Editing Donora, Pennsylvania

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'''Donora''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Washington County, Pennsylvania]], United States, approximately {{convert|20|mi|km}} south of [[Pittsburgh]] along the [[Monongahela River]]. The population was 4,558 as of the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref>

Donora was incorporated in 1901. It takes its name from a portmanteau of [[William Donner]] and Nora Mellon (1878-1973), wife of banker [[Andrew W. Mellon]]. The borough's nickname is "The Home of Champions", mainly because of the large number of famous athletes who have called Donora their home, including [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]] outfielders [[Stan Musial]] and [[Ken Griffey Jr.]] 

During the [[1948 Donora smog]], air pollution killed 20 people and caused respiratory problems for 6,000 of the 14,000 residents.  Agriculture, coal-mining, steel-making, wire-making, and other industries were important to Donora early in its history; its [[Rust Belt]] location has lost most of its industrial capacity. It is in the "[[Monongahela River|Mon Valley]]", {{convert|5|mi|km}} downriver from [[Charleroi, Pennsylvania|Charleroi]] and {{convert|25|mi|km}} upstream of [[Braddock, Pennsylvania|Braddock]].
In 1911 Donora was the 3rd wealthiest borough in the United States.

==History==
[[File:Map of Donora PA 1901.jpg|thumb|left|A [[pictorial map]] of Donora from 1901]]
In 1794, the [[Whiskey Rebellion|Whiskey Insurrection]]ists held several meetings at Fells Church, approximately {{convert|1|mi|km}} east of Donora.

A trolley line opened in Donora on December 15, 1901, linking First and McKean, and Fifteenth Street and Meldon.<ref>{{cite news |title=Riding down memory lane |first=Ron |last=Paglia |url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_459028.html |newspaper=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |date=June 25, 2006 |access-date=October 15, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=Ost316 |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was extended in 1911 to Black Diamond to connect to the [[Pittsburgh Railways Interurban|Charleroi to Pittsburgh]] [[interurban]] trolley. The line was abandoned on May 5, 1953.

The town was the scene of the infamous [[Donora Smog of 1948]]. Between October 26 and October 31, 1948, an [[air inversion]] trapped industrial effluent (air pollution) from the American Steel and Wire plant and Donora [[Zinc]] Works. During this spike in air pollution, 6,000 people suffered respiratory problems and extreme discomfort.<ref>John Bachmann, David Calkins, Margo Oge. [http://www.epaalumni.org/hcp/air.pdf “Cleaning the Air We Breathe: A Half Century of Progress.”] EPA Alumni Association. September 2017. Page 9.</ref> "In three days, 20 people died... After the inversion lifted, another 50 died, including Lukasz Musial, the father of baseball great [[Stan Musial]]. Hundreds more finished the rest of their lives with damaged lungs and hearts."<ref>''The Globe and Mail'', December 7, 2002, book review by Andrew Nciforuk ''When Smoke Ran Like Water by Devra Davis''</ref> The incident made national headlines. Today, the town is home to the [[Donora Smog Museum]] which tells the impact of the Donora Smog on the air quality standards enacted by the federal government in subsequent years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103359330 |title= Smog Deaths In 1948 Led To Clean Air Laws |website= NPR.org |access-date=2011-08-17}}</ref>

Donora's neighborhood known as "Cement City" is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 16, 1996 |title=Cement City Historic District |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail?assetID=1d58446b-62a4-4ad4-a4e7-42d8c5d38362 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240226001724/https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail?assetID=1d58446b-62a4-4ad4-a4e7-42d8c5d38362 |archive-date=26 February 2024 |website=NPGallery Search}}</ref>  The homes built in the neighborhood are completely made out of pre-formed and poured concrete. This structural building technique was championed by Thomas Edison, and was used by neighborhoods throughout the United States. The homes were built as employee housing for the Donora Wire and Steel Mill in the early 1900s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livingplaces.com/PA/Washington_County/Donora_Borough/Cement_City_Historic_District.html |title=Cement City Historic District, Donora Borough, Washington County, Donora PA 15033 |publisher=tonyrosica.livingplaces.com |access-date=2018-04-02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830053900/http://www.livingplaces.com/PA/Washington_County/Donora_Borough/Cement_City_Historic_District.html |archive-date= Aug 30, 2019 }}</ref>

Donora is home to the world's second largest "Cement City" housing tract, innovated by [[Thomas Edison]]. The [[Cement City Historic District]] consists of 80 "poured in place" homes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2014/10/09/Cement-City-Donora-open-for-tour-Mon-Valley/stories/201410090037 |title=Cement City in Donora open for tour |publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |url-access=subscription |first1=Dave |last1=Zuchowski |date=Oct 8, 2014 |access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> The Cement City Historic District and [[Webster Donora Bridge]] are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2010a}}</ref>

