Editing Edgewood, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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|established_date         = 1888-12-01<ref name=information>[http://www.edgewood.pgh.pa.us/edgewood-information.htm EDGEWOOD BOROUGH INFORMATION] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080630040026/http://www.edgewood.pgh.pa.us/edgewood-information.htm |date=2008-06-30 }}, Borough of Edgewood, 2008. Accessed 2008-07-25.</ref>

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'''Edgewood''' is a borough in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]], United States, adjacent to the city of [[Pittsburgh]]. The population was 3,145 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Edgewood+borough,+Pennsylvania | title=Explore Census Data }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Edgewood Post Card Mural.jpg|thumb|left|Edgewood Post Card Mural, located at Signs N' At, Edgewood Towne Centre]]
Edgewood was incorporated on December 1, 1888.<ref name=information /> Its historic landmarks include the Edgewood Borough Building where the police and fire service are also housed; the First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood; the Edgewood Community House which is home to both CC Mellor Memorial Library and the Edgewood Club; Memorial Park; Koenig Community Field and Field House; Edgewood Primary School (which was originally a K–12 in Edgewood's own district but was incorporated into the Woodland Hills School District merger in 1982, and most recently serves as a K–6 school building); and a historic train station. The [[Gardner-Bailey House]] is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

[[Union Switch & Signal]]'s primary factory was located near here for 106 years prior to its closure in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://digital.library.pitt.edu/images/pittsburgh/unionswitchsignal.html|title=Photographs from the Union Switch & Signal Collection|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|website=Historic Pittsburgh|publisher=University of Pittsburgh|access-date=2016-06-13}}</ref> Its site is currently being used as a shopping center, Edgewood Towne Centre, which was established in 1990.<ref>http://s3.amazonaws.com/pdfs.phillipsedison.com/000087/MP_EdgewoodTowneCenter_PA_000087.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
Edgewood is located at {{coord|40|25|55|N|79|53|4|W|type:city}} (40.431868, -79.884321).<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|0.6|sqmi|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>
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! 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}}|''13%'' ''329''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''85%'' ''2,025''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''0.6%'' ''15''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''15%'' ''320''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''81%'' ''1,695''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''4%'' ''77''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2012]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''26%'' ''530''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''72%'' ''1,452''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''2%'' ''36''
|}

==Surrounding neighborhoods==
Edgewood has four borders, including [[Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania|Wilkinsburg]] to the north, [[Braddock Hills, Pennsylvania|Braddock Hills]] to the east and southeast, [[Swissvale, Pennsylvania|Swissvale]] to the south and west, and the Pittsburgh neighborhood of [[Regent Square (Pittsburgh)|Regent Square]] to the northwest.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 218
|1890= 616
|1900= 1139
|1910= 2596
|1920= 3181
|1930= 4821
|1940= 4697
|1950= 5292
|1960= 5124
|1970= 5138
|1980= 4382
|1990= 3581
|2000= 3311
|2010= 3118
|2020= 3145
|footnote=Sources:<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=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=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>{{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>{{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="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>
}}

=== 2010 census ===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 3,118 people residing in Edgewood, a decrease of 5.8% since 2000. Of that total, 85.1% (2,653) identified themselves as [[White people|White]], 9.3% (290) as [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 2.6% (81) as [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.3% (10) as [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]], 0.6% (19) as Other, and 2.1% (65) as [[Multiracial]]. There were 2.7% (84) of the population who identified as [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Edgewood borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|website=American FactFinder|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census|access-date=2016-08-17|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212211026/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table|archive-date=2020-02-12|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== 2000 census ===
At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 3,311 people, 1,639 households and 824 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|5,600.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,730 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,926.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 89.13% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.85% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.48% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.51% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 0.82% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.36% of the population.

There were 1,639 households, of which 19.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.3% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.7% were non-families. 40.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.99 and the average family size was 2.75.

Age distribution was 17.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.1 males.

The [[median household income]] was $52,153, and the median family income was $68,281. Males had a median income of $47,292 versus $38,950 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $39,188. About 1.8% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
Edgewood is governed by a [[mayor-council government|mayor and borough council]] under the administration of Mayor Ryan O’Donnell ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]), who took office in 2017.<ref name=government /> The council is composed of seven members:
* Justin Petrolla (President)
* Bhavini Patel
* Brian Blasiole
* Mike Epitropoulos
* Moshe Sherman
* Tara Yaney
* Ben Love

<ref>[http://www.edgewood.pgh.pa.us/edgewood-govt-council.htm GOVERNMENT & ADMINISTRATION FOR EDGEWOOD BOROUGH], Borough of Edgewood, 2019. Accessed 2020-4-20.</ref>

==Education==
Edgewood Borough is served by the Woodland Hills School District.

==Notable people==
*[[Frances Arnold]], Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry. Nobel Prize for Chemistry, 2018.
*[[David Conrad]], actor
*[[Willard Rockwell]], businessman
*[[James L. Swauger]], archaeologist
*[[Jane Grey Swisshelm]], abolitionist and leading figure of the early woman's movement
*[[George Westinghouse]], inventor

==See also==
* [[Edgewood Country Club]]
* [[Edgewood School District]]
* [[Woodland Hills School District]]
* [[Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.edgewood.pgh.pa.us/ Edgewood Borough official website]
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[[Category:Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks]]
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