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Lancaster (/ ˈ l æ ŋ k ɪ s t ər / LANG-kih-stər) is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. [4] With a population of 58,039 at the 2020 census, [5] it is the tenth-most populous city in the state. [6]
The name "Conshohocken" comes from the Unami language and may be translated as "pleasant valley". [6] The name derives from either Kanshihakink, meaning "Elegant-ground-place", [7] or, more likely, Xinkwënchuhakink, which means "Big-trough-ground-place" or "Large-bowl-ground-place", referring to the big bend in the Tulpehane (Turtle River, or modern Schuylkill River).
As of the census [6] of 2000, there were 1,396 people, 608 households, and 383 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,546.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,755.5/km 2).
The Philadelphi Corridor, also called Philadelphi Route, is the Israeli code name for a narrow strip of land, some 100 metres wide and 14 km (8.7 miles) long, situated along the entirety of the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.
Johnson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 30, 1973 to Gregory White and Yvonne Martin. [5] He attended Edward Bok High School, graduating in 1991. He continued his education at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice in 1996 and at the Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania, with a Master of Government Administration in ...
The city expanded its city park system, which eventually included 1,100 acres; built steps and esplanade along the Susquehanna River, which still exist today as Riverfront Park; paved seventy miles of roads; and improved the city water system. The city's population increased from 51,000 to 73,000 between 1900 and 1920.
The name "Tacony" is derived from a Lenape word for "wilderness", it may possibly originate from the Lenape word tèkëne meaning forest or woods. [2] The deed for the land purchase of Hans Kyn (later "Keene" and "Keen"), a Swede, south of modern Cottman Avenue on the river, dated April 26, 1679, entered on the back of a grant from Governor Andros, March 25, 1676, is still in possession of the ...
Centralia is a borough and near-ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States.It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania.Its population declined from 1,000 in 1980 to five residents in 2020 [8] because a coal mine fire has been burning beneath the borough since 1962.