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Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Rostraver Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,374 at the 2020 census. History Rostraver Township is in the southwestern corner of Westmoreland County and is the location of the Household No. 1 Site, which was once occupied by a Monongahela village. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The name of the township has been traced back to Rostrevor, a seaside community in County Down, now in Northern Ireland. It is known that some of the early settlers, such as the McClains, came from County Down so it is surmised that they probably named their new community out of affection for the native village and spelled it phonetically as Rostraver Unfortunately, they neglected to leave to posterity any record of having done so. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.9 square miles (85.2 km2), of which 32.2 square miles (83.4 km2) is land an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (Pennsylvania)
Under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a township is the lowest level of municipal incorporation of government. All of Pennsylvania's community, communities outside of incorporated local government in Pennsylvania#City, cities, borough (Pennsylvania), boroughs, and Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania#History, one town has been incorporated into a township which serves as the legal entity providing local self-government functions. In general, townships in Pennsylvania encompass larger land areas than other Municipality, municipalities, and tend to be located in suburban, exurban, or rural parts of the commonwealth. As with other incorporated municipalities in Pennsylvania, townships exist within local government in Pennsylvania#County, counties and are subordinate to or dependent upon the county level of government. History The creation of townships within Pennsylvania dates to the seventeenth century and the colonial period. Much of the province of Pennsylvania was occupied by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Washington Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,889 at the 2020 census, down from 3,902 at the 2010 census. Arnold City, Fairhope, Lynnwood, Gillespie, Naomi and Brownstown are communities in the township. History A significant part of the prehistory of Washington Township is the Locus 7 Site, located north of Fayette City, where it is believed that members of the Monongahela tribe may have lived as far back as AD 600. Washington Township is an original Fayette County township, created from Rostraver Township when Fayette County was erected from Westmoreland County in 1783. It originally included Perry and Jefferson townships. Washington Township's most prominent historical figure is Colonel Edward Cook. Settling in what was then Westmoreland County, he was granted a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include censuses of agriculture, traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses. The United Nations (UN) defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every ten years. UN recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications and other useful information to co-ordinate international practices. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in turn, defines the census of agriculture as "a statistical operation for collecting, processing and disseminating data on the structure of agriculture, covering th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
South Huntingdon Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,412 at the 2020 census. History The Bells Mills Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 45.7 square miles (118.4 km2), of which 45.3 square miles (117.3 km2) is land and 0.4 square mile (1.2 km2) (0.98%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 6,175 people, 2,461 households, and 1,840 families living in the township. The population density was 136.4 people per square mile (52.7/km2). There were 2,585 housing units at an average density of 57.1/sq mi (22.0/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.02% White, 0.91% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belle Vernon Bridge
The Belle Vernon Bridge, also called the Speers Bridge or Speers/Belle Vernon Bridge, carries Interstate 70 across the Monongahela River from Speers east to Rostraver Township in the state of Pennsylvania. Around 1951 it replaced an earlier low-level bridge, which connected Pennsylvania Route 88 via State Street with Pennsylvania Route 906 at the I-70 east ramps, just to the south of the current bridge. The old bridge carried Legislative Route 118 and Pennsylvania Route 71 until those were moved to the new bridge when it opened. History The new bridge was authorized by President Truman on 22 June 1946. Incidents Trolley services were disrupted when a girder for the new bridge fell, severing the wires in 1951. Several people were injured by flying debris when one of the supports for the previous bridge was demolished by blasting in 1955. See also * List of crossings of the Monongahela River References External links Photos of the old and new bridges {{Crossings navbox , str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speers, Pennsylvania
Speers is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough that is located in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,087 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the Borough of Speers has a total area of , of which is land and (11.01%) is water. Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods Speers has four land borders: with Dunlevy, Pennsylvania, Dunlevy to the southeast, Long Branch, Pennsylvania, Long Branch to the south-southeast, Twilight, Pennsylvania, Twilight from the south to the west, and Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Charleroi to the northwest. Across the Monongahela River, Speers runs adjacent with Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Rostraver in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County and Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, Belle Vernon in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Fayette County, the former connected by the Belle Vernon Bridge over Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania, I-70. Demographics A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charleroi, Pennsylvania
