Centre County is a

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in the

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,172. Its

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is Bellefonte. Centre County is composed of the State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is part of the Central region of the commonwealth.

History

The land of the future Centre County was first recorded by James Potter in 1764. Potter reached the top of

Nittany Mountain Mount Nittany is the common name for Nittany Mountain, a prominent geographic feature in Centre County, Pennsylvania. The mount is not a mountain but is part of a ridge that separates Nittany Valley from Penns Valley, with the enclosed Sugar Va ...

and "seeing the prairies and noble forest beneath him, cried out to his attendant, 'By heavens, Thompson, I have discovered an empire!'" Centre County was created on February 13, 1800 by Act 2092 of the Pennsylvania Legislature from parts of

Huntingdon Huntingdon is a market town in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. The town was given its town charter by John, King of England, King John in 1205. It was the county town of the historic county of Huntingdonshire. Oliver C ...

, Lycoming, Mifflin, and

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counties. The act said that its inhabitants “labour under great hardships, by reason of their great distance from the present seats of justice, and the public offices” of their current counties. Its population was 4,112. Centre was among ten new counties carved from the existing twenty-six in early 1800. The county was named for its central location in the state. (The American spelling of ‘center’ was yet to be popularized by Noah Webster’s dictionaries, the first edition of which appeared in 1806.)

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.3%) is water. Centre County is one of the 423 counties served by the

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. It is the fifth-largest county in Pennsylvania by area and its area code is 814. Centre County has a

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(''Dfb/Dfa'' at lower elevations).

Features

* Bald Eagle Valley *

Bald Eagle Mountain Bald Eagle Mountain – once known locally as Muncy Mountain – is a stratigraphic ridge in the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians of central Pennsylvania, United States, running east of the Allegheny Front and northwest of Mount Nittany. It lies alo ...

Nittany Valley Nittany Valley is an erosion, eroded anticline, anticlinal valley located in Centre County, Pennsylvania, Centre County, Pennsylvania. It is separated from the Bald Eagle Valley by Bald Eagle Mountain and from Penns Valley by Mount Nittany. The va ...

Mount Nittany Mount Nittany is the common name for Nittany Mountain, a prominent geographic feature in Centre County, Pennsylvania. The mount is not a mountain but is part of a ridge that separates Nittany Valley from Penns Valley, with the enclosed Sugar ...

Penns Valley Penns Valley is an eroded anticlinal valley of the Pennsylvania ridge and valley geologic region of the Appalachian Mountain range. The valley is located in southern Centre County, Pennsylvania. Along with the Nittany Valley to the north an ...

Tussey Mountain Tussey Mountain is a stratigraphy, stratigraphic ridge in central Pennsylvania, United States, trending east of the Bald Eagle Mountain, Bald Eagle, Brush Mountain (Blair County, Pennsylvania), Brush, Dunning Mountain, Dunning and Evitts Mountai ...

Adjacent counties

Clinton County Clinton County may refer to: *Counties named for George Clinton, first and third Governor of New York, and later the fourth Vice President of the United States: **Clinton County, New York ** Clinton County, Ohio *Counties named for DeWitt Clinton, ...

(north) * Union County (east) *

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(southeast) *

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(south) *

Blair County Blair County is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 122,822. Its county seat is Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, Holli ...

(south) * Clearfield County (west)

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, there were 153,990 people, 57,573 households, and 31,256 families residing in the county. The

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was . There were 63,297 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 89.4%

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, 3.0%

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, 0.1% Native American, 5.2% Asian, 0.1%

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, 0.7% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. 2.4% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 57,573 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

living together, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.7% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91. In the county, 15.9% of the population was under the age of 18, 28.9% was from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.1 males.

2020 census

Metropolitan statistical area

The

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has designated Centre County as the State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 U.S. Census the metropolitan area ranked 13th most populous in Pennsylvania and the 259th most populous in the United States with a population of 155,403. Centre County is also a part of the larger

State College–DuBois, PA Combined Statistical Area The State College–DuBois, PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) is made up of two counties in central Pennsylvania. The United States Office of Management and Budget recognized the State College and DuBois areas along with the counties of Centre ...

