Potter County

One summer I was paid to map and collect samples all over Potter county. There is not a spot in Potter county that I have not been within one mile.

I wound up married because of that project. And always wanted to return and start a reseach park there.

Just watch out for the timber rattlers, it can be up to a 75 mile drive to the hospital.

LOL. Yes, I will admit that I have been here. It is a very calm and relaxing area unless the Regis family is in town or it is hunting season.

Population
18,080

Total Acreage
698,880

Square Miles
1,092

State Forest Lands
170 miles

State Forest Trails
650 miles

State Game Lands
18,696 Acres

Trout Stream
800 miles

Fish Commission Land
1239 Acres

State & Private Campgrounds
15

Potter County is one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania. The estimated population in 2004 was 17,950. This was a decrease of -.72% from the 2000 census.

Income snapshot

Median household income
Local $32,253
National $41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

In 2002, the per capita personal income in Potter County was $24,684. This was an increase of 27.3% from 1997. The 2002 figure was 80% of the national per capita income, which was $30,906.

Ancestry & family history
26% of Potter County residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish.

Communities within Potter County are:
Abbott (township), Potter County
Allegany (township), Potter County
Austin (borough), Potter County
Bingham (township), Potter County
Clara (township), Potter County
Coudersport (borough), Potter County
Eulalia (township), Potter County
Galeton (borough), Potter County
Genesee (township), Potter County
Harrison (township), Potter County
Hebron (township), Potter County
Hector (township), Potter County
Homer (township), Potter County
Keating (township), Potter County
Oswayo (borough), Potter County
Oswayo (township), Potter County
Pike (township), Potter County
Pleasant Valley (township), Potter County
Roulette (township), Potter County
Sharon (township), Potter County
Shinglehouse (borough), Potter County
Stewardson (township), Potter County
Summit (township), Potter County
Sweden (township), Potter County
Sweden Valley, Potter County
Sylvania (township), Potter County
Ulysses (borough), Potter County
Ulysses (township), Potter County
West Branch (township), Potter County
Wharton (township), Potter County