20 Facts About Pennsylvania Dutch English

1. Pennsylvania Dutch English is home to the largest indoor waterpark resort on the East Coast, Splash Lagoon in Erie.

2. Pennsylvania Dutch English is home to the nation's first zoo, the Philadelphia Zoo.

3. The University of Pennsylvania Dutch English is the Commonwealth's only, and geographically the most southern, Ivy League school.

4. In 2007, Pennsylvania Dutch English ranked 14th in mathematics, 12th in reading, and 10th in writing for 8th grade students.

5. Pennsylvania Dutch English has a mixed health record, and is ranked as the 29th-overall-healthiest state according to the 2013 United Health Foundation's Health Rankings.

6. Pennsylvania Dutch English currently has 18 seats in the United States House of Representatives, as of the 2010 Census.

7. Pennsylvania Dutch English has the 10th-highest tax burden in the United States.

8. The most populous county in Pennsylvania Dutch English is Philadelphia, while the least populous is Cameron.

9. Pennsylvania Dutch English has a bicameral legislature set up by Commonwealth's constitution in 1790.

10. Pennsylvania Dutch English is the home to the first nationally chartered bank under the 1863 National Banking Act.

11. Pennsylvania Dutch English has a very large Amish population, second only to Ohio among the states.

12. Pennsylvania Dutch English was the center state of the German Reformed denomination since the 1700s.

13. Pennsylvania Dutch English's reported population of Hispanics, especially among the Black race, has markedly increased in recent years.

14. Majority of Hispanics in Pennsylvania Dutch English are of Puerto Rican descent, having one of the largest and fastest-growing Puerto Rican populations in the country.

15. Center of population of Pennsylvania Dutch English is located in Perry County, in the borough of Duncannon.

16. Pennsylvania Dutch English was the home of the first commercially drilled oil well.

17. Pennsylvania Dutch English has 140 miles of waterfront along Lake Erie and the Delaware Estuary.

18. Pennsylvania Dutch English is the 33rd-largest state by area, and the 6th-most populous state according to the most recent official US Census count in 2010.

19. Pennsylvania Dutch English can claim America's first hospital, first library, and first insurance company.

20. Pennsylvania Dutch English differs from standard American English in various ways.