Editing Duquesne, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|City in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name          = Duquesne, Pennsylvania
| settlement_type        = [[Local government in Pennsylvania|City]]
| image_skyline          = GENERAL EASTERN VIEW OF DOROTHY SIX BLAST FURNACE COMPLEX. (Jet Lowe) - U.S. Steel Duquesne Works, Blast Furnace Plant, Along Monongahela River, Duquesne, Allegheny County, PA HAER PA,2-DUQU,3A-54.tif
| imagesize              = 250px
| image_caption          = Former "Dorothy Six" [[blast furnace]]
| image_seal             = 
| nickname               = 
| motto                  = 
| image_map              = Allegheny County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Duquesne highlighted.svg
| mapsize                = 260px
| map_caption            = Location in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny County]] and the U.S. state of [[Pennsylvania]].
| coordinates            = {{coord|40|22|12|N|79|51|3|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type       = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name       = United States
| subdivision_type1      = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1      = [[Pennsylvania]]
| subdivision_type2      = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
| subdivision_name2      = [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny]]
| established_title      = Settled
| established_date       = 1885
| established_title2     = Incorporated
| established_date2      = September 12, 1891 (borough)
| established_title3     = &nbsp;
| established_date3      = January 7, 1918 (city)
| leader_title           = Mayor
| leader_name            = 
| unit_pref              = Imperial
| area_total_km2         = 5.21
| area_total_sq_mi       = 2.01
| area_land_km2          = 4.70
| area_land_sq_mi        = 1.82
| area_water_km2         = 0.51
| area_water_sq_mi       = 0.20
| elevation_m            = 
| population_total       = 5254
| population_as_of       = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_km2 = 1116.98
| population_urban       = 
| population_metro       = 
| population_note        = 
| timezone               = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset             = -5
| timezone_DST           = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST         = -4
|postal_code_type        = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code             = 15110<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/15110|title=Duquesne PA ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=May 13, 2023}}</ref>
|area_code               = [[Area code 412|412]]
| website                = {{URL|http://duquesnepa.us}}
| footnotes              = 
|pop_est_as_of = 
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|population_est = 
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 42-20432
|area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='42'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
|population_density_sq_mi = 2893.17
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'''Duquesne''' ({{IPAc-en|dj|uː|ˈ|k|eɪ|n}} {{respell|dew|KAYN}}) is a city along the [[Monongahela River]] in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]], United States, within the [[Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]. The population was 5,254 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Duquesne city, Pennsylvania |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=September 8, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Duquesne city, Pennsylvania |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/duquesnecitypennsylvania/PST045221 |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
The city of Duquesne was settled in 1789<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/counties/pdfs/Allegheny.pdf |title = Allegheny County - 2nd class |access-date = 2007-05-24 |publisher = [[Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission]]}}</ref> and incorporated in 1891. The city derives its name from [[Fort Duquesne]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a4NIAAAAIBAJ&pg=7226%2C2342598 | title=Town names carry bit of history | work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date=May 10, 1984 | access-date=October 31, 2015 | last=Ackerman |first=Jan | page=6}}</ref>

Duquesne Works, a productive [[steel mill]] that was part of [[Carnegie Steel Company|Carnegie Steel Corporation]] and later part of [[U.S. Steel]], was the heart and soul of Duquesne during its brightest moments in the early 20th century. Duquesne was home to the largest [[blast furnace]] in the world, named the "Dorothy Six".<ref>The furnace's official name was Dorothy, after Dorothy Worthington, wife of the then-current USS CEO. "#6" was what the furnace was called by everyone who worked in Duquesne, referring to it being the sixth blast furnace built in Duquesne.</ref> [[Bob Dylan]]'s song ''[[Duquesne Whistle]]'' ([[Tempest (Bob Dylan album)|''Tempest'']], 2012) is dedicated to it.

