York (Pennsylvania)
York County
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The city of York in Pennsylvania is the county seat of York County. It was founded in 1741 by settlers and named after the city of York in England. The city had in 2000, according to a census 40 862 inhabitants.
The paper manufacturer Glatfelter has its headquarters in York.
Twinning
York is officially twinned with:
Sons and daughters of the town
- Dominick Argento, composer and university teacher
- John Michael Bishop, a virologist
- Jacob L. Devers, U.S. General World War 2
- Johnson Kelly Duncan, Brigadier General of the Confederate in the Civil War
- Luther P. Eisenhart, mathematicians
- William Buel Franklin, General in the American Civil War
- John Gilmore, co-founder of the civil rights organization Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Jeff Koons, artist
- George Michael Leader, 38th Governor of Pennsylvania
- James A. Long, theosophist and president of the Theosophical Society Pasadena
- John Rowan, politician, U.S. Senator
- Craig Sheffer, actor
- George Stibitz, one of the fathers of the modern digital computer