It also was the nation's financial and cultural center until ultimately being eclipsed in total population by New York City in 1790. The African Methodist Episcopal Church was established in Philadelphia. [294][295] Philadelphia was at the time the largest city to decriminalize the possession of marijuana. [163][41], The city's largest university, as noted by number of students, is Temple University, followed by Drexel University. Prior to the arrival of Europeans in the early 17th century, the Philadelphia area was home to the Lenape (Delaware) Indians in the village of Shackamaxon. The Iroquois occasionally fought the Lenape. [156], Education in Philadelphia is provided by many private and public institutions. [21] The Philadelphia skyline, which includes several globally renowned commercial skyscrapers, is expanding, primarily with new residential high-rise condominiums. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the court of last resort in the state, regularly hears arguments in Philadelphia City Hall. [337], William Penn planned Philadelphia with numbered streets traversing north and south, and streets named for trees, such as Chestnut, Walnut, and Mulberry (since renamed Arch Street), traversing east and west. Other national historic sites include the homes of Edgar Allan Poe and Thaddeus Kosciuszko, early government buildings like the First and the Second Bank of the United States, Fort Mifflin, and the Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church. The trial division has 70 commissioned judges elected by the voters, along with about one thousand other employees. [254] The last Republican to hold the office is Ronald D. Castille, who left in 1991 and later served as the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from 2008 to 2014. The 548ft (167m) City Hall remained the tallest building in the city until 1987 when One Liberty Place was completed. [336] More than 30million passengers pass through the airport annually on 25 airlines, including all major domestic carriers. 15.0% of the populations foreign born, roughly half of whom are naturalized U.S. citizens. The first commercial AM radio stations began broadcasting in 1922: first WIP, then owned by Gimbels department store, followed by WFIL, then owned by Strawbridge & Clothier department store, and WOO, a defunct station owned by Wanamaker's department store, as well as WCAU and WDAS. 3.7% of the population are veterans. [332] Over 12million SEPTA and NJ Transit rail commuters use the station each year, and more than 100,000 people on an average weekday. In the 1860s, the United States government sent most Lenape remaining in the eastern United States to the Indian Territory to present-day Oklahoma and surrounding territories under the Indian removal policy. [173] The Wilma Theatre and the Philadelphia Theatre Company at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre produce a variety of new plays. McGraw Hill, New York, NY, Overcoming the World Missions Crisis: Thinking Strategically to Reach the World, Russell Penney, page 110, 2001. This number increased to 65% in 2014, still below the national and state averages. The city is bordered by six adjacent counties: Montgomery to the northwest; Bucks to the north and northeast; Burlington County, New Jersey to the east; Camden County, New Jersey to the southeast; Gloucester County, New Jersey to the south; and Delaware County to the southwest. [174][175] Several blocks to the east are the Lantern Theater Company at St. Stephens Episcopal Church;[176] and the Walnut Street Theatre, a National Historic Landmark stated to be the oldest and most subscribed-to theatre in the English-speaking world, founded in 1809. Philadelphia's architectural history dates back to colonial times and includes a wide range of styles. In 2014, the City Council refused to conduct hearings on a $1.86billion sale of PGW, part of a two-year effort that was proposed by the mayor. In 1909, the Water Works was decommissioned as the city transitioned to modern sand filtration methods. [107] The lowest officially recorded temperature was 11F (24C) on February 9, 1934. The two main streets were named Broad Street (the northsouth artery, since designated Pennsylvania Route 611) and High Street (the eastwest artery, since renamed Market Street) converging at Centre Square which later became the site of City Hall. Across the Delaware River in adjacent Camden County, New Jersey, Campbell Soup Company and Subaru USA are both headquartered in the city of Camden, and TD Bank (USA) is headquartered in nearby suburban Cherry Hill, New Jersey. There were a number of cities named Philadelphia in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Greek and Roman periods, including modern Alaehir, mentioned as the site of an early Christian congregation in the Book of Revelation. 1,102,620 / 1,567,872 = 70.3% (registered voters divided by 2016 population estimate), Trewartha GT, Horn LH (1980) Introduction to climate, 5th edn. One of the founding members of the Association of American Universities is in the city, the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League institution with claims to be the First university in the United States. Elevation: 67m / 220feet Barometric Pressure: 101KPa Elevation Map: Satellite Map: Related Photos: Full Circle Crossing the Sky Sounds of the Season ~ * Explored * ~ If Halls Could Talk Ashamed - Megszgyentve the thinker Chapter II Downtown 3 On Tuesday, it rained learning to fly Today. Philadelphia has played a prominent role in the music of the United States. Entrance and exit ramps for the Benjamin Franklin Bridge are near the eastern end of the expressway, just west of the I-95 interchange. The Liberty Bell was taken to Zion German Reformed Church in Northampton Town, which is present-day Allentown, where it was hidden under the church's floor boards for nine months from September 1777 until the British Army's departure from Philadelphia in June 1778. Major running events