Editing Rankin, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Rankin, Pennsylvania
|official_name            = 
|settlement_type          = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = [[Rankin Bridge]]
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|image_seal               =

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|image_map                = Allegheny County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Rankin highlighted.svg
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny County]] and the U.S. state of [[Pennsylvania]].

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|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          = [[Mayor-Council]]
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Joelisa McDonald
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|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = 
|established_date         =

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|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.51
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.43
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.07

<!-- 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         = 1896
|population_density_sq_mi = 4378.75

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
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|elevation_ft             = 
|coordinates              = {{coord|40|24|40|N|79|52|44|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               = 42-63408
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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|website                  = {{URL|www.rankinborough.com}}
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|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_total_km2 = 1.31
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|area_water_km2 = 0.19
|population_density_km2 = 1690.30
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'''Rankin''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]], United States, {{convert|8|mi|0}} south of [[Pittsburgh]] on the [[Monongahela River]]. The borough was named after Thomas Rankin, a local landowner.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a4NIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G24DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2867%2C2505444 | title=Town names carry a little bit of history | work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | date=May 10, 1984 | access-date=May 26, 2015 | author=Porter, Thomas J. Jr. | pages=1}}</ref> Early in the 20th century, Rankin specialized in manufacturing steel and wire goods. The population increased from 3,775 in 1900 to 7,470 in 1940 and has since declined to 1,896 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Rankin+borough,+Pennsylvania | title=Explore Census Data }}</ref>

==Geography==
Rankin is located at {{coord|40|24|40|N|79|52|44|W|region:US_type:city}} (40.411069, −79.878884).<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 12, 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|0.5|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.4|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi}}, or 12.00%, is water.

==Surrounding and adjacent communities==
Rankin has three land borders, including [[Swissvale, Pennsylvania|Swissvale]] to the north and west, and [[North Braddock, Pennsylvania|North Braddock]] and [[Braddock, Pennsylvania|Braddock]] to the east. Across the [[Monongahela River]] to the southwest, Rankin runs adjacent with [[Munhall, Pennsylvania|Munhall]] and [[Whitaker, Pennsylvania|Whitaker]], the latter with a direct connector via [[Rankin Bridge]].

==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...|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]]
|-
| '''[[2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2020]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''11%'' ''87''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''88%'' ''662''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''0.4%'' ''3''
|-
| '''[[2016 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''9%'' ''83''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''90%'' ''804''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''2''
|-
| '''[[2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2012]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''8%'' ''78''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''90%'' ''886''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''2%'' ''25''
|}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1900= 3775
|1910= 6042
|1920= 7301
|1930= 7956
|1940= 7470
|1950= 6941
|1960= 5164
|1970= 3704
|1980= 2892
|1990= 2503
|2000= 2315
|2010= 2122
|2020= 1896
|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite web|title=Population of Civil Divisions Less Than Counties|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/33405927v1ch06.pdf|work=U.S. Census 1900|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=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|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>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Rankin borough, Pennsylvania – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Rankin borough, Alleghany County, Pennsylvania |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=060XX00US4200363408&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Rankin borough, Alleghany County, Pennsylvania |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US4200363408&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Rankin borough, Alleghany County, Pennsylvania |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=060XX00US4200363408&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|648
|381
|style='background: #ffffe6; |256
|27.99%
|17.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.50%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,601
|1,629
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,504
|69.16%
|76.77%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |79.32%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|3
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.13%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|4
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.17%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.32%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|7
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.30%
|0.85%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.47%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|44
|63
|style='background: #ffffe6; |73
|1.90%
|2.97%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.85%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|8
|22
|style='background: #ffffe6; |48
|0.35%
|1.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.53%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,315'''
|'''2,122'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''1,896'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}


===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,315 people, 1,002 households, and 603 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|5,299.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,126 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,577.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 27.99% White, 69.33% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.35% of the population. 6.8% were of [[Italians|Italian]] and 5.2% [[Slovaks|Slovak]] ancestry according to 2000 census. 97.8% spoke [[English language|English]], 1.2% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and 1.0% [[Slovak language|Slovak]] as their first language.

The [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] revealed there were 2,122 people residing in Rankin. The population density was 4,858.7 people per square mile (1,862.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 18.05% White, 80.25% African American, 0.47% Asian, 0.99% from other races, and Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.

There were 1,002 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 20.5% were married couples living together, 34.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 32.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 68.1 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 59.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $13,832, and the median income for a family was $18,625. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $21,302 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $9,946. About 40.2% of families and 45.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 66.8% of those under age 18 and 27.5% of those age 65 or over.

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

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[[Category:Boroughs in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1870]]
[[Category:Pennsylvania populated places on the Monongahela River]]
[[Category:1870 establishments in Pennsylvania]]