Editing Trafford, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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 | government_type          = Borough Council
 | leader_title             = Mayor
 | leader_name              = Edward Llewellyn
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 | established_date1        = August 29, 1904
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 | area_total_km2           = 3.76
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 | population_total         = 3317
 | population_density_km2   = 809.26
 | population_density_sq_mi = 2095.86
 | timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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 | postal_code              = 15085
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'''Trafford''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny]] and [[Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania|Westmoreland]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Pennsylvania]]. Located near [[Pittsburgh]] in [[western Pennsylvania]], the borough lies primarily in Westmoreland County; only a small portion extends into Allegheny County. It was incorporated in 1904 from the northernmost corner of [[North Huntingdon Township, Pennsylvania|North Huntingdon Township]], and was named by [[George Westinghouse]] for [[Trafford]] near Manchester, England. Westinghouse purchased the land in 1902, and the Trafford Foundry began operations on October 3, 1903.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Images of America: Trafford|last=Capets|first=Andrew|publisher=Arcadia|year=2017|isbn=978-1467126076|location=Trafford|pages=22}}</ref> The population was 3,317 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Trafford+borough,+Pennsylvania | title=Explore Census Data }}</ref> Of this, 3,113 were in Westmoreland County, and only 61 were in Allegheny County.

==Geography==
Trafford is located at {{coord|40|23|2|N|79|45|32|W|type:city}} (40.383860, -79.758919).<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 has a total area of {{convert|1.4|mi2|km2}}, all land.

==Surrounding neighborhoods==
Trafford has four borders, including [[Penn Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania|Penn Township]] to the northeast, [[North Huntingdon Township, Pennsylvania|North Huntingdon]] from the east-northeast to the south, and the [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Allegheny County]] neighborhoods of 
[[North Versailles Township, Pennsylvania|North Versailles Township]] to the west and [[Monroeville, Pennsylvania|Monroeville]] to the north.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 1959
|1920= 2859
|1930= 4187
|1940= 4017
|1950= 3965
|1960= 4330
|1970= 4383
|1980= 3682
|1990= 3345
|2000= 3236
|2010= 3174
|2020= 3317
|estyear=2019
|estimate=3039
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name=Census1880>{{cite web|title=Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-12.pdf|work=1880 United States Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=24 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1910">{{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=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1930">{{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 name="Census1960">{{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=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{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=22 November 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=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=22 November 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=19 October 2013}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,236 people, 1,526 households, and 900 families living in the borough. The population density was {{convert|2,258.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,631 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,138.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.27% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.68% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.03% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.31% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.19% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.53% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 1,526 households, out of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 25.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $32,925, and the median income for a family was $40,236. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $23,409 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $19,487. About 7.4% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Trivia==
* Parts of the movie [[Kingpin (1996 film)|''Kingpin'']] were filmed in Trafford.<ref>{{cite news|last=Caliendo|first=A.J.|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|edition=East|date=13 June 2001|page=e9|title=A star is born – in Trafford}}</ref>
*Trafford City Alumni sandlot football team was the first team to play the newly renamed [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], in an exhibition game on August 28, 1940.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11770735/steeler_jar_trafford_490/|title=Steelers Jar Trafford by 49 - 0 Score|date=August 29, 1940|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref> (Prior to [[1940 Pittsburgh Steelers season|1940]], the Pittsburgh football team went by the name "Pirates".)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iCEbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S0wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3831%2C1046912 |work=The Pittsburgh Press |title=Grid 'Pirates' pass out; they're the 'Steelers' now |date=March 3, 1940 |page=11}}</ref>

==Government and politics==
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|+ Presidential Elections 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=15 October 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=15 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Prior Election Results|url=https://www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/2101/Prior-Election-Results|website=Westmoreland County, PA Official Website|access-date=20 February 2018}}</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 (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2020]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''56%'' ''27''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''41%'' ''20''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''2%'' ''1''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2016|2016]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''60%'' ''967''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''34%'' ''547''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''6%'' ''95''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2012|2012]]'''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|''58%'' ''859''
|  style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''41%'' ''601''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''20''
|}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.traffordborough.com/ Official website]
*[http://traffordhistory.org/lookingback/ Trafford Historical Society]
* [http://www.penn-franklin.com/ Penn-Franklin News, Publisher of the ''Penn-Trafford News'']
* [http://traffordhistory.org/lookingback/]

{{Pittsburgh Metro Area}}
{{Allegheny County, Pennsylvania}}
{{Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1904]]
[[Category:Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania]]