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Welcome to Tioga County ...

Time Zone: Tioga County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Wellsboro is the Seat for Tioga County.

Tioga County was founded March 26, 1804 and was created by taking area from Lycoming County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Tioga had a population of 40,591 people. This is a decrease of 3.29% since the last Census (which gave a population of 41,974 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tioga represented 0.33% of the total population of Pennsylvania.

Below are some of the communities located in Tioga County:

  • Blossburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Elkland is located in Tioga County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <2>
  • Knoxville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawrenceville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
  • Liberty
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Liberty is located in Tioga County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Mansfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Roseville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Roseville is located in Tioga County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Tioga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tioga is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <2>
  • Wellsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Westfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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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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