Georgia (U.S. state)

The CNN Center headquarters is located in Atlanta, GA. See also:Philadelphia in film and television. Georgia is also home to Ted Turner, who founded TBS, TNT, and CNN, among others. cities with teams from four major sports. state). See also: U.S. See also List of radio stations in Georgia (U.S. The Wachovia Spectrum is now home to the Flyers' top farm team, the Phantoms and the Major League Indoor soccer team, the Kixx.

It also operates, in whole or in part, several radio stations as Georgia Public Radio (GPR). The Sixers and Flyers share the Wachovia Center with the Soul and Wings. Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) operates nine major educational television stations across the state as Georgia Public Broadcasting Television. "The Park," "The Zit," "The Vault" or in a Freudian error, "The Vet", from the Eagles' and Phillies' last home, Veterans Stadium). The three largest Protestant denominations in Georgia are: Baptist (51% of total state population), Methodist (12%), Presbyterian & Pentecostal & Episcopalian (tied 2%). The Phillies now play in Citizens Bank Park (a.k.a. Religiously, Georgia is overwhelmingly Protestant:. The Eagles now play at Lincoln Financial Field (informally known as "The Linc").

Females made up approximately 50.8% of the population. The Eagles, Phillies, Flyers and 76ers have each recently had a new stadium built for them. 7.3% of its population were reported as under 5 years of age, 26.5% under 18, and 9.6% were 65 or older. The city's original NFL team was the Frankford Yellow Jackets (Frankford being a section of the city located in the northeastern part of town); the club disbanded during the 1931 football season, then re-emerged under the same ownership two years later as the Philadelphia Eagles. Racially, Georgia is:. In the past Philadelphia has also been home to the Philadelphia Athletics (MLB, now the Oakland Athletics), and the Philadelphia Warriors (NBA, now the Golden State Warriors). More than half of the state's population lives in the Atlanta metro area. The Philadelphia Barrage (Major League Lacrosse, lacrosse) plays at the stadium of Villanova University, which is located in Villanova.

Its population has grown 34% (2.2 million) from its 1990 levels, making it one of the fastest-growing states in the country. Some locals half-jokingly attribute this to the Curse of Billy Penn. As of 2003, the population of Georgia was 8,684,715, making it the 10th most populous state. Of late Philadelphia teams have been performing well, but frequently missing championships by failing during the crucial stages. Its industrial outputs are textiles and apparel, transportation equipment, food processing, paper products, chemical products, electric equipment, and tourism. Philadelphia sports fans have a reputation of being devoted to their teams in good times and bad. Georgia's agricultural outputs are poultry and eggs, peanuts, cattle, hogs, dairy products, and vegetables. Philadelphia has a long and proud history of professional sports teams.

Its per capita personal income for 2003 put it 31^st in the nation at $29,000. The Free Library of Philadelphia. Georgia's 2003 total gross state product was $320 billion. Colleges and universities near Philadelphia include. Several highways and short line railroads also traverse the state. All schools in the district are required to have a school uniform or a similar dress code. Atlanta is still a major railroad hub for CSX and Norfolk Southern, in addition to being a major airport hub now as well. All of Philadelphia is served by the School District of Philadelphia.

Georgia is also the largest state east of the Mississippi River, since West Virginia seceded from Virginia during the Civil War. WPLY 100.3FM had formerly been a purely Philadelphia-based alternative rock station, but its format was changed to hip hop in early 2005. The state is an important producer of cotton, tobacco, and forest products, notably the so-called "naval stores" such as turpentine and rosin from the pine forests. In 2005, Philadelphia became the largest city in the United States without a modern rock-format radio station, in part because of the difficulty such a station has in gaining market share from WMMR and WYSP. The capital is Atlanta, in the central part of northern Georgia, and the peach is a symbol of the state. Philadelphia is home to some of the country's most prominent radio stations, including two of the nation's leading rock stations, WMMR at 93.3FM and WYSP at 94.1FM. Both stations have been breakthrough stations for many contemporary rock bands, and both are widely known in the rock music community for their influence in impacting the country's rock music trends. The highest point in Georgia is Brasstown Bald, 4784 feet (1458 m); the lowest point is sea level. Famed comedian Bill Cosby was born and raised in Philadelphia.

