Lebanon County, Pennsylvania | |
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Location in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania |
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Pennsylvania's location in the U.S. |
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Founded | February 16, 1813 |
Seat | Lebanon |
Largest city | Lebanon |
Area | |
• Total | 362 sq mi (938 km2) |
• Land | 362 sq mi (938 km2) |
• Water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2), 0.2% |
Population (est.) | |
• (2015) | 137,067 |
• Density | 379/sq mi (146/km²) |
Congressional districts | 6th, 15th |
Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
Website | www |
Lebanon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 133,568. Its county seat is Lebanon. The county was formed from portions of Dauphin and Lancaster counties in 1813, with minor boundary revisions in 1814 and 1821. Lebanon County comprises the Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 362 square miles (940 km2), of which 362 square miles (940 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (0.2%) is water. It is drained by Swatara Creek and its branches. It consists in large part of a valley.
As of the census of 2000, there were 120,327 people and 32,771 families residing in the county. The population density was 332 people per square mile (128/km²). There were 49,320 housing units at an average density of 136 per square mile (53/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.46% White, 1.29% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.26% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 4.96% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 45.6% were of German, 11.8% American and 6.1% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 92.5% spoke English, 4.2% Spanish and 1.1% Pennsylvania Dutch as their first language.