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York
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city in and county seat of York County, Pennsylvania, United States
York is a city in south-central Pennsylvania that serves as the county seat of York County. It is an important regional center in the state, though it is perhaps best known historically for being where the Continental Congress met during the American Revolution.
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- York
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- York County
- Population
- 44800
- Area
- 13.834071
- Elevation
- 223
- Capital of
- York County
- Shares border with
- West York
- Official website
- www.yorkcity.org
- Image
- YorkPaStrandCapital.jpg
- Households
- 17012
- Dialing code
- 610
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- twinned administrative body
- Leinfelden-Echterdingen
- Commons category
- York, Pennsylvania
- postal code
- 17408
- topic's main category
- Category:York, Pennsylvania
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in York, Pennsylvania
- category of associated people
- Category:People from York, Pennsylvania
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in York, Pennsylvania
- inception
- 1741-01-01
- P8168
- Zygmunt Miłkowski
- water area
- 0.126495
- water as percent of area
- 0.9144
- per capita income
- 20452
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Encyclopedic overview
York is a city in York County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. Located in South Central Pennsylvania, the city's population was 44,800 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the tenth-most populous city in Pennsylvania. The city has an urban area population of 238,549 and has a metropolitan area population of 456,449.
Founded in 1741, York served as the temporary base for the Continental Congress from September 1777 to June 1778, during which the Articles of Confederation were drafted. It is the largest city in the York–Hanover metropolitan area, which is also included in the larger Harrisburg–York–Lebanon combined statistical area of the Susquehanna Valley.
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