Erie County

Summary

Erie County is a county of Pennsylvania^[1]. It draws 474 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #22 of 67).^[2]

Key Facts

• Erie County is located in Pennsylvania^[3].
• Erie County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Erie County is on the body of water Lake Erie^[5].
• Erie County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania^[6].
• Erie County's instance of is recorded as home rule county of Pennsylvania^[7].
• Erie County's capital is recorded as Erie^[8].
• Erie County's shares border with is recorded as Chautauqua County^[9].
• Erie County's shares border with is recorded as Warren County^[10].
• Erie County's shares border with is recorded as Crawford County^[11].
• Erie County's shares border with is recorded as Ashtabula County^[12].
• Lake Erie is named after Erie County^[13].
• Erie County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Erie^[14].
• Erie County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wattsburg^[15].
• Erie County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Albion^[16].
• Erie County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Amity Township^[17].
• Erie County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Concord Township^[18].
• Erie County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Conneaut Township^[19].
• Erie County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Corry^[20].
• Erie County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cranesville^[21].
• Erie County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Edinboro^[22].
• Erie County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Elgin^[23].
• Erie County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Elk Creek Township^[24].
• Erie County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fairview Township^[25].
• Erie County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Franklin Township^[26].
• Erie County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Girard Township^[27].

Body

Geography

Erie County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Pennsylvania^[3]. It is on the body of water Lake Erie^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+280566'}^[28], {'amount': '+280715'}^[29], {'amount': '+280921'}^[30], {'amount': '+280823'}^[31], {'amount': '+280294'}^[32], and {'amount': '+278045'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include county of Pennsylvania^[6] and home rule county of Pennsylvania^[7].

History and Context

March 12, 1800 marks the founding of Erie County^[34]. Lake Erie is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

Erie County draws 474 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #22 of 67).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]