Editing Bridgeville, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Bridgeville''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 4,804 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Bridgeville+borough,+Pennsylvania | title=Explore Census Data }}</ref> It is a residential suburb of the [[Pittsburgh metropolitan area]].

==History==
The village that eventually became Bridgeville acquired its name because of the first bridge built at the crossing of [[Chartiers Creek]] at the south end of what is now Washington Avenue.<ref name="official site">{{cite web| url =http://www.bridgevilleboro.com | title = Welcome to Bridgeville | access-date = 2007-11-25}}</ref>

The area was originally named [[St. Clair Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|St. Clair Township]] in 1763, and the southern part was split off as [[Upper St. Clair Township, Pennsylvania|Upper St. Clair Township]] in 1806. For nearly 100 years, Bridgeville was a village within Upper St. Clair Township, known for its one bridge over [[Chartiers Creek]] where people frequently met to trade goods. An old saying, "Meet me at the bridge," provided an obvious name for the village that began to develop north of the bridge<ref name="historical society">{{cite web| url =http://www.geocities.com/bridgevillepennsylvania | title = A Brief History of Bridgeville | access-date = 2007-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025052507/http://geocities.com/bridgevillepennsylvania|archive-date=2009-10-25}}</ref> around 1830.<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 = 2007-11-25}}</ref>

Mining operations began in the 1880s, prompting growth.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a4NIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G24DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7226%2C2342598 | title=Town names carry bit of history | work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date=May 10, 1984 | access-date=31 October 2015 | author=Ackerman, Jan | pages=6}}</ref> One impressive institution for the time was The Norwood Hotel. Of [[Victorian architecture]], it included about forty eight rooms for occupants, a dining room, a bar, and a ball room. Each room had a fireplace, and the entire hotel was provided with running water. A two inch pipeline led from Brandy Spring, high on the hill above [[Chartiers Creek]] at the end of Elizabeth Street, to the hotel. The spring was touted as a mineral spring, with the associated therapeutic properties claimed for its water.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Part 11 – Boom Town – 1875 to 1890 – Bridgeville Area Historical Society |url=https://bridgevillehistory.org/bridgeville-history/part-11/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |language=en-US}}</ref> The Norwood’s grounds were extensive. There was a covered outdoor bowling alley, well groomed lawns, an outdoor pavilion, benches and lawn swings, and a large stable where visitors could rent horses and buggies to tour the surrounding countryside.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Part 11 – Boom Town – 1875 to 1890 – Bridgeville Area Historical Society |url=https://bridgevillehistory.org/bridgeville-history/part-11/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Even more significant to the development of Bridgeville was the advent of commercial [[coal mining]]. The [[Pittsburgh coal seam|Pittsburgh Coal Seam]] was perhaps the most valuable mineral resource in [[North America]] in the late 1800s. Ranging from forty inches to six feet thick it was located at an elevation that produced outcroppings on all the hillsides in this area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Part 11 – Boom Town – 1875 to 1890 – Bridgeville Area Historical Society |url=https://bridgevillehistory.org/bridgeville-history/part-11/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Bridgeville was officially incorporated as a borough on July 27, 1901, from [[Upper St. Clair Township, Pennsylvania|Upper St. Clair Township]].<ref name="phmc" />

[[2009 Collier Township shooting|A mass shooting]] took place on August 4, 2009, in an [[LA Fitness]] health club near Bridgeville in [[Collier Township, Pennsylvania|Collier Township.]] The attack resulted in four deaths, including that of the perpetrator, who took his own life. Nine other people were injured.<ref name="Channel">{{cite news |url=http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/20283352/detail.html |title=4 Dead In Collier Township Gym Shooting; Gunman Kills Self, Officials Say |date=August 4, 2009 |publisher=Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc |pages=1 |access-date=2009-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814060514/http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/20283352/detail.html |archive-date=August 14, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Geography==
Bridgeville is located along [[Chartiers Creek]], about {{convert|8|mi|0}} southwest of downtown [[Pittsburgh]] at {{coord|40|21|25|N|80|6|31|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]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.1|sqmi}}, all land. Its average elevation is {{convert|1250|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} 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>

[[McLaughlin Run (Chartiers Creek tributary)|McLaughlin Run]], a tributary to Chartiers Creek, flows through Bridgeville.

===Surrounding communities===
Bridgeville has three borders with the townships of [[Collier Township, Pennsylvania|Collier]] to the north and northwest, [[South Fayette Township, Pennsylvania|South Fayette]] to the west and southwest, and [[Upper St. Clair Township, Pennsylvania|Upper St. Clair]] to the south, southeast and east.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 147
|1910= 1983
|1920= 3092
|1930= 3939
|1940= 4459
|1950= 5650
|1960= 7112
|1970= 6717
|1980= 6154
|1990= 5445
|2000= 5341
|2010= 5148
|2020= 4804
|footnote=Sources:<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}}</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=2013-10-19|url-status=dead}}</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|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,341 people, 2,539 households, and 1,444 families residing in the borough. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4,938.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 2,656 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,455.9|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 94.05% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.42% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.37% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.34% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.73% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.77% of the population.

There were 2,539 households, out of which 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were [[marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.1% were non-families. 39.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $34,873, and the median income for a family was $46,500. Males had a median income of $35,461 versus $25,527 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $19,500. About 5.6% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==
The Bridgeville borough government leadership consists of the mayor, council members, and other officials who are either elected or appointed to their posts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Officials & Meetings {{!}} Bridgeville Borough, PA |url=https://bridgevilleboro.com/officials/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ 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 results|url=http://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/electionresultsgen2016/|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|access-date=15 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/PA/Allegheny/106267/web.264614/#/detail/0004 | title=Election Night Reporting }}</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/Republican}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2024]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''Lost''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''WON''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''Lost''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2020]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''48%'' ''1,374''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|50% ''1,447''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1% ''37''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2016|2016]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''48%'' ''1,181''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47% ''1,155''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5% ''127''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2012|2012]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''50%'' ''1,149''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49% ''1,137''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1% ''24''
|}

==Education==
Bridgeville is served by the Chartiers Valley School District. The public school serves students from Bridgeville, Collier, Scott, and Heidelberg.

==Notable people==
* [[Madison Campbell (businessperson)|Madison Campbell]], CEO and founder of [[Leda Health]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ritenbaugh |first=Stephanie |date=2023-10-24 |title=Tech startup for sexual assault survivors moves to Lawrenceville |url=https://triblive.com/business/tech-startup-for-sexual-assault-survivors-moves-to-lawrenceville/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=TribLIVE.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Paul Danilo]], member of the [[Soccer Hall of Fame]]
* [[Nicholas DiOrio]], member of the [[Soccer Hall of Fame]]
* [[C. J. Henderson (writer)|C.J. Henderson]], author
* [[Eric Kush]], [[NFL]] player
* [[T. J. McConnell]], [[NBA]] player
* [[Ron Sams]], [[NFL]] player
* [[Harold Stephens (author)|Harold Stephens]], writer and novelist
* [[Justin Watson (wide receiver)|Justin Watson]], [[NFL]] player

== See also ==
* [[Universal Stainless]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Bridgeville, Pennsylvania}}
* [http://www.bridgevilleboro.com/ Borough of Bridgeville official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091026211326/http://geocities.com/bridgevillepennsylvania/ Brief History of Bridgeville]

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[[Category:Boroughs in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]]
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[[Category:Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]
[[Category:1901 establishments in Pennsylvania]]