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    Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state in the United States, with over 13 million residents as of the 2020 United States census. [4] The state is the 33rd-largest by area and has the ninth-highest population density among all states.

  2. 3 days ago · Pennsylvania, constituent state of the United States of America, one of the original 13 American colonies. The state is approximately rectangular in shape and stretches about 300 miles (480 km) from east to west and 150 miles (240 km) from north to south.

  3. Nov 9, 2009 · Pennsylvanias capital, Philadelphia, was the site of the first and second Continental Congresses in 1774 and 1775, the latter of which produced the Declaration of Independence, sparking the ...

  4. Mar 15, 2023 · Pennsylvania is in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, New Jersey, and New York. Pennsylvania covers an area of 46,055 square miles.

  5. Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state in the United States, with over 13 million residents as of the 2020 United States census. [3] The state is the 33rd-largest by area and has the ninth-highest population density among all states.

  6. Pennsylvania is the 33rd largest state in the United States, with a land area of 44,817 square miles. The highest point in the state is Mount Davis, at 3,213 feet above sea level. The lowest point is the Delaware River, which is at sea level.

  7. Pennsylvania, officially Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State, Middle Atlantic region, U.S. Area: 46,054 sq mi (119,280 sq km). Population: (2020) 13,002,700; (2023 est.) 12,961,683. Capital: Harrisburg.

  8. Pennsylvania (/ ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪniə / ⓘ PEN-sil-VAY-nee-ə, lit. 'Penn's forest country'), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsylvanie), is a US state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

  9. 3 days ago · The Pennsylvania Emancipation Act of 1781 had pledged the gradual abolition of slavery in the state. The southern boundary of Pennsylvania, ratified in 1769, was the Mason and Dixon Line, which became the dividing line between the slave and the free states before the American Civil War. Once the war broke out, Pennsylvania once again became a ...

  10. Pennsylvania is a state in the eastern United States. It is known for its Revolutionary War-era historical sites like Valley Forge, its large cities like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, its farming regions (some occupied by the Amish), and a (once)-strong industrial history.