFB6B6"}]]}">2,829	#FFB6B6"}]]}">52.34%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">2,186	#B0CEFF"}]]}">40.44%	390	7.22%
1912	#FFB6B6"}]]}">603	#FFB6B6"}]]}">10.50%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">2,057	#B0CEFF"}]]}">35.82%	3,082	53.67%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1908	#FFB6B6"}]]}">2,991	#FFB6B6"}]]}">51.52%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">2,531	#B0CEFF"}]]}">43.60%	283	4.88%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1904	#FFB6B6"}]]}">3,820	#FFB6B6"}]]}">55.25%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">2,857	#B0CEFF"}]]}">41.32%	237	3.43%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1900	#FFB6B6"}]]}">3,254	#FFB6B6"}]]}">50.06%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">3,105	#B0CEFF"}]]}">47.77%	141	2.17%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">1896	#FFB6B6"}]]}">2,807	#FFB6B6"}]]}">49.57%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">2,717	#B0CEFF"}]]}">47.98%	139	2.45%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1892	#FFB6B6"}]]}">1,438	#FFB6B6"}]]}">38.94%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">2,126	#B0CEFF"}]]}">57.57%	129	3.49%
#B0CEFF"}]]}">1888	#FFB6B6"}]]}">1,321	#FFB6B6"}]]}">41.09%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">1,824	#B0CEFF"}]]}">56.73%	70	2.18%

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
#FFB6B6"}]]}">2024	#FFB6B6"}]]}">11,939	#FFB6B6"}]]}">69.75%	#B0CEFF"}]]}">4,679	#B0CEFF"}]]}">27.34%	499	2.92%

Rank	City/Town/etc.	Municipal type	Population (2010 Census)
1	St. Marys	City	13,070
2	† Ridgway	Borough	4,078
3	Johnsonburg	Borough	2,483
4	Kersey	CDP	937
5	Weedville	CDP	542
6	Byrnedale	CDP	427
7	Wilcox	CDP	383
8	James City	CDP	287
9	Force	CDP	253

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