Erie, Pennsylvania
county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States
Erie is a city in the U.S. State of Pennsylvania. It is named after Lake Erie. As of 2001, 103,717 people lived in Erie.
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 The Erie skyline, facing south from Presque Isle State Park across Presque Isle Bay
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| Official name: City of Erie | |||
| Nickname: The Flagship City, The Gem City, The Bay City | |||
| Country | United States | ||
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| State | Pennsylvania | ||
| County | Erie | ||
| Location | Perry Square | ||
| - coordinates | 42°7′46.42″N 80°5′6.77″W / 42.1295611°N 80.0852139°W | ||
| Highest point | |||
| - elevation | 733 ft (223 m) | ||
| Area | 28.0 sq mi (73 km²) | ||
| - land | 22.0 sq mi (57 km²) | ||
| - water | 6.0 sq mi (16 km²) | ||
| - metro | 802 sq mi (2,077 km²) | ||
| Population | 103,717 (2001) | ||
| - urban | 175,836 | ||
| - metro | 280,843 | ||
| Density | 4,723.1 /sq mi (1,824 /km²) | ||
| Founded | 1795-04-18 | ||
| - Incorporated | 1851-04-14 | ||
| Mayor | Joseph Sinnott | ||
| Timezone | EST (UTC-4) | ||
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) | ||
| Area code | 814 | ||
| Website: www.erie.pa.us | |||
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