Lebanon County | |
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Coordinates: 40°22′N 76°28′W / 40.37°N 76.46°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
Founded | February 16, 1813 |
Seat | Lebanon |
Largest city | Lebanon |
Area | |
• Total | 362 sq mi (940 km2) |
• Land | 362 sq mi (940 km2) |
• Water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2) 0.2% |
Population | |
• Estimate (2020) | 143,257 |
• Density | 390/sq mi (150/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 9th |
Website | www |
Lebanon County (/ˈlɛbnən/ Pennsylvania Dutch: Lebanon Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 143,257.[1] Its county seat is the city of Lebanon.[2] It lies 72 miles northwest of Philadelphia, which is the nearest major city. The county is part of the South Central Pennsylvania region of the state.[a]
The county was formed from portions of Dauphin and Lancaster counties in 1813, with minor boundary revisions in 1814 and 1821.[3] Lebanon County comprises the Lebanon metropolitan statistical area, which is part of the Harrisburg–York–Lebanon combined statistical area.
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