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The land of the future Centre County was first recorded by James Potter in 1764. Potter reached the top of Nittany Mountain and "seeing the prairies and noble forest beneath him, cried out to his attendant, 'By heavens, Thompson, I have discovered an empire!'" [4] Centre County was created on February 13, 1800 by Act 2092 of the Pennsylvania Legislature from parts of Huntingdon, Lycoming ...
State College is a borough and home rule municipality in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a college town, dominated economically, culturally, and demographically by the presence of the University Park campus of The Pennsylvania State University. State College is the largest designated borough in Pennsylvania. [4]
Happy Valley, Pennsylvania is a region of Centre County that contains the borough of State College, and the townships of College, Harris, Patton, and Ferguson.Collectively, these municipalities comprise the Centre Region Council of Governments.
One municipality is growing far more than any other in Centre County.
College Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania metropolitan statistical area. The population was 10,762 at the 2020 census, which was a 13% increase from the 2010 census. [5] College Township was formed on November 25, 1875, from Harris Township.
Philipsburg is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania. It is located at (40.895, -78.2193). [3] It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania metropolitan statistical area. The borough's population was 2,770 at the 2010 census.
Port Matilda Municipal Building. Squire Clement Beckwith laid out the town in 1850 and named it to honor his daughter, Matilda. Why he chose to call it Port Matilda is not clear, but the name may have reflected his hope that the town would eventually be connected to the Bald Eagle and Spring Creek Branch of the Pennsylvania Canal.
The township has a total area of 47.6 square miles (123.4 km 2), all land.. Ferguson Township is bordered by Halfmoon Township and Patton townships to the northwest, the borough of State College and College Township to the northeast, Harris Township to the east and Huntingdon County [4] to the south.