Erie, Pennsylvania

Erie is a city located in Erie County, Pennsylvania, on the coast of Lake Erie. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 103,717. It is county seat of Erie County{{GR|6}}.

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City - Erie County, Pennsylvania - Lake Erie - 2000 - County seat

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Erie is the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania, behind, respectively, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allentown. Erie lost its status as the state's third-largest city to Allentown after the 2000 census, likely because Allentown is located in the fast-growing Lehigh Valley area.

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Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - Pittsburgh - Allentown - 2000 - Lehigh Valley

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As of 2004, the city's largest single employer is the locomotive builder GE Transportation Systems. Apart from the General Electric plant, heavy industry is rapidly on the decline. However, smaller, high-precision companies are growing in size and scope. For example, the LORD Corporation, which specializes in shock- and vibration-damping products, has a plant in Erie. The plastics industry is also a significant employer, although most of these companies are small to medium-sized. Over 10% of the nation's plastics are manufactured or finished in Erie-based plastics plants.

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2004 - Locomotive - GE Transportation Systems

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