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Adams County
; Adams County, Pennsylvania;
	; Adams County Courthouse;
	; ; Seal;
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	; ; Location in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania;
	; ; Pennsylvania's location in the U.S.;
Founded	January 22, 1800
Named for	John Adams
Seat	Gettysburg
Largest borough	Gettysburg
Area
• Total	522 sq mi (1,352 km2)
• Land	519 sq mi (1,344 km2)
• Water	3.1 sq mi (8 km2), 0.6%
Population (est.)
• (2017)	102,336
• Density	197/sq mi (76/km2)
Congressional district	13th
Time zone	; Eastern: UTC−5/−4;
Website	www.adamscounty.us
	; Footnotes:
; Pennsylvania Historical Marker;
Type	City
Designated	November 6, 1982;
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	;

Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,407.^[2] Its county seat is Gettysburg.^[3] The county was created on January 22, 1800, from part of York County, and was named for the second President of the United States, John Adams. On July 1–3, 1863, the area around Gettysburg was the site of the pivotal battle of the American Civil War, and as a result is a center for Civil War tourism.

Adams County comprises the Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area.

Geography

Eternal Light Peace Memorial at Gettysburg Battlefield

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 522 square miles (1,350 km²), of which 519 square miles (1,340 km²) is land and 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²) (0.6%) is water.^[4] The Borough of Gettysburg is located at the center of Adams County. This county seat community is surrounded on three sides by the Gettysburg National Military Park (GNMP). The Eisenhower National Historic Site adjoins GNMP on its southwest edge. Most of Adams County's rural landscapes and its mid-19th century roadway pattern remain intact today. Thirteen historic roadways converge at or near Gettysburg Borough. Two circular rings of towns surround Gettysburg; the first is typically found at a distance of about 7 miles (11 km) from Gettysburg. The second ring is found at a distance of 12 to 15 miles (24 km) from the County Seat. This "spokes and wheel" pattern is one of the few examples of Central Place Theory in the Eastern United States.

The county is in the watershed of the Chesapeake Bay and is drained by the Susquehanna and Potomac Rivers.

Adjacent counties

Cumberland County (north)

York County (east)

Carroll County, Maryland (southeast)

Frederick County, Maryland (southwest)

Franklin County (west)

National protected areas

Eisenhower National Historic Site

Gettysburg National Military Park

Government

Commissioners

Adams County is administered by a three-person Board of Commissioners, who serve four-year terms. Elections occur in the odd-numbered years that precede U.S. Presidential elections, with the next election falling in 2019. All three Commissioners are chosen in the same election, and voters may vote for no more than two of the candidates. The Commissioners are responsible for the management of the fiscal and administrative functions of the county.

Official	Party	Term ends
Randy Phiel	Republican	2019
Jim Martin	Republican	2019
Marty Qually	Democratic	2019

Elected County Officials

As of the November 2017 election:^[5]

Office	Official	Party	Term ends
Clerk of Courts	Kelly A. Lawver	Republican	2019
Controller	Steve Renner	Republican	2019
Coroner	Patricia Felix	Republican	2019
Treasurer	Chrissy Redding	Republican	2021
District Attorney	Brian Sinnett	Republican	2019
Prothonotary	Beverly Boyd	Republican	2019
Recorder of Deeds and Register of Wills	Karen Heflin	Republican	2019
Sheriff	James W. Muller	Republican	2021

Politics

Presidential politics

Adams County is a generally Republican County. In 2016 Donald Trump carried the county with 66.3% of the vote to Hillary Clinton's 29.9%.^[6] No Democratic presidential candidate has won Adams County since Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 landslide.^[7]

