York
city in and county seat of York County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Summary
York is a city of Pennsylvania[1]. York draws 2,943 Wikipedia views per month (city of pennsylvania category, ranking #13 of 54).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: York County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Michael Helfrich[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6], optional charter municipality of Pennsylvania[7]
- Shares border with: Grantley[8], Valley View[9], Shiloh[10], North York[11], West York[12]
- Twinned administrative body: Arles[13], Leinfelden-Echterdingen[14]
- Postal code: 17401[15], 17402[16], 17403[17], 17404[18], 17405[19], 17406[20], 17407[21], 17408[22]
- Commons category: York, Pennsylvania[23]
- Local dialing code: 610[24]
- Inception: January 1, 1741[25]
- Official website: http://www.yorkcity.org[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:York, Pennsylvania[27]
- Population: 43,935[28], 43,718[29], 44,800[30]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of York, Pennsylvania[31]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[33], The New Student's Reference Work[34]
- Capital of: York County[35]
- Official name: York[36]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in York, Pennsylvania[37]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in York, Pennsylvania[38]
- Number of households: 17,012[39]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from York, Pennsylvania[40]
- Elevation above sea level: 223 m[41]
- Area: 13.835818 km²[42], 13.834071 km²[43]
- Water as percent of area: 0.9144 percent[44]
- Territory overlaps: York urban area[45]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for York include York Airport[46], an airport[47], in United States[48].
Why It Matters
York has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] York is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for York include York Airport[46], an airport[47], in United States[48].