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Pennsylvania (/ ˌ p ɛ n s ɪ l ˈ v eɪ n i ə / ⓘ, lit. ' Penn's forest country '), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsylvanie), is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
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The Birth of Pennsylvania, a portrait of William Penn...
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Pennsylvania's longest-serving Senator, Arlen Specter, was...
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Map of Pennsylvania 's cities and rivers. The geography of...
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The state capital of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg. The largest...
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Pennsylvania was home to many Native American groups before Europeanssettled there. These include the Delaware, Susquehanna, and Iroquois. The first European settlers in Pennsylvania were from Sweden. They arrived in 1643. The area was later ruled by the Netherlands and Great Britain. In 1681, Charles II of England, gave the land to William Penn. P...
Most of Pennsylvania is part of the Appalachian Mountains, including the south central and northeastern areas of the state. Much of the rest of the state is very hilly, partly due to the closeness to mountains and partly due to the steep river valleys in the state. The Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio rivers are in the western part of the state, an...
Pennsylvania is the 5th most populated state. In 2020, there were 13,002,700 people. More than half of the people live in the areas of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Few people live in the north central area of the state. Towns and cities tend to be small in size and densely populated, more so than in other states. This is because many of the towns a...
Pennsylvania has many colleges and universities. Officially, the state's public university is Pennsylvania State University. Best known are a few private university systems which are partially (around 10%) funded by the state, like University of Pittsburgh. The state's most well-known private university is the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy Lea...
The Birth of Pennsylvania, a portrait of William Penn (standing with document in hand), who founded the Province of Pennsylvania in 1681 as a refuge for Quakers after receiving a royal deed to it from King Charles II. The history of Pennsylvania stems back thousands of years when the first indigenous peoples occupied the area of what is now ...
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There are 56 municipalities classified as cities in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Each city is further classified based on population, with Philadelphia being of the first class, Pittsburgh of the second class, Allentown of the second class A, and the remaining 53 cities being of the third class.
NameCounty [3]ClassPopulation (2020 Census)Third9,238 [5]Third125,845 [6]Third43,963 [7]Third4,772 [8]Pennsylvania's longest-serving Senator, Arlen Specter, was an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania who opened his first law practice in Philadelphia. Specter served as a Republican from 1981 and as a Democrat from 2009, losing that party's primary in 2010 and leaving office in January 2011.
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
Map of Pennsylvania 's cities and rivers. The geography of Pennsylvania varies from sea level marine estuary to mountainous plateau. The state is known for its natural resources, ports, and the leading role it played in the nation's founding and history.