Presidential elections results

**Presidential elections results**^[8]
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	65.5% 31,423	29.6% 14,219	4.9% 2,348
2012	62.8% 26,767	35.4% 15,091	1.8% 767
2008	58.9% 26,349	39.4% 17,633	1.7% 759
2004	66.9% 28,247	32.6% 13,764	0.5% 217
2000	62.3% 20,848	34.9% 11,682	2.7% 914
1996	52.0% 15,338	36.5% 10,774	11.5% 3,396
1992	45.9% 13,552	32.5% 9,576	21.6% 6,373
1988	64.9% 15,650	34.4% 8,299	0.7% 156
1984	69.4% 16,786	30.2% 7,289	0.4% 99
1980	61.4% 13,760	32.4% 7,266	6.2% 1,378
1976	56.9% 12,133	41.1% 8,771	2.0% 418
1972	70.2% 13,593	28.6% 5,529	1.3% 243
1968	59.8% 11,303	31.7% 5,993	8.5% 1,611
1964	43.4% 8,617	56.1% 11,148	0.5% 95
1960	62.0% 12,933	37.9% 7,895	0.1% 26
1956	66.1% 12,250	33.9% 6,281	0.0% 0
1952	65.8% 11,016	34.0% 5,691	0.2% 30
1948	59.1% 7,988	40.0% 5,409	0.8% 112
1944	59.6% 8,787	39.9% 5,881	0.5% 67
1940	53.9% 8,609	46.0% 7,354	0.1% 21
1936	47.8% 8,313	47.9% 8,336	4.4% 761
1932	45.1% 6,084	53.3% 7,185	1.7% 225
1928	67.3% 9,656	32.3% 4,635	0.4% 58
1924	52.9% 5,778	44.3% 4,840	2.8% 300
1920	56.9% 5,323	41.2% 3,852	1.9% 174
1916	43.8% 3,290	52.7% 3,963	3.5% 266
1912	11.4% 819	51.1% 3,682	37.6% 2,709
1908	47.0% 3,685	51.4% 4,034	1.7% 130
1904	50.7% 4,017	48.1% 3,812	1.3% 102
1900	47.5% 3,718	50.7% 3,967	1.9% 147
1896	51.0% 4,170	46.6% 3,814	2.5% 201
1892	47.2% 3,384	51.8% 3,716	1.0% 70
1888	46.5% 3,371	52.4% 3,794	1.1% 78

Adams County is staunchly Republican; the last Democratic Presidential candidate to carry the county was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, and it has gone blue only three times in the last 100 years.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Adams County consists of two Pennsylvania House Districts. The 91st district is exclusively in Adams County, comprising the southern and middle parts of the county, including Gettysburg. The 193rd District spans into Cumberland County to the north.

District	Representative	Party
91	Dan Moul	Republican
193	Will Tallman	Republican

Pennsylvania Senate

Adams County is entirely contained within the 33rd Senatorial District, which also includes parts of York and Franklin Counties.

District	Representative	Party
33	Richard Alloway	Republican

United States House of Representatives

From 2012 until 2018, Adams County was part of the 4th Congressional District until the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that the Commonwealth's Congressional Districts constituted an illegal partisan Gerrymander.^[9] As a result, Adams County was moved from the 4th District to the 13th Congressional District and elected a new Representative in the 2018 election.

District	Representative	Party
13	John Joyce	Republican

United States Senate

Pat Toomey, Republican

Bob Casey Jr., Democratic

Voter Registration

As of November 7, 2017 there was 65,225 registered voters in the county. Republicans hold a majority of the voters. There was 35,686 registered Republicans, 19,164 registered Democrats, 9,806 voters registered to other parties, 468 to the Libertarian Party and 101 voters registered to the Green Party.^[10]

Chart of Voter Registration

Republican (54.71%)

Democratic (29.38%)

NPA/Other Parties (15.04%)

Libertarian (0.72%)

Green (0.15%)

Voter registration and party enrollment
Party		Number of voters	Percentage
	Republican	35,686	54.71
	Democratic	19,164	29.38
	Others	9,806	15.04
	Libertarian	468	0.72
	Green	101	0.15
Total		65,226	100%

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1800	13,172		—
1810	15,152		15.0%
1820	19,370		27.8%
1830	21,379		10.4%
1840	23,044		7.8%
1850	25,981		12.7%
1860	28,006		7.8%
1870	30,315		8.2%
1880	32,455		7.1%
1890	33,486		3.2%
1900	34,496		3.0%
1910	34,319		−0.5%
1920	34,583		0.8%
1930	37,128		7.4%
1940	39,435		6.2%
1950	44,197		12.1%
1960	51,906		17.4%
1970	56,937		9.7%
1980	68,292		19.9%
1990	78,274		14.6%
2000	91,292		16.6%
2010	101,407		11.1%
Est. 2017	102,336	^[11]	0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[12] 1790–1960^[13] 1900–1990^[14] 1990–2000^[15] 2010–2017^[2]

As of the 2010 census,^[16] there were 101,407 people, 33,652 households, and 24,767 families in the county. The population density was 194 people per square mile (75/km²). There were 35,831 housing units at an average density of 69 per square mile (27/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.39% White, 1.21% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.71% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. 3.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 42.7% were of German, 14.1% American, 8.5% Irish and 7.1% English ancestry. 95.0% spoke English and 3.6% Spanish as their first language.

There were 33,652 households, of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.10% were married couples living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.40% were non-families. 21.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.02.

The county population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.80 males. Adams County is one of two counties in Pennsylvania where Latter-Day Saints make up 1% of the population.

