Editing Waynesburg, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
| settlement_type                 = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
| image_skyline                   = Greene County Courthouse, Waynesburg.jpg
| image_alt                       = 
| image_caption                   = Greene County Courthouse in downtown Waynesburg
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| etymology                       = [[Anthony Wayne]]
| nickname                        = 
| motto                           = 
| image_map                       = File:Greene County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Waynesburg Highlighted.svg
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| map_caption                     = Location of Waynesburg in Greene County, Pennsylvania.
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| pushpin_label                   = Waynesburg
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| coordinates                     = {{coord|39|53|47|N|80|11|11|W|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Pennsylvania]]
| subdivision_type2               = County
| subdivision_name2               = [[Greene County, Pennsylvania|Greene]]
| established_title               = Established
| established_date                = 1796
| established_title1              = 
| established_date1               = 
| founder                         = 
| seat_type                       = 
| seat                            = 
| leader_party                    = 
| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = Lynn Bussey
| unit_pref                       = Imperial
| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 12, 2024}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi                = 0.81
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 0.81
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.00
| area_total_km2                  = 2.08
| area_land_km2                   = 2.08
| area_water_km2                  = 0.00
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| area_rural_sq_mi                = 
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| elevation_ft                    = 1034
| population_footnotes            = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023">{{cite web |author=US Census Bureau |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=December 31, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
| population_total                = 4001
| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi        = 4976.4
| population_density_km2          = 1921.4
| pop_est_as_of                   = 2023
| pop_est_footnotes               = <ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>
| population_est                  = 3728
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| timezone1                       = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset1                     = -4
| timezone1_DST                   = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST                 = -5
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code                     = 15370
| area_code_type                  = 
| area_code                       = [[Area code 724|724]], [[Area code 878|878]]
| blank_name_sec1                 = [[FIPS code]]
| blank_info_sec1                 = 42-81832
| website                         = {{URL|waynesburgboro.com}}
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 42-059-81832
| official_name                   = 
}}

'''Waynesburg''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Greene County, Pennsylvania]], United States, and its [[county seat]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 4,001 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/> It is located about {{convert|50|mi}} south of [[Pittsburgh]].

The region around Waynesburg is underlaid with several layers of [[coke (fuel)|coking coal]], including the Pittsburgh No. 8 seam, the Waynesburg seam, and the Sewickley (Mapletown) seam. The area is also rich with [[coalbed methane]], which is being developed from the underlying [[Marcellus Shale]], the largest domestic natural gas reserve. Early in the 20th century, four large gas compressing stations and a steam shovel factory were located in Waynesburg.

Waynesburg is named for General "Mad" [[Anthony Wayne]], one of the top lieutenants of [[George Washington]] during the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] (1776–81). The borough is the location of [[Waynesburg University]], and it is served by the [[Greene County Airport (Pennsylvania)|Greene County Airport]].

==History==
[[File:C 1865 Waynesburg Greene Co PA.jpg|thumb|Waynesburg c. 1865, showing the Union School (upper left) and the Old Cumberland Presbyterian Church (upper right)]]
In 1796, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed legislation to create Greene County, dividing Washington County into two parts with the lower part becoming Greene County. Part of the legislation required a city to take the county seat for the section of land. They chose Waynesburg as the place for the county seat because it was in the center of the county.
Thomas Slater owned the land which is now Waynesburg. According to the Living Places website, Slater purchased the land from a Native American for a two-year-old heifer and a flint-lock rifle. In that time, land development required a patent from William Penn. The town at that time was referred to as Eden, named after his wife Elanor's maiden name, according to the Angel Fire website. County commissioners bought the 158 acres of land from Slater for $2,376 for the purpose of building a jail, courthouse and other public buildings. The commissioners changed the name to Waynesburg, after Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne. Despite selling the land, though, Slater remained in the area. He lived next to the Waynesburg VFW where two trailers now sit. Slater lived in his house until his death in 1815 at the age of 76. The state legislature incorporated Waynesburg as a borough effective April 9, 1816.
In August 1875 construction began of the {{RailGauge|3ft|lk=on}} [[Narrow-gauge railway|narrow gauge]] [[Waynesburg and Washington Railroad]], conceived by John Day in 1874 and chartered in 1875.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.narrowtracks.com/wwrr/ArronWW.htm |title=The Waynesburg and Washington RR |year=2003 |access-date=December 30, 2011}}</ref> Its passenger service ended in 1929, and conversion to {{RailGauge|4ft8.5in|allk=on}} followed in 1944 as a [[World War II|wartime]] measure. Then the railroad was renamed the Waynesburg Secondary Railroad. Regular freight service ended on this line in 1976, though part of it still serves (irregularly) for railroad access to a [[coal mine]].

