Pennsylvania

state of the United States of America
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Pennsylvania

Summary

Pennsylvania is an U.S. state[1]. Pennsylvania draws 34,211 Wikipedia views per month (u_s_state category, ranking #6 of 49).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pennsylvania is located in United States[3].
  • Pennsylvania is in the country of United States[4].
  • Pennsylvania's head of government is recorded as Josh Shapiro[5].
  • Pennsylvania is on the continent of North America[6].
  • Pennsylvania's instance of is recorded as U.S. state[7].
  • Pennsylvania's capital is recorded as Harrisburg[8].
  • Pennsylvania's shares border with is recorded as New York[9].
  • Pennsylvania's shares border with is recorded as New Jersey[10].
  • Pennsylvania's shares border with is recorded as Delaware[11].
  • Pennsylvania's shares border with is recorded as Maryland[12].
  • Pennsylvania's shares border with is recorded as West Virginia[13].
  • Pennsylvania's shares border with is recorded as Ohio[14].
  • Pennsylvania's shares border with is recorded as Ontario[15].
  • Pennsylvania's anthem is recorded as Pennsylvania[16].
  • William Penn is named after Pennsylvania[17].
  • Pennsylvania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lebanon County[18].
  • Pennsylvania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Crawford County[19].
  • Pennsylvania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lycoming County[20].
  • Pennsylvania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Butler County[21].
  • Pennsylvania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Schuylkill County[22].
  • Pennsylvania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Northampton County[23].
  • Pennsylvania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cambria County[24].
  • Pennsylvania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fayette County[25].
  • Pennsylvania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Allegheny County[26].
  • Pennsylvania's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mercer County[27].

Body

Geography

Pennsylvania is in the country of United States[4]. Pennsylvania is located in United States[3]. Pennsylvania is on the continent of North America[6].

Designation and Status

Pennsylvania's instance of is recorded as U.S. state[7].

History and Context

William Penn is named after Pennsylvania[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pennsylvania include USS Pennsylvania[28], a dreadnought[29]; Pennsylvanian[30], a subperiod[31]; Keystone Service[32], a train service[33], in United States[34], founded in 1972[35]; Pennsylvania Avenue[36], a street[37], in United States[38]; Pen Mar[39]; Keystone Canyon[40]; and Keystone Township[41].

Why It Matters

Pennsylvania draws 34,211 Wikipedia views per month (u_s_state category, ranking #6 of 49).[2] Pennsylvania has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Pennsylvania is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for Pennsylvania include USS Pennsylvania[28], a dreadnought[29]; Pennsylvanian[30], a subperiod[31]; Keystone Service[32], a train service[33], in United States[34], founded in 1972[35]; and Pennsylvania Avenue[36], a street[37], in United States[38].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . britannica.com. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here Category:Births in Pennsylvania
    Official website https://www.pa.gov
    Category for people buried here Category:Burials in Pennsylvania
    History of topic history of Pennsylvania
    + 76 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 125455, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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