The Borough of Donora and surrounding areas have also been utilized as the filming location for several films and television shows. Most recently, the American television drama series ''[[American Rust (TV series)|American Rust]]'' starring [[Jeff Daniels]] and [[Maura Tierney]] used several sites in Donora for filming.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.golaurelhighlands.com/about-us/film/|title=Filming in the Laurel Highlands &#124; Locations & Permits|website=www.golaurelhighlands.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.observer-reporter.com/news/2021/mar/13/showtime-miniseries-rust-to-film-scenes-in-donora/|title=Showtime mini-series "Rust" to film scenes in Donora}}</ref>

==Geography==
Donora is located at {{coord|40|10|33|N|79|51|41|W|type:city}} (40.175879, −79.861264).<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|2.0|sqmi|km2|1}}, of which {{convert|1.9|sqmi|km2|1}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2|1}} (7.32%) is water.

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Donora has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=91263&cityname=Donora%2C+Pennsylvania%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |title=Climate Summary for Donora, Pennsylvania |publisher=Weatherbase.com |access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref>

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|Feb record high F = 79
|Mar record high F = 88
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 101
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 105
|Sep record high F = 103
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 85
|Dec record high F = 77
|year record high F = 105
|Jan high F = 38.7
|Feb high F = 42.1
|Mar high F = 50.9
|Apr high F = 64.0
|May high F = 73.1
|Jun high F = 80.7
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|Aug high F = 83.5
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|Oct high F = 66.0
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|Feb mean F = 31.9
|Mar mean F = 39.7
|Apr mean F = 51.2
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|Jul mean F = 73.3
|Aug mean F = 72.1
|Sep mean F = 65.7
|Oct mean F = 54.1
|Nov mean F = 43.1
|Dec mean F = 34.4
|year mean F = 52.1
|Jan low F = 20.5
|Feb low F = 21.8
|Mar low F = 28.6
|Apr low F = 38.4
|May low F = 49.0
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|Jul low F = 62.2
|Aug low F = 60.7
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|Oct low F = 42.2
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|Feb record low F = −14
|Mar record low F = -2
|Apr record low F = 11
|May record low F = 22
|Jun record low F = 37
|Jul record low F = 40
|Aug record low F = 38
|Sep record low F = 31
|Oct record low F = 17
|Nov record low F = -1
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|year record low F = -19
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===Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods===
Donora is only bordered by land with [[Carroll Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania|Carroll Township]] to the north, south and west. Across the Monongahela River to the east, Donora runs adjacent with [[Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania|Rostraver Township]] in Westmoreland County.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 8174
|1920= 14131
|1930= 13905
|1940= 13180
|1950= 12186
|1960= 11131
|1970= 8825
|1980= 7524
|1990= 5928
|2000= 5653
|2010= 4781
|2020= 4558
|estyear=2021
|estimate=4526
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=Sources:<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|url-status=dead|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|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|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,653 people, 2,469 households, and 1,434 families residing in the borough. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2,973.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 2,958 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,556.1|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 82.10% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 14.84% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.27% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.32% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.32% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 2.02% of the population.

There were 2,469 households, out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.9% were married couples living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 37.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 25.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males.

The [[median income]] for a household in the borough was $27,939, and the median income for a family was $37,176. Males had a median income of $33,725 versus $22,346 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $17,893. About 12.4% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.2% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Industry==
Though many group Donora in a class of Western Pennsylvania towns and cities known collectively as the "[[rust belt]]" because of the demise of the once prolific [[Steel#Industry|steel industry]], the town continues to be a center for industry and manufacturing. On the site of the former [[steel mill]]s now stands a large [[industrial park]] that is managed by MMIDA (Mid Mon Valley Industrial Development Authority).

Major companies that have facilities in the Donora Industrial Park include A-1 Babbit company, Apex N.A., Area Agency on Aging, Bergen Power Pipe Supports, BMA of Donora, HYTEC Inc., Dyno-Nobel Inc, Eastern Alloy, Eastern Hydraulic & Machine, Elizabeth Milling Corporation, Elliott Support Services, Glosser MFG, Industrial Nonferrous Casting Company, K-Z Tool Company, Airgas Specialty Products, Inc. (formerly LaRoche Industries), McGrew Welding Fabrication, Metalife Resources, MIDA Inc., Mon Valley Child Care, Mon Valley Sewage Authority, Monessen Ambulance Service, Nitrous Oxide Corporation, Power & Industrial Services Corporation, Nichols Miniatures, Pittsburgh Post Gazette Distribution Center, RAS Industries Inc., Regal Industries Inc.and Spartech Polycom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mmida.com/donora.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616200755/http://www.mmida.com/donora.html|url-status=usurped|title=Real Estate - Donora Industrial Park|archivedate=June 16, 2013}}</ref>

==Government==
Donora is a borough and consists of an elected mayor and an elected borough council. For nearly three decades, John "Chummy" Lignelli was the mayor of the Borough of Donora, until he retired at age 93.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sellew |first=Jeremy |date=September 12, 2014 |title=Donora mayor, 93, decides to retire |url=https://archive.triblive.com/news/donora-mayor-93-decides-to-retire/ |access-date=April 30, 2024 |work=TribLive |pages=}}</ref> The current mayor is Donald Pavelko.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elected Officials {{!}} BOROUGH OF DONORA, Pennsylvania, Incorporated February 11, 1901 |url=https://donoraboro.org/elected-officials/ |access-date=2024-05-02 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Schools==
Donora is part of [[Ringgold School District]], which includes the municipalities of Donora, Monongahela, Carroll Township, Nottingham Township, New Eagle, Finleyville, and Union Township. 