The city's population peaked in 1930, then declined with the Great Depression and [[deindustrialization]] beginning after World War II. Today a stark post-industrial landscape, Duquesne has fewer total residents (5,565 at the 2010 U.S. census) than were the city's mill workers in 1948.<ref>[http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=788 ExplorePaHistory.com, s.v. Duquesne Steel Works] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521033853/http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=788 |date=May 21, 2008 }}</ref> According to the ''[[The Daily News (McKeesport)|McKeesport Daily News]]'', Duquesne has the worst performing schools in the state of [[Pennsylvania]].{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} Duquesne was designated a [[Financially Distressed Municipalities Act|financially distressed municipality]] in 1991 by the state.

==Geography==
Duquesne is located along the [[Monongahela River]], approximately {{convert|12|mi}} south of [[Pittsburgh]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.0|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1.8|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi}}, or 10.84%, is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 870
|1870= 1720
|1900= 9036
|1910= 15727
|1920= 19011
|1930= 21396
|1940= 20693
|1950= 17620
|1960= 15019
|1970= 11410
|1980= 10094
|1990= 8525
|2000= 7332
|2010= 5565
|2020= 5254
|footnote=Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/1940.html|title=1940 Census of Population and Housing|website=www.census.gov|access-date=May 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327062101/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/1940.html|archive-date=March 27, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/1960cenpopv1.html|title=1960 Census of Population and Housing|website=www.census.gov|access-date=May 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505050039/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/1960cenpopv1.html|archive-date=May 5, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-1-1.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</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>{{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=November 22, 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=dmy-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=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 7,332 people, 3,179 households, and 1,853 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|4,035.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,768 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,073.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 38.92% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 57.75% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.74% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 2.29% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.72% of the population.

There were 3,179 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.8% were [[marriage|married couples]] living together, 27.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $19,766, and the median income for a family was $25,898. Males had a median income of $25,046 versus $22,272 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,067. About 31.3% of families and 34.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 52.9% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
Nickole Nesby, Duquesne's first Black female mayor, took office in January 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/2018/05/20/new-mayor-nickole-nesby-battles-to-rebuild-duquesne/|title=New mayor Nickole Nesby battles to rebuild Duquesne|date=2018-05-20|website=New Pittsburgh Courier|language=en|access-date=2019-02-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://duquesnepa.us/elected_officials |title=Elected Officials |author=Elected Officials |date= |work=duquesnepa.us |publisher=City of Duquesne |access-date=July 28, 2021}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Duquesne City School District]] operates a public elementary school.

Duquesne High School closed in 2007. Beginning with the 2007–08 school year, Duquesne students have reported to [[West Mifflin Area School District|West Mifflin Area]] High School, or [[East Allegheny School District|East Allegheny]] High School. Since July 2007, the [[Allegheny Intermediate Unit]] (AIU) has managed all academic and business operations of the Duquesne's K–8 school district. As of 2023 the School district now has grades 6-8 as well.

==Notable people==
* [[Daniel Ford]], musician
* [[Gene Gedman]], running back for two-time NFL champion [[Detroit Lions]]
* [[Martha Farkas Glaser]], civil rights activist and manager of Jazz musician [[Erroll Garner]]
* [[Earl Hines]], jazz pianist
* [[Ed Karpowich]], NFL player
* [[George Little (defensive lineman)|George Little]], NFL player
* [[Dave Maurer (American football)|Dave Maurer]], head football coach at Wittenberg University and [[College Football Hall of Fame]] inductee
* [[Frederick J. Osterling]], architect
* [[Dave Pilipovich]], basketball head coach and Air Force Academy
* [[Lafayette Pitts]], cornerback for the [[Atlanta Falcons]]
* [[Alex Shigo]], horticulturist
* [[John Stevens (baseball umpire)|Johnny Stevens]], MLB umpire
* [[Donald Soffer]], businessman, investor and philanthropist

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://duquesnepa.us}}

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[[Category:Cities in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]]
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