Erie+County



 Erie County By: Billy leitner

Erie county is located in western PA. Erie County is bordered on the northeast by Chautauqua County, New York, on the east by Warren County, on the south by Crawford County, and on the west by Ashtabula, Ohio. Directly north of the county is Lake erie which is the 11th largest lake in terms of surface area, with Canada right above it. It was founded on march 12, 1800. There are only two cities in Erie County; the City of Erie and the City of Corry, Erie is the largest. As of 2000 the population was approxiemetly was 280,843. Erie county has 1,558 square miles in all, 756 square miles of water and 802 square miles is land. 

__Here are some boroughs located in Erie County__  __Here are some Townships:__ [|Lawrence Park]   (The only "first class township" in     [|Concord Township]        [|Conneaut Township]        [|Elk Creek Township]       [|Fairview Township]  [|Franklin Township]  [|Girard Township]  [|Greene Township] || [|Greenfield Township]   [|Harborcreek Township]   [|Lawrence Park Township]   [|LeBoeuf Township]   [|McKean Township]   [|Millcreek Township]  [|North East Township] <span style="COLOR: #f2f2f2; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000"> [|Springfield Township] || [|Summit Township]   <span style="COLOR: #f2f2f2; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000"> [|Union Township]  <span style="COLOR: #f2f2f2; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000"> [|Venango Township]  <span style="COLOR: #f2f2f2; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000"> [|Washington Township] <span style="COLOR: #f2f2f2; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000"> [|Waterford Township] <span style="COLOR: #f2f2f2; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000"> [|Wayne Township]     ||
 * * [|Albion]  <span style="COLOR: #f2f2f2; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000">
 * [|Cranesville] <span style="COLOR: #f2f2f2; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000">
 * [|Edinboro] <span style="COLOR: #f2f2f2; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000">
 * [|Elgin] <span style="COLOR: #f2f2f2; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000">
 * [|Girard] || *  [|Lake City]  <span style="COLOR: #f2f2f2; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000">
 * [|McKean] <span style="COLOR: #f2f2f2; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000">
 * [|Mill Village] <span style="COLOR: #f2f2f2; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000">
 * [|North East] <span style="COLOR: #f2f2f2; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000">
 * [|Platea] || *  [|Union City]  <span style="COLOR: #f2f2f2; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000">
 * [|Waterford] <span style="COLOR: #f2f2f2; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000">
 * [|Wattsburg] ||
 * [|Amity Township]  <span style="COLOR: #f2f2f2; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000">

__ **State Parks in Erie County:** __ >
 * **Erie Bluffs State Park- one of Pennsylvania's newest state parks**
 * **Presque Isle State Park- one of Pennsylvania's oldest state parks**