The central piedmont extends from the foothills to the fall line, where the rivers cascade down in elevation to the continental coastal plain of the southern part of the state. Its cultural diversity is reflected in the music and musicians that have come from or through Philadelphia: the R&B styles of Jill Scott and Patti LaBelle, the jazz of Grover Washington Jr., Stan Getz, and Sun Ra, the rock of Pink, the rap of Will Smith, and the opera of Marian Anderson. The northern part of the state is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a mountain range in the mountain system of the Appalachians. Philadelphia has been home to many people of note, the most famous of whom is probably Ben Franklin, who along with the others in the Continental Congresses helped shape the city along with the country and the world. Georgia is bordered on the south by Florida, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and South Carolina, on the west by Alabama, and on the north by Tennessee and North Carolina. For a list of famous past and present resident of Philadelphia, see: List of people from Philadelphia. (See: list of Georgia counties.). The "Italian Market" section of South Philadelphia is home to an increasing number of Vietnamese residents.

There is no true metropolitan government in Georgia, though the Atlanta Regional Commission and Georgia Regional Transportation Authority do provide some regional services, and the ARC must approve all major land development projects in metro Atlanta. Philadelphia has a large Italian American population along with Irish-Americans, Asian-Americans, African Americans, and growing numbers of Hispanic residents and émigrés from Russia and Asian countries. All taxes are collected by the state and then properly distributed according to any agreements that each county has with its cities. Distinctive Philadelphian dishes include:. Up to 1% of a SPLOST can go to homestead exemptions. The following railroads, almost all radiating from downtown, were built in the mid-19th century:. Local taxes are almost always charged on groceries but never prescriptions. Philadelphia was an early railroad hub.

Counties participating in MARTA have another 1%, the city of Atlanta (in two counties) has the only city sales tax (1%, total 8%) for fixing its old sewers. Other planned freeways have been cancelled, such as an Interstate 695 running southwest from downtown and a freeway upgrade of Roosevelt Boulevard. Each county may add up to a 2% SPLOST. Shortly after it was completed, though, it became one of the busiest corridors in the region. Georgia has a modest income tax and a 4% state sales tax, which is not applied to groceries or prescription drugs. The construction of 476 between 76 and 95 took much longer than expected due to community opposition and stubborn landowners. So far, only Columbus, Augusta, and Athens have done this. The stretch of 476 between 95 and the toll portion of 476 (running North from the Mid-County Interchange at Plymouth Meeting) is referred to locally as "The Blue Route," because regional planners drew a blue line right through Montgomery and Delaware Counties to suggest where a road ought to be built.

Georgia does not provide for townships or independent cities, but does allow consolidated city-county governments by local referendum. Opened in the early 1990s, the Northeast Extension (276 & 476) connects highways south of Philly International Airport to ones north of the city. Conversely, the city of Sandy Springs is one of the largest in the state (over 80,000), but is not legally so since it is not yet incorporated, although a referendum is planned for the summer of 2005. The Tacony-Palmyra Bridge connects PA 73 with NJ 73, and is maintained by the Burlington County Bridge Commission. Every incorporated town, no matter how small, is legally a city. The Delaware River Port Authority operates three bridges in Philadelphia over the Delaware River to New Jersey: the Walt Whitman Bridge (I-76), the Benjamin Franklin Bridge (I-676 and US 30), and the Betsy Ross Bridge (NJ 90). Besides the counties, Georgia only defines cities as local units of government. Plans to extend the highway west into the suburbs were killed by community opposition.

Georgia's Constitution provides all counties and cities with "home rule" authority, and so the county commissions have considerable power to pass legislation within their county as a municipality would. The Woodhaven Expressway (PA 63), serving the neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia, runs between Interstate 95 and Roosevelt Boulevard (US 1). Counties in Georgia have their own elected legislative branch, usually called the Board of Commissioners, which usually also has executive authority in the county. In recent years, it has become a traffic bottleneck and includes the #2 and #3 worst intersections in the country about a mile from each other, according to a study by State Farm Insurance. Declaration of Independence. The boulevard was built for the Lincoln Highway as part of the City Beautiful movement. Gwinnett County was named after Button Gwinnett, one of the delegates from Georgia who signed the U.S. Roosevelt Boulevard and the Roosevelt Expressway (US 1) connects Northeast Philadelphia with Center City.

