Editing Aspinwall, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Borough of Pennsylvania, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2012}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Aspinwall, Pennsylvania
| settlement_type                 = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
| image_skyline                   = SauerBuildingsHistoricDistrict.jpg
| imagesize                       = 
| image_caption                   = The [[Sauer Buildings Historic District]] located between 607–717 Center Avenue in Aspinwall.
| image_flag                      = 
| image_seal                      = 
| nickname                        = 
| motto                           = The Town That Pride Built
| image_map                       = Allegheny County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Aspinwall highlighted.svg
| mapsize                         = 260px
| map_caption                     = Location in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny County]] and the U.S. state of [[Pennsylvania]]
| coordinates                     = {{coord|40|29|35|N|79|54|11|W|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_type1               = State
| subdivision_name1               = Pennsylvania
| subdivision_type2               = County
| subdivision_name2               = [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny]]
| established_title               = Incorporated
| established_date                = December 28, 1892
| named_for                       =  George Aspinwall
| government_type                 = 
| leader_party                    = 
| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = Joseph Noro (R)
| total_type                      = 
| unit_pref                       = Imperial
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| area_total_km2                  = 1.00
| area_total_sq_mi                = 0.39
| area_land_km2                   = 0.91
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 0.35
| area_water_km2                  = 0.09
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.04
| area_water_percent              = 
| area_metro_footnotes            = 
| area_metro_km2                  = 
| area_metro_sq_mi                = 
| area_rank                       = 
| elevation_footnotes             = 
| elevation_m                     = 
| elevation_ft                    = 758
| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes            = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| population_total                = 2916
| pop_est_as_of                   = 
| pop_est_footnotes               = 
| population_est                  = 
| population_rank                 = 
| population_density_km2          = 3209.21
| population_density_sq_mi        = 8307.69
| timezone1                       = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset1                     = -5
| timezone1_DST                   = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST                 = -4
| postal_code_type                = ZIP code
| postal_code                     = 15215
| area_codes                       = [[Area code 412|412]], [[Area code 724|724]]
| geocode                         = 
| iso_code                        = 
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 42-03320
| blank_name_sec2                 = School District
| blank_info_sec2                 = [[Fox Chapel Area School District|Fox Chapel Area]]
| blank2_name_sec2                = Wikimedia Commons
| blank2_info_sec2                = 
| website                         = http://www.aspinwallpa.com
| footnotes                       = 
}}
'''Aspinwall''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] on the [[Allegheny River]] in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of the [[Greater Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]. The population was 2,916 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Aspinwall+borough,+Pennsylvania | title=Explore Census Data }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Laying Telford, Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, 1908.jpg|thumb|left|Laying [[macadam#Thomas Telford|Telford]] on Freeport Road, Aspinwall, 1908]]
In the mid-1880s, the area which is now Aspinwall was primarily owned by the descendants of James Ross, but as the steel industry was thriving in [[Pittsburgh]], Henry Warner, superintendent of the Allegheny County Workhouse, had the idea of creating a residential community along the bank of a river.

Warner traveled to New York to discuss the idea with Annie Aspinwall. He purchased {{convert|155|acre|km2}} of land from her and formed the Aspinwall Land Company in 1890. Pittsburghers, mostly from the upper-middle class, purchased lots from the 60 available home sites. By 1890, the town had 400 residents, most of whom were young couples with children. The existing government of O'Hara Township was having difficulty providing services to the rapidly growing area and, in 1892, 40 residents of the new community signed a petition requesting incorporation as "The Borough of Aspinwall, a self-governing unit."<ref name="aspinwallhistory">{{cite web| url =http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~njm1/asp1.htm| title = History of The Borough of Aspinwall, Pennsylvania | access-date = 2007-08-19| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070824095759/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~njm1/asp1.htm| archive-date= August 24, 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>

Aspinwall was officially incorporated as a borough on December 28, 1892, from [[O'Hara Township]].<ref name="phmc">{{cite web| url =http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/counties/pdfs/Allegheny.pdf | title = Allegheny County – 2nd Class | access-date = 2007-08-19| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070810194157/http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/counties/pdfs/Allegheny.pdf| archive-date= August 10, 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>

Aspinwall was served by [[Pittsburgh Railways]] streetcar service ''94 Aspinwall'' from c.1910 until November 12, 1960, when the service was discontinued on the closure of the 62nd Street Sharpsburg Bridge. This was replaced by the [[Senator Robert D. Fleming Bridge]] which did not have streetcar tracks.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.pghbridges.com/pittsburghE/0589-4482/sharpsburg1900.htm
|title=Sharpsburg Bridge c1900-1962
|date=December 22, 2008 
|access-date=August 14, 2009
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090830180546/http://pghbridges.com/pittsburghE/0589-4482/sharpsburg1900.htm| archive-date= August 30, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>

From 1893 to 1905, Aspinwall developed in three phases, beginning with the area closest to the [[Allegheny River]]. On September 25, 1905, a group of Aspinwall residents purchased {{convert|200|acre|km2}} from the Delafield Plan and annexed this additional land to the borough.

