Editing Wilmerding, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{for|people named Wilmerding|Wilmerding (surname)}}
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'''Wilmerding''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 1,781 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Wilmerding+borough,+Pennsylvania | title=Explore Census Data }}</ref> It is located {{convert|12|mi|km}} southeast of [[Pittsburgh]]. At the start of the twentieth century, it had extensive foundries and machine shops of the [[Westinghouse Air Brake Company]]. Wilmerding is adjacent to the borough of [[Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania|Turtle Creek]], which takes its name from a small stream that flows past both places.

==History==
[[George Westinghouse]] purchased land in the Turtle Creek valley in 1887 and 1888 as a site for his [[Westinghouse Air Brake Company]] and related facilities. Westinghouse then sold the land to the East Pittsburgh Improvement Company, incorporated in December 1888, to develop the site, and it began the sale of lots in June 1889.<ref name="WilmerdingRenewed">{{cite web|url=http://www.wilmerdingrenewed.org/ |title=Wilmerding Renewed, Incorporated |access-date=2008-07-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217141556/http://www.wilmerdingrenewed.org/ |archive-date=February 17, 2011 }}</ref>

Wilmerding's most notable historic structure is the [[Westinghouse Air Brake Company General Office Building]] (1889–1890, rebuilt 1896), designed by [[Frederick J. Osterling]] and now listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/NET/Reports/Reports.aspx?R=108&T=KEYNO&I=008359&O=A |title=National Register of Historical Places – Westinghouse Air Brake Company General Office Building |access-date=2011-03-08 |work=CRGIS: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archeology |publisher=Pennsylvania Museum and Historical Commission}}</ref><ref>{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref>

The community was named for Joanna Wilmerding (Bruce) Negley, wife of William B. Negley, who in turn was a local landowner and nephew of [[Thomas Mellon]].<ref name="WilmerdingRenewed"/>

Wilmerding officially became a borough on March 8, 1890. The first [[burgess (title)|burgess]] ([[mayor]]) was T. W. Walsh, elected on June 14, 1890.<ref name="WilmerdingRenewed"/>

==Geography==
[[File:Wilmerding PA BEye view 1897.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Bird's-eye view of Wilmerding in 1897 by [[Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler|T. M. Fowler]]]]
Wilmerding is located at {{coord|40|23|40|N|79|48|31|W|type:city}} (40.394538, −79.808576).<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|0.4|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Surrounding communities==
Wilmerding neighbors five borders, including [[Monroeville, Pennsylvania|Monroeville]] to the northeast, [[Wall, Pennsylvania|Wall]] to the east, [[East McKeesport, Pennsylvania|East McKeesport]] to the south, [[North Versailles Township, Pennsylvania|North Versailles Township]] to the southwest, and [[Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania|Turtle Creek]] (via Greensburg Pike/Lincoln Highway Bridge) to the northwest.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 419
|1900= 4179
|1910= 6133
|1920= 6441
|1930= 6291
|1940= 5662
|1950= 5325
|1960= 4349
|1970= 3218
|1980= 2421
|1990= 2222
|2000= 2145
|2010= 2190
|2020= 1781
|estyear=2019
|estimate=2111
|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>{{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=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}}</ref>
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As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,145 people, 1,032 households, and 509 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|4,789.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,199 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,677.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 91.33% White, 6.34% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.26% of the population.

There were 1,032 households, out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.8% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.6% were non-families. 45.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $24,811, and the median income for a family was $31,667. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $14,330. About 12.2% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==
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|+ 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>
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! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third party (U.S. politics)|Third parties]]
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| '''[[2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2020]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''33%'' ''229''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''65%'' ''451''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''9''
|-
| '''[[2016 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''32%'' ''236''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''66%'' ''490''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''2%'' ''17''
|-
| '''[[2012 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|2012]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|''30%'' ''215''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|''69%'' ''489''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|''1%'' ''8''
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{official|http://www.wilmerdingboro.com}}
* {{Cite Collier's|wstitle=Wilmerding|short=x}}
* {{Cite NIE|wstitle=Wilmerding|short=x}}

{{Allegheny County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1889]]
[[Category:Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1889 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Company towns in Pennsylvania]]