==Notable people==
*[[Frances Dorothy Acomb]], historian and academic<ref>{{Cite news |date=1984-01-22 |title=Dr. Frances Acomb obituary |pages=16 |work=The Herald-Sun |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-dr-frances-acomb-obituar/126064401/ |access-date=2023-06-08}}</ref>
*[[Mary Amdur]], scientist, investigated the [[1948 Donora smog]]<ref name="Musil">{{cite book |last1=Musil |first1=Robert K. |title=Rachel Carson and Her Sisters: Extraordinary Women Who Have Shaped America's Environment |date=2014 |publisher=[[Rutgers University Press]] |isbn=9780813571768 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IFrqAgAAQBAJ |access-date=4 January 2016 |chapter=2. Don't Harm the People: Ellen Swallow Richards, Dr. Alice Hamilton, and their heirs take on polluting industries}}</ref>
*[[Devra Davis]], scientist, investigated the 1948 Donora smog<ref name=Musil/>
*[[Steve Filipowicz]], professional football and baseball player<ref name="StanTheMan">{{cite book |last1=Stewart |first1=Wayne |title=Stan the Man: The Life and Times of Stan Musial |date=1 May 2014 |publisher=[[Triumph Books]] |isbn=978-1-62368-867-7 |page=3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5N0EAwAAQBAJ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Bogdan |first1=James J. |title=Quarterbacks: A Legacy of Western Pennsylvania |date=19 September 2024 |publisher=[[Dorrance Publishing]] |isbn=979-8-89341-656-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9OQrEQAAQBAJ |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Arnold Galiffa]], [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] and professional [[gridiron football|football player]] player; inductee to the [[College Football Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1628 |title=Arnold Galiffa (1983) |website=footballfoundation.org |accessdate=July 29, 2023}}</ref>
*[[Ken Griffey Jr.]], [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]] centerfielder<ref name="StanTheMan"/><ref name="stltoday.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/multimedia/stan-musial-and-the-donora-high-school-baseball-team/image_41785f7f-b29d-5036-b385-5f466ee32e18.html |title=Stan Musial and the Donora High School baseball team &#124; Multimedia |publisher=[[stltoday.com]] |date=2013-01-24 |access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref>
*[[Ken Griffey Sr.]], [[Major League Baseball]] player; his father was Joseph "Buddy" Griffey, a local athlete who was a teammate of Stan Musial on the Donora High School baseball team<ref name="stltoday.com"/>
*[[Stan Musial]], baseball player with the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] and an inductee to the Baseball Hall of Fame<ref name="StanTheMan"/><ref name="stltoday.com"/>
*[[Dan Towler]], [[running back]] for the [[Los Angeles Rams]]<ref name="StanTheMan"/>

==References==
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==Further reading==
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*{{cite journal |last=Bryson |first=Chris |title=A Secret History of America's Worst Air Pollution Disaster |journal=Earth Island Journal |volume=13 |date=Fall 1998}}

*{{cite book |last=Davis |first=Devra |author-link=Devra Davis |title=When Smoke Ran Like Water: Tales of Environmental Deception and the Battle Against Pollution |publisher=[[Basic Books]] |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-465-01521-4 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/whensmokeranlike00davi }}

* Jacobs, Elizabeth T., Jefferey L. Burgess, and Mark B. Abbott. "The Donora smog revisited: 70 years after the event that inspired the clean air act." ''American journal of public health'' 108.S2 (2018): S85-S88.
* McPhee, Andy. ''Donora Death Fog: Clean Air and the Tragedy of a Pennsylvania Mill Town'' (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2023)
*{{cite book |last=Snyder |first=Lynn Page |title=The Death-Dealing Smog over Donora, Pennsylvania: Industrial Air Pollution, Public Health, and Federal Policy, 1915–1963 |publisher=[[University of Pennsylvania]] |year=1994}}
*{{cite book |last=Stacey|first=Charles|title=Donora |publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]] |year=2010|isbn=978-0-7385-7206-2}}
*University of Pittsburgh Archives Service Center, [http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=ascead&cc=ascead&rgn=main&view=text&didno=US-PPiU-ais200102 Bruce Drisbach-American Steel & Wire Company Photograph Collection] (Donora, Pennsylvania, 1915–1917)

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[[Category:Boroughs in Washington County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1900]]
[[Category:Pennsylvania populated places on the Monongahela River]]