The [[Waynesburg Historic District]], [[Hanna Hall (Waynesburg University)|Hanna Hall]] at the university, and [[Miller Hall (Waynesburg University)|Miller Hall]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

{{wide image|Waynesburg, Pennsylvania - c. 1905.jpg|1000px|alt=Waynesburg, c. 1905|Waynesburg, c. 1905}}

==Geography==
Waynesburg is located northeast of the center of Greene County at {{coord|39|53|51|N|80|11|8|W|type:city}} (39.897403, -80.185597).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> Its southern boundary follows the South Fork of [[Tenmile Creek (Pennsylvania)|Tenmile Creek]], an east-flowing tributary of the [[Monongahela River]]. The borough is surrounded by [[Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Franklin Township]], a separate municipality.

[[U.S. Route 19 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 19]] passes through the center of the borough as High Street (westbound) and Greene Street (eastbound), turning on the north side of town to follow Morris Street (northbound) and Richhill Street (southbound). [[Pennsylvania Route 21]] joins US 19 through downtown Waynesburg on High and Greene streets. PA 21 leads east {{convert|2|mi|0}} to Interstate 79 at Exit 14 and continues east another {{convert|25|mi}} to [[Uniontown, Pennsylvania|Uniontown]]. To the west PA 21 leads {{convert|6|mi}} to [[Rogersville, Pennsylvania|Rogersville]] and {{convert|24|mi}} to the [[West Virginia]] border. [[Interstate 79 in Pennsylvania|I-79]] leads north from Exit 14 {{convert|21|mi}} to [[Washington, Pennsylvania|Washington]] and {{convert|53|mi}} to [[Pittsburgh]], while [[Morgantown, West Virginia]], is {{convert|24|mi}} to the south.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Waynesburg has a total area of {{convert|2.07|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4281832| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Waynesburg borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=January 30, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Waynesburg, Pennsylvania (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 75
|Feb record high F = 78
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 90
|May record high F = 92
|Jun record high F = 98
|Jul record high F = 102
|Aug record high F = 100
|Sep record high F = 94
|Oct record high F = 90
|Nov record high F = 84
|Dec record high F = 77
|year record high F = 102
|Jan high F = 38.5
|Feb high F = 41.6
|Mar high F = 50.9
|Apr high F = 63.8
|May high F = 72.8
|Jun high F = 79.8
|Jul high F = 83.4
|Aug high F = 82.4
|Sep high F = 76.8
|Oct high F = 65.2
|Nov high F = 53.1
|Dec high F = 42.8
|year high F = 62.6
|Jan mean F = 29.0
|Feb mean F = 31.2
|Mar mean F = 39.1
|Apr mean F = 50.1
|May mean F = 59.9
|Jun mean F = 67.9
|Jul mean F = 71.9
|Aug mean F = 70.6
|Sep mean F = 64.1
|Oct mean F = 52.4
|Nov mean F = 41.7
|Dec mean F = 33.7
|year mean F = 51.0
|Jan low F = 19.4
|Feb low F = 20.8
|Mar low F = 27.2
|Apr low F = 36.4
|May low F = 46.9
|Jun low F = 56.0
|Jul low F = 60.4
|Aug low F = 58.8
|Sep low F = 51.4
|Oct low F = 39.6
|Nov low F = 30.3
|Dec low F = 24.7
|year low F = 39.3
|Jan record low F = −25
|Feb record low F = −15
|Mar record low F = -8
|Apr record low F = 14
|May record low F = 22
|Jun record low F = 31
|Jul record low F = 38
|Aug record low F = 34
|Sep record low F = 26
|Oct record low F = 16
|Nov record low F = 2
|Dec record low F = −16
|year record low F = -25
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.42
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.84
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.74
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.38
|May precipitation inch = 4.34
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.17
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.31
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.88
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.51
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.25
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.94
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.29
|year precipitation inch = 43.07
|Jan snow inch = 9.5
|Feb snow inch = 8.1
|Mar snow inch = 5.6
|Apr snow inch = 0.4
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.2
|Nov snow inch = 0.7
|Dec snow inch = 5.6
|year snow inch = 30.1
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 15.2
|Feb precipitation days = 13.1
|Mar precipitation days = 13.1
|Apr precipitation days = 13.5
|May precipitation days = 14.4
|Jun precipitation days = 13.1
|Jul precipitation days = 11.4
|Aug precipitation days = 11.0
|Sep precipitation days = 10.3
|Oct precipitation days = 11.3
|Nov precipitation days = 11.7
|Dec precipitation days = 14.2
|year precipitation days = 152.3
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 7.7
|Feb snow days = 6.2
|Mar snow days = 3.6
|Apr snow days = 0.6
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 1.0
|Dec snow days = 5.3
|year snow days = 24.5
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = NOAA >
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=pbz
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00369367&format=pdf
| title = Station: Waynesburg 1 E, PA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 8, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 298
|1830= 518
|1840= 597
|1850= 852
|1860= 1054
|1870= 1272
|1880= 1208
|1890= 2101
|1900= 2544
|1910= 3545
|1920= 3332
|1930= 4915
|1940= 4891
|1950= 5514
|1960= 5188
|1970= 5152
|1980= 4482
|1990= 4270
|2000= 4184
|2010= 4176
|2020= 4001
|estyear=2023
|estimate=3728
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2023"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 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>
}}
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 4,184 people, 1,619 households, and 869 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|5,038.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,811 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,180.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 96.94% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.63% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.57% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.17% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.55% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 1,619 households, out of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.3% were non-families. 38.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.6% under the age of 18, 24.2% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,990, and the median income for a family was $42,933. Males had a median income of $31,577 versus $22,458 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $15,333. About 8.0% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Prisons==
The [[SCI-Greene]] prison, operated by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Corrections]], is located in [[Franklin Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Franklin Township]], near Waynesburg.<ref>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st42_pa/cousub/cs4205927408_franklin/DC10BLK_CS4205927408_000.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Franklin township, PA]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on October 26, 2018. Pages [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st42_pa/cousub/cs4205927408_franklin/DC10BLK_CS4205927408_001.pdf 1], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st42_pa/cousub/cs4205927408_franklin/DC10BLK_CS4205927408_002.pdf 2], and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st42_pa/cousub/cs4205927408_franklin/DC10BLK_CS4205927408_003.pdf 3].<!--Old URL: "[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=06000US4205927408&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Franklin township, Greene county, Pennsylvania]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on May 23, 2010.--></ref><ref name="SCGreeneProfile">"[http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/hide_greene/11373 SCI Greene]." [[Pennsylvania Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on May 23, 2010.</ref>

