Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Indiana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2000, the population was 89,605. Indiana County was added to the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area in 2003.

Indiana County was created on March 30, 1803 from parts of Westmoreland and Lycoming Counties, and is probably named for the Indiana Territory.

Its county seat is Indiana ⁶.

The county proclaims itself the "Christmas Tree Capital of the World", shipping over one million trees annually.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,161 km² (834 mi²). 2,148 km² (829 mi²) of it is land and 13 km² (5 mi²) of it (0.60%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 89,605 people, 34,123 households, and 22,521 families residing in the county. The population density was 42/km² (108/mi²). There were 37,250 housing units at an average density of 17/km² (45/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.87% White, 1.57% Black or African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. 0.51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 34,123 households out of which 27.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.30% were married couples living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.00% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.10% under the age of 18, 16.60% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.60 males.

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Environment

In 2003 the county was recommended for nonattainment under EPA ozone standards based upon mobile source contribution to smog-forming emissions.

The county is also the site of the Homer City Generating Station, a coal-burning power plant. The plant has caught the attention of environmentalists as being ranked second in emissions, in 2002, of Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) in Pennsylvania. The plant also ranked high, in 2003, in the emissions of both sulphur dioxide and carbon dioxide ranking 4th and 28th in the nation.