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The history of Pennsylvania stems back thousands of years when the first indigenous peoples occupied the area of what is now Pennsylvania. In 1681, Pennsylvania became an English colony when William Penn received a royal deed from King Charles II of England .
History [9] [11] Etymology [11] Population [12] Area [10] Map Kent County: 001: Dover: 1680: Created from Whorekill (Hoarkill) District. Formerly known as St. Jones County. Named in 1682 by William Penn for the English county of Kent. 189,789: 800 sq mi (2,072 km 2) New Castle County: 003: Wilmington: 1664: Original County (Formally New Amstel)
An enlargeable map of the 67 counties of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The 67 Counties of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Municipalities in Pennsylvania. Cities in Pennsylvania. State capital of Pennsylvania: City nicknames in Pennsylvania; Sister cities in Pennsylvania
Map of the United States with Pennsylvania highlighted in red. Pennsylvania is a state located in the Northeastern United States.As of the 2020 U.S. census, Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state with 13,002,700 inhabitants [1] and the 32nd-largest by land area spanning 44,742.70 square miles (115,883.1 km 2) of land. [2]
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.
History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (1 C, 9 P) M. History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (3 C, 12 P) N. History of Northampton County, Pennsylvania (4 C, 7 P)
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 ...
Counties constituting the Coal Region of Pennsylvania The Coal Region is a term used to refer to an area of Northeastern Pennsylvania in the central Appalachian Mountains . The region is home to the largest known deposits of anthracite coal in the world with an estimated a reserve of seven billion tons.