A state prison site was located in [[Morgan Township, Pennsylvania|Morgan Township]], near Waynesburg;<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20000312074205/http://www.cor.state.pa.us:80/waynesbu.htm SCI Waynesburg]." [[Pennsylvania Department of Corrections]]. March 12, 2000. Retrieved on October 26, 2018. "373 Prison Road Waynesburg, PA 15320"</ref><ref>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st42_pa/cousub/cs4205950992_morgan/DC10BLK_CS4205950992_000.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Morgan township, PA]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on October 27, 2018. Pages: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st42_pa/cousub/cs4205950992_morgan/DC10BLK_CS4205950992_002.pdf 1], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st42_pa/cousub/cs4205950992_morgan/DC10BLK_CS4205950992_002.pdf 2], and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st42_pa/cousub/cs4205950992_morgan/DC10BLK_CS4205950992_003.pdf 3].</ref> originally it was a juvenile prison operated by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare]]. This became the PADOC [[State Correctional Institution – Waynesburg]], an adult prison, in 1984. It closed in 2003, and the land was sold to Basalt Trap Rock Co.<ref name=DOCinfo>"[https://www.cor.pa.gov/Facilities/StatePrisons/Pages/default.aspx State Prisons]." [[Pennsylvania Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on October 26, 2018.</ref>

==Education==
Its school district is [[Central Greene School District]].<ref>"[http://www.co.greene.pa.us/secured/gc2/depts/eo/twp/waynesburg.htm Waynesburg]." Greene County. Retrieved on October 27, 2018.</ref>

The Eva K. Bowlby Public Library is on Bowlby Street (originally named North Richill Street), in the former Bowlby family home. It was bequeathed by Mrs Bowlby, a prominent local citizen who died in 1957, to serve as a children's library.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eva Kendall Bowlby (1864 - 1957) |url=http://www.bowlbyfamily.org/eva.htm |website=Bowlby Family}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Mary Temple Bayard]] (1853–1916), writer, journalist
*[[Arthur I. Boreman]], first [[List of Governors of West Virginia|governor of West Virginia]], left Waynesburg at the age of four
*[[Todd Tamanend Clark]], poet and composer, lived in Waynesburg from 1965 to 1970  
*[[Bill George (American football player)|Bill George]], linebacker for the [[Chicago Bears]] and the [[Los Angeles Rams]]
*[[Greg Hopkins]], [[Arena Football League]] player who played high school football in Waynesburg
*[[Josh Koscheck]], [[mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]]
*[[Edward Martin (Pennsylvania politician)|Edward Martin]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[List of Governors of Pennsylvania|governor]] and [[United States Senate|senator]] for Pennsylvania
*[[Dave Palone]], [[harness racing]] driver
*[[Rittz]], rapper on Tech N9ne's record label Strange Music
*[[Coleman Scott]], [[2012 London Olympic]] bronze medalist in [[freestyle wrestling]]
*[[Sarah Rush]], American actress, best known in television for her work in the original [[Battlestar Galactica]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Waynesburg, Pennsylvania}}
*{{official website|http://waynesburgboro.com/}}
*[http://www.waynesburgpa.org/ Waynesburg Prosperous & Beautiful], business group

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