Baldwin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
| Baldwin Township, Pennsylvania | ||
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The Baldwin Township municipal building
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| Etymology: Henry Baldwin | ||
 Location in Allegheny County and state of Pennsylvania |
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.svg) Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 40°22′50″N 80°00′59″W / 40.38056°N 80.01639°WCoordinates: 40°22′50″N 80°00′59″W / 40.38056°N 80.01639°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Pennsylvania | |
| County | Allegheny | |
| Settled | c. 1780 | |
| Incorporated | February 24, 1844 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 0.5 sq mi (1 km2) | |
| • Land | 0.5 sq mi (1 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) | |
| Elevation | 1,171 ft (357 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 1,992 | |
| • Estimate (2016) | 1,949 | |
| • Density | 3,984/sq mi (1,538/km2) | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 15234 | |
| Area code(s) | 412 | |
| FIPS code | 42-003-03932 | |
| School District | Baldwin-Whitehall | |
| Website | http://www.baldwintownship.com | |
Baldwin Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,992 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all of it land. Its average elevation is 1,171 feet (357 m) above sea level.
The area that would become Baldwin Township was originally settled around 1780. The Allegheny County Court of Quarter Sessions established Baldwin Township on February 24, 1844, from Upper St. Clair, Lower St. Clair, Jefferson, and Mifflin townships. The area was named for Henry Baldwin, a Pittsburgh lawyer who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1830 until his death in 1844.
Baldwin Township was originally 10,550 acres (43 km²) and consisted of the present-day Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Carrick, Hays, Brookline, and Overbrook, along with the present-day municipalities of Brentwood, Whitehall, Castle Shannon, and Baldwin Borough.
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