Wall is a

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in Allegheny County,

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, United States. The population was 580 at the 2010 census.

History

Wall is located at the site of a farm purchased by James Walls in 1829. The property, on the south bank of Turtle Creek, was passed to James' sons Henry and John Walls, who lived in a log cabin near the heart of present-day Wall. A station on the Pennsylvania Railroad opened in the early 1840s, which was named "Walls' Station" in honor of the Walls family. Eventually, the name of the station and the town that grew up around it was shortened to "Wall Station". Henry and John Walls sold their property to their cousin Frank Wall, an

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s who developed the property around the station. Wall got its name after this Frank Wall, whose said property development led to him being the owner of the first two houses erected in the region."Frank Wall Has A Few Words To Say About The Value Of Poor Farm Land." ''Pittsburg Dispatch'' 8 Dec. 1891 p. 2 The town around Wall Station was incorporated in 1904 as Wall Borough. The

grew rapidly during the first half of the twentieth century because a freight depot of the Pennsylvania Railroad was located at Wall. The population and economic vitality of the borough declined during the second half of the twentieth century as the

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industry was eclipsed by the

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and

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industries. Channel 40,

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, broadcasts from Wall. Wall, along with East Mckeesport, is served by United Volunteer Fire/Rescue, formerly Wall VFD and East Mckeesport VFC #2.

Geography

Wall is located at (40.393468, −79.787692). According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , all land.

Surrounding neighborhoods

Wall is almost entirely surrounded by North Versailles Township. The only other border is with Wilmerding to the west.

Education

Wall is served by the East Allegheny School District.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 727 people, 324 households, and 197 families residing in the borough. The

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was 1,641.0 people per square mile (637.9/km²). There were 363 housing units at an average density of 819.4 per square mile (318.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.25%

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, 2.06%

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, 0.14% Asian, and 0.55% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.28% of the population. There were 324 households, out of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.84. In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $26,595, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $25,500 versus $23,333 for females. The

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for the borough was $14,720. About 10.7% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the

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, including 40.0% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

References

{{authority control Populated places established in 1829 Pittsburgh metropolitan area Boroughs in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1829 establishments in Pennsylvania