Jefferson Hills is a
borough
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History
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in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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, United States. In the
2020 census, the population was 12,424. It is part of the
Pittsburgh metropolitan area
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.
Part of the
West Jefferson Hills School District, Jefferson Hills was created as Jefferson Township. Incorporated on January 22, 1828, it was named after
Thomas Jefferson
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. Before 1998, the borough was known as simply Jefferson.
History
This borough's history dates back to January 22, 1828, when it was created as a township from the old Township of Mifflin. At that time, the community was named Jefferson Township in honor of President
Thomas Jefferson
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. In 1845,
Snowden Township was formed from a part of Jefferson Township. Population of the township in 1860 was 1,601 persons, in 1870 it was 2,066 persons, and it reached a total population of 3,227 persons in 1880 (about equal to the population of 1930). Jefferson Township became a
first-class township in 1914, and in 1950 Jefferson was chartered as a
borough
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History
...
. The borough of
Pleasant Hills seceded from Jefferson Township in 1947 and by so doing, drastically reduced the population and urbanized area of the township.
Jefferson Hills is located along the southern border of
Allegheny County
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and is primarily residential in nature, with approximately one-third of its area presently being used for residential purposes. The residential use is primarily single-family dwellings with slightly over one percent being multiple-family units. Another third of the borough exists in the form of open space and or vacant ground, with the balance being made up of industrial, commercial, mining, and farming land uses.
Present development has occurred almost exclusively in the flat upland areas. These developments are scattered and separated by large open tracts and or hills and valleys.
The area was the geographic base of the Peters Creek Rangers during the
Revolutionary War.
Geography
Jefferson Hills is at (40.285502, −79.933160).
The
United States Census Bureau
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says the borough is , of which , or 0.24%, is water. The major portion of Jefferson Hills drains into two watersheds, the
Peters Creek watershed, which ultimately drains into the
Monongahela River
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at
Clairton, and the Calamity Hollow and
West Elizabeth watershed, which drains to the Monongahela River in the vicinity of West Elizabeth.
The borough includes rolling hills and woods. The southeastern border is the
Monongahela River
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. Three streams flow through the borough:
Peters Creek, Beam Run, and Lewis Run.
Climate
Surrounding municipalities
Jefferson Hills has six land borders with
Pleasant Hills and
West Mifflin
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to the north,
Clairton to the east,
West Elizabeth to the southeast,
Union Township in
Washington County to the south, and
South Park Township to the west. Across the Monongahela River, Jefferson Hills runs adjacent with
Elizabeth Township,
Elizabeth Borough and
Forward Township.
Demographics
As of the
2000 census,
there were 9,666 people, 3,781 households, and 2,688 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 3,954 housing units at an average density of .
The
racial makeup of the borough was 96.76% White, 1.31% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.09% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population.
There were 3,781 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.04.
Within the borough the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $50,615, and the median income for a family was $60,767. Males had a median income of $43,972 compared with that of $36,052 for females. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the borough was $23,006.
Approximately 2.7% of families and 4.1% of the population were living below the
poverty line
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, including 4.6% of those who were under the age of 18 and 5.1% of those who were aged 65 or over.
Crime
Crime in Jefferson Hills is well below state and national averages. The rates for 2005, based per 100,000 people:
Parks and recreation

The municipality operates five parks including Gill Hall Park, Andrew Reilly Memorial Park, Lobb's Park, Beedle Park, and Tepe Park spread throughout the community. These parks offer a variety of amenities from various sports fields, tennis and basketball courts, and playground equipment. Additionally, the borough has several pavilions and the Gill Hall Community Center available to rent to borough residents.
The Great Allegheny Passage is a system of biking and hiking trails spanning .
These trails run from
Cumberland, Maryland
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, to Pittsburgh.
[ In 2006, the Great Allegheny Passage connected with the C & O Canal Trail to create a journey from Pittsburgh to ]Washington, D.C.
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[ This effort was coordinated by th]
Allegheny Trail Alliance
an organization of the seven-member trails stretching from Pennsylvania
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to Maryland
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.
Jefferson Hills is uniquely positioned with two members of that Alliance, the Montour Trail and Steel Valley Trail system, intersecting in nearby Clairton. Local trailheads include Triphammer Road, Jefferson Hills (Gill Hall Road), Route 51 - Large, and Clairton trailheads.
The Montour Trail
The Montour Trail is a multi-use recreational rail trail near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was formerly the Montour Railroad.
It has a mostly crushed limestone with partially asphalt surface, appropriate for bicycling, walking, running, and cro ...
is a multipurpose trail extending from Coraopolis to Clairton. The trail is made of crushed limestone
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, making it ideal for biking, walking, and cross-country skiing in the winter. The Montour Trail also connects with the Panhandle Trail
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, a trail of trail between Carnegie, Pennsylvania
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History
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, and Weirton, West Virginia
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.
