Pennsylvania : Demographics
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Facts Origin of State Name: Named for Admiral William Penn, father of the founder of Pennsylvania.
Nickname: The Keystone State, Quaker State
Capital: Harrisburg.
County: 67 counties
Location: 40.276N, 76.884W
Entered Union: 12 December 1787 (2nd).
Song: "Pennsylvania."
Motto: Virtue, Liberty and Independence.
Flag: The coat of arms appears in the center of a blue field.
Animal: White-tailed deer.
Bird: Ruffed grouse.
Dog: Great Dane.
Fish: Brook trout.
Insect: Firefly.
Flower: Mountain laurel.
Tree: Hemlock.
Beautification and Conservation Plant: Penngift crownvetch.
Beverage: Milk.
Fossil: Phacops rana.
Population: 12,429,616 as on 2005 census
Agriculture: Dairy products, poultry, cattle, nursery stock, mushrooms, hogs, hay.
Industry: Food processing, chemical products, machinery, electric equipment, tourism.