Erie
city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Summary
Erie is a city of Pennsylvania[1]. Erie draws 13,129 Wikipedia views per month (city of pennsylvania category, ranking #7 of 54).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Erie County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Joseph V. Schember[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6], big city[7], optional charter municipality of Pennsylvania[8]
- Shares border with: Lake Erie[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Lublin[10], Dungarvan[11], Mérida[12], Zibo[13]
- Postal code: 16501[14], 16502[15], 16503[16], 16504[17], 16505[18], 16506[19], 16507[20], 16508[21], 16509[22], 16510[23], 16511[24], 16512[25], 16514[26], 16515[27]
- Commons category: Erie, Pennsylvania[28]
- Located in time zone: UTC−05:00[29]
- Local dialing code: 814[30]
- Inception: April 18, 1795[31]
- Official website: http://www.erie.pa.us/[32], https://visiterie.com/[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Erie, Pennsylvania[34]
- Population: 100,671[35], 101,786[36], 94,831[37]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania[38]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], The American Cyclopædia[41], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[42]
- Capital of: Erie County[43]
- Official name: Erie[44]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Erie, Pennsylvania[45]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Erie, Pennsylvania[46]
- Number of households: 40,180[47]
Why It Matters
Erie has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Erie is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]