Th
Steel Valley Trail
runs from Clairton through McKeesport
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to West Homestead
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. The Mckessport-West Homestead section is part of the GAP trail which connects Washington, D.C., to Pittsburgh solely on bike trails. At the Clairton Trailhead it connects to the Montour Trail which is a loop south of Pittsburgh.
Government
Jefferson Hills is a borough, run by an elected seven-member council and mayor. The administrative staff run by the borough manager runs the borough to the objectives set by the council.
Jefferson Hills is represented by John Fetterman
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and Bob Casey Jr.
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Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Casey is ...
in the United States Senate
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and Summer Lee
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of the 12th District of Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives
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. The borough's representative in the Pennsylvania State Senate
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is Devlin Robinson
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Pamela Marie Iovino is a ...
of the 37th District and Andrew Kuzma of the 39th Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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It ...
. The District Court judge for Jefferson Hills is Michael Thatcher.
Politics
Media
As with all communities in the Pittsburgh area, Jefferson Hills receives the ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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''. The borough has two local papers, the ''South Hills Record'' and the ''Union-Finley Messenger''.
Jefferson Hills as a member of the Pittsburgh metro area is served by a variety of local television and radio stations. The major network television affiliates are KDKA-TV
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2 (CBS
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), WTAE-TV
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4 (ABC
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), WPXI
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11 (NBC
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), WQED 13 (PBS
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), WPGH-TV
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53 (Fox
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Twelve species ...
), WPKD-TV
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19 ( CW), WINP-TV
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16 (Ion
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), WPNT
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22 (MyNetworkTV
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), and WPCB 40 (Cornerstone
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). WEPA-CD 16 is an independent station
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owned and operated by the Bruno-Goodworth Network.[
There are a wide variety of ]radio stations
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serving the Pittsburgh market. The first was KDKA 1020 AM, which is also the first commercially licensed radio station in the United States, receiving its license on October 27, 1920. Other popular stations include KQV 1410 AM (news), WPGP
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History
The station is one of the five original P ...
1250 AM (conservative talk), WKST-FM
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WKST operates with an Effective rad ...
96.1 FM (pop and hip-hop), WBZZ
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100.7 FM (adult contemporary), WDVE
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102.5 FM (album rock), WPGB
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104.7 FM (talk), WXDX
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105.9 FM (modern rock), and WAMO 106.7 (hip-hop, rap). There are also three public radio stations in the area; including WESA 90.5 FM (National Public Radio
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affiliate operated by Duquesne University
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), WQED 89.3 FM (classical), and WYEP 91.3 FM (adult alternative).[ Three non-commercial stations are run by ]Carnegie Mellon University
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(WRCT
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88.3 FM), the University of Pittsburgh
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( WPTS 92.1 FM), and Point Park University
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( WPPJ 670 AM).[
]
Infrastructure
Transportation
Two major roads run through Jefferson Hills, PA Route 51 and PA Route 43. Route 51 runs from Uniontown to the Pennsylvania
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/Ohio
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border. In Jefferson Hills Route 51 serves as the terminus for Route 43, otherwise known as the Mon–Fayette Expressway
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. Route 43 is a toll road
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and part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
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system.
The Port Authority of Allegheny County
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offers bus services in and around Jefferson Hills. There are several buses that directly pass through the borough, including:
Jefferson Hills is located 45 minutes to the southeast of Pittsburgh International Airport
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, which handles most air travel in the Pittsburgh metro area. Additionally, the borough is a short drive away from the Allegheny County Airport
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, located in the neighboring South Hills community of West Mifflin
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. The Allegheny County Airport serves as the primary FAA-designated reliever airport for Pittsburgh International Airport. In this role the airport supports a high volume of business and corporate-related activity.
Utilities
Electricity generation in Jefferson Hills is supplied by both West Penn Power and Duquesne Light. Natural gas service for the borough is supplied by Equitable Gas Company. Republic Services handles the trash removal and recycling for Jefferson Hills.
Healthcare
Jefferson Hills is home to AHN Jefferson Hospital, formerly Jefferson Regional Medical Center, a 373-bed hospital $30 million hospital that opened in the spring of 1977. It serves the South Hills region of Pittsburgh.
Safety
The Jefferson Hills police department is headquartered in the municipal center. It is staffed by eighteen officers and several community service personnel. The police take part in programs such as Drug Abuse Resistance Education
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in the West Jefferson Hills School District. The force belongs to TUPPER, in which police from nine nearby communities collaborate, sharing regional criminal information. It also takes part in the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Regional Narcotic Task Force and the South Hills DUI task force.
The borough has emergency management and volunteer firefighters. There are two volunteer fire companies: Floreffe Volunteer Fire Company and Jefferson 885 Fire Company.
References
External links
Borough of Jefferson Hills official website
Map to Jefferson Hills Municipal Center
Jefferson Hills Public Library
Jefferson Hills Emergency Management
Peters Creek Historical Society
West Jefferson Hills Historical Society
West Jefferson Hills School District
West Jefferson Hills Chamber of Commerce
Pleasant Hills Community Presbyterian Church
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