+-XPennsylvania State Flag State Seal State Map Entered the Union: December 12, 1787 (2nd State) Pennsylvania Capital City: Harrisburg Lagest Cities in Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, Reading, Scranton, Bethlehem, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Altoona Bordering States: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, West Virginia Pennsylvania 2013 Population (Estimate): 12,773,801 Pennsylvania 2010 Population (Estimate): 12,702,379 Origin of State Name: In honor of Sir William Penn, father of William Penn. It means “Penn's Woodland” State Motto: Virtue, liberty, and independence Pennsylvania Nickname: Keystone State Pennsylvania Government Resources
Entered the Union: December 12, 1787 (2nd State)
Pennsylvania Capital City: Harrisburg
Lagest Cities in Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, Reading, Scranton, Bethlehem, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Altoona
Bordering States: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, West Virginia
Pennsylvania 2013 Population (Estimate): 12,773,801
Pennsylvania 2010 Population (Estimate): 12,702,379
Origin of State Name: In honor of Sir William Penn, father of William Penn. It means “Penn's Woodland”
State Motto: Virtue, liberty, and independence
Pennsylvania Nickname: Keystone State
Pennsylvania Government Resources