in the city include the Penn Relays (track and field), the Philadelphia Marathon, and the Broad Street Run. [59] In 1793, the largest yellow fever epidemic in U.S. history killed approximately 4,000 to 5,000 people in Philadelphia, or about ten percent of the city's population at the time. [260] The state Supreme Court and Superior Court have deputy prothonotary offices in Philadelphia. In Philadelphia, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation on November 15, 1777, and the city later served as the meeting place for the Constitutional Convention, which ratified the Constitution in Independence Hall in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. Metropolitan Philadelphia is one of the top five American venture capital hubs, credited to its proximity to New York City's financial and tech and biotechnology ecosystems. [312], As of 2018[update], the FCC lists 28 FM and 11 AM stations for Philadelphia. Latitude of Philadelphia, longitude of Philadelphia, elevation above sea level of Philadelphia. [297] The Daily News has been published as an edition of the Inquirer since 2009. [182] The city also has more murals than any other American city, due to the 1984 creation of the Department of Recreation's Mural Arts Program, which seeks to beautify neighborhoods and provide an outlet for graffiti artists. Republicans hold two seats: one at-large seat and the Northeast-based Tenth District. It is one of the most historically significant cities in the United States and served as the nation's capital until 1800. [258][259] Judges for these courts are elected at large. South Philadelphia remains one of the largest Italian neighborhoods in the country and is home to the Italian Market. Additionally, the PATCO Speedline subway system and NJ Transit's Atlantic City Line operate successor services to southern New Jersey. In 1655, a Dutch military campaign led by New Netherland Director-General Peter Stuyvesant took control of the Swedish colony, ending its claim to independence. During the 18th century, the cityscape was dominated by Georgian architecture, including Independence Hall and Christ Church. The city is also served by Interstate 76 (the Schuylkill Expressway), which runs along the Schuylkill River, intersecting the Pennsylvania Turnpike at King of Prussia and providing access to Harrisburg and points west. [239] The MLU was suspended indefinitely by its investors in December 2016. [g], Philadelphia had historically been a bastion of the Republican Party from the American Civil War until the mid-1930s. [352] SEPTA operates six subway-surface trolleys that run on street-level tracks in West Philadelphia and subway tunnels in Center City, along with two surface trolleys in adjacent suburbs. city. United States presidential election results for Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Description of the Lenape peoples (Delaware nations) historic territories inside the. [173] The Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale has performed its music all over the world. [141][142], As of 2010[update], 79.12% (1,112,441) of Philadelphia residents age 5 and older spoke English at home as a primary language, while 9.72% (136,688) spoke Spanish, 1.64% (23,075) Chinese, 0.89% (12,499) Vietnamese, 0.77% (10,885) Russian, 0.66% (9,240) French, 0.61% (8,639) other Asian languages, 0.58% (8,217) African languages, 0.56% (7,933) Cambodian (Mon-Khmer), and Italian was spoken as a main language by 0.55% (7,773) of the population over the age of five. Since at least the 1700s, hundreds of books and articles have been written about Philadelphia's history, culture, sports teams, crime, politics, and other themes related to the city's past, present, and future. [230], Philadelphia is home to professional, semi-professional, and elite amateur teams in cricket, rugby league (Philadelphia Fight), and rugby union. The long flight of steps to the Art Museum's main entrance became famous after the film Rocky (1976).[173]. His contemporaries included John McArthur Jr., Addison Hutton, Wilson Eyre, the Wilson Brothers, and Horace Trumbauer. Evangelical Protestant bodies included the Anglican Church in North America, Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod, Presbyterian Church in America, and National Baptist Convention of America. Early fall and late winter are generally dry with February having the lowest average precipitation at 2.75 inches (70mm). Philadelphia was created in the 17th century following the plan by William Penn's surveyor Thomas Holme. [98] Fairmount Park, when combined with Wissahickon Valley Park, is one of the largest contiguous urban park areas in the U.S.[30] The two parks, along with the Colonial Revival, Georgian and Federal-style mansions in them, have been listed as one entity on the National Register of Historic Places since 1972. The Swedes responded by building Fort Nya Korsholm, or New Korsholm, named after a town in Finland with a Swedish majority. [58] Two Revolutionary War battles, the Siege of Fort Mifflin (September 26 to November 16, 1777) and the Battle of Germantown (October 4, 1777), were both fought within Philadelphia's city limits. The Quaker Friends General Conference is based in Philadelphia. Along with the U.S. Centennial in 1876, the city's industry was celebrated in the Centennial Exposition, the first official World's fair in the U.S. According to a 2014 study by the Pew Research Center, 68% of the population of the city identified themselves as Christian. Is Philadelphia going under water? U.S. Route 30 (Lancaster Avenue) extends westward from West Philadelphia to Lancaster. [138] Philadelphia has the fifth-largest Muslim population among U.S. #1 Fairhill With a population of just over 17 thousand, Fairhill is known as "El Centro de Oro" or "Center of God" and is located in the Northeast section of Philadelphia. Numerous contour lines that are close together indicate hilly or mountainous . [152] The city welcomed 42million domestic tourists in 2016 