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Westmoreland County
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county in Pennsylvania, United States
Westmoreland County is a county located in Pennsylvania in the United States. It is significant as an industrial and residential area in the western part of the state with a notable population and economic presence in the region.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Founded
- February 26, 1773
- Named after
- Westmorland
- Seat
- Greensburg
- Largest city
- Hempfield Township
- Total
- 1,036 sq mi (2,680 km )
- Land
- 1,028 sq mi (2,660 km )
- Water
- 8.5 sq mi (22 km ) 0.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 349,324
- Density
- 345/sq mi (133/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 12th , 14th
- Website
- www .westmorelandcountypa .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Westmorland
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Pennsylvania
- Capital
- Greensburg
- Population
- 354663
- Area
- 1036
- Shares border with
- Butler County
- Official website
- www.co.westmoreland.pa.us
- Image
- Greensburg-pennsylvania-courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 153772
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- Commons category
- Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
- topic's main category
- Category:Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
- water as percent of area
- 0.8
- native label
- Westmoreland County
- inception
- 1773-02-26
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
- different from
- Westmoreland County
- social media followers
- 2292
- per capita income
- 34992
- phone number
- +1 724-830-3000
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Encyclopedic overview
Westmoreland County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania, United States, in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 354,663. The county seat is Greensburg and the most populous community is Hempfield Township. It is named after Westmorland, a historic county of England. The county is part of the Southwest Pennsylvania region of the state.
History
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