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Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, lies in the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachian regions of the Northeastern United States. It was the second state to ratify the Constitution, in 1787; its capital is Harrisburg and its largest city is Philadelphia. 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
Capital
Harrisburg 1
Population
13,059,432 1
2025 estimate from Pennsylvania's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
119,283 1
Admission Year
1787 1
Admitted to the Union December 12, 1787 (2nd state), per the infobox.
Latitude
41 degrees north 1
Longitude
78 degrees west 1
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Adjacent To

Delaware, States or Territories
Source Delaware (Wikipedia)
Maryland, States or Territories
Source Maryland (Wikipedia)
New Jersey, States or Territories
Source New Jersey (Wikipedia)
New York, States or Territories
Source New York (Wikipedia)
Ohio, States or Territories
Source Ohio (Wikipedia)
West Virginia, States or Territories
Source West Virginia (Wikipedia)

Associated With

Harrisburg, Cities

Harrisburg is in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

Source Harrisburg (Wikipedia)
Philadelphia, Cities

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

Source Philadelphia (Wikipedia)
State College, Cities
Source State College, Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries

Pennsylvania is a state of the United States.

Source Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Harrisburg, Cities

Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania.

Source Harrisburg (Wikipedia)
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London Purchase Farm

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Quote, Lead
is a two-and-one-half story stone house located on Eagle Road in Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania, United States.
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North Shore Railroad (Pennsylvania)

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Straub Brewery

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The Philadelphia Contributionship

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York and Peach Bottom Railway

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Cornplanter

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Source Cornplanter (Wikipedia)lead paragraph
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The United States government granted him about 1500 acres of former Seneca territory in Pennsylvania in 1796 for "him and his heirs forever," which became known as the Cornplanter Tract.
Edward Hicks

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Attleboro, Pennsylvania
Emma Hale Smith

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Harmony Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Quote, Lead
in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States
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Quote, Lead paragraph
at Homestead, Pennsylvania, in the United States

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Pennsylvania courts of common pleas

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Philadelphia Municipal Court

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Teleopternus orientalis

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"state": "Pennsylvania"
Sources
1. Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Harrisburg
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2025) Total 13059432
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    119,283
  • Article text
    On December 12, 1787, Pennsylvania was the second state to ratify the U.S.
  • Page header, coordinates
    wgCoordinates lat 41, lon -78
  • Introduction
    Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
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Wikidata: Pennsylvania
Wikidata Q1400, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Philadelphia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Philadelphia, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Philadelphia, Lead section
Philadelphia ( FIL-ə-DEL-fee-ə), 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.
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Delaware (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Delaware, Lead section, borders Pennsylvania
Quote, Adjacent To: Delaware, Lead section, borders Pennsylvania
It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey to its northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east.
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Maryland (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Maryland, Lead section, borders Pennsylvania
Quote, Adjacent To: Maryland, Lead section, borders Pennsylvania
It borders Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east
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New Jersey (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: New Jersey, Lead section, borders Pennsylvania
Quote, Adjacent To: New Jersey, Lead section, borders Pennsylvania
it is bordered to the northwest, north, and northeast by New York State; on its east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on its southwest by Delaware Bay and Delaware.
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New York (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: New York, Lead section, borders Pennsylvania
Quote, Adjacent To: New York, Lead section, borders Pennsylvania
Bordering New England to its east, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, and Canada to its north
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Ohio (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Ohio, Lead section, borders Pennsylvania
Quote, Adjacent To: Ohio, Lead section, borders Pennsylvania
It borders the Canadian province of Ontario to the north (through Lake Erie), Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the west, and Michigan to the northwest.
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West Virginia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: West Virginia, Lead section, borders Pennsylvania
Quote, Adjacent To: West Virginia, Lead section, borders Pennsylvania
It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest.
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State College, Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Associated With: State College, Infobox, State
Pennsylvania
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