who spent $6.8billion, generating an estimated $11billion in total economic impact in the city and surrounding four counties of Pennsylvania. [319], In the 1930s, the experimental station W3XE, owned by Philco, became the first television station in Philadelphia. [277] Sam Katz ran competitive mayoral races as the Republican nominee in 1999 and 2003, losing to Democrat John Street both times. [357], Exelon subsidiary PECO Energy Company, founded as the Brush Electric Light Company of Philadelphia in 1881 and renamed Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO) in 1902, provides electricity to about 1.6million customers and more than 500,000 natural gas customers in the southeastern Pennsylvania area including the city of Philadelphia and most of its suburbs. [166], Philadelphia's major science museums include the Franklin Institute, which contains the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial; the Academy of Natural Sciences; the Mtter Museum; and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. In 2005, the district-run schools scored an average of 37.4% on math and 35.5% on reading. [181] The program, which has funded more than 200 pieces of public art, is administered by the Philadelphia Office of Arts and Culture, the city's art agency. Philadelphia has the third-largest student concentration on the East Coast, with more than 120,000 college and university students enrolled within the city and nearly 300,000 in the metropolitan area. [171] The Presbyterian Historical Society is the country's oldest denominational historical society, organized in 1852. Since the early days of rail transportation in the United States, Philadelphia has served as a hub for several major rail companies, particularly the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Reading Railroad. After many manufacturers and businesses left Philadelphia or shut down, the city started attracting service businesses and began to market itself more aggressively as a tourist destination. The murder count dropped in 2002 to 288, then rose to 406 by 2006, before dropping slightly to 392 in 2007. The city's professional teams and their fans endured 25 years without a championship, from the 76ers 1983 NBA Finals win[220] until the Phillies 2008 World Series win. All county functions were assumed by the city in 1952. [93] A variety of row houses are found throughout the city, from Federal-style continuous blocks in Old City and Society Hill to Victorian-style homes in North Philadelphia to twin row houses in West Philadelphia. [36][37], Philadelphia is a city of many firsts, including the nation's first library (1731),[38] hospital (1751),[38] medical school (1765),[39] national capital (1774),[40] university (by some accounts) (1779),[41] stock exchange (1790),[38] zoo (1874),[42] and business school (1881). The city was just edged out by fourth place Miami (79.2), with the top three cities being New York, San Francisco, and Boston. [94], In 1932, Philadelphia became home to the first modern International Style skyscraper in the United States, the PSFS Building, designed by George Howe and William Lescaze. The city encompasses 142.71 square miles (369.62km2), of which 134.18 square miles (347.52km2) is land and 8.53 square miles (22.09km2), or 6%, is water. The Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) is the largest landlord in Pennsylvania. The refusal led to the prospective buyer terminating its offer. Philadelphia City Council is the legislative branch which consists of ten council members representing individual districts and seven members elected at-large, all of whom are elected to four-year terms. However, each of these large areas contains numerous neighborhoods, some of whose boundaries derive from the boroughs, townships, and other communities that constituted Pennsylvania County before their inclusion within the city.[88]. [282] He had also been assistant counsel on the Warren Commission in 1964 and the city's district attorney from 1966 to 1974. Historian Joseph Ellis, in 2007, described the Declaration of Independence as "the most potent and consequential words in American history,"[18] and its adoption represented a declaration of war against the British Army, which was then the world's most powerful military force. The Kensington, Port Richmond, and Fishtown neighborhoods have historically been heavily Irish and Polish. The plant life hardiness zones are 7a and 7b, representing an average annual extreme minimum temperature between 0 and 10F (18 and 12C). Overlay area code 267 was added to the 215 service area in 1997, and 484 was added to the 610 area in 1999. 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Scores on the state's standardized test, the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) trended upward from 2005 to 2011 but subsequently decreased. The Toru Triangle, honoring the sister city relationship with Toru, Poland, was constructed in 1976, west of the United Way building at 18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. West Philadelphia and Southwest Philadelphia are home to various Afro-Caribbean and African immigrant communities. The Protestant Christian community in Philadelphia is dominated by mainline Protestant denominations including the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, United Church of Christ, the Episcopal Church in the United States, Presbyterian Church (USA) and American Baptist Churches USA. [270], As a result of the previously declining population in the city and state,[274] Philadelphia has only three congressional districts of the 18 districts in Pennsylvania, based on the 2010 census apportionment:[275] the 2nd district, represented by Brendan Boyle; the 3rd, represented by Dwight Evans; and the 5th, represented by Mary Gay Scanlon. The two companies also operated competing commuter rail systems in the area. Five Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in the city. [356] Today, the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) provides drinking water, wastewater collection, and stormwater services for Philadelphia, as well as surrounding counties. Philadelphia, PA USGS 1:24K Topographic Map Preview: Click on map above to begin viewing in our Map Viewer. 