Welcome to Snyder County ...
Time Zone: Snyder County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Middleburg is the Seat for Snyder County.
Snyder County was founded March 2, 1855 and was created by taking area from Union County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Snyder had a population of 40,372 people. This is an increase of 1.67% since the last Census (which gave a population of 39,708 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Snyder represented 0.31% of the total population of Pennsylvania.
Below are some of the communities located in Snyder County:
- Beavertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Freeburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- McClure
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Middleburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Selinsgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shamokin Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Websites specific to Snyder County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Juniata County
- Mifflin County
- Northumberland County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
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