Motto: Virtue, liberty, and independence
Nickname: Keystone State
Origin of name: In honor of Adm. Sir. William Penn, father of William Penn. It means "Penn's Woodland."
Ten largest cities (1994):
Philadelphia, 1,524,249;
Pittsburgh, 358,883;
Erie, 108,398;
Allentown, 105,339;
Reading, 78,246;
Scranton, 77,964;
Bethlehem, 72,821;
Lancaster, 57,721;
Harrisburg, 54,238; (capital)
Altoona, 52,531
Land area (rank): 44,820 sq mi. (116,083 sq km) (32)
Geographic center: In Centre Co., 21/2 mi. SW of Bellefonte
Number of counties: 67
Largest county (1995 pop. est.): Philadelphia, 1,498,971
1997 resident population est.: 12,019,661
1990 resident census population (rank): 11,881,643 (5th in the United States)
Male: 5,694,265; Female: 6,187,378.
White: 10,520,201 (88.5%); Black: 1,089,795 (9.2%); Hispanic: 232,262 (2.0%); Asian or Pacific Islander: 137,438 (1.2%); American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut: 14,733 (0.1%); Other race: 119,476 (1.0%).
1990 percent population under 18: 23.5; 65 and over: 15.4; median age: 35
USA Volleyball REGIONAL OFFICES:KEYSTONE Region Keystone Region Office: Rose Atkinson, Business Manager 2445 Jalice Circle State College, PA 16801 800/772-5782 (in PA) or 814/238-5782 814/238-3258(fax) e-mail: krva@krva.org Web: http://www.krva.org OHIO VALLEY Region Rob Price, Commissioner 496 Illinois Ave. Westerville, OH 43081 614/882-2468(w), 614/882-2468(fax) e-mail: ovrusavb@infinet.com Web: http://www.ovr.org
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DIVISION I - WOMENS
Bucknell University Lewisburg PA 17837 Drexel University Philadelphia PA 19104 Duquesne University Pittsburgh PA 15282 La Salle University Philadelphia PA 19141-1199 Lafayette College Easton PA 18042 Lehigh University Bethlehem PA 18015-3089 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA 19104-6380 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA 15260 Temple University Philadelphia PA 19122 Villanova University Villanova PA 19085 Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park PA 16802 Robert Morris College Moon Township PA 15108-1189 St. Francis College Loretto PA 15940-600
DIVISION II - WOMENS
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY (PA) CALIFORNIA PA 15419 CHEYNEY UNIVERSITY CHEYNEY PA 19319-0200 CLARION UNIVERSITY CLARION PA 16214 EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY EAST STROUDSBURG PA 18301 EDINBORO UNIVERSITY EDINBORO PA 16444-0001 INDIANA UNIV. OF PENNSYLVANIA INDIANA PA 15705 KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY KUTZTOWN PA 19530-0721 LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY LOCK HAVEN PA 17745 MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY MILLERSVILLE PA 17551-0302 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH JOHNSTOWN PA 15904-2990 SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY SHIPPENSBURG PA 17257 SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY SLIPPERY ROCK PA 16057 WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY WEST CHESTER PA 19383 WESTMINSTER COLLEGE (PA) NEW WILMINGTON PA 16172 GANNON UNIVERSITY ERIE PA 16541 MERCYHURST COLLEGE ERIE PA 16546DIVISION III - WOMEN
Allegheny College Meadville PA 16335 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA 15213-3890 Chatham College Pittsburgh PA 15232 Grove City College Grove City PA 11127-2104 La Roche College Pittsburgh PA 15237 Penn. State Univ.-Behrend Coll Erie PA 16563-0101 Thiel College Greenville PA 16125 Washington & Jefferson College Washington PA 15301-4801 Waynesburg College Waynesburg PA 15370 Albright College Reading PA 19612-5234 Allentown College Center Valley PA 18034-9568 Alvernia College Reading PA 19607 Beaver College Glenside PA 19038-3295 Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr PA 19010-2899 Cabrini College Radnor PA 19087-3698 Cedar Crest College Allentown PA 18104-6196 Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia PA 19118-2695 College Misericordia Dallas PA 18612 Delaware Valley College Doylestown PA 18901-2699 Dickinson College Carlisle PA 17013 Eastern College St. Davids PA 19087-3696 Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown PA 17022-2298 Franklin & Marshall College Lancaster PA 17604-3003 Gettysburg College Gettysburg PA 17325-1668 Gwynedd-Mercy College Gwynedd Valley PA 19437-0901 Haverford College Haverford PA 19041-1392 Immaculata College Immaculata PA 19345-0654 Juniata College Huntingdon PA 16652 King's College Wilkes-Barre PA 18711-0801 Lebanon Valley College Annville PA 17003-0501 Lincoln University (PA) Lincoln Univ. PA 19352 Lycoming College Williamsport PA 17701 Marywood University Scranton PA 18509-1598 Messiah College Grantham PA 17027 Moravian College Bethlehem PA 18018-6650 Muhlenberg College Allentown PA 18104-5586 Neumann College Aston PA 19014-1298 Univ of Pittsburgh @ Bradford Bradford PA 16701-2898 Rosemont College Rosemont PA 19010-1699 University of Scranton Scranton PA 18510 Susquehanna University Selinsgrove PA 17870 Swarthmore College Swarthmore PA 19081 Ursinus College Collegeville PA 19426-1000 Widener University Chester PA 19013-5792 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre PA 18766 Wilson College Chambersburg PA 17201 York College of Pennsylvania York PA 17405-7199
DIVISION I - MENS
Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park PA 16802 St. Francis College Loretto PA 15940-600
DIVISION II - MENS
East Stroudsburg University East Stroudsburg PA 18301 Mercyhurst College Erie PA 16546
DIVISION III - MENS
Juniata College Huntingdon PA 16652