Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

When originally formed in 1750 Cumberland included all the Pennsylvania land west of the Susquehanna River and North of York County and Maryland. This territory was ultimately further divided forming 48 additional counties. The 33 municipalities include 11 boroughs and 22 townships. The county is home to Shippensburg campus of the University of Pennsylvania as well as Dickinson and Messiah Colleges.

The total area of the county is 551 sq mi (1,427 km²)which has a population as of 2010, of 235,406. The county seat is the borough of Carlisle.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_County,_Pennsylvania
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Coordinates:  40°8'11"N 77°14'33"W
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