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Geography Atlas. "State College." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/state-college.

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Geography Atlas. (n.d.). State College. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/state-college

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@misc{geographyatlas-state-college,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {State College},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/state-college},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

State College is a borough and the largest settlement in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It had a population of 40,501 at the 2020 census, and is home to the University Park campus of the Pennsylvania State University.

Facts

Population

40,501 1

Area (sq km)

11.86 1

Founding Year

1896 1

Population Estimate Year

2020 1

Elevation (m)

352 1

Latitude

40.793651 degrees north 1

Longitude

77.862656 degrees west 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

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Source State College, Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)

Source State College, Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)

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In the Other Atlases

Also in Education Atlas: Pennsylvania State University, part of this there.

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1. State College, Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)

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State College is a borough and the largest settlement in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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1. State College, Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)

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40,501

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1. State College, Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)

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Population (2020)

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1. State College, Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)

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11.86 km2

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1. State College, Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)

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352 m

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1. State College, Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)

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40.79365111

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1. State College, Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)

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-77.86265639

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1. State College, Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)

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August 29, 1896

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1. State College, Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)

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United States

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1. State College, Pennsylvania (Wikipedia)

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Pennsylvania

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