Sewickley, Pennsylvania
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Sewickley in March 2016
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 Location in Allegheny County and the state of Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: 40°32′11″N 80°11′04″W / 40.53639°N 80.18444°WCoordinates: 40°32′11″N 80°11′04″W / 40.53639°N 80.18444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Mayor | Brian F. Jeffe |
| • Manager | Kevin E. Flannery |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.1 sq mi (3 km2) |
| • Land | 1.0 sq mi (3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 741 ft (226 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,827 |
| • Density | 3,500/sq mi (1,300/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| ZIP codes | 15143 |
| Area code | 412 |
| FIPS code | 42-69736 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1187277 |
| Website | Borough of Sewickley |
Sewickley is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 12 miles (19 km) west northwest of Pittsburgh along the Ohio River. It is a residential suburb of Pittsburgh. The population was 3,827 at the 2010 census. The Sewickley Bridge crosses the Ohio River at Sewickley.
Sewickley is thought to be a Native American word meaning "sweet water." Historians dispute if Native Americans were referring to the Ohio River as the "sweet water" or instead to the syrup derived from a local abundance of maple trees.}
Historian Charles A. Hanna suggested "Sewickley" came from Creek words for "raccoon" (sawi) and "town" (ukli). According to Hanna, the Asswikale branch of the Shawnee probably borrowed their name from the neighboring Sawokli Muscogee before the former's migration from present-day South Carolina to Pennsylvania. Contemporary accounts from noted anthropologist Frederick Webb Hodge and the Sewickley Presbyterian Chruch, as well as the current Sewickley Valley Historical Society concur to varying degrees with Mr. Hanna's etymology.
Sewickley is located at 40°32.2′N 80°10.5′W (40.5390, -80.1807).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), of which, 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (11.11%) is water.
The borough of Sewickley is bordered directly by the boroughs of Edgeworth, Glen Osborne, and Sewickley Heights, as well as Aleppo Township. Along with those four municipalities, plus Bell Acres, Glenfield, Haysville, Leetsdale, Leet Township, and Sewickley Hills, Sewickley is located in the Quaker Valley School District. Together, these boroughs and townships constitute a loosely defined region in northwestern Allegheny County. Most of these eleven municipalities – not including Leetsdale and parts of Leet Township – share the Sewickley post office and its 15143 zip code.
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