McDonald, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
Looking west from W. Lincoln and 3rd.
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Location on border of Allegheny and Washington Counties |
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Location within the state of Pennsylvania | |
Coordinates: 40°22′12″N 80°13′58″W / 40.37000°N 80.23278°WCoordinates: 40°22′12″N 80°13′58″W / 40.37000°N 80.23278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Washington |
Established | 1865 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council |
• Mayor | Terry Bennett |
Area | |
• Total | 0.5 sq mi (1 km2) |
Elevation | 1,138 ft (347 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,149 |
• Density | 4,387.3/sq mi (1,694/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP Code | 15057 |
Area code(s) | 724 Exchange: 926 |
McDonald is a borough in Allegheny and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Pittsburgh. In the past, factories of bottles, oil-well drilling tools, flour-mill products, etc., existed here. Oil and coal were and still are procured in the area. The population was 2,149 at the 2010 census. Of this, 1,766 were in Washington County, and 383 were in Allegheny County.
McDonald's government includes an elected mayor, an elected seven-member borough council and an appointed secretary-treasurer. The borough's tax collector is also elected. The mayor, council members and tax collector are all elected to four-year terms. All of the council seats are at-large.
The borough is served by the Fort Cherry School District.
McDonald is located at 40°22′12″N 80°13′58″W / 40.37000°N 80.23278°W (40.370101, -80.232915).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²). None of the area is covered with water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,149 people, 383 of whom resided in the Allegheny county part of the borough, 1,766 of whom resided in the Washington County part of the borough.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,281 people, 1,021 households, and 607 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,387.3 people per square mile (1,693.7/km²). There were 1,134 housing units at an average density of 2,181.1 per square mile (842.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 92.15% White, 6.31% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population.