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The history of Pennsylvania stems back thousands of years when the first indigenous peoples occupied the area of present-day Pennsylvania. In 1681, Pennsylvania became an English colony when William Penn received a royal deed from King Charles II of England .
The following is a list of the 67 counties of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.The city of Philadelphia is coterminous with Philadelphia County, the municipalities having been consolidated in 1854, and all remaining county government functions having been merged into the city after a 1951 referendum.
Unlike other forms of municipalities in Pennsylvania, boroughs and towns are not classified according to population. Boroughs designated in the table below with a dagger (†) are home rule municipalities and are also found in the List of Pennsylvania municipalities and counties with home rule charters, optional charters, or optional plans. The ...
The following is a list of each of the regional editions of TV Guide Magazine, which mentions the markets that each regional edition served and the years of publication.. Each edition is listed under exactly one region (generally either for a single city, or a single or multiple neighboring states or province
Map of the United States with Pennsylvania highlighted. There are 56 municipalities classified as cities in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1] Each city is further classified based on population, with Philadelphia being of the first class, Pittsburgh of the second class, Scranton of the second class A, and the remaining 53 cities being of the third class.
Thirty-two of Pennsylvania's sixty-seven counties levy a personal property tax on stocks, bonds, and similar holdings. With the exception of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, municipalities and school districts are allowed to enact a local earned income tax within the purview of Act 32. Residents of these municipalities and school ...
History of Pennsylvania by county. Subcategories. This category has the following 26 subcategories, out of 26 total. A. History of Adams County, Pennsylvania (5 C, 24 P)
This list of current cities, boroughs, townships, unincorporated communities, counties, and other recognized places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania also includes information on the number and names of counties in which the place lies, and its lower and upper zip code bounds, if applicable.