Editing White Oak, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = White Oak, Pennsylvania
|official_name            = 
|settlement_type          = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = "Come Grow With Us"

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|image_caption            = [[WEDO]] studio in White Oak
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|image_map                = Allegheny County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas White Oak 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          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Ina Jean Marton
|leader_title1            = Council President
|leader_name1             = 	Ron Massung
|leader_title2 = Council Vice President
|leader_name2 = Joe Nagy
|leader_title3 = Council Members
|leader_name3 = *Ed Babyak
*Charles Davis
*Kenneth Robb
*C. Richard Bryce
|established_title        = 
|established_date         =

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|area_footnotes           = <ref>{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 28, 2020}}</ref>
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_sq_mi         = 6.67
|area_land_sq_mi          = 6.62
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.05

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 7630
|population_density_sq_mi = 1123.85

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|coordinates              = {{coord|40|20|42|N|79|48|48|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
|postal_code              = 15131
|area_code                = 412
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS]] code
|blank_info               = 42-84704
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1196442
|website                  = {{URL|www.woboro.com}}
|footnotes                = 
|pop_est_as_of = 2019
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|population_est = 7441
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|area_total_km2 = 17.27
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|population_density_km2 = 433.89
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'''White Oak''' is a borough in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 7,630 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=White+Oak+borough,+Pennsylvania | title=Explore Census Data }}</ref> It is a suburb of the [[Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]. White Oak was named for a stand of white oak trees near the original town site.<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 Jr., Thomas J. | page=1}}</ref>
[[File:Fort Reburn Historical Marker.jpg|thumb|Historical marker commemorating site of fort built to protect settlers]]
[[File:Oliver Drive in White Oak.jpg|thumb|Houses on Oliver Drive]]

==History==
White Oak was originally part of [[Versailles Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Versailles Township]] (one of the original townships of Allegheny County). In that era it was the site of Fort Reburn, a place of refuge for early settlers.

On March 21, 1948, a petition requesting the formation of White Oak Borough was submitted to the County Court. On June 24, 1948, Judge Russell H. Adams signed the decree of incorporation of the new borough. The first borough building was located at 860 Maple Street inside the old Bowery School.

==Geography==
White Oak is located at {{Coord|40|20|42|N|79|48|48|W|region:US_type:city}} (40.344869, −79.813202).<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]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|6.7|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqmi}} (0.45%) is water.

===Surrounding neighborhoods===
White Oak has five borders, including [[North Versailles Township, Pennsylvania|North Versailles Township]] to the north, [[North Huntingdon Township, Pennsylvania|North Huntingdon Township]] in [[Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania|Westmoreland County]] to the east, [[South Versailles Township, Pennsylvania|South Versailles Township]] to the southwest, [[Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|Elizabeth Township]] to the south (in which a short part of the border runs across the Youghiogheny River), and [[McKeesport, Pennsylvania|McKeesport]] to the west.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 5227
|1950= 6159
|1960= 9047
|1970= 9304
|1980= 9480
|1990= 8761
|2000= 8437
|2010= 7862
|2020= 7630
|estyear=2019
|estimate=7441
|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=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 8,437 people, 3,678 households, and 2,390 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,265.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,821 housing units at an average density of {{convert|573.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 97.20% White, 1.86% African American, 0.01% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 3,678 households, out of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 17.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $38,046, and the median income for a family was $47,019. Males had a median income of $37,761 versus $27,378 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $20,775. About 4.0% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==
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|+ Presidential election results<ref>{{cite web|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|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]]
|-
| '''[[2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2020]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''55%'' ''2,651''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''43%'' ''2,101''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''52''
|-
| '''[[2016 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''57%'' ''2,313''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''42%'' ''1,705''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''47''
|-
| '''[[2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2012]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''55%'' ''2,255''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''44%'' ''1,779''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''52''
|}

==Education==
*Francis McClure Middle School <ref name="schools">{{cite web|title=White Oak Borough Schools and Education|url=http://www.woboro.com/schools.htm}}</ref> 
*Twin Rivers Intermediate School <ref name="schools"/>
*Founders' Hall Middle School<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mckasd.net/Domain/9|title=Founders Hall Middle School / Homepage|website=www.mckasd.net|language=en|access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref>
*[[McKeesport Area High School]] (in [[McKeesport, Pennsylvania|McKeesport]])<ref name="schools"/>
*[https://www.maryofnazarethschool.org/ Mary of Nazareth Catholic School]

==Emergency services==
The borough maintains its own police department consisting of twelve full-time officers and eight patrol cars. Two volunteer fire departments serve the borough: White Oak VFC No. 1 and Rainbow VFC. Emergency Medical Services are provided by White Oak EMS.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.woboro.com Borough website]

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1778]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]]