According to AAMC (the MCAT test maker), there are 11 MCAT test centers in Pennsylvania. Most testing centers are located inside a college or university. You can select a testing location that is nearest to you. Please note that you are able to choose a test center when registering for the MCAT.
- DigoPaul: Geographical meanings of state Pennsylvania. Covers dictionary definition and location map of Pennsylvania.
Allentown – Mack Boulevard
2211 MACK BLVD
CO-LOCATED W/ SYLVAN LEARNING CTR
ALLENTOWN, PA 18103
Philadelphia – Conshohocken
100 W ELM STREET
SUITE 300
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA 19428
Scranton – Clarks Summit
233 Northern Blvd
Suite 4
Clarks Summit, PA 18411
Erie – Peach Street
7200 PEACH ST. SUITE 440
SUMMIT TOWNE CENTRE
ERIE, PA 16509
Harrisburg – Mountain Road
1100 N. MOUNTAIN ROAD
HARRISBURG, PA 17112
York – Lancaster
2064 Fruitville Pike
Lancaster, PA 17601
Pittsburgh – Monroeville
4055 Monroeville Blvd
Bldg 1 Suite 135
Monroeville, PA 15146
Philadelphia – Walnut Street
601 WALNUT ST.
CURTIS CENTER, SUITE 150 WEST
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106
Pittsburgh – Coporate Drive
5700 Corporate Dr. Suite 400
Pitts. Research Park
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
ETS – UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
University of Pittsburg
G 35 Cathedral of Learning
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Pittsburgh – Corporate Drive
5700 Corporate Dr.
Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
The population of Pennsylvania
More than 12,700,000 people live in the state of Pennsylvania (the sixth largest population in the US), while the average population density is about 110 people per km 2 (11th place in the US).
The largest cities in Pennsylvania are Philadelphia (about 1,530,000 residents, the fifth largest city in the United States), Pittsburgh (more than 300,000 residents) and Allentown (about 120,000 residents). About 50,000 people live in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s capital.
The largest urban agglomeration in Pennsylvania was formed around Philadelphia. Here, in the so-called “Delaware Valley”, about 6,000,000 people live (together with the population of the adjacent settlements of the states of New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland). The Philadelphia metropolitan area ranks fifth on the list of U.S. metropolitan areas).
Other large Pennsylvania urban clusters have formed around Pittsburgh (more than 2,350,000 people), Allentown (more than 820,000 people), Scranton (“Wyoming Valley”, more than 560,000 people) and Harrisburg (about 550,000 people).
The racial composition of the population of Pennsylvania:
- White – 81.9%
- Black (African American) – 10.8%
- Asians – 2.7%
- Native Americans (Indians or Eskimos of Alaska) – 0.2%
- Other races – 2.4%
- Two or more races – 1.9%
- Hispanic or Latino (of any race) – 5.7%
Although there are relatively few Hispanic or Latino Americans in Pennsylvania, this population group is the fastest growing. Most Pennsylvania Hispanics live in or around Philadelphia.
The largest ethnic (national) groups among the population of the state of Pennsylvania:
- Germans – about 28.5%
- Irish – about 18%
- Italians – about 13%
- Descendants of immigrants from Africa (African Americans) – about 11%
- English – about 8.5%
- Poles – about 7%
More than 1.5% of Pennsylvania’s population are ethnic Russians, about 1% are Ukrainians.
The southeastern districts of the state are often referred to as “Dutch Pennsylvania” (Pennsylvania Dutch). In fact, this area was once inhabited by ethnic Germans, and the name, essentially erroneous, comes from a distorted German word Deutsch (“German”).
About 70% of the population of Pennsylvania declare belonging to a particular religion in polls. The largest groups among the religious residents of the state:
- Christians – about 95%, including:
- Catholics – about 53%
- Protestants – about 40%, including:
- Methodists – about 9%
- Lutherans – about 9%
- Orthodox – about 1%
- Jews – about 4%
- Muslims – about 1%
There are a lot of Amish people in Pennsylvania (second place in the USA after the state of Ohio), adherents of a very conservative current of the Protestant church. The Amish are characterized by a ban on marriages with people of other religions, a refusal to use modern technology, and a general desire for isolation from the outside world.