Editing East McKeesport, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''East McKeesport''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]], United States, and is part of the [[Pittsburgh Metro Area]]. The population was 2,076 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=East+McKeesport+borough,+Pennsylvania | title=Explore Census Data }}</ref>

==Geography==
East McKeesport is located at {{coord|40|23|3|N|79|48|29|W|type:city}} (40.384223, -79.807924).<ref>{{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|0.4|mi2|km2}}, all land.

==Government and politics==
{| 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=October 15, 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=October 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/PA/Allegheny/106267/web.264614/#/detail/0004 | title=Election Night Reporting }}</ref>
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! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third party (U.S. politics)|Third parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2020]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''43%'' ''470''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''54%'' ''589''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''17''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''46%'' ''462''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''51%'' ''519''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''3%'' ''27''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2012]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''42%'' ''403''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''56%'' ''533''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''13''
|}

==Surrounding neighborhoods==
East McKeesport is mostly surrounded by [[North Versailles Township, Pennsylvania|North Versailles Township]]; the only other border is with [[Wilmerding, Pennsylvania|Wilmerding]] to the northwest.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1900= 873
|1910= 2118
|1920= 2430
|1930= 2922
|1940= 3026
|1950= 3171
|1960= 3470
|1970= 3233
|1980= 2940
|1990= 2678
|2000= 2343
|2010= 2126
|2020= 2076
|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{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=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{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>{{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=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{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=November 22, 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>{{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}}</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>
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As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,343 people, 1,078 households, and 636 families living in the borough. The population density was {{convert|5,947.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,154 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,929.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 95.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.86% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.17% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 1.07% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 1,078 households, out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.6% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $28,431, and the median income for a family was $38,000. Males had a median income of $31,700 versus $23,182 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $16,695. About 4.8% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Police/Fire Department==
East McKeesport is served by the East McKeesport Police Department, which also serves the borough of [[Wall, Pennsylvania|Wall]].

United Volunteer Fire/Rescue, formerly Wall VFD and East McKeesport VFD #2, provides fire services for East McKeesport and Wall.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://eastmckeesportboro.com Borough website]
{{Allegheny County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1895]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1895 establishments in Pennsylvania]]