Murrysville, Pennsylvania
| Murrysville, Pennsylvania | ||
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 Murrysville, Pennsylvania
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| Coordinates: 40°26′5″N 79°39′24″W / 40.43472°N 79.65667°WCoordinates: 40°26′5″N 79°39′24″W / 40.43472°N 79.65667°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Pennsylvania | |
| County | Westmoreland | |
| Settled | 1788 (as Franklin Township) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Robert J. Brooks | |
| • Chief Administrator | James R Morrison | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 37 sq mi (100 km2) | |
| Elevation | 1,110 ft (338.3 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 20,079 | |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | |
| Website | www.murrysville.com | |
Murrysville is a Home Rule Municipality and formerly a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,872 at the 2000 census. It became a home rule municipality in August 1976.
Murrysville is located at 40°26′5″N 79°39′24″W / 40.43472°N 79.65667°W (40.434828, -79.656724). It is roughly 20 miles east of Pittsburgh on U.S. Route 22, just east of the county line that separates Westmoreland and Allegheny counties. Murrysville is a control city on the sign for eastbound US 22 at the eastern end of I-376 in Monroeville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 36.9 square miles (96 km2), of which, 36.9 square miles (96 km2) of it is land and 0.03% is water.
Among the neighborhoods within Murrysville are Murrysville Heights, Heather Highlands, Franklin Estates, Settlers Ridge (The Ridge), Dunningtown, Newlonsburg, Ringertown, Sardis, and White Valley. Murrysville surrounds, but does not include, the Borough of Export, which is a separate municipal entity.
Murrysville is governed by a mayor (currently Robert Brooks) who is elected every two years and has executive/administrative powers, and a seven-member council, whose members are elected every four years and have precise legislative powers.
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