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Erie

Also known as Erie, Pennsylvania, City of Erie, Erie, PA, Gem City, Gem of the Great Lakes, Flagship City

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

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Erie is a city located on the southern shore of Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania, serving as the county seat of Erie County. The city's position on one of the Great Lakes has historically made it an important port and transportation hub for the region.

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Vinony's link graph records 3,508 inbound references to Erie, and connects out to United States, Pennsylvania and African Americans.

The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 2 mapped points.

It sits within the topics Cities in Erie County, Pennsylvania, Cities in Pennsylvania and County seats in Pennsylvania.

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Erie
Population: 94831
Area: 49.93299
Elevation: 223
Official website: www.erie.pa.us
Image: Eriesky2.jpg
Households: 40180
Dialing code: 814

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postal code: 16565
Commons category: Erie, Pennsylvania
inception: 1795-04-18
native label: Erie
P8168: Zygmunt Krasiński
water area: 0.513946
P12749: August Merges
water as percent of area: 1.0293
per capita income: 22266

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Encyclopedic overview

Erie is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in Pennsylvania and the most populous in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 92,940 as of 2024 census estimates. The Erie metropolitan area had a population of 270,876 in 2020. Erie is about 80 miles (130 km) from Buffalo, 90 miles (140 km) from Cleveland, and 120 miles (190 km) from Pittsburgh.

The city takes its name from the Native American Erie people, who inhabited the area until the mid-17th century. Its nicknames include "Gem City", a reference to its fine natural harbor, the "Gem of the Great Lakes"; and more recently, "Flagship City", from a local marketing effort to play up the homeport of Oliver Hazard Perry's flagship Niagara.

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