Editing Heidelberg, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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|name                     = Heidelberg, Pennsylvania
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|population_total         = 1288
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|area_code                = [[Area code 412|412]]
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'''Heidelberg''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] located southwest of [[Pittsburgh]] in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,288 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Heidelberg+borough,+Allegheny+County,+Pennsylvania | title=Explore Census Data }}</ref> The borough was named after [[Heidelberg]] in Germany, the native home of a large share of the early settlers.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a4NIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G24DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7226%2C2342598 | title=Town names carry bit of history | work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date=May 10, 1984 | access-date=October 31, 2015 | author=Ackerman, Jan | page=6}}</ref>

==Geography==
Heidelberg is located at {{coord|40|23|27|N|80|5|26|W|region:US_type:city}} (40.390919, −80.090693).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 1, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Sports==
[[Heidelberg Raceway]] was located in the town until 1973.

Heidelberg has a rich amateur [[Soccer in the United States|soccer history]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heidelbergsoccer.com/index.html |title=Welcome to the Heidelberg Soccer Club |date=March 31, 2011 |website=The Heidelberg Soccer Club |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410130243/http://www.heidelbergsoccer.com/index.html |archive-date=April 10, 2011 |access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yourcarlynton.com/news/article/heidelberg-history-lesson |title=Heidelberg history lesson |last=West |first=William |date=July 8, 2010 |website=YourCarlynton.com |publisher=Trib Total Media |location=Pittsburgh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410160610/http://www.yourcarlynton.com/news/article/heidelberg-history-lesson |archive-date=April 10, 2011 |access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref> Amateur soccer teams from Heidelberg Borough were nationally competitive from the 1920s through the 1950s, winning the amateur national title in 1927, 1929 and 1955.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/natamateur.html |title=USA History: The National Amateur Cup |editor-last=Litterer |editor-first=David |date=January 22, 2011 |publisher=The USA Soccer History Archives |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802181951/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/natamateur.html |archive-date=August 2, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref>

==Surrounding communities==
Heidelberg is bordered primarily by [[Scott Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Scott Township]]; its only other border is with [[Collier Township, Pennsylvania|Collier Township]] to the west.

==Demographics==
[[File:Heidelberg, Pennsylvania Madison Ave.jpg|thumb|left|A row of houses on Madison Ave]]
{{US Census population
|1910= 1848
|1920= 2094
|1930= 2130
|1940= 2239
|1950= 2250
|1960= 2118
|1970= 2034
|1980= 1606
|1990= 1238
|2000= 1225
|2010= 1244
|2020= 1288
|footnote=Sources:<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=January 31, 2008|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}}</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 1,225 people, 571 households, and 331 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|4,654.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 606 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,302.5|/mi2|/km2}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 97.6% White, 1.0% African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.

There were 571 households, out of which 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.0% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $41,023. Males had a median income of $32,857 versus $26,298 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,713. About 8.9% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==
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|+ 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...|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}}|''44%'' ''337''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''54%'' ''411''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''0.4%'' ''3''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''45%'' ''273''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''49%'' ''296''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''6%'' ''33''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2012]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''42%'' ''232''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''57%'' ''312''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''5''
|}

==Education==
Heidelberg is served by the [[Chartiers Valley School District]].

==References==
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{{Allegheny County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1893]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]]