Forest Hills, Pennsylvania
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Forest Hills is a borough in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Allegheny County ( ) is a County (United States), county in Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,250,578, making it the List of counties in Pennsylvania, state's second-most populous county, after Philadelp ...
, United States. The population was 6,429 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of the
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. The borough was named after
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.


Geography

Forest Hills is located at (40.421918, –79.851872). According to the
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, the borough has a total area of , all land.


Surrounding neighborhoods

Forest Hills has five borders, including Wilkinsburg and Churchill to the north,
Wilkins Township Wilkins Township is a Township (Pennsylvania), township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,357 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. It is served by Pennsylvania's 12th ...
to the east, Chalfant to the southeast, North Braddock to the south-southeast, and Braddock Hills from the south to the northwest. These municipalities, along with East Pittsburgh, Edgewood, Rankin, Swissvale, and Turtle Creek, make up the Woodland Hills School District.


Demographics

As of the 2010 census, there were 6,518 people, 3,099 households, and 1,807 families residing in the borough. The
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was . There were 3,304 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 87.68%
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, 9.14%
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, 0.09% Native American, 1.18% Asian, 0.02%
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, 0.40% from other races, and 1.49% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population. There were 3,099 households, out of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 31.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.74. In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.7% under the age of 20, 4.3% from 20 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 33.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males. In 2000, the median income for a household in the borough was $44,922, and the median income for a family was $56,199. Males had a median income of $42,903 versus $31,103 for females. The
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for the borough was $26,505. About 4.7% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the
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, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.


Arts and culture

Forest Hills is located along the Route 30 portion of the
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, which, along with Greensburg Pike, serves as a main artery of the borough. Until 2015, near the eastern border with Chalfant, there once stood an historic, five-million-volt
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and
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known as the Westinghouse Atom Smasher. The Atom Smasher operated from 1937 to 1958, and because of many important discoveries that were made using the device—it was designated an official historic landmark in 2010. However, the apparatus was torn down in 2015, when the property that had served as the primary campus of the Westinghouse Research Laboratories from 1916 to 1956 was being prepared for redevelopment.


Government and politics


Representatives


References


External links


Borough of Forest Hills official websiteLocal / Neighborhoods East
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) {{authority control Populated places established in 1919 Pittsburgh metropolitan area Boroughs in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 1919 establishments in Pennsylvania