(CSA), which combines the populations of Centre County as well as Clearfield County to the west. The combined statistical area ranked ninth in Pennsylvania and 123rd most populous in the United States with a population of 236,577.

Law and government

County commissioners

*Mark Higgins, Chairman (

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) *Amber Concepcion, Vice-chair (Democrat) *Steven G. Dershem, Commissioner ( Republican)

Other county offices

* Clerk of Courts and

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, Jeremy Breon, Democrat * Controller, Jason Moser, Democrat *

Coroner A coroner is a government or judicial official who is empowered to conduct or order an inquest into the manner or cause of death. The official may also investigate or confirm the identity of an unknown person who has been found dead within th ...

, Scott Sayers, Democrat *

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, Bernie Cantorna, Democrat *

Recorder of Deeds Recorder of deeds or deeds registry is a government office tasked with maintaining public records and documents, especially records relating to real estate ownership that provide persons other than the owner of a property with real rights ove ...

, Joe Davidson, Republican *Register of Wills, Christine Millinder, Republican *

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, Bryan Sampsel, Republican *

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, Colleen Kennedy, Democrat

State senate

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, Republican, Pennsylvania's 35th Senatorial District

State House of Representatives

* Scott Conklin, Democrat,

Pennsylvania's 77th Representative District The 77th Pennsylvania House of Representatives District is located in central Pennsylvania and has been represented since 2007 by H. Scott Conklin. District profile The 77th District is entirely located within Centre County and includes the f ...

* Paul Takac, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 82nd Representative District *

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, Republican, Pennsylvania's 171st Representative District

United States House of Representatives

* Glenn "G.T." Thompson, Republican,

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United States Senate

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, Republican *

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, Democrat

Politics

Centre County for many years has been a strongly Republican county, like most of rural Pennsylvania. In the early 21st century, however, it has been more competitive. In 2000

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defeated

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with 52% of the vote to Gore's 43%. In 2004 Bush won the county by a much smaller margin. Bush won 51% to Kerry's 47%, a margin of only 4%. In 2006, Governor

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and

Bob Casey Jr. Robert Patrick Casey Jr. (born April 13, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician who served from 2007 to 2025 as a United States senator from Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Casey is ...

both carried Centre, and Democrat Scott Conklin decisively won the State House seat left open by the retirement of Republican Lynn Herman in the 77th district. In 2008, Democrats captured the countywide registration edge,

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carried the county with 55% of the vote to McCain's 44%, and Democratic statewide winners (

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for Treasurer and Jack Wagner for Auditor General also carried Centre). In 2012, Barack Obama won the county in his reelection campaign by a very narrow margin, 48.9% to 48.65%, a difference of just 175 votes. In 2016, Democrat Hillary Clinton beat Republican nominee Donald Trump 47.76% to 45.86%. In the same election, incumbent Republican Senator

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beat Democratic opponent Katie McGinty 47.91% to 46.2% in the county.

Voter registration

As of February 7, 2024, there were 100,829 registered voters in Centre County. * Democratic: 42,280 (41.93%) * Republican: 40,918 (40.58%) * Non-affiliated: 13,839 (13.73%) * Third Parties: 3,792 (3.76%)

Education

Colleges and universities

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Community, junior, and technical colleges

*South Hills School of Business & Technology * Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology, public Vo Tech in Pleasant Gap

Public school districts

Map of Centre County Pennsylvania School Districts

School districts include: * Bald Eagle Area School District *

Bellefonte Area School District The Bellefonte Area School District is a midsized, rural, public school district in Centre County, Pennsylvania. The district covers the Borough of Bellefonte and the townships of Marion, Spring, and Walker, as well as most of Benner Town ...

* Keystone Central School District (also in Clinton County) * Penns Valley Area School District *

Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District The Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District is a public school district serving the portions of Centre County, Pennsylvania and Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses the Centre County municipalities of Phillipsburg Boro and Ru ...

