State College (Pennsylvania)
State College | ||
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Nickname : Happy Valley | ||
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Location in Pennsylvania | ||
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | 1895 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Pennsylvania | |
County : | Center County | |
Coordinates : | 40 ° 47 ′ N , 77 ° 52 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
41,992 (as of 2016) 161,464 (as of 2016) |
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Population density : | 3,558.6 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 11.8 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) | |
Height : | 350 m | |
Postcodes : | 16801, 16803, 16804, 16805 | |
Area code : | +1 814 | |
GNIS ID : | 1215063 | |
Website : | www.statecollegepa.us | |
Mayor : | Elizabeth Goreham | |
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State College is a borough in Center County in the US state of Pennsylvania with a population of over 40,000.
The place is largely shaped by the Pennsylvania State University in University Park .
The fourth largest stadium in the world, Beaver Stadium of the Nittany Lions and the State College Spikes , a minor league team of the St. Louis Cardinals , are worth mentioning.
There is a Woodhouseit deposit nearby.
Just north of the city is the University Park Airport regional airport .
Personalities
- George Andrews (* 1938), mathematician
- Zhang Chengji (1920–1988), philosopher
- Haskell Brooks Curry (1900-1982), logician
- George E. Forsythe (1917–1972), numerical scientist
- Joseph P. LaSalle (1916–1983), mathematician
- Dave McKenna (1930-2008), jazz pianist
- John L. McLucas (1920–2002), politician
- Chad A. Mirkin (* 1963), chemist
- Tomasz Mrowka (* 1961), mathematician
- Joe Paterno (1926–2012), American football coach
- Thomas Rogers (1927–2007), literary critic
- Tom Shear (* 1971), musician
- Fred Waring (1900–1984), musician
Web links
Commons : State College, Pennsylvania - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Borough of State College in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed December 23, 2014