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Centre County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 158,172. [2] . Its county seat is Bellefonte. [3] . Centre County comprises the State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is part of the Central Pennsylvania region of the state. [a] History.
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- Bald Eagle State Park. Bald Eagle State Park is a 5,900 acre recreational area in Centre County, approximately 25 miles northeast of State College. At the heart of Bald Eagle State Park is 1,730-acre Sayers Lake, built by the the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1969 as part of a flood control project.
- Black Moshannon State Park. Black Moshannon State Park is comprised of 3,394 acres of forests and wetlands in Centre County, and is further surrounded by 43,000 acres of the Moshannon State Forest.
- Poe Valley State Park. Poe Valley State Park is a 620 acre recreational area in Centre County, approximately 17 miles east of State College. As the name implies, the park sits in a valley between Big Poe Mountain to the north, and Little Poe Mountain to the south.
- Poe Paddy State Park. Poe Paddy State Park is a 23 acre recreational area in Centre County, located 4 miles east of Poe Valley State Park. Poe Paddy State Park sits in a valley between Poe Mountain to the west and Paddy Mountain to the east, thus the name.
Aug 9, 2021 · Learn about the geography, Native Americans, land warrants, iron ore, and transportation of Centre County, Pennsylvania. Explore the history of the first settlers, the iron furnaces, and the communities that shaped the county.
Aug 12, 2021 · Aaronsburg (Haines) — Philadelphia land speculator Aaron Levy laid out the village of Aaronsburg in 1786. It was the earliest town in what would become Centre County, along its earliest road. Aaronsburg’s location near the geographic center of Pennsylvania probably prompted Levy to propose it for the state capital.
Centre, county, central Pennsylvania, U.S., located in both the Allegheny Plateau and the Appalachian Ridge and Valley regions and roughly bisected by the Allegheny Mountains. Centre county, named for its location as the geographic centre of the state, is bounded to the west by Moshannon Creek and the West Branch Susquehanna River .
Welcome to the Centre County Encyclopedia of History & Culture, an online resource sponsored by the Centre County Historical Society. Currently, we are featuring articles about Lemont and Mount Nittany.
