Centre County, Pennsylvania

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/centre-county-pennsylvania

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Centre County, Pennsylvania?Central Pennsylvania, within the Ridge-and-Valley physiographic province of the Appalachian Mountains
2. How many people live in Centre County, Pennsylvania?158,172 (2020 Census)
3. How big is Centre County, Pennsylvania?1,100 square miles (2,849 km²)
4. What language do people speak in Centre County, Pennsylvania?English is the predominant language
5. When was Centre County, Pennsylvania built?1800
6. What is the county seat?Bellefonte

Ridge-and-Valley Province: A physiographic region characterized by long, parallel mountain ridges and intervening valleys, common in the Appalachian Mountains.
County Commissioners: The elected executive body responsible for governing a county in Pennsylvania.
Public Research University: A large university, typically state-funded, focused on both teaching and extensive scientific and scholarly research.