Susquehanna County
county in Pennsylvania, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Founded
- October 13, 1812
- Named after
- Susquehanna River
- Seat
- Montrose
- Largest borough
- Forest City
- Total
- 832 sq mi (2,150 km )
- Land
- 823 sq mi (2,130 km )
- Water
- 8.7 sq mi (23 km ) 1.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 38,237
- Density
- 46.7/sq mi (18.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Susquehanna County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,434 Its county seat is Montrose. The county was created on February 21, 1810, from part of Luzerne County and later organized in 1812. It is named for the Susquehanna River. The county is part of the Northeast Pennsylvania region of the state.
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