Monroeville is a
home rule municipality
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in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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, United States. It is a
suburb
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with mixed residential and commercial developments located about east of
Pittsburgh
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. As of the
2020 census, Monroeville was home to 28,640 people.
History

Named for
Joel Monroe, the area's first postmaster, Monroeville was settled in the mid to late 18th century. The area was incorporated as Patton Township in 1849 before becoming the
borough
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History
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of Monroeville on January 25, 1951.
Monroeville became a Home Rule Charter Municipality on May 21, 1974.
Geography
A suburb of Pittsburgh, Monroeville is located at .
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the municipality has a total area of , of which 0.05% is water.
Surrounding and inner communities
Monroeville has nine borders, including
Plum
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to the north,
Murrysville
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in Westmoreland County to the east,
Penn Township in Westmoreland County to the southeast,
Trafford
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in Westmoreland County to the south,
North Versailles,
Wilmerding
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and
Turtle Creek to the southwest,
Wilkins Township
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to the west, and
Penn Hills to the northwest. Also, the borough of
Pitcairn
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is entirely situated inside Monroeville in the south-southwest area.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010 there were 28,386 people in Monroeville. The racial makeup of the city was 79.51%
White
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, 12.58%
African American
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, 6.07%
Asian, 0.42% from
other races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population. Monroeville is one of the most racially diverse places in the Pittsburgh area.
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 29,349 people, 12,376 households, and 8,044 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 13,159 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 85.58%
White
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, 8.29%
African American
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, 0.14%
Native American, 4.41%
Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.30% from
other races, and 1.23% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.
There were 12,376 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the city the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $44,653, and the median income for a family was $53,474. Males had a median income of $41,100 versus $30,232 for females. The
per capita income
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for the borough was $24,031. About 4.9% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Monroeville is home to the
Monroeville Mall
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as well as several office parks,
and since the 1960s has featured high rise hotels.
The Monroeville Convention Center, formerly known as the ExpoMart, is located near the mall.
At its height in 1979,
U.S. Steel
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The company produces and sells steel products, ...
's research laboratory in Monroeville employed nearly 1,800 people.
Government and politics
Elected officials
* Mayor — Nick Gresock
* Ward 1 Council — Joseph Hyzy
* Ward 2 Council — Eric Poach
* Ward 3 Council — Bob Stevenson
* Ward 4 Council — Bill Krut
* Ward 5 Council — Mike Adams
* Ward 6 Council — Bob Williams
* Ward 7 Council — Denis Biondo
* Tax Collector — Pat Fulkerson
Education
K-12 students in Monroeville are served by the
Gateway School District, a public school district with a student population of 3,800. Higher education is accessible via the
Community College of Allegheny County
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History
The Pennsylvania legisl ...
's Boyce Campus and
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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's satellite facility in Penn Center East. The Western School of Health and Business - Monroeville is also located in Monroeville.
Transportation
U.S. Route 22
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ran through Monroeville as a substantial business route. When the Parkway East (I-376) was extended east to connect to the Pennsylvania Turnpike, U.S. 22 was shifted to that road, and the original U.S. 22 stretch of
William Penn Highway
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became Business U.S. 22. Today,
U.S. Route 22
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runs through the municipality, serving as its main business district. This highway, along with the
Pennsylvania Turnpike
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(
Interstate 76
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), the eastern portion of the
Penn-Lincoln Parkway (
Interstate 376
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concurrent with U.S. 22),
U.S. Route 22 Business, and
PA Route 48 intersect in Monroeville. Exit 57 (old Exit 6) of the Pennsylvania Turnpike is in Monroeville, with its interchange to Interstate 376.
U.S. Route 22
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also has an interchange with
PA Route 286, which serves the northeastern part of the municipality.
Pittsburgh–Monroeville Airport, also called Harold W. Brown Memorial Field, was a private airport at . The airport has a single paved runway of .
Two bus lines of the
Pittsburgh Regional Transit
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offer service to downtown Pittsburgh, and maintains several park-and-ride lots located in Monroeville for bus commuters to Pittsburgh.
Passenger rail service by Amtrak's
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passes through once daily in each direction on the
Pittsburgh Line
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, but does not call in Monroeville. Many freight trains arrive via the same track to
Norfolk Southern
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's Pitcairn Intermodal Terminal which straddles the Monreoville-North Versailles border in the Turtle Creek valley. U. S. Steel's
Union Railroad runs along its own track through the Thompson Run valley between Wilkins Township and Monroeville, where it has one of its facilities.
The
Westmoreland Heritage Trail is a
rail-trail
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that connects cyclists and pedestrians in Monroeville to neighboring Trafford and Murrysville along the right of way where the
Turtle Creek Industrial Railroad
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once ran.
In popular culture
* In the
NBC
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television show ''
Scrubs
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'',
Dr. Robert 'Bob' Kelso claims that his family, then named Kelsonovich, settled in Monroeville.
* The 2008 movie ''
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
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'', directed by
Kevin Smith
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, is set in Monroeville. Filming was done at the Monroeville Mall and Monroeville Municipal Building. The film features a fictional recreational hockey team named the Monroeville Zombies, a reference to the George A. Romero film.
* The
My Chemical Romance
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song "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville" from their debut album ''
I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love
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'' was inspired by the classic
George A. Romero horror film, ''
Dawn of the Dead''. In the film, the protagonists find reprieve from the zombie apocalypse by shutting themselves into Monroeville Mall.
Notable people
*
Andy Dick
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, comedian, resided in Monroeville in his teenage years
*
Frank Fox, racing driver
*
Roger Kingdom
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, Olympic gold medalist
*
Gene Ludwig, jazz organist
*
Marilyn Suzanne Miller
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, writer; graduated from
Gateway High School in 1967.
See also
*
Monroeville Public Library
References
Further reading
*
Getting Around: A History of Travel in Monroeville', by Louis Chandler
* there is said to be a set of
Rollin' 30s Harlem Crips
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In 1961, a hurricane prompted th ...
in the Cambridge square area
External links
Municipality of Monroeville official websiteMonroeville Public LibraryMonroeville Municipal AuthorityMonroeville Historical Society
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