Capital: Harrisburg

State Nickname: Keystone State

State Bird: Ruffled Grouse

State Flower: Mountain Laurel

Admitted to the Union: December 12, 1787

October 31, 1787 to October 14, 1788:

Peter Mulhenberg

October 14, 1788 to November 5, 1788:

David Redick

November 5, 1788 to December 21, 1790:

George Ross

December 21, 1790 to December 17, 1799:

Thomas Mifflin

December 17, 1799 to December 20, 1808:

Thomas McKean

December 20, 1808 to December 16, 1817:

Simon Snyder

December 16, 1817 to December 19, 1820:

William Findlay

December 19, 1820 to December 16, 1823:

Joseph Hiester

December 16, 1823 to December 15, 1829:

John A. Shultze

December 15, 1829 to December 15, 1835:

George Wolfe

December 15, 1835 to January 15, 1839:

Joseph Ritner

January 15, 1839 to January 21, 1845:

David R. Porter

January 21, 1845 to July 9, 1848:

Francis R. Shunk*

* Resigned from office

July 26, 1848 to January 20, 1852:

William F. Johnston

January 20, 1852 to January 16, 1855:

William Bigler

January 16, 1855 to January 19, 1858:

James Pollock

January 19, 1858 to January 15, 1861:

William F. Packer

January 15, 1861 to January 15, 1767:

Andrew G. Curtin

January 15, 1867 to January 21, 1873:

John W. Geary

January 21, 1873 to January 18, 1879:

John F. Hartranft

January 21, 1879 to January 16, 1883:

Henry M. Hoyt

January 16, 1883 to January 18, 1887:

Robert E. Pattison

January 18, 1887 to January 20, 1891:

James A. Beaver

January 20, 1891 to January 15, 1895:

Robert E. Pattison

January 15, 1895 to January 17, 1899:

Daniel H. Hastings

January 17, 1899 to January 20, 1903:

William A. Stone

January 20, 1903 to January 15, 1907:

Samuel W. Pennypacker

January 15, 1907 to January 17, 1911:

Edwin S. Stuart

January 17, 1911 to January 19, 1915:

John K. Tener

January 19, 1915 to January 21, 1919:

Martin G. Brumbaugh

January 21, 1919 to January 16, 1923:

William C. Sproul

January 16, 1923 to January 18, 1927:

Gifford Pinchot

January 18, 1927 to January 20, 1931:

John S. Fisher

January 20, 1931 to January 15, 1935:

Gifford Pinchot

January 15, 1935 to January 17, 1939:

George H. Earle

January 17, 1939 to January 19, 1943:

Arthur H. James

January 19, 1943 to January 2, 1947:

Edward Martin

* Resigned from office

January 2, 1947 to January 21, 1947:

John C. Bell, Jr.

January 21, 1947 to January 16, 1951:

James H. Duff

January 16, 1951 to January 18, 1955:

John S. Fine

January 18, 1955 to January 20, 1959:

George M. Leader

January 20, 1959 to January 15, 1963:

David L. Lawrence

January 15, 1963 to January 17, 1967:

William W. Scranton

January 17, 1967 to January 19, 1971:

Raymond P. Shafer

January 19, 1971 to January 16, 1979:

Milton J. Shapp

January 16, 1979 ot January 20, 1987:

Richard L. Thornburgh

January 20, 1987 to January 17, 1955:

Robert P. Casey

January 17, 1995 to 2001:

Tom Ridge

2001 to 2003

Mark S. Schweiker

2003 --

Ed Rendell Democratic

Lyrics and Music by Eddie Khoury and Ronnie Bonner

1790: 433,611

1800: 602,365

1810: 810,019

1820: 1,549,458

1830: 1,348,233

1840: 1,724,033

1850: 2,311,786

1860: 2,906,206

1870: 3,521,951

1880: 4,282,891

1890: 5,258,014

1900: 6,302,115

1910: 7,665,111

1920: 8,720,017

1930: 9,631,350

1940: 9,900,180

1950: 10,498,012

1960: 11,319,366

1970: 11,800,766

1980: 11,863,895

1990: 11,881,643

2000: 12,281,054