(also in Clearfield County) *

State College Area School District The State College Area School District (SCASD) is a large, suburban and rural public school district based in State College, Pennsylvania. The district's territory includes the borough of State College, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding towns ...

Tyrone Area School District The Tyrone Area School District is a public school district with coverage areas in Blair County, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania and Taylor Township in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It serves the borough of Tyrone and the townsh ...

(also in Blair County and Huntingdon County)

Public charter schools

*Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School *Centre Learning Community Charter School *Nittany Valley Charter School *There are 13 public cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania that are available for free statewide, to children K-12. See:

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Private schools

As reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Education 2010. *Bower Hollow Parochial School – Woodward * Centre County Christian Academy – Bellefonte *Elk Creek School – Rebersburg *Faith Christian Academy – Philipsburg *Grace Prep – Ferguson *Hill Side School – Rebersburg *Hubler Ridge School – Bellefonte *Kramer Gap School – Spring Mills *Little Nittany Amish Parochial School – Howard *Mountain View School – Rebersburg *Nittany Christian School – State College *Our Lady of Victory School – State College *Park Forest Montessori School - Patton *Peach Lane Amish School – Madisonburg *Penns Valley Amish Paroch School – Woodward *Rockville School – Rebersburg *Spring Bank School – Rebersburg *St John Evangelist School – Bellefonte *St. Joseph's Academy – Boalsburg *State College Friends School – State College *Sunny Meadow Parochial School – Howard *Sunset View School – Howard *Sunset View School – Rebersburg *Windy Poplars School – Centre Hall *Woodside Amish School – Spring Mills

Libraries

*Centre County Libraries **Centre County Library & Historical Museum – Bellefonte **Centre Hall Area Branch Library – Centre Hall **Holt Memorial Library – Philipsburg **Centre County Bookmobile *American Philatelic Research Library *Schlow Centre Region Library

Pennsylvania State University libraries

*Pattee Library *Paterno Library * Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library * Earth and Mineral Sciences Library * Engineering Library * Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library

Transportation

Airport

State College Regional Airport State College Regional Airport, – formerly University Park Airport – is a public airport in Benner Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, serving State College, Pennsylvania, State College and Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, Bellefonte. The airpor ...

operates daily commercial and general aviation flights.

United Express United Express is a regional airline network that supports United Airlines operations, primarily by serving smaller cities and connecting traffic to United's main hubs. Representing six percent of United's total capacity for 2024, United Express ...

and American Eagle service the airport currently.

Major highways

* * * * * * * * * * * *

Recreation

There are six Pennsylvania state parks in Centre County. *

Bald Eagle State Park Bald Eagle State Park is a List of Pennsylvania state parks, Pennsylvania state park in Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, Howard, Liberty Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, Liberty, and Marion Township, Centre County, Pennsylvan ...

is the largest state park in Centre County with . It is on

Pennsylvania Route 150 Pennsylvania Route 150 (PA 150) is a highway in Central Pennsylvania. Its southern terminus is at PA 26 in Dale Summit, Pennsylvania near State College, at the location of the Nittany Mall. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 220 (US 220) ...

between Milesburg and Lock Haven. *

Black Moshannon State Park Black Moshannon State Park is a List of Pennsylvania state parks, Pennsylvania state park in Rush Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It surrounds Black Moshannon Lake, formed by a dam on Black Moshannon Creek, which has give ...

, west of State College has a

bog A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and musk ...

with three species of

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s and 17

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...

varieties. *

McCalls Dam State Park McCalls Dam State Park is a List of Pennsylvania state parks, Pennsylvania state park on in Miles Township, Pennsylvania, Miles Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, Centre County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is in the easternmo ...

is a small park on a dirt road in the easternmost area of the eastern tip of the county. * Penn-Roosevelt State Park is the site of a former segregated

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camp for African American men. *

Poe Paddy State Park Poe Paddy State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Haines Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is surrounded by Bald Eagle State Forest. Poe Valley State Park is to the east. The park is at the confluence ...

is at the confluence of Big Poe Creek and Penns Creek. *

Poe Valley State Park Poe Valley State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Penn Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is surrounded by Bald Eagle State Forest. Poe Paddy State Park is to the east. The forests of the park surround ...

is in an isolated valley surrounding 25 acre Poe Lake.

