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Pennsylvania, abbreviated "PA", is in the Middle Atlantic region of the U.S. Its capital is Harrisburg.
There were 12,281,054 people in Pennsylvania as of the 2000 census.
The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on December 12, 1787.
Please explore the cities and towns of Pennsylvania, below.
(The 20 cities and towns with the most colleges.)
Note: Student counts are with available data; actual counts may be higher.
| Rank | City or Town | Colleges | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Colleges | 39 | 137,426 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Colleges | 23 | 75,917 |
| 3 | Erie Colleges | 8 | 15,490 |
| 4 | Lancaster Colleges | 8 | 10,658 |
| 5 | Bethlehem Colleges | 6 | 17,073 |
| 6 | Scranton Colleges | 6 | 10,901 |
| 7 | Johnstown Colleges | 6 | 5,096 |
| 8 | York Colleges | 5 | 7,744 |
| 9 | Allentown Colleges | 5 | 7,434 |
| 10 | Reading Colleges | 4 | 10,155 |
| 11 | Altoona Colleges | 4 | 4,272 |
| 12 | Bryn Mawr Colleges | 4 | 4,068 |
| 13 | Washington Colleges | 4 | 2,167 |
| 14 | New Castle Colleges | 4 | 254 |
| 15 | Media Colleges | 3 | 13,315 |
| 16 | Harrisburg Colleges | 3 | 10,457 |
| 17 | Williamsport Colleges | 3 | 8,188 |
| 18 | Gettysburg Colleges | 3 | 4,360 |
| 19 | Greensburg Colleges | 3 | 4,052 |
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| City or Town | Pop. | County |
|---|---|---|
| Aliquippa | 11,734 | Beaver |
| Allentown | 106,632 | Lehigh |
| Altoona | 49,523 | Blair |
| Ambler | 6,426 | Montgomery |
| Ambridge | 7,769 | Beaver |
| Archbald | 6,220 | Lackawanna |
| Arnold | 5,667 | Westmoreland |
| Avalon | 5,294 | Allegheny |
| Baldwin | 19,999 | Allegheny |
| Bangor | 5,319 | Northampton |
| Beaver Falls | 9,920 | Beaver |
| Bellefonte | 6,395 | Centre |
| Bellevue | 8,770 | Allegheny |
| Bensalem | 58,434 | Bucks |
| Berwick | 10,774 | Columbia |
| Bethel Park | 33,556 | Allegheny |
| Bethlehem | 71,329 | Northampton |
| Blakely | 7,027 | Lackawanna |
| Bloomsburg | 12,375 | Columbia |
| Blue Bell | 6,395 | Montgomery |
| Bradford | 9,175 | McKean |
| Brentwood | 10,466 | Allegheny |
| Bridgeville | 5,341 | Allegheny |
| Bristol | 9,923 | Bucks |
| Brookhaven | 7,985 | Delaware |
| Butler | 15,121 | Butler |
| California | 5,274 | Washington |
| Camp Hill | 7,636 | Cumberland |
| Canonsburg | 8,607 | Washington |
| Carbondale | 9,804 | Lackawanna |
| Carlisle | 17,970 | Cumberland |
| Carnegie | 8,389 | Allegheny |
| Castle Shannon | 8,556 | Allegheny |
| Catasauqua | 6,588 | Lehigh |
| Chambersburg | 17,862 | Franklin |
| Cheltenham | 36,875 | Montgomery |
| Chester | 36,854 | Delaware |
| Clairton | 8,491 | Allegheny |
| Clarion | 6,185 | Clarion |
| Clearfield | 6,631 | Clearfield |
| Clifton Heights | 6,779 | Delaware |
| Coatesville | 10,838 | Chester |
| Collegeville | 8,032 | Montgomery |
| Collingdale | 8,664 | Delaware |
| Columbia | 10,311 | Lancaster |
| Connellsville | 9,146 | Fayette |
| Conshohocken | 7,589 | Montgomery |
| Coraopolis | 6,131 | Allegheny |
| Corry | 6,834 | Erie |
| Crafton | 6,706 | Allegheny |
| Cranberry Township | 23,625 | Butler |
| Darby | 10,299 | Delaware |
| Dickson City | 6,205 | Lackawanna |
| Donora | 5,653 | Washington |
| Dormont | 9,305 | Allegheny |
| Downingtown | 7,589 | Chester |
| Doylestown | 8,227 | Bucks |
| Dunmore | 14,018 | Lackawanna |
| Duquesne | 7,332 | Allegheny |
| East Stroudsburg | 9,888 | Monroe |
| Easton | 26,263 | Northampton |
| Edinboro | 6,950 | Erie |
| Elizabethtown | 11,887 | Lancaster |
| Ellwood City | 8,688 | Lawrence |
| Emmaus | 11,313 | Lehigh |
| Ephrata | 13,213 | Lancaster |
| Erie | 103,717 | Erie |
| Exeter | 5,955 | Luzerne |
| Farrell | 6,050 | Mercer |
| Folcroft | 6,978 | Delaware |
| Forest Hills | 6,831 | Allegheny |
| Fox Chapel | 5,436 | Allegheny |
| Franklin | 7,212 | Venango |
| Gettysburg | 7,490 | Adams |
| Glenolden | 7,476 | Delaware |
| Greensburg | 15,889 | Westmoreland |
| Greenville | 6,380 | Mercer |
| Grove City | 8,024 | Mercer |
| Hanover | 14,535 | York |
| Harrisburg | 48,950 | Dauphin |
| Hatboro | 7,393 | Montgomery |
