Pennsylvania , US

Pennsylvania: State in the northeastern United States

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Pennsylvania Quick Facts

Population :	12,783,254
Country :	United States of America
Head of government :	Governor of Pennsylvania
Area :	119283 km²
Water as percent of area :	2.85%
Land as percent of area :	97.15%
Northernmost point :	Point(-79.761872222 42.499847222)
Legislative body :	Pennsylvania General Assembly
Named for :	William Penn
Official language :	English
Altitude :	1,099 feet / 335 meters
Capital :	Harrisburg
Establishment :	December 12, 1787 (234 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC−05:00, America/New_York, Eastern Time Zone
Local time :	07:27:12 (28th May 2022)

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Geography

Pennsylvania is located at 40°48'0"N 77°42'0"W (40.8000000, -77.7000000). It has 7 neighbors: Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Ontario.

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The largest city of Pennsylvania is Philadelphia with a population of 1,578,487. Other cities include, Croydon population 385,346, Pittsburgh population 299,226, Allentown population 121,470 and Erie population 95,077. See all Pennsylvania cities & populated places.

Largest Cities in Pennsylvania (more)

Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Pennsylvania.

City Name	Title	County	Population
Philadelphia	Largest city in Pennsylvania, United States	Philadelphia	1,578,487
Croydon	London borough in South London	Bucks	385,346
Pittsburgh	County seat in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States	Allegheny	299,226
Allentown	County seat city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA	Lehigh	121,470
Erie	County seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States	Erie	95,077
Reading	County seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States	Berks	88,217
Upper Darby	Town in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States	Delaware	82,883
Scranton	County seat city in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA	Lackawanna	76,532
City of Scranton	County seat city in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA	Lackawanna	76,089
Bethlehem	City in Lehigh and Northampton counties, Pennsylvania, USA	Northampton	74,892
McMurray	Census-designated place in Peters Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (USA)	Washington	66,573
Bensalem	Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States	Bucks	60,491
Center City	Neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia	57,239
Abington	Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA	Montgomery	55,285
Bristol	Borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States	Bucks	53,311
Levittown	Census-designated place in Nassau County, New York	Bucks	52,983

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Official website of Pennsylvania

Official Website

Ed Rendell , 18 January, 2011 2003-01-21T00:00:00Z
Tom Ridge , 5 October, 2001 1995-01-17T00:00:00Z
Tom Wolf , 2015-01-20T00:00:00Z
Mark S. Schweiker , 21 January, 2003 2001-10-05T00:00:00Z
Tom Corbett , 20 January, 2015 2011-01-18T00:00:00Z

Pennsylvania has 7 neighbours.

Delaware state of the United States of America
Maryland state of the United States of America
West Virginia state of the United States of America
New Jersey state of the United States of America
New York state of the United States of America
Ohio state of the United States of America
Ontario province of Canada

Luzerne County
Allegheny County
Butler County
Warren County
Westmoreland County
Erie County
Carbon County
Mifflin County
Cambria County
Snyder County
Armstrong County
McKean County
Columbia County
Greene County
Wayne County
Sullivan County
Centre County
Clinton County
Philadelphia County
Clearfield County
Northampton County
Potter County
Montour County
Lycoming County
Fulton County
Berks County
York County
Huntingdon County
Delaware County
Lancaster County
Blair County
Elk County
Susquehanna County
Monroe County
Lehigh County
Clarion County
Cumberland County
Franklin County
Forest County
Bucks County
Lebanon County
Bradford County
Lawrence County
Wyoming County
Montgomery County
Jefferson County
Beaver County
Fayette County
Washington County
Schuylkill County
Union County
Northumberland County
Adams County
Venango County
Chester County
Somerset County
Perry County
Pike County
Juniata County
Crawford County
Indiana County
Tioga County
Lackawanna County
Bedford County
Dauphin County
Mercer County
Cameron County

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1820	1,049,458	-	census
1830	1,348,233	22.16%	census
1840	1,724,033	21.8%	demographic balance
1910	7,665,111	77.51%	census
1920	8,720,017	12.1%	census
1930	9,631,350	9.46%	census
1940	9,900,180	2.72%	census
1950	10,498,012	5.69%	census
1960	11,319,366	7.26%	census
1970	11,793,909	4.02%	census
1980	11,863,895	0.59%	census
1990	11,881,643	0.15%	census
2000	12,281,054	3.25%	census
2010	12,702,379	3.32%	census
2011	12,745,815	0.34%	estimation process
2012	12,767,118	0.17%	estimation process
2013	12,776,309	0.07%	estimation process
2014	12,788,313	0.09%	estimation process
2015	12,784,826	-0.03%	estimation process
2016	12,782,275	-0.02%	estimation process
2017	12,787,641	0.04%	estimation process
2018	12,800,922	0.1%	estimation process
2019	12,801,989	0.01%	estimation process
2020	12,783,254	-0.15%	estimation process

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People born in Pennsylvania (200)

People born in Pennsylvania, including prelate of the Roman Catholic Church Andrew James Louis Brennan, writer Diane Hoh, puppeteer and pianist Norman Shetler, .

List

William Julius Wilson (American sociologist) he was born in 20/12/1935
Al Herman (American racing driver) he was born in 15/03/1927
Claude AnShin Thomas (Recipient of the Purple Heart medal) he was born in 01/01/1947
Anne Davies (figure skater) she was born in 21/12/1930
Cornstalk (Native American in the American Revolution) he was born in 01/01/1720
Florence Foster Jenkins (American soprano, renowned for her lack of musical skill and singing ability) she was born in 19/07/1868
Michael Everson (American Irish linguist, typesetter and font designer, publisher) he was born in 09/01/1963
Matt Wagner (American comic book writer and artist) he was born in 09/10/1961
Abbie Neal (American country singer) she was born in 04/04/1918
George Grey Barnard (American artist) he was born in 24/05/1863
Tom Mix (American actor (1880-1940)) he was born in 06/01/1880
Bruce Harlan (diver) he was born in 02/01/1926
Les Brown (American bandleader, jazz musician, songwriter) he was born in 14/03/1912
Adriano Jaime Miriam Veigle (American priest) he was born in 15/09/1912
Agnes Sligh Turnbull (American writer) she was born in 14/10/1888
A. W. Tozer (American missionary) he was born in 21/04/1897
Cameron Carpenter (American musician) he was born in 18/04/1981
Amy Steel (American actress) she was born in 03/05/1960

Pennsylvania Counties (more)

Philadelphia County

Philadelphia County, county in Pennsylvania, United States

Allegheny County

Allegheny County, county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania

Montgomery County

Montgomery County, county in Pennsylvania, United States

County Name	Population
Philadelphia County	1,578,487
Allegheny County	1,211,358
Montgomery County	833,869
Bucks County	627,987
Delaware County	566,753
Lancaster County	546,192
Chester County	526,759
York County	450,448
Berks County	421,017
Lehigh County	370,802
Westmoreland County	347,087
Luzerne County	316,982
Northampton County	305,892
Dauphin County	279,874
Erie County	268,426
Cumberland County	255,857