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Munhall, Pennsylvania
Borough
The Carnegie Library of Homestead, located in Munhall.
Country  United States
State  Pennsylvania
County Allegheny
Coordinates 40°23′28.33″N 79°54′4.4″W / 40.3912028°N 79.901222°W / 40.3912028; -79.901222
Population 12,264 (2000)
Timezone EST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 15120
Area code 412
Location of Munhall in Allegheny County
Location of Allegheny County in Pennsylvania
Website: Munhall, PA

Munhall is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania on the west bank of the Monongahela river, eight miles (13 km) south of the confluence of the Monongahela and the Allegheny rivers where the Ohio river begins. It abuts Homestead, therefore it is possible to stand still with one foot being in Homestead and the other foot being in Munhall. A large part of the Homestead Works of the Carnegie Steel Company existed in Munhall. Steel products were the only items made in Munhall in 1910 when 5,185 people lived here. In 1940, 13,900 people lived in Munhall. The population was 12,264 at the 2000 census. Munhall, along with the boroughs of Homestead and West Homestead, are served by the Steel Valley School District.

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Attractions

The Homestead Library, located in Munhall, was donated by Andrew Carnegie in 1896. It has been restored and modernized during the last quarter of a century. New electrical lighting has been installed; computers for the use of visitors have been installed; the indoors gloominess has vanished. Additionally, there are indoor pools, basketball courts, and other recreational facilities.

In 2000, Continental Realestate Companies opened The Waterfront. This large "LifeStyle" shopping center was built on the former site of the Carnegie Steel Works. Most of the structures associated with the steel mills on this site were demolished during construction. Still standing in the Waterfront development are some of the brick stacks from the Homestead Steel Works. In addition, near the river is a former mill structure known as the Pump House which was restored by the developer.

Geography

Munhall is located at 40°23′28″N 79°54′4″W / 40.39111°N 79.90111°W / 40.39111; -79.90111 (40.391202, -79.901221)[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.3 km²), of which, 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (4.55%) is water.

Surrounding neighborhoods

Homestead, Lincoln Place (Pittsburgh), West Homestead, West Mifflin, Whitaker

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 12,264 people, 5,364 households, and 3,239 families residing in the borough. The population density was 5,311.2 people per square mile (2,049.9/km²). There were 5,780 housing units at an average density of 2,503.2/sq mi (966.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.78% White, 3.38% African American, 0.02% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 5,364 households out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.6% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.3% 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 2.95.

In the borough the population was spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $32,832, and the median income for a family was $41,847. Males had a median income of $32,202 versus $24,029 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,052. About 9.7% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

See also

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.  
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.  

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