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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Indiana County is a county located in the West central part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 88,880. Its county seat is Indiana. Indiana County comprises the Indiana, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-WV-OH Combined Statistical Area.
Prior to the American Revolutionary War, some settlers proposed this as part of a larger, separate colony to be known as Vandalia, but opposing interests and the war intervened. Afterward, claims to the territory by both the states of Virginia and Pennsylvania had to be reconciled. After this land was assigned to Pennsylvania by the federal government according to the placement of the Mason–Dixon line, Indiana County was created on March 30, 1803, from parts of Westmoreland and Clearfield counties and was formally organized in 1806.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1810 | 6,214
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| 1820 | 8,882
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| 1830 | 14,252
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| 1840 | 20,782
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| 1850 | 27,170
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| 1860 | 33,687
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| 1870 | 36,138
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| 1880 | 40,527
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| 1890 | 42,175
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| 1900 | 42,556
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| 1910 | 66,210
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| 1920 | 80,910
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| 1930 | 75,395
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| 1940 | 79,854
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| 1950 | 77,106
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| 1960 | 75,366
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| 1970 | 79,451
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| 1980 | 92,281
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| 1990 | 89,994
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Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Indiana County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.indianapa.info
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