Before 1932, there were 161, with Milton and Campbell being merged into Fulton at the end of 1931, during the Great Depression. A link between I-95 and I-76, it runs beneath street level through Center City, and connects to the Ben Franklin Bridge at its east end. Georgia also has 159 counties, the most of any state except Texas (254). Interstate 676, the Vine Street Expressway, was completed in 1991 after years of planning. House of Representatives. It meets the Pennsylvania Turnpike at King of Prussia and provides access to Harrisburg and points west. As of the 2001 reapportionment, the state has 13 congressmen and women in the U.S. The city is also served by Interstate 76 (the Schuylkill Expressway), which runs along the Schuylkill River.

senators are Saxby Chambliss (Republican) and Johnny Isakson (Republican). Interstate 95 runs through the city along the Delaware River, providing transportation from Florida to Maine. At the federal level, Georgia's two U.S. Philadelphia International Airport provides domestic and international scheduled air service, while Northeast Philadelphia Airport serves general and corporate aviation. Judges for the smaller courts are elected by the state's citizens who live within that court's jurisdiction to four-year terms. Two airports, Philadelphia International Airport and Northeast Philadelphia Airport, reside within the city limits (Philadelphia International also lies in the city limits of Tinicum Township, Delaware County). Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Appeals are elected statewide by the citizens in non-partisan elections to six-year terms. PATCO provides subway service to Camden, Collingswood, Haddonfield, Cherry Hill, Ashland, and Lindenwold, New Jersey, from stations on Locust Street between 16th and 15th, 13th and 12th, and 10th and 9th Streets, and on Market Street at 8th Street.

In addition, there are smaller courts which have more limited geographical jurisdiction, including State Courts, Superior Courts, Magistrate Courts and Probate Courts. Amtrak's 30th Street Station is a major railroad facility which offers access to Amtrak, SEPTA, and NJ Transit rail lines. State Judicial authority rests with the state Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, which have statewide authority. Philadelphia lies directly on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. The state Constitution mandates a maximum of 56 Senators, elected from single-member districts, and a minimum of 180 Representatives, apportioned among representative districts (which sometimes results in more than one Representative per district); there are currently 56 Senators and 180 Representatives. The term of office for Senators and Representatives is two years. Philadelphia is served by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, or SEPTA. SEPTA runs buses, trains, subways, trolleys, and trackless trolleys around Philadelphia and into the suburbs. The Lieutenant Governor presides over the Senate, while the House of Representatives selects their own Speaker. Out of the total population, 31.3% of those under the age of 18 and 16.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Legislative authority resides in the General Assembly, composed of the Senate and House of Representatives. 22.9% of the population and 18.4% of families are below the poverty line. (See: list of Georgia governors.). The per capita income for the city is $16,509. States, most of the executive officials who comprise the governor's cabinet are elected by the citizens of Georgia, rather than appointed by the governor. Males have a median income of $34,199 versus $28,477 for females. Unlike the federal government, but like many other U.S. The median income for a household in the city is $30,746, and the median income for a family is $37,036.

Both the governor and lieutenant governor are elected to four-year terms of office. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 81.8 males. The Lieutenant Governor, currently Mark Taylor (Democrat), is elected on a separate ballot. For every 100 females there are 86.8 males. Executive authority in the state rests with the governor, currently Sonny Perdue (Republican). The median age is 34 years. States and the federal government, Georgia's government is based on the separation of legislative, executive and judicial power. In the city the population is spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who are 65 years of age or older.

As with all other U.S. The average household size is 2.48 and the average family size is 3.22. The state capital is Atlanta. 33.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. For over 130 years, from 1872 to 2003, Georgians only elected Democratic governors, and Democrats held the majority of seats in the General Assembly. Of the 590,071 households, 27.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.1% are married couples living together, 22.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% are non-families. Until recently, Georgia's state government had the longest unbroken record of single-party dominance of any state in the Union. The ethnic makeup of the city is 43.2% Black, 13.6% Irish, 9.2% Italian, 8.1% German, 6.4% Puerto Rican, and 4.3% Polish.