Charleroi ( ) is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, along the Monongahela River, 21 miles south of Pittsburgh. Charleroi was settled by Walloons in 1890 and incorporated in 1891. The 2020 census recorded a population of 4,210. There has been a large-scale cessation of industrial activities in the region. The decrease in the population is associated with the decline of regional heavy and medium industries, especially the steel-making industry, all once fed by the cheap transportation on the Monongahela River which extends from upstream of Charleroi well into northern West Virginia and north & downstream past McKeesport to the mouth of the Monongahela at Pittsburgh. Colloquially, the stretch from Charleroi north to McKeesport (historically because of press coverage of High School sports leagues), is known as the "Mon Valley"; or by some speakers (politicians, reporters and weathermen), the school-league-term has long been extended to mean from the river mouth to northern We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Charleroi, Pennsylvania
North Charleroi is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,302 at the 2020 census. The settlement is also known as "Lock 4". Previously Lock and Dam #4 was located on this side of the Monongahela River, and the place had this name. Lock and Dam #4 was later relocated further upstream on the other side of the "Charleroi Monessen Bridge". The name was changed but most residents still refer to the town as "Lock 4". History The Charleroi-Monessen Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Geography North Charleroi is located at (40.150927, −79.909365). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and (10.00%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,409 people, 650 households, and 388 families residing in the borough. The population density was 5,362.1 people per square mile (2,092.4/km2). There were 706 housing units at an average d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fallowfield Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Fallowfield Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,098 at the 2020 census. History Fallowfield is named for Lancelot Fallowfield, one of the first purchasers of land from William Penn. The John H. Nelson House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (0.19%) is water. Surrounding neighborhoods Fallowfield Township has nine land borders, including Carroll Township to the north, North Charleroi, Charleroi and Twilight to the east, California and West Pike Run Township to the south, Bentleyville to the southwest, Somerset Township from the west to northwest and Nottingham Township to the north-northwest. A short segment of Fallowfield Township in the northeast corner runs adjacent with Monessen across the Monongahela River in Westmoreland County, Demographics As of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donora, Pennsylvania
Donora is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, approximately south of Pittsburgh on the Monongahela River. Donora was incorporated in 1901. It got its name from a combination of William Donner and Nora Mellon, banker Andrew W. Mellon's wife. The borough's nickname is "The Home of Champions", mainly because of the large number of famous athletes who have called Donora their home, including Baseball Hall of Fame outfielders Stan Musial and Ken Griffey Jr. Agriculture, coal-mining, steel-making, wire-making, and other industries were conducted in Donora early in its history. In 1910, 8,174 people lived in Donora; in 1920, 14,131; and in 1940, 13,180. According to U.S. census figures, the population was 4,781 in 2010 and 4,558 in 2020. Donora is a Rust Belt location which has lost most of its industrial capacity. It is in the "Mon valley", downriver from Charleroi and upstream of Braddock. History In 1794, the Whiskey Insurrectionists held several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carroll Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Carroll Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,381 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (1.96%) is water. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 5,677 people, 2,265 households, and 1,701 families living in the township. The population density was 420.4 people per square mile (162.4/km2). There were 2,344 housing units at an average density of 173.6/sq mi (67.0/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.26% White, 1.09% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74%. Of the 2,265 households 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-familie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forward Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Forward Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,068 at the 2020 census. The township is named after Walter Forward, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1841 to 1843. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.92%, is water. The township includes the small Monongahela River community of Gallatin, Pennsylvania, the hometown of baseball record holder Ron Necciai. Government and Politics Neighboring communities Forward Township is the southernmost municipality in Allegheny County. It is bordered by Elizabeth Borough to the north, Elizabeth Township to the east, and Rostraver Township (in Westmoreland County) to the southeast. Forward Township is bordered across the Monongahela River by Carroll Township, the city of Monongahela (via the Monongahela City Bridge), and the borough of New Eagle, all to the south, and by Union Township to the we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
