Philadelphia

The City of Brotherly Love

  • Motto: Let Brotherly Love Continue (Philadelphia Maneto)

  • Flora: American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)

  • Fauna: Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

  • Food: Philly Cheesesteak

Philadelphia, PH

  • Population: 1,603,797

  • Founded: 1682

  • Former State: Pennsylvania

  • Counties: Philadelphia

40

If Philadelphia was admitted as a state today, it would be the 40th largest by population, between West Virginia and Hawaii.