Northwestern Pennsylvania

This article is about the region in Pennsylvania. For the area of the United States of America, see Pacific Northwest.

Northwestern Pennsylvania
Erie-Meadville, PA MSA
Metropolitan Statistical Area

Clockwise from top left: Erie, Meadville, Clarion, and the Allegheny National Forest

Map of the Erie-Meadville, PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA), composed of the following parts:

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

Meadville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area

Coordinates: 42°07′23″N 80°04′54″W / 42.123°N 80.0816°WCoordinates: 42°07′23″N 80°04′54″W / 42.123°N 80.0816°W

Country

United States

Commonwealth

Pennsylvania

Largest city

Erie

Other cities

List

In Region:
Meadville

Population (2010 Estimate)

• Total

908,367

Time zone

ET (UTC-5)

• Summer (DST)

EDT (UTC-4)

The Northwest Region is an area of Pennsylvania containing the Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, and Warren counties.^[1] The city of Erie is the business center and cultural hub of the region. The population of the region is 908,367. Population growth is stable with increases in Clarion, Crawford, Erie, and Forest counties, but decreases in Lawrence, Mercer, and Venango counties. The region also includes the Erie-Meadville, PA Combined Statistical Area.

It is also noted for the Allegheny National Forest.

References

↑ "Northwest Pennsylvania". Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. Retrieved June 8, 2015.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Harrisburg (capital)

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Metro areas	Altoona Baltimore-Washington Erie Harrisburg–Carlisle Johnstown Lancaster Lebanon Lehigh Valley New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Reading Scranton‑Wilkes-Barre State College Williamsport York-Hanover

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Counties	Adams Allegheny Armstrong Beaver Bedford Berks Blair Bradford Bucks Butler Cambria Cameron Carbon Centre Chester Clarion Clearfield Clinton Columbia Crawford Cumberland Dauphin Delaware Elk Erie Fayette Forest Franklin Fulton Greene Huntingdon Indiana Jefferson Juniata Lackawanna Lancaster Lawrence Lebanon Lehigh Luzerne Lycoming McKean Mercer Mifflin Monroe Montgomery Montour Northampton Northumberland Perry Philadelphia Pike Potter Schuylkill Snyder Somerset Sullivan Susquehanna Tioga Union Venango Warren Washington Wayne Westmoreland Wyoming York

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