State Nickname: Quaker State
State Song: "Pennsylvania"
Statehood: Pennsylvania became the 2nd state, December 12,1787.
Named After: William Penn
 

State Bird: Ruffed Grouse  

State Flower: Mountain Laurel 

 State Tree: Eastern Hemlock
State Animal: White Tailed Deer
Population: 12,061; Rank: 32nd
Capital: Harrisburg
Largest City: Philadelphia
Land Area: 44,892 square miles; Rank: 32nd
Number of Counties: 36