Erie, Pennsylvania
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| Nickname : The Flagship City, The Gem City, The Bay City | |||
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| Location in Pennsylvania | |||
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| Foundation : | April 18, 1795 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Pennsylvania | ||
| County : | Erie County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 7 ′ N , 80 ° 5 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
98,593 (as of 2016) 276,207 (as of 2016) |
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| Population density : | 1,729.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 73.0 km 2 (approx. 28 mi 2 ) of which 57.0 km 2 (approx. 22 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 199 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 16501-16512, 16514, 16515, 16522, 16530-16534, 16538, 16541, 16544, 16546, 16550, 16553, 16554, 16563, 16565 | ||
| Area code : | +1 814 | ||
| FIPS : | 42-24000 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1174305 | ||
| Website : | www.erie.pa.us | ||
| Mayor : | Joseph E. Sinnott | ||
 Erie County Courthouse |
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Erie [ ˈɪəri ] is a city in the northwest of the US state Pennsylvania with 98,593 inhabitants (as of 2016). The city is located on Lake Erie and is the county seat of Erie County .
Erie is Pennsylvania's fourth largest city after Philadelphia , Pittsburgh and Allentown .
The place is the hometown of Niagara , a brig that was commanded by Oliver Hazard Perry in the " Battle of Lake Erie " in 1813 . Today, the Niagara is the official flagship of the state of Pennsylvania. Because Erie is the hometown of the ship, the city is also called "The Flagship City".
The median household income in Erie is $ 31,196, which is below the US average of $ 48,451.
history
For the first time, the French settled in the Erie area. They built Fort Presque Isle in 1753. It served as a defensive post against the English.
The city of Erie was part of the Erie Triangle claimed by the states of Connecticut , Massachusetts , New York, and Pennsylvania . In 1792 the area of the city officially became part of Pennsylvania. The city was only founded in 1795.
Since 1853 the city has been the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Erie .
In 2007, the city received a donation of US $ 100 million from a donor who wanted to remain anonymous, with the task of distributing the money to the city's aid organizations.
Attractions
Town twinning
Erie has four twin cities :
| city | country | since |
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| Dungarvan |
 Ireland
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2007 |
| Lublin |
 Poland
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1999 |
| Merida |
 Mexico
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1973 |
| Zibo |
 People's Republic of China
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1985 |
Sports
- Erie BayHawks , Basketball , NBA G-League , farm team of the New Orleans Pelicans
Colleges and universities
- Allegheny College
- Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- Gannon University
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM)
- Mercyhurst University
- Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town:
- Harry Kellar (1849–1922), magician
- Charles Erskine Scott Wood (1852–1944), American officer in the Nez Percé War, writer and lawyer
- Selden P. Spencer (1862-1925), politician
- Henry Thacker Burleigh (1866–1949), composer
- Michael Liebel (1870–1927), politician, member of the House of Representatives
- Herbert Douglas Austin (1876–1960), Romanist and Italianist
- Francis H. Griswold (1904–1989), officer
- Louis Mennini (1920–2000), composer and music teacher
- Peter Mennin (1923–1983), composer
- Richard Anuszkiewicz (1930–2020), painter and pioneer of Op Art
- Jay Migliori (1930-2001), jazz musician
- Paul J. Weitz (1932-2017), astronaut
- James Moore (born 1935), army officer and pentathlete
- Richard Beals (* 1938), mathematician
- George Flint (born 1939), American football player
- Joseph Pistone (* 1939), FBI agent who spied undercover for six years
- Fred Biletnikoff (born 1943), American football player and coach
- Marilyn Burns (1949-2014), actress
- Allan Sekula (1951–2013), photographer, artist, multiple documenta participant
- Christine Estabrook (* 1952), actress
- Jonathan Stark (* 1952), actor, screenwriter and television producer
- Andrew John Strenio Jr. (born 1952), lawyer and government official
- Daniel K. Richter (* 1954), historian
- Billy Blanks (* 1955), martial artist, trainer and actor
- Kathy Dahlkemper (* 1957), politician
- Nate Carr (* 1960), wrestler and Olympic medalist
- Kevin Darkus (* 1962), wrestler, 1985 runner-up in the bantamweight freestyle world champion
- Rebecca Bardoux (born 1963), porn actress
- Caryn Kadavy (* 1967), figure skater
- Mark Stepnoski (born 1967), American football player
- Chris Vrenna (* 1967), music producer, drummer and sound engineer
- Nikki Dial (* 1973), porn actress
- Justin Mercier (* 1987), ice hockey player
- James Conner (born 1995), American football player
Climate table
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Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Erie, Pennsylvania
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Pennsylvania (USA): State, Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather, and Web Information. Retrieved February 7, 2018 .
- ↑ a b n-tv, citizens cry for joy - stranger donates 100 million , Nov. 13, 2007
- ↑ Erie's foreign sister cities . Retrieved November 18, 2014.