Editing Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{For|the census-designated place in Lebanon County|Pleasant Hill, Pennsylvania}}
{{use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania
| official_name      = 
| settlement_type    = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Pleasant Hills Cloverleaf.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Cloverleaf with Clairton Boulevard
| image_flag         = Flag of Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania.png
| image_seal         = Seal of Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania.png
<!-- Maps -->| image_map          = Allegheny County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Pleasant Hills highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 260px
| map_caption        = Location in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny County]] and the state of [[Pennsylvania]].

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Pennsylvania]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = Borough
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = William Trimbath
| leader_title1      = Council Members
| leader_name1       = Andy Codelka - President<br />Nicole Leckenby -VP<br />Cheryl Lee Freedman<br />Eileen Solinas<br />Marian Haley<br />Jarrett Niecgorski<br />Greg Smith<br />
| leader_title2      = [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives|State House]]
| leader_name2       = [[Andrew Kuzma]]
| leader_title3      = [[Pennsylvania State Senate|State Senate]]
| leader_name3       = [[Devlin Robinson]]
| leader_title4      = [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House]]
| leader_name4       = [[Summer Lee]]
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = 1947

<!-- Area -->| area_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='42'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.78
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.78
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{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>
| population_total   = 8504
| population_density_sq_mi = 3063.40

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_ft       = 
| coordinates        = {{coord|40|19|56|N|79|57|38|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code        = 
| area_code          = 
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 42-61328
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 
| website            = {{URL|www.pleasanthillspa.com}}
| footnotes          = 
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_total_km2     = 7.19
| area_land_km2      = 7.19
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| population_density_km2 = 1182.80
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_est     = 
}}

'''Pleasant Hills''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 8,504.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Pleasant Hills borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=September 21, 2011}}</ref> It is a suburb of the [[Pittsburgh metropolitan area]].

==History==
The borough was incorporated into [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny County]] in 1947.<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==
Pleasant Hills is located at {{coord|40|19|56|N|79|57|38|W|region:US_type:city}} (40.332219, −79.960488).<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|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|2.78|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

===Surrounding communities===
Pleasant Hills has three borders, including [[Baldwin, Pennsylvania|Baldwin]] to the northwest, [[West Mifflin, Pennsylvania|West Mifflin]] to the northeast, and [[Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania|Jefferson Hills]] to the southeast.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1950= 3808
|1960= 8573
|1970= 10409
|1980= 9604
|1990= 8884
|2000= 8397
|2010= 8268
|2020= 8504
|footnote=Sources:<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>
}}

As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 8,397 people, 3,422 households, and 2,405 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|3,084.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,572 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,312.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 97.05% White, 1.31% African American, 0.05% Native American, 1.07% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population.

There were 3,422 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 61.3% were married couples living together. 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals. 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42, and the average family size was 2.96.

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $50,289, and the median income for a family was $60,752. Males had a median income of $44,300 versus $31,881 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $25,083. About 2.5% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

{| 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...|url=http://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/electionresultsgen2016/|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|access-date=October 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=EL|title=2020 Allegheny County general election...|url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/PA/Allegheny/106267/web.264614/#/summary/|website=Allegheny County Elections Results|access-date=August 13, 2021}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third party (U.S. politics)|Third parties]]
|-
| '''[[2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2020]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''50.3%'' ''2,697''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''48.3%'' ''2,590''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1.4%'' ''74''
|-
| '''[[2016 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''53%'' ''2,469''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''45%'' ''2,098''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''2%'' ''59''
|-
| '''[[2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2012]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''55%'' ''2,515''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''44%'' ''2,052''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''46''
|}

==Notable person==
*[[Katie May]], model and businesswoman

==See also==
* [[Bear's Retreat]], a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation historic landmark

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official|www.pleasanthillspa.com}}

{{Allegheny County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1947]]
[[Category:Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1947 establishments in Pennsylvania]]