Pike County, Pennsylvania

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The County of Pike was separated from Wayne County on March 26, 1814. It was named for Zebulon Montgomery Pike, discoverer of Pike's Peak and a General killed in the war of 1812. The County Seat is Milford. As of 2010, the population was 57,369.

Pike County is considered the most western edge of the Greater New York area surrounding New York City. As of 2006, Pike County was the fastest-growing county in the state of Pennsylvania. It is also the only Pennsylvania county in the Greater New York City Combined Statistical Area.

www.pikepa.org/
www.pikepa.org/countyinfo.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pike_County,_Pennsylvania
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Coordinates:   41°20'28"N   75°1'28"W
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