Pennsylvania has long been one of the most populous states in the nation. Geographically, it is the Keystone State, integrating first the older states of the Northeast and the South and later the states of the East and the developing territories and states of the Midwest. Located in the northeastern US, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the 2nd largest of the three Middle Atlantic states and ranks 33rd in size among the 50 states.
One of the outstanding characteristics of Pennsylvania is its high level of diversity of people and homes and community spirit.
Pennsylvania has a population of more than 12 million with 84% living in the state's six metropolitan areas of Erie, Harrisburg, Johnstown, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Wilkes Scranton.
Year after year Pennsylvania farmers carefully cultivated the same plots, using crop rotation techniques that kept the land productive. As late as 1840, the state led the nation in wheat production, thanks in part to planting techniques developed and largely confined to 
southeastern Pennsylvania. However, westward expansion and the subsequent fall in agricultural prices hurt farming in the state, and many left the land for industrial jobs in the cities. Today, most farms in the state produce crops and dairy items for Philadelphia and other major eastern markets.
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