The state's legislature also met at other temporary sites, including Macon, especially during the Civil War. 8.50% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. Georgia has had five "permanent" state capitals: colonial Savannah, which later alternated with Augusta; then for a decade at Louisville (pron. Lewis-ville), and from 1806 through the American Civil War at Milledgeville. The racial makeup of the city is 45.02% White, 43.22% African American, 0.27% Native American, 4.46% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 4.77% from other races, and 2.21% from two or more races. state to approve a literature censorship board in the United States. There are 661,958 housing units at an average density of 1,891.9/km² (4,900.1/mi²). On February 19, 1953 Georgia became the first U.S. The population density is 4,337.3/km² (11,233.6/mi²).

On July 15, 1870, following Reconstruction, Georgia became the last former Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union. As of the census² of 2000, there are 1,517,550 people, 590,071 households, and 352,272 families residing in the city. This event served as the historical background for the book and movie Gone With the Wind. For a more extensive list of Philadelphia neighborhoods, see List of Philadelphia neighborhoods. In December 1864, a large swath of the state was destroyed during General William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea. These include Andorra, Roxborough, Northern Liberties, Old City, Bustleton, Oxford Circle, Somerton, Manayunk, Center City, Queen Village, Kensington, Frankford, University City, Strawberry Mansion, Chestnut Hill, Fishtown, Port Richmond, Germantown, Mount Airy, Wynnefield, Chinatown, Fox Chase, South Philly, Society Hill, the Museum District and many others. On January 18, 1861 Georgia joined the Confederacy and became a major theater of the American Civil War. Many of these neighborhoods coincide with the borough and townships that made up Philadelphia County before their absorbtion by the city.

This day is now known as Georgia Day, which is not a public holiday, but is mainly observed in schools and by some local civic groups. Like every big city, Philadelphia has many neighborhoods, each of which has its own identity. Massive British settlement began in the early 1730s with James Oglethorpe, an Englishman in the British parliament, who promoted the idea that the area be used to settle people in a debtors' prison. On February 12, 1733, the first settlers landed in the HMS Anne at what was to become the city of Savannah. Bodies of water include the Schuylkill River, Cobbs Creek, Wissahickon Creek, and Pennypack Creek. In 1724, it was first suggested that what was by then a British colony be called Province of Georgia in honor of King George II. The total area is 5.29% water. The conflict between Spain and Britain over control of Georgia began in earnest in about 1670, when the British, moving south from their Carolina colony in present-day South Carolina met the Spanish moving north from their base in Florida. 349.9 km² (135.1 mi²) of it is land and 19.6 km² (7.6 mi²) of it is water.

The local moundbuilder culture, described by Hernando de Soto in 1540, had completely disappeared by 1560. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 369.4 km² (142.6 mi²). Early on, a number of Spanish explorers visited the inland region of Georgia, leaving a trail of destruction behind them. Philadelphia is located at 39°59'53" North, 75°8'41" West (39.998012, -75.144793)¹. Main article: History of Georgia. The city is also a national center of law due to the University of Pennsylvania's prestigious law school. Navy ships have been named USS Georgia in honor of this state. Because of the large presence of the federal government, the city has a large contingent of law firms including the head quarters of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP-- a world-wide firm and federal contractor.

Several U.S. The east-coast operations of the United States Mint are based near the historic district, and the Federal Reserve Bank's Philadelphia division is based there as well. The state tree is the Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana), the state bird is the brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum), and the state flower is the cherokee rose (Rosa laevigata). The Federal government plays a large role in Philadelphia as well. Ray Charles sang it on the legislative floor when the bill passed. The list of major companies in Philadelphia includes Aramark, GlaxoSmithKline, Sunoco, Comcast, and Pep Boys. The state song, Georgia on My Mind by Hoagy Carmichael was originally written about a woman of that name, but after Georgia native Ray Charles sang it, the state legislature voted it the state song. Philadelphia has its own stock exchange.

Georgia is also known as the Peach State or Empire State of the South . Philadelphia's economy is heavily based upon manufacturing, refining, food, and financial services. Georgia is one of the fastest growing states in the nation, with an estimated 8,829,383 people in 2004. Judges for all of the above courts are elected at large. Georgia's population in 2000 was 8,186,453 (U.S. Census). Also, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania sit in Philadelphia several times a year. It was the thirteenth colony and became the fourth state, ratifying the United States Constitution on January 2, 1788. Pennsylvania's three appellate courts also sit in Philadelphia. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, which is the court of last resort in the state, regularly hears arguments in Philadelphia City Hall.

