Arnold City is an

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and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

in Washington Township, Fayette County,

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

, United States. It is located approximately east of the borough of

Belle Vernon Belle Vernon is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It is situated along the Monongahela River abutting two other counties, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland to the north and Washington County, Pennsyl ...

, in far northwestern Fayette County. As of the 2010 census, the population of Arnold City was 498.

Demographics

History

Like many towns in the area, Arnold City has been home to many coal miners supporting the coal industry in the region. The town supported housing for several nearby coal mines, including the Naomi Mine in

Fayette City Fayette City is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 502 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 596 tabulated in 2010. It is served by the Belle Vernon Area School District. Some buildings in th ...

. Housing was constructed by the

Hillman Coal and Coke Company The Hillman Coal and Coke Company was a bituminous coal mining company based in Pittsburgh, PA. The company was formed by John Hartwell Hillman Sr. He established the Hillman Coal and Coke Company, and J. H. Hillman & Sons, which was eventuall ...

, creating a Coal Patch Town, In addition to the Naomi mine, four additional mines operated in the area: * Arnold No. 1 Mine, Arnold City, Fayette Co., PA * Arnold No. 2 Mine, Arnold City, Fayette Co., PA * Arnold No. 3 Mine, Arnold City, Fayette Co., PA * Hill Top Mine & Coke Works, near Arnold City, Washington Twp., Fayette Co., PA

References

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