York, Pennsylvania
| York, Pennsylvania | ||||||
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Clockwise from top left: York Strand Performing Arts Center, William Goodbridge house, York Friends Meeting House, and welcome sign.
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| Nickname(s): The White Rose City | ||||||
 Location in York County and the state of Pennsylvania. |
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| Coordinates: 39°57′46″N 76°43′41″W / 39.96278°N 76.72806°WCoordinates: 39°57′46″N 76°43′41″W / 39.96278°N 76.72806°W | ||||||
| Country | United States | |||||
| State | Pennsylvania | |||||
| County | York | |||||
| Laid out | 1741 | |||||
| - Borough | September 24, 1787 | |||||
| - City | January 11, 1887 | |||||
| Government | ||||||
| • Mayor | Kim Bracey (D) | |||||
| Area | ||||||
| • City | 5.26 sq mi (13.62 km2) | |||||
| • Land | 5.20 sq mi (13.48 km2) | |||||
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2) | |||||
| Population (2012) | ||||||
| • City | 43,550 | |||||
| • Density | 8,311.41/sq mi (3,031.75/km2) | |||||
| • Urban | 232,045 | |||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | |||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |||||
| Website | www |
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York (Pennsylvania German: Yarrick), known as the White Rose City (after the symbol of the House of York), is the city serving as the county seat of York County, Pennsylvania, United States, both being located in the south-central region of the state. The population within York's city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, a 7.0% increase from the 2000 count of 40,862. When combined with the adjacent boroughs of West York and North York and surrounding Spring Garden, West Manchester, and Springettsbury townships, the population of Greater York was 108,386. York is the county seat of York County and is located at 39°58′00″N 76°45′00″W / 39.96667°N 76.75000°W. York is currently the 11th largest city in Pennsylvania.
The city has been called an "architectural museum," because the downtown features numerous well-preserved historic structures, such as the 1741 Golden Plough Tavern, the 1751 General Horatio Gates House, the 1766 York Meetinghouse, the 1863 Billmeyer House, the 1888 York Central Market, and the 1907 Moorish Revival Temple Beth Israel. Other notable buildings are the Laurel-Rex Fire Company House, Forry House, Farmers Market, Barnett Bobb House, Cookes House, United Cigar Manufacturing Company building, Stevens School, York Dispatch Newspaper Offices, and York Armory.
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