Media

Centre County's main daily newspaper is the ''

Centre Daily Times The ''Centre Daily Times'' is a daily newspaper located in State College, Pennsylvania. It is the hometown newspaper for State College and the Pennsylvania State University, with more than 45,000 students attending the main campus. History The ...

'' (part of the

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chain). Alternative newspapers include the ''Centre County Gazette'' and ''State College City Guide''. Newspapers of

's main campus include the student-run ''

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''. Magazines in the area include ''Town & Gown'', ''State College Magazine'', ''Good Life in Happy Valley'', ''Blue White Illustrated'', ''Pennsylvania Business Central'', and ''Voices of Central Pennsylvania''. The radio market of Centre County is ranked #257 in the nation. Some of the more popular stations include WPSU,

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, WZWW, WLEJ,

WFGE WFGE (101.1 FM) is a country music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to State College, Pennsylvania, serving the State College/ Bellefonte area. WFGE is owned and operated by Seven Mountains Media, through licensee Southern Belle Med ...

, WNLI, WRSC-FM, WBHV, WOWY, and WBUS. Centre County is part of the Johnstown/Altoona/State College television market, which is currently ranked #99 in the nation. Television stations broadcasting out of State College are WPSU (

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) and WHVL-LD (

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) as well as C-NET, Centre County's Government and Education Access Television Network, which broadcasts on two channels: CGTV (Government Access TV) and CETV (Educational Access TV). Johnstown-based

WJAC-TV WJAC-TV (channel 6) is a television station licensed to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States, serving the Johnstown– Altoona– State College market as an affiliate of NBC and The CW Plus. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which pro ...

(

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) and Altoona-based

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(

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) maintain satellite studios and offices.

Communities

Under Pennsylvania law, there are five types of incorporated municipalities:

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, home rule municipalities,

boroughs A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History ...

townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

, and in at most two cases,

towns A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

. These are the municipalities, boroughs and townships in Centre County:

Home rule municipalities

* Ferguson Township ( Happy Valley) *

State College State College is a borough and home rule municipality in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a college town, home to the University Park campus of The Pennsylvania State University. State College is the largest designated borou ...

( Happy Valley)

Boroughs

* Bellefonte (county seat) * Centre Hall *

Howard Howard is a masculine given name derived from the English surname Howard. ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names'' notes that "the use of this surname as a christian name is quite recent and there seems to be no particular reason for ...

* Milesburg *

Millheim Millheim is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 904 at the 2010 United Sta ...

* Philipsburg * Port Matilda *

Snow Shoe Snowshoes are specialized outdoor gear for walking over snow. Their large footprint spreads the user's weight out and allows them to travel largely on top of rather than through snow. Adjustable bindings attach them to appropriate winter footw ...

* Unionville

Townships

* Benner * Boggs * Burnside *

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( Happy Valley) *

Curtin Curtin may refer to: Places *Curtin, Australian Capital Territory * Curtin, Oregon, U.S. *Curtin Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, U.S. *Curtin, Nicholas County, West Virginia, U.S. *Curtin, Webster County, West Virginia, U.S. * RAAF Base Curt ...

* Ferguson ( Happy Valley) * Gregg * Haines *

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Harris Harris may refer to: Places Canada * Harris, Ontario * Northland Pyrite Mine (also known as Harris Mine) * Harris, Saskatchewan * Rural Municipality of Harris No. 316, Saskatchewan Scotland * Harris, Outer Hebrides (sometimes called the Isle ...

