Erie County
county in Pennsylvania, United States
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Summary
Erie County is a county of Pennsylvania[1]. It draws 1,132 Wikipedia views per month (county of pennsylvania category, ranking #22 of 67).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Pennsylvania[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lake Erie[5]
- Instance of: home rule county of Pennsylvania[6]
- Capital: Erie[7]
- Shares border with: Chautauqua County[8], Warren County[9], Crawford County[10], Ashtabula County[11]
- Named after: Lake Erie[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Erie[13], Wattsburg[14], Albion[15], Amity Township[16], Concord Township[17], Conneaut Township[18], Corry[19], Cranesville[20], Edinboro[21], Elgin[22], Elk Creek Township[23], Fairview Township[24], Franklin Township[25], Girard Township[26]
- Headquarters location: Erie[27]
- Commons category: Erie County, Pennsylvania[28]
- Inception: March 12, 1800[29]
- Coordinate location: 42.1, -80.1[30]
- Official website: http://www.eriecountygov.org[31], https://eriecountypa.gov[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Erie County, Pennsylvania[33]
- Population: 280,566[34], 280,715[35], 280,921[36], 280,823[37], 280,294[38], 278,045[39], 270,876[40]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Erie County, Pennsylvania[41]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Erie County, Pennsylvania[42]
- Category for people who died here: Q18820840[43]
- Number of households: 110,388[44]
Why It Matters
Erie County has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]