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| Philadelphia,
the City of Brotherly Love, was settled in 1681 by Capt. William Markham,
who, with a small band of colonists, had been sent out by his cousin,
William Penn. In the period before the American Revolution, the city
outstripped all others in the colonies in education, arts, science,
industry, and commerce. In 1774–1776, the First and Second Continental
Congresses met in Philadelphia, and, from 1781–1783, the city
was the capital of the United States under the Articles of Confederation.
In 1790, it became the nation's capital under the Constitution and
remained so until the seat of the federal government moved to Washington
in 1800. |
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| Total
City Population |
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Central City - 1,517,550
Total - 6,796,253 |
| City
Black Population |
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Central
City - 655,824 (43.2%) |
| City
Hispanic Population |
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Central
City - 128,928 (8.5%) |
| City
Asian Population |
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Central
City - 67,654 (4.5%) |
| City
Highlights |
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Liberty
Bell
Independence Hall
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Zoological Museum |
| Colleges
and Universities |
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Temple
University
University of Pennsylvania
Drexel University
Villanova University
St. Joseph's University |
| Major
Companies HQ |
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Lincoln
Financial Group
Citizens Bank
DuPont
Merck & Company
J.P. Morgan Chase |
| Pro
Sports Teams |
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Philadelphia
Phillies
Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia Flyers |
| Local
Area Celebrities |
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Wilt
Chamberlain
Bill Cosby
Chubby Checker
W.C. Fields
Patti LaBelle |
| Median
Income |
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$35,192 |
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