( Happy Valley) *

* Huston *

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Marion Marion or MARION may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Marion (band), a British alternative rock group * ''Marion'' (miniseries), a 1974 miniseries * ''Marion'' (1920 film), an Italian silent film * ''Marion'' (2024 film), a UK short People a ...

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* Patton ( Happy Valley) * Penn *

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* Rush *

Spring Spring(s) may refer to: Common uses * Spring (season), a season of the year * Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy * Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water * Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a he ...

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* Union *

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* Worth

Census-designated places

Census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

s are geographical areas designated by the

for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may also be listed here. * Aaronsburg * Baileyville *

Blanchard Blanchard is a French family name. It is also used as a given name. It derives from the Old French word ''blanchart'' which meant "whitish, bordering upon white". It is also an obsolete term for a white horse. Geographical distribution As of 2014, ...

* Boalsburg * Casanova * Clarence * Coburn * Continental Courts * Eagle Creek *

Eagleville Eagleville may refer to the following places in the United States: * Eagleville, California * Eagleville, Missouri * Eagleville, Churchill County, Nevada * Eagleville, Mineral County, Nevada * Eagleville, Ashtabula County, Ohio * Eagleville, Wood C ...

* Holters Crossing * Houserville * Hublersburg *

Jacksonville Jacksonville ( ) is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of North Florida, northeastern Florida. It is the county seat of Duval County, Florida, Duval County, with which the City of Jacksonv ...

* Julian * Lemont * Madisonburg * Mingoville *

Monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical ...

* Moose Run * Moshannon * Mount Eagle * Nittany * North Philipsburg * Orviston * Park Forest Village *

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

* Pine Glen * Pine Grove Mills * Pleasant Gap * Potters Mills * Ramblewood * Rebersburg * Runville * Sandy Ridge * Snydertown * South Philipsburg * Spring Mills * Stormstown * Toftrees * Woodward * Yarnell *

Zion Zion (; ) is a placename in the Tanakh, often used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole. The name is found in 2 Samuel (), one of the books of the Tanakh dated to approximately the mid-6th century BCE. It o ...

Other communities

* Axemann * Cato *

Centennial A centennial, or centenary in British English, is a 100th anniversary or otherwise relates to a century. Notable events Notable centennial events at a national or world-level include: * Centennial Exhibition, 1876, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

Chemical A chemical substance is a unique form of matter with constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. Chemical substances may take the form of a single element or chemical compounds. If two or more chemical substances can be combin ...

* Coleville * Colyer * Fillmore * Fishermans Paradise * Gatesburg * Graysdale * Gum Stump * Ingleby (ghost town) * Linden Hall *

Livonia Livonia, known in earlier records as Livland, is a historical region on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. It is named after the Livonians, who lived on the shores of present-day Latvia. By the end of the 13th century, the name was extende ...

* Marengo * Martha Furnace * Millbrook * Oak Hall * Old Fort * Overlook Heights *

Panorama A panorama (formed from Greek language, Greek πᾶν "all" + ὅραμα "view") is any Obtuse angle, wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography (panoramic photography), film, seismic image ...

* Penn Five * Pine Hall * Rock Springs *

Scotia Scotia is a Latin placename derived from ''Scoti'', a Latin name for the Gaels, first attested in the late 3rd century.Duffy, Seán. ''Medieval Ireland: An Encyclopedia''. Routledge, 2005. p. 698. The Romans referred to Ireland as "Scotia" aro ...

(ghost town) * Shingletown * Skytop * Spike Island * Struble * Tusseyville * University Park *

Waddle Waddle may refer to: * Waddle, Pennsylvania Waddle is a populated place in Patton Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Buffalo Run Valley, Happy Valley, and the larger Nittany Valley. Geography Waddle is ...

* Woodycrest

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Centre County. † ''county seat''

References

External links

Official website

Centre Daily Times
Local Newspaper
Interactive Web Mapping Application for Centre County

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) Historical Marker SearchOpen Access edition of ''The History of Centre and Clinton counties, Pennsylvania'' (1883) by John Blair Linn at the Penn State University Library website
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