Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital city of Pennsylvania, one of the four U.S. states called a Commonwealth of the United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city has 50,099 people living in it.[1]
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 Location of Harrisburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 40°16′11″N 76°52′32″W / 40.26972°N 76.87556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| Commonwealth | Pennsylvania |
| County | Dauphin |
| Incorporated | 1791 |
| Charter | 1860 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wanda Williams (D) |
| Area | |
| • City | 11.4 sq mi (26.9 km2) |
| • Land | 8.1 sq mi (21.0 km2) |
| • Water | 3.3 sq mi (8.6 km2) |
| • Urban | 335.4 sq mi (539.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 320 ft (98 m) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
| • City | 50,099 |
| • Density | 6,169.83/sq mi (2,382.18/km2) |
| • Urban | 490,859 |
| • Metro | 591,712 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Website | http://www.harrisburgpa.gov/ |
Harrisburg is the county seat of Dauphin County and is on the Susquehanna River, 105 miles (169 km) northwest of Philadelphia.
Originally the home to Native Americans, Captain John Smith first made contact with them in 1608. In 1719, English trader John Harris, Sr. built a home on the bank of the river, and by 1785 obtained the land from William Penn, creating the settlement of "Harrisburg" named after Harris.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Media
An 1848 Bank of Harrisburg five dollar bill
An anti-nuclear protest in Harrisburg in 1979, following the Three Mile Island accident
An aerial view of Harrisburg
Downtown Harrisburg with City Island in the foreground as seen from the West Shore of the Susquehanna River in August 2015 
Harrisburg and the surrounding vicinity seen from the International Space Station on July 6, 2022
Harrisburg with the dome of the Pennsylvania State Capitol seen from across the Susquehanna River in Wormleysburg
Climate chart for Harrisburg
Harrisburg's Market Square, formerly a market, is a public transport hub and commercial center in the city.
The Pennsylvania Holocaust Memorial in Harrisburg's Riverfront Park and the Capital Area Greenbelt
Metro Bank Park post-renovation
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Notes and References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Harrisburg city, Pennsylvania". QuickFacts. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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