Wyoming County
Roundtable Leaders
- The Honorable Russell Shurtleff
- (570) 836-3151
- Patty Skrynski,
Wyoming County Administrator - (570) 836-3131
Wyoming County was created in 1842 from part of Luzerne County. It is named for the Wyoming Valley. Wyoming is derived from the Indian word meaning "extensive meadows." Tunkhannock, the county seat, was incorporated in 1841. It is named for Tunkhannock Creek. The creek's name means "small stream."
Wyoming County Facts
- Population
- 28,080
- Class
- 7th
- Founded
- 1842
- County Seat
- Tunkhannock, PA