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Tioga County Facts

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Facts of Interest

  • Population: 51,784
  • Year Organized: 1791
  • Area: 519 Square Miles
  • County Seat: Owego
  • Main Industry: Manufacturing
  • County Legislators: 9
  • State Parks: 1
  • Communities: 16
  • 30 Uniformed Police Officers
  • School Districts: 6

  • Named from an American Indian word meaning “at the forks” which referred to a famous Indian meeting place.
  • Home of the living history museum, the Bement-Billings Farmstead.
  • Home of the Tioga Scenic Railroad.
  • Home of the Waverly Opera House, built in 1872.
Last modified: February 25, 2008
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