CARNEGIE, PENNSYLVANIA

'Carnegie' is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, five miles (8 km) (direct) southwest of Pittsburgh. The population was 8,389 at the 2000 census.

Contents

Geography

Surrounding communities

History and culture

Demographics

Notable residents

See also

References

External links

Geography

Carnegie is located at (40.406819, -80.086795). It is approximately 7 miles southwest of downtown Pittsburgh.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 4.3 km² (1.6 mi²), all land.

Surrounding communities

Scott Township, Collier Township, Robinson Township

History and culture

Carnegie's population count in 1900 was 7,330; in 1910, 10,009; in 1920, 11,516; and in 1940, 12,663.
Carnegie is named after Andrew Carnegie, who donated one of his libraries for the gesture. It was incorporated in March 3, 1894 from the boroughs of Chartiers and Mansfield (separated by Chartiers Creek). Later, the borough annexed part of Robinson Township (now Rosslyn Heights).
Neighborhoods include Rosslyn Heights, Cubbage Hill, Irishtown, Forsythe Hill, Library Hill, and Old Mansfield. Many neighborhoods were at one time or another mined for coal. The main industries were steel mills such as Superior Steel & Union Electric Steel. Carnegie had a rail yard that had connections to several railroads early in the twentieth century. The Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal railroad was one of them. The Pennsylvania Railroad connected Carnegie later. In the 1970s, Carnegie suffered economically with the closure of the great steel mills such as J & L in and around Pittsburgh and the railroad yard stopped its growth.
Notable celebrities include Honus Wagner (who, according to local legend, was discovered throwing rocks across Chartiers Creek not too far from his home). Mike Ditka was born here. (a ballfield on Cubbage Hill was named after him).
Carnegie is ethnically diverse, marked by the number of churches as well as bars in the neighborhood. All Roman Catholic churches within Carnegie Borough have been closed or damaged by Hurricane Ivan. There are two Orthodox Churches (Ukrainian and Russian), two Lutheran Churches, a Ukrainian Catholic Church, a Methodist church, a Polish National Catholic Church and a Synagogue. The Churches were primarily responsible for the assisting the community after Hurricane Ivan which devasted the commercial section of Carnegie in 2004. Another peculiar aspect of Carnegie is the number of local clubs there are (VFW, FOE, Americal Legion, Elks, Polish Eagles, Polish Sportsmen, AOH, Ukrainian Club (the "Ukes"), plus a number of smaller clubs).
In the year 1923, the Ku Klux Klan came to Carnegie to try and recruit members. A riot ensued, and at least one Klansman was killed.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,389 people, 3,967 households, and 2,134 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,963.0/km² (5,076.7/mi²). There were 4,249 housing units at an average density of 994.3/km² (2,571.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 91.32% White, 5.57% African American, 0.08% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population.
There were 3,967 households out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.2% were non-families. 40.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the borough the population was spread out with 19.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $32,589, and the median income for a family was $41,371. Males had a median income of $30,792 versus $26,239 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $21,119. About 9.7% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

★ Honus Wagner, Baseball Hall of Fame member^[1]

★ Mike Ditka - Pro Football Hall of Fame member ^[2]

★ Skip Prosser - NCAA Division I basketball head coach for Wake Forest University
Lindsay Cox - Arizona Teacher

See also

★ Polish Cathedral style

★ Polish American

References

★ 1. The Baseball Encyclopedia, , , , Macmillan Publishing, 1979, ISBN 0-02-578970-8
2. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html

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