Erie

city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States
Place city_of_pennsylvania Q234061
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Erie

Summary

Erie is a city of Pennsylvania[1]. Erie draws 2,098 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #7 of 54).[2]

Key Facts

  • Erie is located in Erie County[3].
  • Erie is in the country of United States[4].
  • Erie's head of government is recorded as Joseph V. Schember[5].
  • Erie's instance of is recorded as city of Pennsylvania[6].
  • Erie's instance of is recorded as county seat[7].
  • Erie's instance of is recorded as big city[8].
  • Erie's instance of is recorded as optional charter municipality of Pennsylvania[9].
  • Erie's shares border with is recorded as Lake Erie[10].
  • Erie's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lublin[11].
  • Erie's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dungarvan[12].
  • Erie's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mérida[13].
  • Erie's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zibo[14].
  • Erie's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mérida[15].
  • Erie's postal code is recorded as 16501[16].
  • Erie's postal code is recorded as 16502[17].
  • Erie's postal code is recorded as 16503[18].
  • Erie's postal code is recorded as 16504[19].
  • Erie's postal code is recorded as 16505[20].
  • Erie's postal code is recorded as 16506[21].
  • Erie's postal code is recorded as 16507[22].
  • Erie's postal code is recorded as 16508[23].
  • Erie's postal code is recorded as 16509[24].
  • Erie's postal code is recorded as 16510[25].
  • Erie's postal code is recorded as 16511[26].
  • Erie's postal code is recorded as 16512[27].

Body

Geography

Erie is in the country of United States[4]. Erie is located in Erie County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+100671'}[28], {'amount': '+101786'}[29], and {'amount': '+94831'}[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Pennsylvania[6], county seat[7], big city[8], and optional charter municipality of Pennsylvania[9].

History and Context

April 18, 1795 marks the founding of Erie[31].

Why It Matters

Erie draws 2,098 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #7 of 54).[2] Erie has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Erie is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . cityof.erie.pa.us. Retrieved . cityof.erie.pa.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . American FactFinder. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . American FactFinder. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . lublin.eu. lublin.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . history.goerie.com. history.goerie.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Mxn · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website http://www.erie.pa.us/, https://visiterie.com/
    Category for people who died here Category:Deaths in Erie, Pennsylvania
    Population {'amount': '+100671'}, {'amount': '+101786'}, {'amount': '+94831'}
    Icpsr geographic names thesaurus id 30422
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13337]]: erie.pa.us"
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