Birth rate

Per the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Adams County's live birth rate was 1,132 births in 1990. The County's live birth rate in 2000 was 1,048 births, while in 2011 it had declined to 1,039 babies.^[17] Over the past 50 years (1960 to 2010), rural Pennsylvania saw a steady decline in both the number and proportion of residents under 18 years old. In 1960, 1.06 million rural residents, or 35 percent of the rural population, were children.

Teen pregnancy rate

Adams County had a 29 babies born to teens (age15-19) in 2011. In 2014, the number of teen births in Adams County was 27.^[18]

County poverty demographics

According to research by The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, a legislative Agency of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the poverty rate for Adams County was 10.8% in 2014.^[19] The statewide poverty rate was 13.6% in 2014. The 2012 childhood poverty rate by school district was: Bermudian Springs School District – 32.4% living at 185% or below than the Federal Poverty Level, Conewago Valley School District – 37.3%, Fairfield Area School District – 19.5%, Gettysburg Area School District – 42.3%, Littlestown Area School District – 32.1%, and Upper Adams School District – 45.5%.^[20]

Metropolitan and Combined Statistical Area

The US OMB^[21] has designated Adams County as the Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 census^[22] the metropolitan area population of 101,407 ranked 19th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the 349th most populous in the United States. Adams County is also a part of the larger Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which combines the populations of Adams County with those of Cumberland, Dauphin, Lebanon, Perry and York Counties in Pennsylvania. The Combined Statistical Area ranked 5th in the State of Pennsylvania and 43rd most populous in the United States with a population of 1,219,422.

Education

Map of Adams County, Pennsylvania School Districts

Colleges and universities

Gettysburg College

Lutheran Theological Seminary

Community, junior and technical colleges

Harrisburg Area Community College

Public school districts

Bermudian Springs School District – ranked 252nd (2016),^[23] 350th (2012), 289th (2008)

Conewago Valley School District – ranked 160th (2016), 310th (2012), 330th (2008)

Fairfield Area School District – ranked 232nd (2016), 332nd (2012), 410th (2008)

Gettysburg Area School District – ranked 95th (2016), 180th (2012), 318th (2008)

Littlestown Area School District – ranked 143rd (2016), 293rd (2012), 280th (2008)

Upper Adams School District – ranked 269th (2016), 272th (2012), 274th (2008)

The 496 school districts of Pennsylvania that operate high schools were ranked for student academic achievement, as demonstrated by three years of math, reading, writing and science PSSA results.^[24]^[25]

Public charter schools

Gettysburg Montessori Charter School – Gettysburg (K-6)

Vida Charter School – Gettysburg (K-6)

County residents may apply to attend any of the Commonwealth's 14 (as of 2015) public, cyber charter schools at no additional cost to the parents.^[26]

Private schools

As reported by Pennsylvania Department of Education April 2015

Academy for Media Production – McSherrystown

Adams County Christian Academy – Gettysburg

Delone Catholic High School – McSherrystown

Forest Lane Mennonite School – Gettysburg

Freedom Christian School – Gettysburg

Gettysburg SDA Church School – Gettysburg

Independent Baptist Day School – Biglerville

JIL Christian School – Biglerville

Littlestown Christian Academy – Littlestown

Oxford Christian Academy – New Oxford

Paradise School – Abbottstown

St. Teresa of Calcutta School -McSherrystown

St James Child Care Center – Gettysburg

St Joseph Academy Preschool – McSherrystown

Intermediate Unit

Lincoln Intermediate Unit (IU#12) region includes: Adams, Franklin, and York Counties. The agency offers school districts, home schooled students and private schools many services including: Special education services, combined purchasing, and instructional technology services. It runs Summer Academy which offers both art and academic strands designed to meet the needs of gifted, talented and high achieving students. Additional services include: Curriculum Mapping, Professional Development for school employees, Adult Education, Nonpublic School Services, Business Services, Migrant & ESL (English as a Second Language), Instructional Services, Special Education, Management Services, and Technology Services. It provides a GED program for adults to earn a high school diploma, and offers literacy programs. The Lincoln Intermediate Unit is governed by a 13-member Board of Directors, each a member of a local school board from the 25 school districts. Board members are elected by school directors of all 25 school districts for three-year terms that begin July 1.^[27] There are 29 intermediate units in Pennsylvania. They are funded by school districts, state and federal program specific funding and grants; they do not have the power to tax.

