Editing Export, Pennsylvania

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| official_name            = Export, Pennsylvania
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania|Westmoreland]]
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| government_type          = Borough council
| leader_title             = Mayor
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| established_date1        = November 11, 1911
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| population_total         = 894
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| timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| postal_code              = 15632
| area_code                = [[Area code 724|724]], [[Area code 878|878]]
| website                  = {{URL|http://exportpennsylvania.com}}
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'''Export''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania]], United States, surrounded entirely by the municipality of [[Murrysville, Pennsylvania|Murrysville]]. The population was 893 at the [[2020 United States census|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=July 26, 2022}}</ref>

==History==
A post office called Export has been in operation since 1892.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=PA&county=Westmoreland | title=Westmoreland County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=20 May 2015}}</ref> The borough was so named because coal was once mined in and exported from the town.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ScpRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D20DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5595%2C1991739 | title=Rodney, Oscar, Cecil, Esther Surround Us | work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date=Jul 14, 1969 | access-date=20 May 2015 | author=Baker, Lawrence B. | pages=23}}</ref>

The remains of Westmoreland Coal Company's South (#2) mine are still visible behind the District Court building in Export. A 2018 project unearthed three entrances. A fourth entrance was rediscovered in January 2019 by Michael Mance and Lou Corsi.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Varine |first1=Patrick |title=New discovery made at Export mine |url=https://triblive.com/local/murrysville/14469579-74/export-historical-society-discovers-fourth-intact-entrance-to-former-mine |access-date=6 January 2019 |agency=Tribune-Review |publisher=Trib Total Media LLC}}</ref>

==Geography==
Export is located at {{coord|40|24|59|N|79|37|25|W|type:city}} (40.416251, -79.623679).<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 (Pennsylvania)|borough]] has a total area of {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Education==
Export is within the [[Franklin Regional School District]]. The district consists of two elementary schools (Intermediate and Primary), Franklin Regional Middle School, and [[Franklin Regional High School]]. Export is also home to [[Free Gospel Bible Institute]], an international Ministerial and Missionary College for [[Holiness Pentecostal]]s founded in 1958.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 2596
|1930= 2184
|1940= 1990
|1950= 1690
|1960= 1518
|1970= 1371
|1980= 1143
|1990= 981
|2000= 895
|2010= 917
|2020= 893
|estyear=2021
|estimate=886
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 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=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}</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 895 people, 455 households, and 232 families living in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,346.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 513 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,345.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.44% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.67% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.56% of the population.

There were 455 households, out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.1% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.0% were non-families. 43.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the borough the age distribution of the population shows 18.8% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $28,350, and the median income for a family was $36,591. Males had a median income of $30,677 versus $22,031 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $20,170. About 3.1% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable people ==
* [[Scott McKillop]], NFL linebacker for the [[San Francisco 49ers]]
* [[Bob Moose]], former [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] player.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/moosebo01.shtml Taken from Baseball-Reference.com]</ref>
* [[Jimmy Ripple]], former [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]], [[Brooklyn Dodgers]], [[Cincinnati Reds]] and [[Philadelphia Athletics]] player.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/ripplji01.shtml Taken from Baseball-Reference.com]</ref>
* Laura Howard, founder of the world’s first goat milk ice cream company, Laloo’s.<ref>https://www.ft.com/content/059ece34-3365-11dd-8a25-0000779fd2ac</ref>

==Photo gallery==
The following are the remains of Westmoreland Coal Company's South (#2) mine in Export. 
<gallery>
Export mine entrances.jpg|Entrances
Export PA Mine Entrance closeup.jpg|Entrance uncovered in January 2019
Remains_of_coal_mine_fan_house.jpg|Fan house
Plaque at remains of coal mine fan house.jpg|Plaque
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://exportpennsylvania.com Export Borough official site]

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[[Category:Boroughs in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1911]]
[[Category:Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]
[[Category:1911 establishments in Pennsylvania]]