By Nicole Houck, contributing writer

Results of the 2010 Census are in, and the population of Pennsylvania has a few notable statistics worth bragging about. Overall, the population of Pennsylvania increased about 3.4% leaving the total number of people living in Pennsylvania at around 12,702,329.

It looks like the battle for greatness between Philly and Pittsburgh doesn’t exist solely in sports, but in population. While the population of the Pittsburgh area decreased by about 8.9%, the Philadelphia area seems to be experience a population growth spurt. The top five most populated cities in the state are as follows: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie and Reading. Another notable population boost happened in Forest County in Northwest Pennsylvania. The population of Forest County increased by over 25% leaving the total population at 7,716.

When it comes to a demographic break down by race, it looks as if the percentage of people who identify themselves as Latino or Hispanic is on the rise as well. While the total percent of Latino and Hispanic population in Pennsylvania hovers around 5.7%, this is an 82.6% increase from the last Census.

The Census also measures population density. Density is defined by the number of the average population per square mile. Pennsylvania ranks at #11 on the density rankings.

Politically the population change in PA is significant for reapportionment purposes. The way the numbers figure out, Pennsylvania is going to lose one seat in the US House of Representatives, which moves the total number of seats from 19 to 18.