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The Northeast > Pennsylvania > Geography

PENNSYLVANIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land area > Km² 117,348 [33rd of 55]
Area > Percentage water 2.69 [30th of 52]
Area > Total area > Km² 119,283 [33rd of 56]
Area > Total area > Miles² 46,055 [33rd of 56]
Area > Water area > Km² 3,208 [28th of 52]
Capitals > Capital since 1,812
Capitals > Date of statehood 1,787
Capitals > Metropolitan population 384,600 [29th of 41]
Capitals > Most populous city No
Capitals > Municipal population 48,950 [39th of 50]
Geographic centers > Location
2.5 miles southwest of Bellefonte
Geographic regions
The Northeast
Land Acreage > Total 28.605 million acres [29th of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland 4.76 million acres [23rd of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land 16.585 million acres [15th of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land 1.16 million acres [31st of 43]
Land area 44,817 sq mi [32nd of 56]
Land borders
New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Ohio
Largest cities (with populations) Philadelphia - 1,470,151
May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes > Number 2 [21st of 26]
Mean County Area 1,780.33 sq.km. [33rd of 49]
North American blizzard of 1996 > Snowfall accumulation totals PA
Percentage of area water 2.69% [28th of 50]
State capitals (with populations) Harrisburg - 48,950
Tornadoes > Fatalities 77 [21st of 55]
    Tornadoes > Fatalities (per capita) 6.195 per 1 million people [25th of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries 1,076 [22nd of 55]
    Tornadoes > Injuries (per capita) 86.567 per 1 million people [28th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $615,033,088.00 [13th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per $ GDP) $13,118.38 per $10 million of GDP [24th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per capita) $4,948.13 per 100 people [24th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 451 [24th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) 3.628 per 100,000 people [36th of 55]
Total area 46,055 sq mi [33rd of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number 158 [3rd of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated 156 [3rd of 51]
Water area 1,239 sq mi [28th of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area; Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States; Wikipedia: Geographic centers of the United States; US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Wikipedia: North American blizzard of 1996; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

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