Editing Erie County, Pennsylvania (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1558|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|799|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|759|sqmi}} (49%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 5, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> It is the largest county in Pennsylvania by total area. With the exception of a high ridge several miles from the lake, running nearly parallel with its shore, the terrain is generally rolling and well watered.<ref>{{Cite Americana|wstitle=Erie (county)|display=Erie. II. A county of Pennsylvania|short=x}}</ref> It is the only county in the state that occupies a significant amount of land north of the [[42nd parallel north|42nd parallel]].

There are two cities in Erie County: the city of Erie and the city of Corry. Other notable population centers include Millcreek, Harborcreek, Summit and Fairview townships, and the boroughs of Edinboro, North East, Girard, Waterford and Union City. Erie County is bordered on the northeast by [[Chautauqua County, New York]], on the east by [[Warren County, Pennsylvania|Warren County]], on the south by [[Crawford County, Pennsylvania|Crawford County]], and on the west by [[Ashtabula County, Ohio]]. Directly north of the county is [[Lake Erie]]. This position on the water makes Erie County the only county in Pennsylvania to share a border with [[Canada]], which is located on the far shore of the lake.

Most of the county has a warm-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfb''), except at lower elevations near enough to the lake, where a hot-summer humid continental climate (''Dfa'') exists. Average monthly temperatures in downtown Erie range from 26.4&nbsp;°F in January to 70.8&nbsp;°F in July, while in Corry they range from 23.8&nbsp;°F in January to 68.2&nbsp;°F in July.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ | title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University }}</ref> The [[hardiness zone]] in most of Erie County by area is 6a. It has warmed to 7a along the Lake and the area between the shore and a line a little south of Interstate 90 is 6b. [https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/]

Because of its location in the northwesternmost part of the state, Erie County is the only county to border both [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[Ohio]], and is also the only county in the state on the [[Canada–United States border|Canadian border]].

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Haldimand County, Ontario]] (north)
*[[Chautauqua County, New York]] (northeast)
*[[Warren County, Pennsylvania|Warren County]] (southeast)
*[[Crawford County, Pennsylvania|Crawford County]] (south)
*[[Ashtabula County, Ohio]] (southwest)
*[[Norfolk County, Ontario]] (northwest)

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