![]() The earliest settlers in southeastern Schuylkill County, which was then part of Northampton County, were primarily Moravian missionaries from Saxony. In the year 1754, the area that would become Schuylkill County along with the areas that today are Berks, Dauphin, Lebanon, and Lehigh counties were settled by German immigrants. ![]() The territory described included all of Schuylkill County except the northern part of Union Township, which was included in the purchase of 1768. The lands that today constitute Schuylkill County were acquired by William Penn's proprietors by treaty executed August 22, 1749, with representatives of the Six Nations and the Delaware, Shamokin and Shawnee, who received 500 pounds "lawful money of Pennsylvania". The county is part of the Pottsville micropolitan statistical area. On March 3, 1818, additional territory in its northeast was added from Columbia and Luzerne counties. The county was created on March 1, 1811, from parts of Berks and Northampton counties and named for the Schuylkill River, which originates in the county. As of the 2020 census, the population was 143,049. It is located in the heart of Pennsylvania's Coal Region and is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Schuylkill County ( / ˈ s k uː l k ɪ l/, locally /- k əl/ Pennsylvania Dutch: Schulkill Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ![]()
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