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[225][226] Fans of the Eagles and Phillies were singled out as the worst fans in the country by GQ magazine in 2011, which used the subtitle of "Meanest Fans in America" to summarize incidents of drunken behavior and a history of booing. [24] The Philadelphia Stock Exchange, owned by Nasdaq since 2008, is the nation's oldest stock exchange and a global leader in options trading. Click on a map to view its topography, its elevation and its terrain. The Philadelphia Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services (EMS). The average commute is 31 minutes. This tolerance, which exceeded that of other colonies, led to better relations with the local native tribes and fostered Philadelphia's rapid growth into America's most important city.[51]. [77] The racial composition of the city was 39.3% Black alone (42.0% Black alone or in combination), 36.3% White alone (41.9% White alone or in combination), 8.7% Asian alone, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, 8.7% some other race, and 6.9% multiracial. [50] Penn made a treaty of friendship with Lenape chief Tammany under an elm tree at Shackamaxon, in what is now the city's Fishtown neighborhood. [377][378], The Chinatown Gate, erected in 1984 and crafted by artisans of Tianjin, stands astride 10th Street, on the north side of its intersection with Arch Street, as a symbol of the sister city relationship. Projections 3,000,000 3,500,000 4,000,000 4,500,000 5,000,000 5,500,000 6,000,000 Population 5,785,000 [308], Student-run newspapers include the University of Pennsylvania's The Daily Pennsylvanian,[309] Temple University's The Temple News,[310] and Drexel University's The Triangle. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Quaker and advocate of religious freedom. [335] Philadelphia International Airport is among the busiest airports in the world measured by traffic movements (i.e., takeoffs and landings). In 2008, Democrat Barack Obama drew 83% of the city's vote. [268], As of December 31, 2016, there were 1,102,620 registered voters in Philadelphia. In 1816, the city's free Black community founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), the first independent Black denomination in the country, and the first Black Episcopal Church. 1 comment A new tool shows what Philly could look like in 2100 if sea levels continue to rise. [164] The city's nationally ranked research universities comprise the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Drexel University, and Thomas Jefferson University. In 1871, construction began on the Second Empire-style Philadelphia City Hall. Philadelphia-born singers such as Frankie Avalon, James Darren, Eddie Fisher, Fabian Forte, and Bobby Rydell, along with South Philly-raised Chubby Checker, topped the music charts, establishing a clean-cut rock and roll image. Since 1854, the city has been coextensive with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the Delaware Valley, the nation's seventh-largest and one of the world's largest metropolitan regions with 6.245 million residents. Elevation: 14m / 46feet Barometric Pressure: 101KPa Elevation Map: Satellite Map: Related Photos: View South at Heinz NWR from main impoundment View across the fields at the parking lot at Heinz NWR M&M House Backyard 1 View of Stream A Philadelphia Sunset in a dream i, slept beneath an orange sky Marsh Wren The park was built to commemorate Philadelphia's first two sister city relationships, with Tel Aviv and Florence. [71] In 1950, the population peaked at more than two million residents, then began to decline with the restructuring of industry that led to the loss of many middle-class union jobs. [231], Rowing has been popular in Philadelphia since the 18th century. Philadelphia International Airport is undergoing a $900million infrastructural expansion to increase passenger capacity and augment passenger experience;[153][154] while the Port of Philadelphia, having experienced the highest percentage growth by tonnage loaded in 2017 among major U.S. seaports, was in the process of doubling its shipping capacity to accommodate super-sized post-Panamax shipping vessels in 2018. [315][316] Philadelphia is served by three non-commercial public radio stations: WHYY-FM (NPR),[317] WRTI-FM (classical and jazz),[318] and WXPN-FM (adult alternative music). In addition, suburbanization enticed many affluent residents to depart the city for its outlying railroad commuting towns and newer housing. The elevation map of Philadelphia,US is generated using elevation data from NASA's 90m resolution SRTM data. [205], The Reading Terminal Market is a historic food market founded in 1893 in the Reading Terminal building, a designated National Historic Landmark. [255], The Philadelphia Municipal Court handles traffic cases, misdemeanor and felony criminal cases with maximum incarceration of five years, and civil cases involving $12,000 or less ($15,000 in real estate and school tax cases), and all landlord-tenant disputes. Philadelphia's geographic center is about 40 0 34 north latitude and 75 8 0 west longitude. [237] The regattas are held on the Schuylkill River and organized by the Schuylkill Navy, an association of area rowing clubs that has produced numerous Olympic rowers. The normal seasonal snowfall averages 22.4in (57cm), with rare snowfalls in November or April, and rarely any sustained snow cover. Aviv's Garden United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia County > Philadelphia Aviv's Garden, Southwest Center City, South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States Minimum elevation: -131 ft Maximum elevation: 509 ft Other topographic maps Click on a map to view its topography, its