Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

county in Pennsylvania, United States

Dauphin County /ˈdɔːfɪn/ is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 268,100.[1] The county seat and the largest city is Harrisburg,[2] Pennsylvania's state capital and tenth largest city. The county was created on March 4, 1785.[3]

ReferencesEdit

  1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 100.