Georgia was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. Traffic Court is a court of special jurisdiction which hears violations of traffic laws. postal abbreviation is GA. The Philadelphia Municipal Court handles matters of limited jurisdiction as well as landlord-tenant disputes, appeals from traffic court, conducts preliminary examinations for felony-level offenses, and the like. Georgia is a southern state of the United States and its U.S. It is funded and operated largely by City resources and employees. Non-Religious 5%. The Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, also known as the Court of Common Pleas for the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, is the trial court of general jurisdiction for Philadelphia.

Other Religions 1%. Verna. Other Christian 1%. The current council president is Anna C. Roman Catholic 6%. Philadelphia has seven council members at large, and ten council members from districts. Protestant 84%. The legislative branch of Philadelphia is the Philadelphia City Council.

1.4% Mixed race. See also: List of mayors of Philadelphia. 0.3% American Indian. He was re-elected by a larger majority in 2003. 2.1% Asian. The incumbent is former Philadelphia City Council President John Street (D), who was first elected in 1999. 5.3% Hispanic. The city is headed by an elected mayor who is limited to two consecutive four-year terms, but can run for the position again after an intervening term.

28.7% Black. From a governmental perspective, Philadelphia County is a legal nullity, as all county functions were assumed by the city in 1952, which has been coterminous with the county since 1854. 62.6% White non-Hispanic. Prior to that, the city of Philadelphia consisted only of those areas between South Street, Vine Street, the Delaware River, and the Schuylkill River. Interstate 285 (the Perimeter around Atlanta). The city limits have been coterminous with Philadelphia County since 1854. Interstate 95. The term "Downtown" refers to South Philadelphia.

Interstate 85, Interstate 185, Interstate 985. The Central Business District is known as Center City, and is the third largest of its kind in America. Interstate 75, Interstate 475, Interstate 575. David Rittenhouse was a clockmaker and friend of the American Revolution. Interstate 59, Interstate 24. William Rittenhouse's original paper mill site is known as Rittenhousetown, and is a delightful rural setting in Fairmount Park. Interstate 20, Interstate 520. Rittenhouse Square is named after David Rittenhouse, a descendent of the first paper-maker in Philadelphia, the German immigrant William Rittenhouse.

Interstate 16, Interstate 516. Since the completion of One Liberty Place, no Philadelphia sporting team has won a world championship event in its discipline, a phenomenon locally - and increasingly nationally - known as the "Curse of Billy Penn." There is also a Masonic Temple located only across the street from the City Hall, a legacy of the Founding Fathers and signers of the Declaration of Independence, many of whom were Freemasons. One Liberty Place is the tallest building not only in Philadelphia but in the entire state of Pennsylvania, however in 2005 construction began on the Comcast Center which, when completed in 2007, will be 30 feet taller than One Liberty Place. Since then, seven other skyscrapers have been completed exceeding the statue, including One Liberty Place's little sister, Two Liberty Place. However in March of 1987, One Liberty Place broke the gentlemen's agreement not to exceed the height of the statue of William Penn on the top of the City Hall.

City Hall is the tallest masonry building in the world; and through the late 1980s, City Hall used to be locally known as the tallest building in Philadelphia. Both are the same distance south of City Hall. The eastern edge of Rittenhouse Square is on 18th St., four blocks west of City Hall, while the western edge of Washington Square is between 7th and 8th, about six and a half blocks east of City Hall. He also planned five public parks, one at the intersection of High and Broad Streets in the very center of the city (now occupied by the City Hall) and four others (now called Washington Square, Rittenhouse Square, Logan Square and Franklin Square) surrounding it.

The east-west streets, many of them named for trees, e.g., Chestnut, Walnut, Locust, and Spruce (These are laid out in increasing Hardness from the Soft-wood Pine in the South to the Hard-wood Chestnut in the North) parallel the main thoroughfare named High Street by Penn, but called Market Street since at least the early 18th century (six blocks south of the latter is South Street, noted in recent decades for its raucous night life and the subject of the 1963 hit single by The Orlons of the same name). The numbered streets then resume, continuing in the original plan to 28th at the Schuylkill River. The north-south streets are numbered sequentially from Front (instead of First), along the Delaware River, to 13th, followed by the main north-south thoroughfare, Broad Street (instead of 14th). Penn's surveyor, Thomas Holme, laid out the city in a strict grid, with all streets running either north-south or east-west.

