Green Tree, Pennsylvania
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 Water tower, visible throughout the borough and surrounding areas
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny County |
| Coordinates | 40°24′54″N 80°2′59″W / 40.41500°N 80.04972°WCoordinates: 40°24′54″N 80°2′59″W / 40.41500°N 80.04972°W |
| Population | 4,432 (2010) |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
 Location in Allegheny County and the state of Pennsylvania
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Green Tree is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a suburb of Pittsburgh. The population was 4,432 at the 2010 census.
The town is the hometown of U.S. Congressman and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul and Heroes star Zachary Quinto, both of whom were born in nearby Pittsburgh. Green Tree is connected to Pittsburgh via the Fort Pitt Tunnel.
Settled in 1793, the area stayed rural until the late 1800s, with paintings of the time showing farmland and a vineyard. The community took its name from the local Green Tree Hotel. Rook Station on the Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal Railway opened in 1904 which heralded an industrialisation of the area and the opening of a railroad yard and roundhouse.
Green Tree is located at 40°24′54″N 80°2′59″W / 40.41500°N 80.04972°W (40.414969, -80.049800).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,719 people, 1,974 households, and 1,383 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,247.7 people per square mile (867.6/km²). There were 2,026 housing units at an average density of 965.0 per square mile (372.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.21% White, 0.53% African American, 1.95% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population. 22.0% were of German, 20.5% Irish, 16.4% Italian, 8.9% Polish and 7.8% English ancestry according to Census 2000.
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