DEMOGRAPHICS / AT A GLANCE
DELAWARE
| Population |
907,135 |
| Total Area |
2,489 square miles |
| Land Area |
1,955 square miles |
| Water Area |
535 square miles |
| Coastline |
28 miles |
| Shoreline |
381 miles |
| Highest Point |
442 feet at Ebright Azimuth |
| Lowest Point |
Atlantic coast, sea level |
| Bordering States |
Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania |
| Area Code |
302 |
| Capital City |
Dover |
| Largest Cities |
Wilmington, Dover, Newark, Milford, Seaford, |
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Middletown, Smyrna, New Castle, Georgetown |
| Agriculture |
Poultry, nursery stock, soybeans, dairy products, corn |
| Industry |
Chemical products, food processing, manufacturing, |
|
scientific instruments, printing/publishing |
| Statehood |
December 7, 1787 |
| State Bird |
Blue Hen Chicken |
| State Flower |
Peach Blossom |
| State Motto |
Liberty and Independence |
| State Nicknames |
First State, Diamond State |
| State Song |
“Out Delaware” |
PENNSYLVANIA
| Population |
12,742,886 |
| Total Area |
46,058 square miles |
| Land Area |
44,820 square miles |
| Water Area |
1,239 square miles |
| Highest Point |
3,213 feet (Mt. Davis) |
| Lowest Point |
Sea level (Delaware River) |
| Capital City |
Harrisburg |
| Border States |
Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, |
|
West Virginia |
| Largest Cities |
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, |
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Upper Darby Township, Reading, Scranton, Bethlehem, |
|
Lower Merion Township, Lancaster |
| Area Codes |
215, 267, 412, 484, 570, 610, 717, 724, 814, 878 |
| Agriculture |
Dairy products, poultry, cattle, nursery stock, mushrooms, |
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hogs, hay |
| Industry |
Food processing, chemical products, machinery, |
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electric equipment, tourism |
| Statehood |
December 12, 1787 |
| State Bird |
Ruffed Grouse |
| State Flower |
Mountain Laurel |
| State Motto |
Virtue, Liberty, and Independence |
| State Nickname |
Keystone State |
| State Tree |
Eastern Hemlock |