In 1926, the city held the Sesquicentennial Exposition, but Philadelphia was not the central focus of the Bicentennial observances that took place nationwide in the United States in 1976 (New York City held this distinction, as thousands of "tall ships" gathered in New York Harbor on July 4, 1976, the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence). Memorial Hall and the expansive mall in front of it are remnants of this fair. In 1876 Philadelphia hosted the World's Fair known as the Centennial Exposition. The Pennsylvania Railroad, once America's largest railroad by revenue and traffic volume and at one time the largest public corporation in the world, was headquartered on Broad Street, as was its merger successor, the Penn Central.

An early railroad center, Philadelphia was the original home of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, the world's largest builder of steam locomotives (which relocated to nearby Eddystone, Pennsylvania). Philadelphia served as the temporary capital for a decade, until 1800, when the Capitol building in the new Federal city of Washington, DC was opened. In exchange for locating a permanent capital on the banks of the Potomac River, the congressmen agreed to support Hamilton's financial proposals. In 1790, the seat of the United States Government was moved from Federal Hall in New York to Congress Hall in Philadelphia as the result of a compromise between a number of Southern congressmen and United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton.

For a time in the 18th century, Philadelphia was the largest city in the Americas north of Mexico City, and was the fourth largest city under Crown rule (after London, Bristol, and Dublin). The Declaration of Independence and US Constitution were signed in the city's Independence Hall. Philadelphia was a major center of the independence movement during the American Revolutionary War. Penn also required lots of alleyways and open spaces in hopes of controlling fires and disease (which were then common problems in London).

This was intended to allow the city's population to leave the city easily. During early immigration by Quakers and others, when immigrants purchased land in the city, they also received farm land outside of the city. Penn hoped that the city, as the capital of his new colony founded on principles of freedom and religious tolerance, would be a model of this philosophy. The city's name means "city of brotherly love" in ancient Greek.

Philadelphia is a planned city founded and developed by William Penn, a Quaker. In 1700, the group built the Gloria Dei Church, also known as Old Swedes. A congregation was formed in 1646 on Tinicum Island by Swedish missionary Johannes Campanius. In 1669, Swedish colonists became the first Europeans to settle the area (see New Sweden), calling it Wicoca.

Before Europeans arrived, the Delaware (Lenape) Indian town of Shackamaxon was located where Philadelphia now stands. At that time, it eclipsed Boston and New York City in political and social importance, with Benjamin Franklin playing an extraordinary role in Philadelphia's rise.
. During part of the 18th century, the city was the second capital and then-most populous city of the United States. It has played a critical role in American history and the birth of American independence and democracy.

Philadelphia is one of the oldest cities in the United States. Philadelphia is the central city for the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. The Philadelphia metropolitan area is the fourth largest nationally, with some 5.7 million people. However, later estimates showed that Philadelphia's population loss and Phoenix's population growth had both slowed, leaving the rankings unchanged for the present.

A July 1, 2002 census estimate showed the population dropping modestly to 1,492,231, with Phoenix, Arizona surpassing the city proper as the 5th largest city in the United States. Philadelphia (sometimes referred to as "Philly" or "the City of Brotherly Love") is the fifth most populous city in the United States and the most populous city in the state of Pennsylvania, occupying all of Philadelphia County.⁶ As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,517,550. Indoor soccer: Philadelphia Kixx (Major Indoor Soccer League). Indoor lacrosse: Philadelphia Wings (National Lacrosse League).

Arena football: Philadelphia Soul (Arena Football League). hockey: Philadelphia Flyers (National Hockey League), Philadelphia Phantoms (American Hockey League). Basketball: Philadelphia 76ers (National Basketball Association). Baseball: Philadelphia Phillies (Major League Baseball).

football: Philadelphia Eagles (National Football League). Delaware County Community College, Marple Township. West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester. University of Delaware, located just outside Pennsylvania in Newark, Delaware.

Widener University, Chester. Swarthmore College, Swarthmore. Villanova University, Villanova. Neumann College, Aston.

Haverford College, Haverford. Rosemont College, Bryn Mawr. Davids. Eastern University, located in St.

Bryn Mawr College, located in Bryn Mawr. Arcadia University, located in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Manor College, located in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, located in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania.

