ويلكس-بار، پنسلڤانيا

ويلكس-بار (Wilkes-Barre ؛ /wɪlksˈbɛər/ أو /ʔˈbæri/‏)[6] هي مدينة في كومنولث پنسلڤانيا ومقر مقاطعة Luzerne County. It is one of the principal cities in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley it is second only to the nearby city of Scranton. The Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 Census making it the fourth largest metro/statistical area in the state of Pennsylvania. Wilkes-Barre and the surrounding Wyoming Valley are framed by the Pocono Mountains to the east, the Endless Mountains to the west and the Lehigh Valley to the south. The Susquehanna River flows through the center of the valley and defines the northwestern border of the city.

ويلكس-بار
Wilkes-Barre
Downtown Wilkes-Barre along the Susquehanna River
Downtown Wilkes-Barre along the Susquehanna River
Wilkes-Barre Public Square
Wilkes-Barre Public Square
Panorama of Wilkes-Barre
Panorama of Wilkes-Barre
الختم الرسمي لـ ويلكس-بار
الكنية: 
The Diamond City, W-B, Coal City
الشعار: 
Pattern After Us
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الإحداثيات: 41°14′40″N 75°52′41″W / 41.24444°N 75.87806°W / 41.24444; -75.87806Coordinates: 41°14′40″N 75°52′41″W / 41.24444°N 75.87806°W / 41.24444; -75.87806
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLuzerne
Founded1769
Incorporated1806: Borough
 1871: City
السمِيْJohn Wilkes, Isaac Barré
الحكومة
 • النوعMayor–council
 • الكيانWilkes-Barre City Council
 • MayorGeorge Brown (D)
المساحة
 • City7٫19 ميل² (18٫63 كم²)
 • البر6٫85 ميل² (17٫74 كم²)
 • الماء0٫35 ميل² (0٫90 كم²)
المنسوب
525 ft (160 m)
التعداد
 • City44٬328
 • الكثافة6٬473٫13/sq mi (2٬499٫19/km2)
 • Urban
401٬884 (US: 100th)
 • العمرانية
562٬037
منطقة التوقيتUTC−5 (EST)
 • الصيف (التوقيت الصيفي)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes[4]
18701–18703, 18705, 18706, 18710, 18711, 18762, 18764–18767, 18769, 18773
Area code570 and 272[5]
FIPS code42-85152
الموقع الإلكترونيwww.wilkes-barre.city

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التاريخ

 
Battle of Wyoming Forts during the Revolutionary War. A-Fort Durkee, B-Fort Wyoming or Wilkesbarre, C-Fort Ogden, D-Kingston Village, E-Forty Fort, G-battleground, H-Fort Jenkins, I-Monocasy Island, J-Pittstown stockades, G-Queen Esther's Rock.[7]


19th century (Industrial foundations)

 
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, as depicted on an 1889 panoramic map
 
Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania Vulcan Iron Works produced both steam and diesel locomotives in 1944

20th century

 
Children working under the watch of a man in Wilkes-Barre's coal industry, 1906.
 
South Main Street in 1906.

السكان

التعداد التاريخي
التعداد Pop.
1800835
18101٬22546٫7%
1820755−38٫4%
18401٬718
18502٬72358٫5%
18604٬25356٫2%
187010٬174139٫2%
188023٬339129٫4%
189037٬71861٫6%
190051٬72137٫1%
191067٬10529٫7%
192073٬83310�0%
193086٬62617٫3%
194086٬236−0٫5%
195076٬826−10٫9%
196063٬068−17٫9%
197058٬856−6٫7%
198051٬551−12٫4%
199047٬523−7٫8%
200043٬123−9٫3%
201041٬498−3٫8%
2014 (تق.)40٬814[8]−1٫6%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
2013 Estimate[10]

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "City Council". Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ خطأ استشهاد: وسم <ref> غير صحيح؛ لا نص تم توفيره للمراجع المسماة USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly
  4. ^ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  5. ^ "City of Wilkes Barre, PA Zip Codes". Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "About Wilkes-Barre". Wilkes-Barre official site. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  7. ^ Lossing, Benson (1859). The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution. Harper & Brothers, Publishers. p. 353.
  8. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved November 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013". Retrieved June 29, 2014.

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