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
MCKEAN
McKean is a Borough in McKean county with -500 inhabitants.
WEST READING
West Reading is a Borough in Berks county with -5 000 inhabitants.
JENKINTOWN
Jenkintown is a Borough in Montgomery county with -5 000 inhabitants.
WOODCOCK
Woodcock is a Borough in Crawford county with -500 inhabitants.
ABBOTTSTOWN
Abbottstown is a Borough in Adams county with -1 000 inhabitants.
CASSVILLE
Cassville is a Borough in Huntingdon county with -500 inhabitants.
KNOX
Knox is a Borough in Clarion county with -1 500 inhabitants.
VALLEY-HI
Valley-Hi is a Borough in Fulton county with -100 inhabitants.
PORT MATILDA
Port Matilda is a Borough in Centre county with -1 000 inhabitants.
ROSSLYN FARMS
Rosslyn Farms is a Borough in Allegheny county with -500 inhabitants.
HOMER CITY
Homer City is a Borough in Indiana county with -2 000 inhabitants.
BETHANY
Bethany is a Borough in Wayne county with -500 inhabitants.
ADDISON
Addison is a Borough in Somerset county with -500 inhabitants.
BRACKENRIDGE
Brackenridge is a Borough in Allegheny county with -4 000 inhabitants.
CLARKS GREEN
Clarks Green is a Borough in Lackawanna county with -2 000 inhabitants.
ELIZABETHVILLE
Elizabethville is a Borough in Dauphin county with -1 500 inhabitants.
SOUTH FORK
South Fork is a Borough in Cambria county with -1 500 inhabitants.
TATAMY
Tatamy is a Borough in Northampton county with -1 000 inhabitants.
DUNCANSVILLE
Duncansville is a Borough in Blair county with -1 500 inhabitants.
MOUNT WOLF
Mount Wolf is a Borough in York county with -1 500 inhabitants.
BEECH CREEK
Beech Creek is a Borough in Clinton county with -1 000 inhabitants.
CHESWICK
Cheswick is a Borough in Allegheny county with -2 000 inhabitants.
CHICORA
Chicora is a Borough in Butler county with -1 500 inhabitants.
KOPPEL
Koppel is a Borough in Beaver county with -1 000 inhabitants.
HYNDMAN
Hyndman is a Borough in Bedford county with -1 500 inhabitants.
DUBLIN
Dublin is a Borough in Bucks county with -2 500 inhabitants.
VERSAILLES
Versailles is a Borough in Allegheny county with -2 000 inhabitants.
WESLEYVILLE
Wesleyville is a Borough in Erie county with -4 000 inhabitants.
CATAWISSA
Catawissa is a Borough in Columbia county with -2 000 inhabitants.
NEWTOWN
Newtown is a Borough in Bucks county with -2 500 inhabitants.