Temple University's Tyler School of Art, located in Elkin's Park, Pennsylvania. Temple University, located in Ambler, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania State University, located in Abington, Pennsylvania and Media, Pennsylvania. Montgomery County Community College, located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.

University of Pennsylvania. University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. University of the Arts. Thomas Jefferson University.

Temple University. Saint Joseph's University. Philadelphia University. Philadelphia Community College.

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. La Salle University. Holy Family University.

Drexel University. Curtis Institute of Music. Chestnut Hill College. The Art Institute of Philadelphia.

The Resturant School. Moore College of Art. Masterman high school. Central High School.

Philadelphia Auto Show. Philadelphia Flower Show. The Wing Bowl, a chicken wing eating competition. Patrick's Day Parade.

Philadelphia St. The Greek Picnic, a reunion and celebration of African-American college fraternities. The Mummers Parade, held every New Year's Day on Broad Street. For a traditional Philadelphia cheesesteak - Tony Luke's, Pat's Steaks, Geno's Steaks or Jim's Steaks (though cheesteaks can be found at most any corner pizza shop).

South Street. SEPTA Museum. Rittenhouse Square. Reading Terminal Market.

Philadelphia Zoo. Penn's Landing. One Liberty Place. LOVE Park.

Italian market. Gloria Dei National Historic Site, built in 1700, it is the oldest church in the state. Fairmount Park. Elfreth's Alley.

Eastern State Penitentiary. Philadelphia City Hall. Betsy Ross House. 30th Street Station.

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Rosenbach Foundation & Rosenbach Museum. Rodin Museum (largest collection of Auguste Rodin's works outside France). Please Touch Museum.

Philadelphia Museum of Art. National Constitution Center. Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia (museum of medical and pathological oddities and curiosities). Liberty Bell & Independence Hall.

Franklin Institute. Fort Mifflin. Fairmount Waterworks and its interpretive center. Edgar Allan Poe House.

Barnes Foundation. Atwater-Kent Municipal Museum. Unlike soft pretzels of other cities, which are the same shape as hard pretzels, Philadelphia soft pretzels have a long, thin block-like shape. Soft pretzel -- thick, doughy pretzels, generally salted, often served with mustard.

Polish ice -- A much looser, creamier form of Italian Ice, usually coming only in chocolate and vanilla. Irish ice -- Irish ice is a creamier, thicker form of water ice. Italian ice (Water Ice)-- a frozen dessert, similar to a slushie except stiffer. Scrapple -- corn meal mush cooked up with every part (scrap) of the pig from the Pennsylvania Dutch country of Lancaster County.

Hoagies -- a sandwich made with cold cuts on an Italian roll, a localised variant of the submarine sandwich. Cheesesteaks, a kind of humble culinary masterpiece, made of cheese (usually either Cheez Wiz(tm), provolone or American) and slices of fried ribeye steak on a hoagie (Italian) roll, sometimes combined with onions or mushrooms - recent innovations include a chicken and a vegetarian variant. 1854: West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad[11] (http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his480/notes/rr-1.htm). 1850: relocation of Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad (later Pennsylvania Railroad main line)[10] (http://www.railsandtrails.com/PRR/BOD1948/history.html).

1839: Camden and Woodbury Railroad[9] (http://www.earlpleasants.com/search_1.asp). 1837: Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad[8] (http://broadway.pennsyrr.com/Rail/Prr/Corphist/pb_w.html). 1835?: Philadelphia and Reading Railroad[7] (http://www.ushistory.org/philadelphia/special/railroad.htm). 1835: Southwark Railroad (only in downtown)[6] (http://broadway.pennsyrr.com/Rail/Prr/Corphist/pb_w.html).

1834: Camden and Amboy Railroad[5] (http://broadway.pennsyrr.com/Rail/Prr/Corphist/urrnj.html). 1834: Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad[4] (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~wdstock/railroad.htm). 1834: Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad (later Pennsylvania Railroad main line)[3] (http://www.columbiahistoric.com/RAILROAD.HTM). 1834: Delaware and Schuylkill Railroad (only in downtown)[2] (http://www.ushistory.org/philadelphia/special/railroad.htm).

1832: Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad[1] (http://www.ushistory.org/philadelphia/special/railroad.htm).