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Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the United States. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,603,797 1
Area (sq km)
369.59 1
Founding Year
1682 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
12 1
Latitude
39.9528 degrees north 1
Longitude
75.1636 degrees west 1
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Pennsylvania, States or Territories

Philadelphia is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

Source Philadelphia (Wikipedia)
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Barbara Chase-Riboud

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Man Ray

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Born: Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, United States) (inhabited place)
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University of Pennsylvania

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The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Dock Street Brewing Company

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Frankford Arsenal

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Graco (baby products)

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John F. Betz & Son Brewery

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Lehigh and New England Railroad

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Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

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Penn Central Transportation Company

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Pennsylvania Railroad

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Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad

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Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad

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Jarena Lee

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In 1804, she moved from New Jersey to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she continued in domestic service.
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Richard Allen

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He opened his first AME church in 1794 in Philadelphia.
University of Pennsylvania

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The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Philadelphia Municipal Court

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Society for Clinical Trials

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"name": "Philadelphia"
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1. Philadelphia (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    Philadelphia ..., colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    1,603,797
  • Lead section
    Its population was 1.60 million at the 2020 census and estimated at 1.57 million in 2025.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    369.59
  • Infobox, Elevation
    12 m
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    39.9528 N 75.1636 W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    39.9528 N 75.1636 W
  • Infobox, Founded
    1682
  • Associated With: United States, Infobox, Country
    United States
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: Philadelphia
Wikidata Q1345, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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