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Forest
county, Pennsylvania, United States
Forest, county, northwestern Pennsylvania, U.S. It consists of a hilly region on the Allegheny Plateau drained by the Allegheny and Clarion rivers and Tionesta, Salmon, and Spring creeks. Forest county contains portions of Allegheny National Forest and Cook Forest State Park.
The county was formed in 1848, and Tionesta is the county seat. The main industries are manufacturing and services. One of Pennsylvania’s seven completely rural counties, Forest is also one of the most sparsely populated. Area 428 square miles (1,109 square km). Pop. (2000) 4,946; (2010) 7,716.
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