Editing Green Tree, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Green Tree''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 4,941 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Green+Tree+borough,+Pennsylvania | title=Explore Census Data }}</ref> It is a suburb of the [[Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]. Green Tree is connected to [[Pittsburgh]] via the [[Fort Pitt Tunnel]].

==History==
Settled in 1793, the area stayed rural until the late 1800s, with paintings of the time showing farmland and a vineyard.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abbott-lavalle.info/wooster/gallery/index.html |title=Gallery of Paintings by Austin C. Wooster |access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref> The borough, chartered in 1885, is named after "a large sycamore tree along Greentree Road where the stagecoaches would deliver mail," according to The Historical Society of Green Tree.<ref>https://www.greentreeboro.com/community/clubs_committees/gt_historical_society.php</ref> Rook Station on the [[Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal Railway]] opened in 1904 which heralded an industrialisation of the area and the opening of a railroad yard and [[Railway roundhouse|roundhouse]].<ref>https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=256128</ref>

==Geography==
Green Tree is located at {{coord|40|24|54|N|80|2|59|W|type:city}} (40.414969, −80.049800).<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|2.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

===Surrounding communities===
Green Tree has six borders, five with Pittsburgh neighborhoods: [[Oakwood (Pittsburgh)|Oakwood]] and [[Westwood (Pittsburgh)|Westwood]] to the north, [[Ridgemont (Pittsburgh)|Ridgemont]] to the northeast, [[Banksville (Pittsburgh)|Banksville]] to the east, and [[East Carnegie (Pittsburgh)|East Carnegie]] to the west. The other border is with [[Scott Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Scott Township]] to the south.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 685
|1900= 678
|1910= 1143
|1920= 1043
|1930= 1457
|1940= 1880
|1950= 2818
|1960= 5226
|1970= 6441
|1980= 5722
|1990= 4905
|2000= 4719
|2010= 4432
|2020= 4941
|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|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}}</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 4,719 people, 1,974 households, and 1,383 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,247.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,026 housing units at an average density of {{convert|965.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 96.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.53% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.95% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.66% of the population. 22.0% were of [[Germans|German]], 20.5% [[Irish people|Irish]], 16.4% [[Italians|Italian]], 8.9% [[Polish people|Polish]] and 7.8% [[English people|English]] ancestry.

There were 1,974 households, out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.4% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $54,159, and the median income for a family was $63,814. Males had a median income of $42,304 versus $33,438 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $27,480. About 1.7% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
[[Wexford Health Sources]] has its headquarters in Foster Plaza Two in Green Tree.<ref>"[http://www.wexfordhealth.com/Contact-Us Contact Us]." [[Wexford Health Sources]]. Retrieved on August 14, 2010. "Wexford Health Sources, Inc. 425 Holiday Drive Foster Plaza Two Pittsburgh, PA 15220."<!--Address says Pittsburgh but maps to Green Tree--></ref><ref>Twedt, Steve. "[http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09102/962006-28.stm Wexford Health works with inmates]." ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]''. Sunday April 12, 2009. Retrieved on August 14, 2010.</ref>

The [[United States Department of the Interior|U.S. Department of the Interior]]'s [[Office of Surface Mining]] has its Appalachian Regional Coordination Center, including the Pittsburgh Field office and the [[National Mine Map Repository]], in Three Parkway Center in Green Tree.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bernhard|first=Karrie|title=Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Appalachian Region|url=http://www.arcc.osmre.gov/|access-date=November 22, 2011}}</ref>

==Government and politics==
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential election 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 results|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%'' ''1,412''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''54%'' ''1,760''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''42''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''45%'' ''1,311''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''51%'' ''1,459''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''4%'' ''115''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2012]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''50%'' ''1,327''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''49%'' ''1,287''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''26''
|}

==Notable people==
The town is the hometown of [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Congressman]] and 2012 Republican presidential candidate [[Ron Paul]] and ''[[List of Star Trek films#Reboot (Kelvin timeline) films|Star Trek]]''/''[[Heroes (U.S. TV series)|Heroes]]'' star [[Zachary Quinto]], both of whom were born in nearby Pittsburgh.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.greentreeboro.com/ Green Tree Borough official website]
* [http://www.greentreelibrary.org/ Green Tree Public Library]

{{Allegheny County, Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:Boroughs in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]]
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