Originally Posted by
Bang
Class Max. Population Min. Population Number Counties
First -- 1,500,000 1 Philadelphia
Second 1,499,999 800,000 1 Allegheny
Second A 799,999 500,000 3 Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery
Third 499,999 210,000* 12 Berks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Erie, Lackawanna, Lancaster*, Lehigh, Luzerne, Northampton, Westmoreland, York
Fourth 209,999 145,000 9 Beaver, Butler, Cambria+, Centre, Fayette+, Franklin, Monroe, Schuylkill, Washington
Fifth 144,999 90,000 7 Adams, Blair, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lycoming, Mercer, Northumberland
Sixth 89,999 45,000~ 24 Armstrong, Bedford, Bradford, Carbon, Clarion~, Clearfield, Clinton~, Columbia, Crawford, Elk+~, Greene~, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, McKean+, Mifflin, Perry, Pike, Somerset, Susquehanna~, Tioga~, Venango, Warren+, Wayne
Seventh 44,999 20,000 4 Juniata, Snyder, Union, Wyoming
Eighth 19,999 0 6 Cameron, Forest, Fulton, Montour, Potter, Sullivan
If I'm reading this correctly, Philadelphia remains a first class county even if population dwindles to 1. Does that sound like corrupt legislators made that up?