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Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Latrobe, Pennsylvania
City
Looking down Main Street
Looking down Main Street
Motto: Sumus laeti
Latrobe is located in Pennsylvania
Latrobe
Latrobe
Coordinates: 40°18′54″N 79°22′52″W / 40.31500°N 79.38111°W / 40.31500; -79.38111
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Westmoreland
Settled 1852
Incorporated (borough) May 24, 1854
Incorporated (city) 1999
Government
 • Type City Council
 • Mayor Rosemarie M. Wolford
Area
 • Total 2.3 sq mi (6 km2)
Elevation 997 ft (304 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 8,338
 • Density 3,625.2/sq mi (1,399.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 15650
Area code(s) 724
Website http://www.cityoflatrobe.com

Latrobe /lˈtrb/ is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the United States and part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

The city population was 8,338 as of the 2010 census (9,265 in 1990). It is located near Pennsylvania's scenic Chestnut Ridge. Latrobe was incorporated as a borough in 1854, and as a city in 1999. The current Mayor is Rosemarie M. Wolford.

Among its claims to fame, Latrobe is the home of Saint Vincent Archabbey, the Latrobe Brewery (the original brewer of Rolling Rock beer), Saint Vincent College and golfer Arnold Palmer. It was the childhood home of Fred Rogers, children's television personality who was buried there in Unity Cemetery after his death in 2003. While it was believed for years that the first professional American football game was played in Latrobe, the city's claim was refused induction into the Hall of Fame records. Latrobe is home of the first banana split, invented in Latrobe by David Strickler in 1904. Latrobe is also home to the training camp of the six time Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers.


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