Somerset County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,129. Its county seat is Somerset. The county was created from part of Bedford County on April 17, 1795, and named after the county of Somerset in England. The county is part of the Southwest Pennsylvania region of the state. Somerset County comprises the Somerset, PA micropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Johnstown–Somerset, PA combined statistical area. The county is famous for being the crash site of United Airlines Flight 93, one of the four flights involved in the September 11 attacks, which crashed near the village of Shanksville after the flight's passengers struggled with Al-Qaeda hijackers for control of the plane, which terrorists intended to fly into either the U.S. Capitol or the White House. The Somerset County Amish community is the second oldest Amish community in the world that still exists, established in 1772.

Founded: April 17, 1795
Named for: Somerset
Seat: Somerset
Largest borough: Somerset
Total: 1,081 sq mi (2,799.78 km²)
Land: 1,074 sq mi (2,781.65 km²)
Water: 6.6 sq mi (17.09 km²), 0.6%
Density: 69/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone: Eastern: UTC-5-4
Website: [www.co.somerset.pa.us]
Official Website: http://www.co.somerset.pa.us
Wikidata description: county in Pennsylvania, United States
Wikidata id: Q490908
Wikidata label: Somerset County
Wikidata aliases: Array
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