| Haverford | 48,498 | Delaware |
| Hazleton | 23,329 | Luzerne |
| Hellertown | 5,606 | Northampton |
| Hermitage | 16,157 | Mercer |
| Hershey | 12,771 | Dauphin |
| Hollidaysburg | 5,368 | Blair |
| Huntingdon | 6,918 | Huntingdon |
| Indiana | 14,895 | Indiana |
| Jeannette | 10,654 | Westmoreland |
| Jefferson Hills | 9,666 | Allegheny |
| Johnstown | 23,906 | Cambria |
| Kennett Square | 5,273 | Chester |
| King of Prussia | 18,511 | Montgomery |
| Kingston | 13,855 | Luzerne |
| Lancaster | 56,348 | Lancaster |
| Lansdale | 16,071 | Montgomery |
| Lansdowne | 11,044 | Delaware |
| Latrobe | 8,994 | Westmoreland |
| Lebanon | 24,461 | Lebanon |
| Lehighton | 5,537 | Carbon |
| Levittown | 53,966 | Bucks |
| Lewisburg | 5,620 | Union |
| Lewistown | 8,998 | Mifflin |
| Limerick | 13,534 | Montgomery |
| Lititz | 9,029 | Lancaster |
| Lock Haven | 9,149 | Clinton |
| Lower Burrell | 12,608 | Westmoreland |
| McKees Rocks | 6,622 | Allegheny |
| McKeesport | 24,040 | Allegheny |
| Meadville | 13,685 | Crawford |
| Mechanicsburg | 9,042 | Cumberland |
| Media | 5,533 | Delaware |
| Middletown | 9,242 | Dauphin |
| Millersville | 7,774 | Lancaster |
| Milton | 6,650 | Northumberland |
| Monaca | 6,286 | Beaver |
| Monessen | 8,669 | Westmoreland |
| Monroeville | 29,349 | Allegheny |
| Moosic | 5,575 | Lackawanna |
| Morrisville | 10,023 | Bucks |
| Mount Carmel | 6,390 | Northumberland |
| Mount Joy | 6,765 | Lancaster |
| Munhall | 12,264 | Allegheny |
| Murrysville | 18,872 | Westmoreland |
| Nanticoke | 10,955 | Luzerne |
| Nazareth | 6,023 | Northampton |
| New Brighton | 6,641 | Beaver |
| New Castle | 26,309 | Lawrence |
| New Cumberland | 7,349 | Cumberland |
| New Kensington | 14,701 | Westmoreland |
| Norristown | 31,282 | Montgomery |
| Northampton | 9,405 | Northampton |
| Norwood | 5,985 | Delaware |
| Oakmont | 6,911 | Allegheny |
| Oil City | 11,504 | Venango |
| Old Forge | 8,798 | Lackawanna |
| Palmerton | 5,248 | Carbon |
| Palmyra | 7,096 | Lebanon |
| Paoli | 5,425 | Chester |
| Perkasie | 8,828 | Bucks |
| Philadelphia | 1,517,550 | Philadelphia |
| Phoenixville | 14,788 | Chester |
| Pittsburgh | 334,563 | Allegheny |
| Pittston | 8,104 | Luzerne |
| Pleasant Hills | 8,397 | Allegheny |
| Plum | 26,940 | Allegheny |
| Plymouth | 6,507 | Luzerne |
| Pottstown | 21,859 | Montgomery |
| Pottsville | 15,549 | Schuylkill |
| Prospect Park | 6,594 | Delaware |
| Punxsutawney | 6,271 | Jefferson |
| Quakertown | 8,931 | Bucks |
| Radnor | 30,878 | Delaware |
| Reading | 81,207 | Berks |
| Red Lion | 6,149 | York |
| Ridley Park | 7,196 | Delaware |
| Sayre | 5,813 | Bradford |
| Schuylkill Haven | 5,548 | Schuylkill |
| Scranton | 76,415 | Lackawanna |
| Selinsgrove | 5,383 | Snyder |
| Shamokin | 8,009 | Northumberland |
| Sharon | 16,328 | Mercer |
| Sharon Hill | 5,468 | Delaware |
| Shenandoah | 5,624 | Schuylkill |
| Shippensburg | 5,586 | Cumberland |
| Somerset | 6,762 | Somerset |
| Souderton | 6,730 | Montgomery |
| South Williamsport | 6,412 | Lycoming |
| St. Marys | 14,502 | Elk |
| State College | 38,420 | Centre |
| Steelton | 5,858 | Dauphin |
| Stroudsburg | 5,756 | Monroe |
| Sunbury | 10,610 | Northumberland |
| Swarthmore | 6,170 | Delaware |
| Swissvale | 9,653 | Allegheny |
| Swoyersville | 5,157 | Luzerne |
| Tamaqua | 7,174 | Schuylkill |
| Taylor | 6,475 | Lackawanna |
| Titusville | 6,146 | Crawford |
| Turtle Creek | 6,076 | Allegheny |
| Tyrone | 5,528 | Blair |
| Uniontown | 12,422 | Fayette |
| Upper Darby | 81,821 | Delaware |
| Vandergrift | 5,455 | Westmoreland |
| Warminster | 31,383 | Bucks |
| Warren | 10,259 | Warren |
| Washington | 15,268 | Washington |
| Waynesboro | 9,614 | Franklin |
| West Chester | 17,861 | Chester |
| West Mifflin | 22,464 | Allegheny |
| West View | 7,277 | Allegheny |
| White Oak | 8,437 | Allegheny |
| Whitehall | 14,444 | Lehigh |
| Wilkes-Barre | 43,123 | Luzerne |
| Wilkinsburg | 19,196 | Allegheny |
| Williamsport | 30,706 | Lycoming |
| Wyomissing | 8,587 | Berks |
| Yeadon | 11,762 | Delaware |
| York | 40,862 | York |
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