Libraries

A R Wentz Library – Gettysburg

Adams County Historical Society – Gettysburg

Adams County Library at Carroll Valley – Carroll Valley [1]

Adams County Law Library – Gettysburg [2]

Gettysburg Library - Gettysburg [3]

Harbaugh-Thomas Library – [Biglerville http://www.adamslibrary.org/]

Jean Barnett Trone Memorial Library of East Berlin [4] – East Berlin

Littlestown Community Library – Littlestown [5]

Musselman Library – Gettysburg

New Oxford Area Library – New Oxford [6]

Transportation

Air

There are currently no scheduled commercial flights into Adams County. The nearest airports with regular commercial service are in Hagerstown, Maryland (Hagerstown Regional Airport), Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (Harrisburg International Airport), and Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Lancaster Airport).

Bus

Public bus service in Adams County is available through the Adams County Transit Authority.

Major Highways

US 15

US 15 Bus.

US 30

PA 16

PA 34

PA 94

PA 97

PA 116

PA 134

PA 194

PA 233

PA 234

PA 394

Recreation

Recreational areas of Adams County include

Caledonia State Park, state park named for an iron furnace that was owned by Thaddeus Stevens. Most of this park is in neighboring Franklin County, but a portion of it extends into Adams. It is near U.S. Route 30 between Chambersburg and Gettysburg.

Eisenhower National Historic Site, the home and farm of 34th President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Gettysburg Battlefield, Civil War battlefield fought July 1-3, 1863

Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area, federally designated National Heritage Area in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

McPherson Ridge, landform used during the Battle of Gettysburg

Michaux State Forest

Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 249, providing hunting, trapping and other activities.

Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve

Communities

Map of Adams County with Municipal Labels showing Boroughs (red), Townships (white), and Census-designated places (blue)

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following boroughs and townships are located in Adams County, as well as unincorporated areas and CDPs:

Boroughs

Abbottstown

Arendtsville

Bendersville

Biglerville

Bonneauville

Carroll Valley

East Berlin

Fairfield

Gettysburg (county seat)

Littlestown

McSherrystown

New Oxford

York Springs

Townships

Berwick

Butler

Conewago

Cumberland

Franklin

Freedom

Germany

Hamilton

Hamiltonban

Highland

Huntington

Latimore

Liberty

Menallen

Mount Joy

Mount Pleasant

Oxford

Reading

Straban

Tyrone

Union

Census-designated places

Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data, but are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well.

Aspers

Cashtown

Floradale

Gardners

Hampton

Heidlersburg

Hunterstown

Idaville

Lake Heritage

Lake Meade

Midway

McKnightstown

Orrtanna

Table Rock

Unincorporated areas

Advance

Barlow

Beechersville

Berlin Junction

Bermudian

Bittinger

Bridgeport

Brush Run

Brushtown

Brysonia

Cedar Ridge

Centennial

Center Mills

Charnita

Cross Keys

Deardorffs Mill

Edgegrove

Fairplay

Fountain Dale

Gargol

Georgetown

Germantown

Gladhill

Goldenville

Green Springs

Greenmount

Greenstone

Guernsey

Guldens

Hershey Heights

Hilltown

Indian Village

Irishtown

Iron Springs

Jacks Mountain

Kingsdale

Knoxlyn

Latimore

Maria Furnace

Menges Mill

Mount Hope

Mount Misery

Mount Pleasant

Mount Tabor

Mummasburg

New Chester

Oak Grove

Peach Glen

Plainview

Quaker Valley

Sedgwick

Sell

Seven Stars

Shanks Mill

Slate Ridge

Square Corner

Stremmels

The Pines

Two Taverns

Virginia Mills

Wenksville

Whitehall

Zora

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Adams County.^[22]

† county seat

Rank	City/Town/etc.	Population (2010 Census)	Municipal type	Incorporated
1	† Gettysburg	7,620	Borough	1806
2	Littlestown	4,434	Borough	1864
3	Carroll Valley	3,876	Borough	1974
4	McSherrystown	3,038	Borough	1882
5	Lake Meade	2,563	CDP
6	Midway	2,125	CDP
7	Bonneauville	1,800	Borough	1961
8	New Oxford	1,783	Borough	1874
9	East Berlin	1,521	Borough	1879
10	Lake Heritage	1,333	CDP
11	Biglerville	1,200	Borough	1903
12	Abbottstown	1,011	Borough	1835
13	Arendtsville	952	Borough	1896
14	York Springs	833	Borough	1868
15	Heidlersburg	707	CDP
16	Bendersville	641	Borough	1866
17	Hampton	632	CDP
18	Hunterstown	547	CDP
19	Fairfield	507	Borough	1896
20	Cashtown	459	CDP
21	Aspers	350	CDP
22	McKnightstown	226	CDP
23	Idaville	177	CDP
24	Orrtanna	173	CDP
25	Gardners	150	CDP
26	Table Rock	62	CDP
27	Floradale	38	CDP

Notable people

Joel Funk Asper, born in Adams County, United States Congressman from Missouri^[28]

Henry Roelif Brinkerhoff (1787–1844), born in Adams County, United States Congressman^[28]

Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mamie Eisenhower; their retirement home outside Gettysburg is preserved as Eisenhower National Historic Site.