elevation and its terrain. South Philadelphia is home to Cambodian Americans, Vietnamese-Americans, Thai Americans, and Chinese communities. [87], Philadelphia's neighborhoods are divided into six large sections that surround Center City: North Philadelphia, Northeast Philadelphia, South Philadelphia, Southwest Philadelphia, West Philadelphia, and Northwest Philadelphia. Images via Google Earth A new interactive map from nonprofit organization Climate Central reveals a. Although the majority of the early Jewish residents were of Portuguese or Spanish descent, some among them had emigrated from Germany and Poland. The orchestra performs at the Kimmel Center[188] and has a summer concert series at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts. Three districts cover parts of Philadelphia. [22], For much of Philadelphia's history, the typical home has been the row house. It also has been, since its adoption, the basis for annual celebration by Americans; in 1938, this celebration of the Declaration was formalized as Independence Day, one of only ten designated U.S. federal holidays. By the 1750s, Philadelphia surpassed Boston as the largest city and busiest port in British America, and the second-largest city in the entire British Empire after London. The Pennsylvania Railroad first operated Broad Street Station, then 30th Street Station and Suburban Station, and the Reading Railroad operated Reading Terminal, now part of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. [256], Pennsylvania's three appellate courts also have sittings in Philadelphia. [25] The city is also home to the headquarters of cable television and internet service provider Comcast, insurance companies Cigna, Colonial Penn, and Independence Blue Cross, food services company Aramark, chemical makers FMC Corporation and Rohm and Haas, pharmaceutical companies GlaxoSmithKline, Amicus Therapeutics, Spark Therapeutics, apparel retailers Five Below and Urban Outfitters and its subsidiary Anthropologie, automotive parts retailer Pep Boys, and stainless steel producer Carpenter Technology Corporation. [339], The Delaware River Port Authority operates four bridges in the Philadelphia area across the Delaware River to New Jersey: the Walt Whitman Bridge (I-76), the Benjamin Franklin Bridge (I-676 and U.S. 30), the Betsy Ross Bridge (New Jersey Route 90), and the Commodore Barry Bridge (U.S. 322 in Delaware County, south of the city). Frequently requested statistics for: Philadelphia city, Pennsylvania. [126] Philadelphia has the second-largest Irish and Italian populations in the United States after New York City. In 2007, the Comcast Center surpassed One Liberty Place to become the city's tallest building. Philadelphia,US Elevation is 8 meter. [148], Graduation rates among district-run schools, meanwhile, steadily increased in the ten years from 2005. Interstate 276 (the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Delaware River extension) acts as a bypass and commuter route to the north of the city as well as a link to the New Jersey Turnpike and New York City. From 1775 to 1781, Philadelphia hosted the Second Continental Congress,[57] which adopted the Declaration of Independence in what was then called the Pennsylvania State House and now is called Independence Hall. 30th Street also serves as a major station for services via the Pennsylvania Railroad's former Pennsylvania Main Line to Chicago. [353], Philadelphia is a regional hub of the federally-owned Amtrak system, with 30th Street Station being a primary stop on the Washington-Boston Northeast Corridor and the Keystone Corridor to Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. [156], A 2017 study by Walk Score ranked Philadelphia the fifth-most walkable major city in the United States with a score of 79 out of 100, in the middle of the "very walkable" range. The Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas is the trial court of general jurisdiction for the city, hearing felony-level criminal cases and civil suits above the minimum jurisdictional limit of $10,000. As a Quaker, Penn had experienced religious persecution and wanted his colony to be a place where anyone could worship freely. The U.S. Constitution was later ratified in Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. [291] Homicides increased dramatically in the late 2010s/early 2020s, reaching 499 homicides in 2020[288] and surpassing the 1990 "record" in 2021, with 501st murder on November 27 and 510 by the end of the month. [363] Area code 445 was implemented as an overlay for area codes 215 and 267 starting on February 3, 2018. Notable rock and pop musicians from Philadelphia and its suburbs include Bill Haley & His Comets, Nazz, Todd Rundgren, Hall & Oates, The Hooters, Cinderella, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Ween, Schoolly D, Pink, The Roots, Beanie Sigel, State Property, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Meek Mill, Lil Uzi Vert, and others. [240] As of 2018[update], the Philadelphia Phoenix continue to play in the AUDL. [68] The first major reform came in 1917 when outrage over the election-year murder of a police officer led to the shrinking of the City Council from two houses to just one. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020. [246], Philadelphia County is a legal nullity. After George Washington's defeat at the Battle of Brandywine in Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania, on September 11, 1777, during the Philadelphia Campaign, the revolutionary capital of Philadelphia was defenseless and the city prepared for what was perceived to be an inevitable British attack. [339], Interstate 476 (locally referred to as the Blue Route[340]) traverses Delaware County, bypassing the city to the west and serving the city's western suburbs, as well as providing a direct route to Allentown and points north, including the Poconos. The city's two largest employers are the federal and city governments. [31], With five professional sports teams and one of the nation's most loyal fan bases, Philadelphia is often ranked as the nation's best city for professional sports fans. Map Philadelphia city, Pennsylvania . This was also true in the Northeast, where over 28.4% of the population lived in persistent poverty even though the region accounted for a 17% slice of the nation's population. 