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
ORANGEVILLE
Orangeville is a Borough in Columbia county with -1 000 inhabitants.
RENOVO
Renovo is a Borough in Clinton county with -1 500 inhabitants.
CHESTER HEIGHTS
Chester Heights is a Borough in Delaware county with -2 500 inhabitants.
LAWRENCEVILLE
Lawrenceville is a Borough in Tioga county with -1 000 inhabitants.
LORETTO
Loretto is a Borough in Cambria county with -1 500 inhabitants.
WESTFIELD
Westfield is a Borough in Tioga county with -1 500 inhabitants.
HONESDALE
Honesdale is a Borough in Wayne county with -5 000 inhabitants.
WATTSBURG
Wattsburg is a Borough in Erie county with -500 inhabitants.
ELCO
Elco is a Borough in Washington county with -500 inhabitants.
MONTOURSVILLE
Montoursville is a Borough in Lycoming county with -5 000 inhabitants.
PORT MATILDA
Port Matilda is a Borough in Centre county with -1 000 inhabitants.
CURWENSVILLE
Curwensville is a Borough in Clearfield county with -3 000 inhabitants.
BEAVERTOWN
Beavertown is a Borough in Snyder county with -1 000 inhabitants.
CORRY
Corry is a City in Erie county with -10 000 inhabitants.
SOUTH WAVERLY
South Waverly is a Borough in Bradford county with -1 000 inhabitants.
SPEERS
Speers is a Borough in Washington county with -1 500 inhabitants.
VINTONDALE
Vintondale is a Borough in Cambria county with -1 000 inhabitants.
YATESVILLE
Yatesville is a Borough in Luzerne county with -1 000 inhabitants.
LAFLIN
Laflin is a Borough in Luzerne county with -2 000 inhabitants.
HARRISVILLE
Harrisville is a Borough in Butler county with -1 000 inhabitants.
VENANGO
Venango is a Borough in Crawford county with -500 inhabitants.
VOLANT
Volant is a Borough in Lawrence county with -500 inhabitants.
SALTILLO
Saltillo is a Borough in Huntingdon county with -500 inhabitants.
THORNBURG
Thornburg is a Borough in Allegheny county with -500 inhabitants.
COALMONT
Coalmont is a Borough in Huntingdon county with -500 inhabitants.
DALLAS
Dallas is a Borough in Luzerne county with -3 000 inhabitants.
LOWER BURRELL
Lower Burrell is a City in Westmoreland county with -15 000 inhabitants.
MIDDLEPORT
Middleport is a Borough in Schuylkill county with -500 inhabitants.
COALDALE
Coaldale is a Borough in Centre county with -2 500 inhabitants.
SHEAKLEYVILLE
Sheakleyville is a Borough in Mercer county with -500 inhabitants.