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York, Pennsylvania

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The 2000 Census showed that York had a population of 40,862 people ^<1>. This represents 0.33% of the total population of Pennsylvania, making it the state's 12th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	40,097	-1.87%	-0.16% since 2007
2007	40,162	-1.71%
2006	40,182	-1.66%
2005	40,173	-1.69%	-0.1% since 2004
2004	40,213	-1.59%	-0.56% since 2003
2003	40,439	-1.04%	-0.68% since 2002
2002	40,715	-0.36%	-0.62% since 2001
2001	40,971	+0.27%	+0.27% since 2000
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2000	40,862	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
9	Altoona	NW	95 mi [152.9 km]	46,144	6.82% decrease
10	Harrisburg	N	22 mi [35.41 km]	47,148	3.68% decrease
11	Wilkes-Barre	NE	98 mi [157.7 km]	40,932	5.08% decrease
-12-	York			40,097	1.87% decrease
13	Chester	E	72 mi [115.9 km]	36,564	0.79% decrease
14	Williamsport	N	89 mi [143.2 km]	29,456	4.07% decrease
15	Monroeville	W	164 mi [263.9 km]	---

York had 18,534 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that York has an area ^<4> of 5.2 square miles [13.48 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, York had a 2000 population density of 7,852 people per square mile [3,031 people/km²], making it the state's 4th most densely populated area.

York County

The city of York is located in York County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 382,709 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 40,862 people, York contained 10.68% of the York County total.

In addition, where the community of York has a population density of 7,852 people per square mile [3,031 people/km²], York County averages 423.1 people per square mile [163.4 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for York County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in York and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on York. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	1	40,097	1.87% decrease
20 mi [32 km]	1	40,097	1.87% decrease
25 mi [40 km]	5	150,884	2.37% decrease
30 mi [48 km]	7	192,670	1.57% decrease

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for York. Not only does the QuickFact have details about York, it also contains a comparison between York and the state of Pennsylvania.

Click here for the York QuickFact (QF-4287048).

The following communities are nearby York and also have Census QuickFacts:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Hempfield	QF-4233780	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]
Harrisburg	QF-4232800	N	22 mi [35.41 km]	47,148	3.68% decrease
Lancaster	QF-4241216	E	23 mi [37.01 km]	54,626	3.06% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for York.

A Census Quickfact is available for York County (QF-42133).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border York County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Cumberland	QF-42041	NW	229,361	7.18% increase
Dauphin	QF-42043	N	256,562	1.89% increase
Lancaster	QF-42071	E	502,370	6.48% increase
Adams	QF-42001	W	101,119	10.41% increase
Harford (MD)	QF-24025	SE	240,351	9.52% increase
Baltimore (MD)	QF-24005	S	785,618	3.92% increase
Carroll (MD)	QF-24013	SW	169,353	11.73% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to York:

	State Code:	42 (Pennsylvania)
	County Code:	133 (York County)
	Place Code:	87048 (York)

	State & County Code:	42133 (Pennsylvania/York County)

	State & Place Code:	4287048 (Pennsylvania/York)

York is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for York.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between York and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of York. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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