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[294] The purchase or sale of marijuana remains a criminal offense in Philadelphia.[295]. Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States. Elected at-large, the mayor is limited to two consecutive four-year terms, but can run for the position again after an intervening term. Philadelphia's Gayborhood near Washington Square is home to a concentration of gay and lesbian-friendly businesses, restaurants, and bars.[135][136]. In the latter half of the 19th century and leading into the 20th century, immigrants from Russia, Eastern Europe, and Italy, and African Americans from the southern U.S. settled in the city.[65]. Contemporary glass-and-granite skyscrapers were built in Center City beginning in the 1980s. Irish, Italian, German, Polish, English, Russian, Ukrainian, and French ancestries constitute the largest European ethnic groups in the city. [242] The sixth NCAA Division I school in Philadelphia is Drexel University. The resulting reduction in Philadelphia's tax base and the resources of local government caused the city to struggle through a long period of adjustment, and it approached bankruptcy by the late 1980s. [103], The highest recorded temperature was 106F (41C) on August 7, 1918, but temperatures at or above 100F (38C) are not common, with the last occurrence of such a temperature was July 21, 2019. Philadelphia is a hub for information technology and biotechnology. [261][262], Additionally, Philadelphia is home to the federal United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, both of which are housed in the James A. Byrne United States Courthouse. An English fleet captured the New Netherland colony in 1664, though the situation did not change substantially until 1682, when the area was included in William Penn's charter for Pennsylvania. While Philadelphia is not as submerged as places such as Miami, the city is not fully protected from the effects of increasing sea levels. [278][279], Pennsylvania's longest-serving Senator, Arlen Specter,[280] was an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania who opened his first law practice in Philadelphia. Owing to over a century of linguistic data collected by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania under sociolinguist William Labov, the Philadelphia dialect has been one of the best-studied forms of American English. PGW serves over 500,000 homes and businesses in the Philadelphia area. [197] The Philadelphia area has many establishments that serve cheesesteaks, including restaurants, taverns, delicatessens and pizza parlors. 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The row house was introduced to the United States via Philadelphia in the early 19th century and, for a time, row houses built elsewhere in the United States were known as "Philadelphia rows". [148] This consistent drop in enrollment led the city to close 24 of its public schools in 2013. [106], The January daily average temperature is 33.7F (0.9C), though the temperature frequently rises to 50F (10C) during thaws. The city ranked tenth in the bike friendly cities category, with the top three cities being Minneapolis, San Francisco and Portland. In 1644, New Sweden supported the Susquehannocks in their war against Maryland colonists. Historically, the city has strong connections to the Quakers, Unitarian Universalism, and the Ethical Culture movement, all of which continue to be represented in the city. 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[44][45][20] From the city's 17th century founding through the present, Philadelphia has been the birthplace or home to an extensive number of prominent and influential Americans. [250], Philadelphia County is coterminous with the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania. [194] On July 13, 1985, John F. Kennedy Stadium was the American venue for the Live Aid concert. Northeast Philadelphia, although known for its Irish and Irish-American population, is home to a Jewish and Russian population. Philadelphia city, Pennsylvania. The number of reported major crimes fell 11 percent in three years to 68,815 occurrences in 2014. Independence National Historical Park is the center of these historical landmarks being one of the country's 22 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. [139] The remaining 24% claimed no religious affiliation. [83] In keeping with the idea of a "Greene Countrie Towne", and inspired by the many types of trees that grew in the region, Penn named many of the eastwest streets for local trees. [189] Opera Philadelphia performs at the nation's oldest continually operating opera housethe Academy of Music. [115], According to the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau's tabulation, there were 1,603,797 people residing in Philadelphia, representing a 1.2% increase from the 2019 census estimate. [207] The Philadelphia dialect, which is spread throughout the Delaware Valley and South Jersey, is part of a larger Mid-Atlantic American English family, a designation that also includes the Baltimore dialect. [250] The first elections under the new Home Rule Charter were held in November 1951, and the newly elected officials took office in January 1952. [103] The record low maximum is 5F (15C) on February 10, 1899, and December 30, 1880, while the record high minimum is 83F (28C) on July 23, 2011, and July 24, 2010. Center City hosts a Chinatown that is served by Chinese-owned bus lines that provides transport to and from Chinatown in New York City, 95 miles (153km) to the north. The commission maintains the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places, adding historic buildings, structures, sites, objects and districts as it sees fit. [339], The Roosevelt Boulevard and Expressway (U.S. 1) connect Northeast Philadelphia with Center City via I-76 through Fairmount Park. Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues. Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. [151] The Philadelphia metropolitan area, comprising the Delaware Valley, has also become a growing hub for venture capital funding.[151]. The region is served also by public broadcasting stations WPPT-TV (Philadelphia), WHYY-TV (Wilmington, Delaware and Philadelphia), WLVT-TV (Lehigh Valley), and NJTV (New Jersey). The rise in population of the surrounding districts helped lead to the Act of Consolidation of 1854, which extended the city limits from the 2 square miles (5.2km2) of Center City to the roughly 134 square miles (350km2) of Philadelphia County. The original city plan was designed to allow for easy travel and to keep residences separated by open space that would help prevent the spread of fire. [28][29] Fairmount Park, when combined with adjacent Wissahickon Valley Park in the same watershed, is 2,052 acres (830ha), representing one of the nation's largest and the world's 45th-largest urban park. . [108], Philadelphia County received an ozone grade of F and a 24-hour particle pollution rating of D in the American Lung Association's 2017 State of the Air report, which analyzed data from 2013 to 2015. [281], Philadelphia has hosted various national conventions, including in 1848 (Whig), 1856 (Republican), 1872 (Republican), 1900 (Republican), 1936 (Democratic), 1940 (Republican), 1948 (Republican), 1948 (Progressive), 2000 (Republican), and 2016 (Democratic). The Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania (Orthodox Church in America) and Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (Ecumenical Patriarchate) divide the Eastern Orthodox in Philadelphia. The Mean Elevation of the state of Pennsylvania is 1,100 feet above sea level. Philadelphia's close geographical and transportation connections to other large metropolitan economies along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States have been cited as offering a significant competitive advantage for business creation and entrepreneurship. [134] A Korean community initially settled in the North Philadelphia neighborhood of Olney; however, the primary Koreatown has subsequently shifted further north, straddling the city's border with adjacent Cheltenham in Montgomery County and Cherry Hill in South Jersey. [99], According to the Kppen climate classification, Philadelphia falls under the northern periphery of the humid subtropical climate zone (Kppen Cfa),[100] whereas according to the Trewartha climate classification, the city has a temperate maritime climate (Do) limited to the north by the continental climate (Dc). Benjamin Franklin, a leading citizen, helped improve city services and founded new ones that were among the first in the nation, including a fire company, library, and hospital. Philadelphia also has played an immensely influential historic and ongoing role in the development and evolution of American music, especially R&B, soul, and rock. Established in 1937, the PHA is the nation's fourth-largest housing authority, serving about 81,000 people with affordable housing, while employing 1,400 on a budget of $371million. The Philadelphia topographic map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free. But this expanded a shortage of affordable housing in the city. [219], Philadelphia was the second of eight American cities to have won titles in all four major leagues (MLB, NFL, NHL and NBA), and also has a title in soccer from the now-defunct North American Soccer League in the 1970s. [321], As of 2018[update], the city is the nation's fourth-largest consumer in media market, as ranked by the Nielsen Media Research firm, with nearly 2.9million TV households.[322]. [233] Philadelphia hosts numerous local and collegiate rowing clubs and competitions, including the annual Dad Vail Regatta, which is the largest intercollegiate rowing event in North America with more than 100 U.S and Canadian colleges and universities participating;[234] the annual Stotesbury Cup Regatta, which is billed as the world's oldest and largest rowing event for high school students;[235][236] and the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta. [321], Philadelphia has owned-and-operated stations for four major English-language broadcast networks: NBC WCAU-TV, CBS KYW-TV, ABC WPVI-TV, and Fox WTXF-TV. [178] New Freedom Theatre, which is Pennsylvania's oldest African-American theatre, sits on North Broad Street. The city is home to five Fortune 500 corporate headquarters as of 2022. [131] South American migrants were being transported by bus from Texas to Philadelphia beginning in 2022.[132]. [265] Kenney's predecessor was Michael Nutter who had served two terms from 2009 to January 2016. Official temperature and precipitation measurements for Philadelphia were taken at the Weather Bureau Office in downtown from January 1872 to 19 June 1940, and at Philadelphia Int'l from 20 June 1940 to the present. Large-scale construction projects for new roads, canals, and railroads made Philadelphia the first major industrial city in the United States. The Union began playing their home games in 2010 at PPL Park, a soccer-specific stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania. [128] Eastern North Philadelphia, particularly Fairhill and surrounding areas to the north and east, has one of the highest concentrations of Puerto Ricans outside Puerto Rico, with many large swaths of blocks being close to 100% Puerto Rican. Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022) . Below is the Elevation map of Philadelphia,US, which displays range of elevation with different colours. The municipal court has 27 judges elected by the voters. The city is home to a number of art organizations including the regional art advocacy nonprofit Philadelphia Tri-State Artists Equity,[184] the Philadelphia Sketch Club, one of the country's oldest artists' clubs,[185] and The Plastic Club, started by women excluded from the Sketch Club. [238], The Philadelphia Spinners were a professional ultimate team in Major League Ultimate (MLU) until 2016. The City Planning Commission, tasked with guiding growth and development of the city, has divided the city into 18 planning districts as part of the Philadelphia2035 physical development plan. [210] Philadelphia also has its own unique collection of neologisms and slang terms. [311], The first experimental radio license was issued in Philadelphia in August 1912 to St. Joseph's College. [103] The most rain recorded in one day occurred on July 28, 2013, when 8.02in (204mm) fell at Philadelphia International Airport. [329] 30th Street Station offers access to Amtrak,[330] SEPTA,[331] and NJ Transit lines. [148], Medical and research facilities of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The CDI of Philadelphia has participated in the U.S. Department of State's "Partners for Peace" project with Mosul, Iraq,[379] as well as accepting visiting delegations from dozens of other countries.[380]. As of 2018[update], 30th Street is Amtrak's third-busiest station in the country, after New York City and Washington. Philadelphia is home to the United States's first zoo[167] and hospital,[168] as well as Fairmount Park, one of America's oldest and largest urban parks,[30] founded in 1855. [114] Five of the ten largest combined statistical areas (CSAs) were ranked higher for ozone: Los Angeles (1st), New York City (9th), Houston (12th), Dallas (13th), and San Jose, California (18th). A migration pattern has been established from New York City to Philadelphia by residents opting for a large city with relative proximity and a lower cost of living. [157] The Philadelphia School District is the eighth-largest school district in the nation[158] with 142,266 students in 218 traditional public schools and 86 charter schools as of 2014[update]. As of 2021[update], the Philadelphia metropolitan area is estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of US$479billion,[146] an increase from the $445billion calculated by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for 2017,[147] representing the ninth-largest U.S. metropolitan economy. Penn planned a city on the Delaware River to serve as a port and place for government. The zoning changes were intended to rectify incorrect zoning maps to facilitate future community development, as the city forecasts an additional 100,000 residents and 40,000 jobs will be added by 2035. Name: Philadelphia topographic map, elevation, terrain. The city's major art museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is one of the largest art museums in the world. [49], In 1681, in partial repayment of a debt, Charles II of England granted Penn a charter for what would become the Pennsylvania colony. The Philadelphia metropolitan area's Jewish population was estimated at 206,000 in 2001, which was the sixth-largest in the U.S. at that time. [283] Philadelphia has been home to one vice president, George M. Dallas,[284] and one general of the American Civil War, George B. McClellan, who won his party's nomination for president but lost in the general election to Abraham Lincoln in 1864. 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[290] In 2014, 248 homicides were committed. [187] Annual events include film festivals and parades, the most famous being the Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Mummers Parade on New Year's Day. Philadelphia remained the nation's largest city until 1790, when it was surpassed by New York City, and it served as the nation's first capital from May 10, 1775 until December 12, 1776 and on four subsequent occasions during and following the American Revolution, including from 1790 to 1800 during the construction of the new national capital of Washington, D.C. With 18 four-year universities and colleges, Philadelphia is one of the nation's leading centers for higher education and academic research. [355], In 1815, Philadelphia began sourcing its water via the Fairmount Water Works on the Schuylkill River, the nation's first major urban water supply system. These immigrants were largely responsible for the first general strike in North America in 1835, in which workers in the city won the ten-hour workday. Other intercity bus services include Megabus with stops at 30th Street Station and the visitor center for Independence Hall,[348] BoltBus (operated by Greyhound) at 30th Street Station,[349] OurBus at various stops in the city. Philadelphia placed fifth in the public transit friendly category, behind Washington, D.C., with the same three cities for walkability topping this category. [102], Snowfall is highly variable, with some winters experiencing only light snow, while others include major snowstorms. The Philadelphia Orchestra is generally considered one of the top five orchestras in the United States. [66][67] Black newcomers in the 20th century were part of the Great Migration out of the rural south and into northern and midwestern industrial cities. A number of philosophical societies were formed, which were centers of the city's intellectual life, including the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture (1785), the Pennsylvania Society for the Encouragement of Manufactures and the Useful Arts (1787), the Academy of Natural Sciences (1812), and the Franklin Institute (1824). The program has funded more than 2,800 murals by professional, staff and volunteer artists and educated more than 20,000 youth in underserved neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia.[183]. [18] Once the Revolutionary War commenced, the Battle of Germantown and the siege of Fort Mifflin were fought within Philadelphia's city limits. 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