Erik Harris, football player

Alpha Jefferson Kynett, (1829–1899), born in Adams County, noted Methodist clergyman and leader of the temperance movement.^[28]

Eddie Plank (1875–1926), Major League Baseball pitcher; third winningest left-handed pitcher of all time. Baseball Hall of Fame induction 1946.

John Studebaker (1833–1917); co-founder of what would become the Studebaker Corporation automobile company. He was the third son of the founding Studebaker family and was company president from 1868-1917.

David Day (1854–1897), American Lutheran missionary to Liberia.

John A. Hauser (1907-1983); president of the apple processing company, C. H. Musselman Company.

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External links

Adams County Official Website

Adams County Community Foundation

Adams County Visitor Information

Gettysburg Photographs.com

Coordinates: 39°52′N 77°13′W / 39.87°N 77.22°W / 39.87; -77.22

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Gettysburg
Boroughs	Abbottstown Arendtsville Bendersville Biglerville Bonneauville Carroll Valley East Berlin Fairfield Gettysburg Littlestown McSherrystown New Oxford York Springs
Townships	Berwick Butler Conewago Cumberland Franklin Freedom Germany Hamilton Hamiltonban Highland Huntington Latimore Liberty Menallen Mount Joy Mount Pleasant Oxford Reading Straban Tyrone Union
CDPs	Aspers Cashtown Flora Dale Gardners Hampton Heidlersburg Hunterstown Idaville Lake Heritage Lake Meade McKnightstown Midway Orrtanna Table Rock
Unincorporated communities	Barlow Beechersville Bermudian Bittinger Cross Keys Fairplay Graefenburg Greenmount Iron Springs Knoxlyn Maria Furnace Mount Tabor Peach Glen Round Top Tillie Two Taverns Wenksville
Ghost town	Tartown

v t e Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Metro areas	Altoona Baltimore-Washington Erie Harrisburg–Carlisle Johnstown Lancaster Lebanon Lehigh Valley New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Reading Scranton‑Wilkes-Barre State College Williamsport York-Hanover
Largest cities	Allentown Altoona Bethlehem Butler Chester DuBois Easton Erie Greensburg Harrisburg Hazleton Johnstown Lancaster Lebanon McKeesport New Castle Philadelphia Pittsburgh Pottsville Reading Scranton Sunbury Wilkes-Barre Williamsport York
Largest municipalities	Abington Bensalem Bethel Park Bristol Cheltenham Cranberry Darby Falls Hampden Haverford Hempfield Lower Macungie Lower Makefield Lower Merion Lower Paxton Manheim McCandless Middletown Millcreek Township Monroeville Mount Lebanon Norristown Northampton North Huntingdon Penn Hills Radnor Ridley Ross Shaler Spring State College Tredyffrin Upper Darby Upper Merion Warminster West Chester Whitehall York Township
Regions	Allegheny Mountains Allegheny National Forest Allegheny Plateau Atlantic Coastal Plain Bald Eagle Valley Blue Ridge Coal Region Cumberland Valley Delaware Valley Dutch Country Eastern Endless Mountains Great Valley Mahoning Valley Happy Valley Laurel Highlands Lehigh Valley Main Line Moshannon Valley Nittany Valley Northeastern Northern Tier Northwestern North Central North Penn Valley Ohio Valley Oil Region Oley Valley Pennsylvania Highlands Penns Valley Philicon Valley Piedmont Pocono Mountains Ridge and Valley Saucon Valley South Central Southeastern Southern Southwestern Susquehanna Valley Western Wyoming Valley
Counties	Adams Allegheny Armstrong Beaver Bedford Berks Blair Bradford Bucks Butler Cambria Cameron Carbon Centre Chester Clarion Clearfield Clinton Columbia Crawford Cumberland Dauphin Delaware Elk Erie Fayette Forest Franklin Fulton Greene Huntingdon Indiana Jefferson Juniata Lackawanna Lancaster Lawrence Lebanon Lehigh Luzerne Lycoming McKean Mercer Mifflin Monroe Montgomery Montour Northampton Northumberland Perry Philadelphia Pike Potter Schuylkill Snyder Somerset Sullivan Susquehanna Tioga Union Venango Warren Washington Wayne Westmoreland Wyoming York

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