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Originally Posted by pj3000
Pennsylvania: State College
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While there is certainly some sense in moving the capital to the geographic center of the state, I couldnt get behind moving the capital to a less convenient place for the average Pennsylvanian. Not all that many people live in the northern third of the state. The bottom portion of the state has more people and is also what's growing, particularly the Harrisburg area and the Philadelphia area. State College would be worse for them. And a little worse for Pittsburghers, I assume. Maybe the Lehigh Valley (another growing area) would benefit since it would be a straight shot down I-80.
According to the Census Bureau, the population center of PA in 2010 was about 10 miles north of Harrisburg and it certainly didn't move to the North or West in the last 10 years.