Edgewood, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
| Edgewood, Pennsylvania | |
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| Borough | |
Edgewood's municipal building with its World War I memorial in the foreground
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 Location in Allegheny County and the state of Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: 40°25′55″N 79°53′4″W / 40.43194°N 79.88444°WCoordinates: 40°25′55″N 79°53′4″W / 40.43194°N 79.88444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny |
| Incorporated | 1888-12-01 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | J. Edward Cook (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
| • Land | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 978 ft (298 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,118 |
| • Density | 5,200/sq mi (2,100/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 15218 |
| Area code(s) | 412 |
| FIPS code | 42-22520 |
| GNIS feature ID | U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: 1174013 |
Edgewood is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to the city of Pittsburgh. The population was 3,118 at the 2010 census.
Edgewood was incorporated on December 1, 1888. Its historic landmarks include the Edgewood Borough Building where the police and fire service are also housed; the First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood; the Edgewood Community House which is home to both CC Mellor Memorial Library and the Edgewood Club; Memorial Park; Koenig Community Field and Field House; Edgewood Primary School (which was originally a K-12 in Edgewood's own district but was incorporated into the Woodland Hills School District merger in 1982, and most recently serves as a K-6 school building); and an historic train station. The Gardner-Bailey House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Edgewood is located at 40°25′55″N 79°53′4″W / 40.43194°N 79.88444°W (40.431868, -79.884321).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land.
At the 2010 United States Census, there were 3,118 people residing in Edgewood, a decrease of 5.8% since 2000. Of that total, 85.1% (2,653) identified themselves as White, 9.3% (290) as Black or African American, 2.6% (81) as Asian, 0.3% (10) as American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6% (19) as Other, and 2.1% (65) as Multiracial. There were 2.7% (84) of the population who identified as Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
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