Early recreational facilities in the borough included tennis courts and [[water fountain]]s. During [[World War&nbsp;I]], the Patriots Committee of Aspinwall purchased [[wristwatch]]es from a watch factory in [[Canton, Ohio]], which they presented to the approximately 164 Aspinwall men entering the service. Aspinwall held their own victory parade and memorial service for the soldiers of their borough.<ref name="aspinwallhistory"/>

==Geography==
Aspinwall is located at {{coord|40|29|35|N|79|54|11|W|type:city}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} is water. Its average elevation is {{convert|758|ft|m}} above sea level.<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>

===Surrounding adjacent communities===
Aspinwall is bordered by [[Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania|Sharpsburg]] to the west, [[O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|O'Hara Township]] to the northwest, north and east, and the northern portion of the Pittsburgh neighborhood Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar to the east. Adjacent to Aspinwall across the Allegheny River to the south are the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of [[Highland Park (Pittsburgh)|Highland Park]] and the southern section of [[Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 1231
|1910= 2592
|1920= 3170
|1930= 4263
|1940= 4716
|1950= 4084
|1960= 3727
|1970= 3541
|1980= 3284
|1990= 2880
|2000= 2960
|2010= 2801
|2020= 2916
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="Census1910">{{cite web|title=Population-Pennsylvania|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/36894832v3ch4.pdf|work=U.S. Census 1910|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1930">{{cite web|title=Number and Distribution of Inhabitants:Pennsylvania-Tennessee|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch09.pdf|work=Fifteenth Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Pennsylvania|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/17216604v1p40ch02.pdf|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-40.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website|df=mdy }}</ref><ref name="CensusPopEst">{{cite web|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=22 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019235623/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|archive-date=October 19, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,960 people, 1,499 households, and 728 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|8,904.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 1,584 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4,765.3|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.11% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.27% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.03% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.91% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.51% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.01% of the population.

There were 1,499 households, out of which 18.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.3% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.4% were non-families. 46.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.3% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 76.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $41,993, and the median income for a family was $58,750. Males had a median income of $45,231 versus $34,180 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $31,344. About 6.6% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==
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|+ Presidential Elections Results<ref>{{cite web|last1=EL|title=2012 Allegheny County election|url=http://triblive.com/politics/2907065-74/pittsburgh-ward-hills-west-borough-braddock-east-elizabeth-north-park|website=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|access-date=15 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=EL|title=2016 Pennsylvania general election...|url=http://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/electionresultsgen2016/|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|access-date=15 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/statesub.php?year=2020&fips=42003&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - State Data}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2020]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|29% ''553''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''69%''' ''1,322''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1% ''21''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2016|2016]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|33% ''539''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''66%''' ''1,089''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% ''11''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2012|2012]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|44% ''694''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55%''' ''870''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1% ''25''<ref>{{cite web |last1=EL |title=Allegheny Election Night |url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/PA/Allegheny/71801/Web02.193333/#/c/C_3 |website=Allegheny County |access-date=23 July 2019}}</ref>
|}

==Public safety==
The Aspinwall Police Department (2400 units) is the primary law enforcement agency in the borough. The police station is located within the municipal building on Commercial Ave in the business district.

Fire suppression and rescue services are provided by the Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department (Station 102) from two fire stations. The department's main station is located within the municipal building with the entrance being located on 1st St. The substation is located on 12th St at the intersection with Center Ave.

Emergency medical services for the borough are provided by Foxwall EMS (Station 140). Foxwall EMS is headquartered on Hemlock Hollow Road in Fox Chapel. Foxwall also has two bicycles equipped with medical supplies which are used to provide quick response services in the lower portion of the borough.

==Notable people==
* [[Robert Lepper]], artist and [[Carnegie Mellon University]] professor
* [[Chris Deluzio]], U.S. congressman

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Aspinwall, Pennsylvania}}
* [http://www.aspinwallpa.com Borough of Aspinwall official website]
* [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~njm1/asp.htm Aspinwall History]
* [http://donswaim.com/aspinwall55.html Aspinwall High School History]
* [http://aspinwallvfd.com/ Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department]
*[http://www.fcasd.edu Fox Chapel Area School District]

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[[Category:Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1892 establishments in Pennsylvania]]