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York, Pennsylvania

Administration
Full nameYork, Pennsylvania
Official nameYork, Pennsylvania
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyYork
Laid out1741
- BoroughSeptember 24, 1787
- CityJanuary 11, 1887
Government
MayorC. Kim Bracey
Geography
Total Area5.26 sq mi (13.6 km2)
Land Area5.20 sq mi (13.5 km2)
Water Area0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Demography
Total Population43718 (2010)
Density (pop.)3030.9/km2 (7852.20/sq mi)
Urban (pop.)99764
Other information
Time zoneEST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)

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York, known as the White Rose City (after the symbol of the House of York), is a city located in York County, Pennsylvania, United States which is in the South Central region of the state. The population within the city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, which was 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 is 99,764. York is the county seat of York County, and is located at . York is currently the 14th largest city in Pennsylvania.

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Governor's Awards for the Arts | April 8, 2010 | York, PA. www.CulturalAlliance-York.org www.2009pagaa.blogspot.com The Cultural Alliance of York County welcomed the Governor's Awards for the Arts to York, PA with a flash mob dance in the city square. Video by Justin Ayers Choreography by Lori Pergament and Mindy Fritz Equipment and Operators Production Express Bob's Video + Renegade Productions Shane Lower Keith Braucher Linda Middleton Mindy Fritz Steve Newport Special Thanks To: The Cultural Alliance of York County Greater York Dance York Little Theatre The Pullo Center at Penn State York The Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center Citizens Bank The Law Offices of Dale E. Anstine The City of York, Pennsylvania
4.68 min. | 4.82 user rating		 Barack Obama spoke at a town hall at the Siemans Hydro Power Plant in York Pennsylvania
1.97 min. | 4.71 user rating		 York County, Pennsylvania offers a diverse array of architectural styles; this is the story of the historic architecture of America, viewed through the eyes of a small town. This video presents photos of over 90 buildings in 40 styles and sub-styles of architecture. Created by Scott D. Butcher, author of York's Historic Architecture and York: America's Historic Crossroads.
6.92 min. | 4.69 user rating		 In the city where the Second Continental Congress governed the fledgling United States, a virtually unparalleled diversity of architectural styles from early Colonial and high Victorian to Neoclassical and contemporary has been cultivated and preserved. Every facade in York tells a story, and with the town's long and varied history, those buildings erected by early German settlers and later industrialists tell the stories of both America and this central Pennsylvania community. With exacting detail, local architecture expert Scott Butcher explains why York has been blessed with such an architecturally rich heritage and why current efforts to preserve it are so important.
2.18 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Part 4: "The Reciprocity Club." From an August 16, 2006, federal court video deposition involving the proposed banning of The Midnight Ride of Jonathan Luna, by William Keisling, and published by Yardbird Books. In this video, York, Pennsylvania city controller James Sneddon describes, under oath, a sex ring run from the York, PA county courthouse, and how officers in the Pennsylvania state police received sex acts.
9.97 min. | 4.33 user rating
A meteor over southern Pennsylvania is visible in the upper right corner of this video supplied by The York Water Company. View article at articles.lancasteronline.com
0.20 min. | 4.85 user rating		 Seven SouthSide Steppers perform here at the final day of Summer Camp at the Crispus Attucks Association of York, Pennsylvania, July 31, 2009. Check out their hot routine!
7.43 min. | 4.2 user rating		 A drive through the city of York,Pennsylvania(Trust me, its best seen that fast rather then at normal speed) :op Filmed first week of April on location in York,PA-backing up scene filmed in Denver,PA
3.07 min. | 3.85 user rating		 Take a ghostly tour of York, Pennsylvania, to learn about myths, legends, and ghost stories that haunt this historic town! Visit ghosts at the Goodridge House on a stop at the Underground Railroad or a ghost rider at Crispus Attucks Learning Centers playground. Relax with ghosts George and Martha at York Little Theater or a cigar-smoking spirit at the Strand-Capitol. Be prepared to cringe as you learn about historic tales of cannabilism, witchcraft, murder and execution. Find out of York County is the location of the Seven Gates Hell!
2.43 min. | 4.0 user rating		 Nathan Krotzer, York College of Pennsylvania, Paul Kaiser Invitational @ Shippensburg University, High Jump, 6'5" 2006
0.18 min. | 5.0 user rating

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The Associated Press--The report involved 80 patients at York Hospital in -York-, -Pa-. who received filters made by a division of CR Bard, Inc., a New Jersey-based medical device ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:42:32 GMT+00:00
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Revis and the Hall of Fame - National Football Post Tweet this news
National Football Post--Reed was a fourth-round pick in the 1985 draft from tiny Kutztown State in -Pennsylvania-. He went on to become one of the great receivers of all time. ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:08:20 GMT+00:00
Free VIN Etch in York - WHTM-TV Tweet this news
WHTM-TV---York-, -Pa-. - Most people know their car has a vehicle identification number, or VIN. It's that long number on a dashboard plate at the bottom of the ... - Date : Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:04:18 GMT+00:00
YCP Competes in Intelligent Ground Vehicle Challenge - TMCnet Tweet this news
TMCnet--(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) -YORK-, -Pa-., June 11 -- York College of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The weekend went ... - Date : Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:08:47 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Lancaster		Capital of the United States of America
1777 - 1778		Succeeded by
Philadelphia

Historic architecture :
scope="col"Club scope="col"League scope="col"Venue scope="col"Established scope="col"Championships
York Revolution ALPB, Baseball Sovereign Bank Stadium 2007 1

