Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania officially the Commonwealth (refers to the "common weal" or well-being of the public) of Pennsylvania. It is a state in the Mid-Atlantic, bordered by New York and Lake Erie in the north; New York and New Jersey in the east; Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia in the south; and West Virginia and Ohio in the west. Pennsylvania is the 5th-most populous state with 12,801,989 inhabitants in 2019. Its capital is Harrisburg, but its largest city is Philadelphia. Its governor is Tom Wolf.
Pennsylvania generally has a humid continental climate characterized by wide fluctuations in seasonal temperatures, with prevailing winds from the west. The average temperature in July is about 70 °F (21 °C) and in January about 28 °F (−2 °C). The growing season varies from nearly 200 days in the southeast to only 90 days in the north-central part of the state. About half of the state is wooded, although only small areas are still virgin forest, which has made Pennsylvania a place unique for hunting thanks to its abundant wildlife: rabbits, pheasants, and squirrels, tens of thousands of deer and a few hundred black bears.
In 1681, Englishman William Penn, a member of a Christian group called the Quakers, founded the British colony of Pennsylvania. A wave of German immigrants including Quakers, Mennonites, and Amish moved to the area. These settlers eventually developed their own dialect and their descendants are now called the Pennsylvania Dutch. In 1787, after the Independence War ended, Pennsylvania became the second U.S. state.
The economy of Pennsylvania has evolved through three distinct eras since the time of the first settlement, but since the 1920s service activities have increased drastically and have come to dominate employment. Of the total workforce, only a tiny fraction is now employed in the primary sector (agriculture, mining, and lumbering).
If you want information about your city in Pennsylvania, click on the Pennsylvania city names or Pennsylvania town names below:
Complete List of Cities in Pennsylvania
NORWOOD
Norwood is a Borough in Delaware county with -10 000 inhabitants.
EXETER
Exeter is a Borough in Luzerne county with -10 000 inhabitants.
STEELTON
Steelton is a Borough in Dauphin county with -10 000 inhabitants.
SAYRE
Sayre is a Borough in Bradford county with -10 000 inhabitants.
STROUDSBURG
Stroudsburg is a Borough in Monroe county with -10 000 inhabitants.
ARNOLD
Arnold is a City in Westmoreland county with -10 000 inhabitants.
DONORA
Donora is a Borough in Washington county with -10 000 inhabitants.
SHENANDOAH
Shenandoah is a Borough in Schuylkill county with -10 000 inhabitants.
LEWISBURG
Lewisburg is a Borough in Union county with -10 000 inhabitants.
HELLERTOWN
Hellertown is a Borough in Northampton county with -10 000 inhabitants.
SHIPPENSBURG
Shippensburg is a Borough in Cumberland county with -10 000 inhabitants.
MOOSIC
Moosic is a Borough in Lackawanna county with -10 000 inhabitants.
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN
Schuylkill Haven is a Borough in Schuylkill county with -10 000 inhabitants.
LEHIGHTON
Lehighton is a Borough in Carbon county with -10 000 inhabitants.
MEDIA
Media is a Borough in Delaware county with -10 000 inhabitants.