Philadelphia

Philadelphia ( /ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə/) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States, with a population of 1,526,006 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. Philadelphia is also the commercial, cultural, and educational center of the ... More

Date founded:

  • Oct 27, 1682

Area:

  • 349.64839 km² (135 mi² )

Population:

  • 1,688,210 (1980)

Also known as:

  • Philly,
  • City of Brotherly Love,
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
  • Philadelphia County / Philadelphia city

Location

Population

number date
  • 1,688,210
  • 1980
  • 1,046,964
  • 1890
  • 1,931,334
  • 1940
  • 63,802
  • 1820
  • 1,950,961
  • 1930
  • 1,948,609
  • 1970
  • 53,722
  • 1810
  • 2,071,605
  • 1950
  • 41,220
  • 1800
  • 1,293,697
  • 1900

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 39.9522
  • -75.1642

Place:

Household Count:

number date
  • 590,283
  • 2008

Estimated Number of Foreclosures:

number date
  • 14,436
  • 2008

Estimated Number of Mortgages:

number date
  • 255,266
  • 2008

90-Day Vacant Residential Addresses:

number date
  • 24,382
  • 2008

Total Residential Addresses:

number date
  • 640,844
  • 2008

BLS Unemployment Rate (%):

Number Date
  • 0.072
  • 2008

OFHEO Price Change (%):

Number Date
  • 0
  • 2008

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Climate:

Month Average max temp (C) Average min temp (C) Average rainfall (mm)
  • 29 °C (84 °F )
  • 19 °C (66 °F )
  • 99 mm (3.9 in )
  • 17 °C (63 °F )
  • 6 °C (43 °F )
  • 86 mm (3.4 in )
  • 6 °C (43 °F )
  • -2 °C (28 °F )
  • 84 mm (3.3 in )
  • 13 °C (55 °F )
  • 3 °C (37 °F )
  • 84 mm (3.3 in )
  • 28 °C (82 °F )
  • 16 °C (61 °F )
  • 86 mm (3.4 in )
  • 4 °C (39 °F )
  • -4 °C (25 °F )
  • 81 mm (3.2 in )
  • 10 °C (50 °F )
  • 1 °C (34 °F )
  • 94 mm (3.7 in )
  • 19 °C (66 °F )
  • 8 °C (46 °F )
  • 69 mm (2.7 in )
  • 30 °C (86 °F )
  • 20 °C (68 °F )
  • 107 mm (4.21 in )
  • 25 °C (77 °F )
  • 15 °C (59 °F )
  • 84 mm (3.3 in )
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