Other sports :
Callsign MHz Band "Name" Format, Owner City of license HD-Radio Multicasting
WDCV 88.3 FM Indie/College Rock, Dickinson College Carlisle
WXPH 88.7 FM WXPN relay, University of Pennsylvania Harrisburg
WSYC 88.7 FM Alternative, Shippensburg University Shippensburg
WITF-FM 89.5 FM NPR Harrisburg Yes Yes
WJTL 90.3 FM Christian Lancaster
WVMM 90.7 FM Indie/College Rock, Messiah College Grantham No
WJAZ 91.7 FM WRTI relay, Classical/Jazz, Temple University Harrisburg No
WWKL 92.1 FM "Hot 92", Rhythmic/CHR Palmyra Yes No
WSJW 92.7 FM Smooth Jazz Starview No
WPOC 93.1 FM Country Baltimore, MD Yes Yes
WTPA 93.5 FM Classic Rock Mechanicsburg Yes No
WDAC 94.5 FM Christian Lancaster Yes Yes
WRBT 94.9 FM "Bob" Country Harrisburg Yes Yes
WSOX 96.1 FM Oldies York Yes No
WLAN 96.9 FM "FM 97" Top 40 Lancaster No
WRVV 97.3 FM "The River" Classic Hits and the Best of Today's Rock Harrisburg Yes Yes
WIYY 97.9 FM "98 Rock" Rock Baltimore, MD Yes Yes
WYCR 98.5 FM 98.5 The Peak York No
WQLV 98.9 FM "Love 99" Adult Contemporary Millersburg No
WHKF 99.3 FM "Kiss-FM" CHR Harrisburg Yes Yes
WVYC 99.7 FM Indie/College Rock, York College York, PA No Yes
WFRE 99.9 FM "Free Country" Frederick, MD Yes Yes
WQIC 100.1 FM Adult Contemporary Lebanon
WROZ 101.3 FM "The Rose" Adult Contemporary Lancaster Yes No
WARM 103.3 FM "Warm 103" Adult Contemporary York Yes No
WNNK 104.1 FM "Wink 104" Hot AC Harrisburg Yes No
WAYZ 104.7 FM Country Hagerstown, MD No
WQXA 105.7 FM "105.7 The X" Hard Rock York No
WMHX 106.7 FM "Mix" Adult Hits Hershey No
WGTY 107.7 FM "Great Country" Gettysburg No

Municipalities and communities of York County, Pennsylvania

County seat: York
CityYork
BoroughsCross Roads * Dallastown * Delta * Dillsburg * Dover * East Prospect * Fawn Grove * Felton * Franklintown * Glen Rock * Goldsboro * Hallam * Hanover * Jacobus * Jefferson * Lewisberry * Loganville * Manchester * Mount Wolf * New Freedom * New Salem * North York * Railroad * Red Lion * Seven Valleys * Shrewsbury * Spring Grove * Stewartstown * Wellsville * West York * Windsor * Winterstown * Wrightsville * Yoe * York Haven * Yorkana
TownshipsCarroll * Chanceford * Codorus * Conewago * Dover * East Hopewell * East Manchester * Fairview * Fawn * Franklin * Heidelberg * Hellam * Hopewell * Jackson * Lower Chanceford * Lower Windsor * Manchester * Manheim * Monaghan * Newberry * North Codorus * North Hopewell * Paradise * Peach Bottom * Penn * Shrewsbury * Spring Garden * Springettsbury * Springfield * Warrington * Washington * West Manchester * West Manheim * Windsor * York
CDPsEast York * Emigsville * Grantley * Parkville * Pennville * Shiloh * Springetts Manor-Yorklyn * Spry * Stonybrook-Wilshire * Susquehanna Trails * Tyler Run-Queens Gate * Valley Green * Valley View * Weigelstown
Other
community		Airville * Bermudian � * Brogue * Bryansville * Craley * Gatchellville * Hanover Junction * Hopewell Center * McDonald Heights * New Market * New Park * Porters Sideling * Tolna * Thomasville * Woodbine

County Seats of Pennsylvania

CitiesAllentown * Butler * Easton * Erie * Franklin * Greensburg * Harrisburg * Lancaster * Lebanon * Lock Haven * Meadville * New Castle * Philadelphia * Pittsburgh * Pottsville * Reading * Scranton * Sunbury * Uniontown * Warren * Washington * Wilkes-Barre * Williamsport * York
BoroughsBeaver * Bedford * Bellefonte * Bloomfield * Brookville * Carlisle * Chambersburg * Clarion * Clearfield * Coudersport * Danville * Doylestown * Ebensburg * Emporium * Gettysburg * Hollidaysburg * Honesdale * Huntingdon * Indiana * Jim Thorpe * Kittanning * Laporte * Lewisburg * Lewistown * McConnellsburg * Media * Mercer * Middleburg * Mifflintown * Milford * Montrose * Norristown * Ridgway * Smethport * Somerset * Stroudsburg * Tionesta * Towanda * Tunkhannock * Waynesburg * Wellsboro * West Chester
TownBloomsburg

Location of the capital of the United States and predecessors

ColoniesNew Amsterdam (New Netherland) * Boston (Massachusetts Bay Colony)
1774First Continental CongressPhiladelphia
1775 � 1781Second Continental CongressPhiladelphia → Baltimore → Lancaster → York → Philadelphia
1781 � 1789Congress of the ConfederationPhiladelphia → Princeton → Annapolis → Trenton → New York City
1789 � presentFederal government of the United StatesNew York City → Philadelphia → Washington, D.C.



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