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Charleroi, Pennsylvania

Charleroi
Borough
McKean Avenue
McKean Avenue
Etymology: Charleroi, Belgium Charles the King
Nickname(s): Magic City
Motto: Business Friendly
Location of Charleroi in Washington County
Location of Charleroi in Washington County
Charleroi is located in Pennsylvania
Charleroi
Charleroi
Location of Charleroi in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°8′17″N 79°54′5″W / 40.13806°N 79.90139°W / 40.13806; -79.90139Coordinates: 40°8′17″N 79°54′5″W / 40.13806°N 79.90139°W / 40.13806; -79.90139
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Washington
Established 1890
Government
 • Paul Pervonick Council President (D)
Area
 • Total 0.9 sq mi (2 km2)
 • Land 0.8 sq mi (2 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Population (2000)
 • Total 4,871
 • Density 5,400/sq mi (2,100/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code 15022
Area code(s) 724

Charleroi (/ˈʃɔːlərɔɪ/ SHAW-lə-roy) is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, along the Monongahela River, 21 miles south of Pittsburgh. Charleroi was settled in 1890 and incorporated in 1891. The 2010 census recorded a population of 4,120.

There has been a large-scale cessation of industrial activities in the region. The decrease in the population is associated with the decline of regional heavy and medium industries, especially the steel-making industry, all once fed by the cheap transportation on the Monongahela River which extends from upstream of Charleroi well into northern West Virginia and north & downstream past McKeesport to the mouth of the Monongahela at Pittsburgh. Colloquially, the stretch from Charleroi north to McKeesport (historically because of press coverage of High School sports leagues), is known as the "Mon Valley"; or by some speakers (politicians, reporters and weathermen), the school-league-term has long been extended to mean from the river mouth to northern West Virginia.

Charleroi got its name (French for "Charles [the] King", referring to King Charles II of Spain) from Charleroi, Belgium. There lived many Belgian immigrants in the Monongahela area at the end of the 19th century, some of whom were glass makers. The neighbouring city of Pittsburgh has had the Belgian Charleroi as a sister city since 1976.


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