Elk County, Pennsylvania

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Formed April 18, 1843 from parts of Jefferson, Clearfield and McKean Counties, Elk County, Pennsylvania possesses great scenic beauty; a large herd of elk, last known herd of the Black Forest, still existed, for which the county was named. The last elk was killed in 1857. The Black Forest formerly covered a vast area of northwest Pennsylvania, the deep green of the hemlock giving a mystery of blackness; here many varieties of large and small animals abounded.

Climate and geological formation differ from surrounding counties in ratio of altitude; the growing season is usually two or three weeks later on account of late frosts; agriculture is now chief industry. As of the 2010 census, the population was 31,946. Its county seat is Ridgway.

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www.co.elk.pa.us/