Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
| Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania | |
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South Main Street in Slippery Rock
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 Slippery Rock
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| Coordinates: 41°03′49″N 80°03′18″W / 41.06361°N 80.05500°WCoordinates: 41°03′49″N 80°03′18″W / 41.06361°N 80.05500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| Commonwealth | Pennsylvania |
| County | Butler |
| Settled | 1841 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ron Fodor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.7 sq mi (4 km2) |
| • Land | 1.7 sq mi (4 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,625 |
| • Density | 2,203/sq mi (851/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 16057 |
| Area code(s) | 724/878 |
| Website | http://www.slipperyrockboroughpa.gov/ |
Slippery Rock is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,625 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. Slippery Rock is included in the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Slippery Rock is located in northwest Butler County at 41°3′49″N 80°3′18″W / 41.06361°N 80.05500°W (41.063746, -80.055007). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km2), all of it land.Slippery Rock Creek, the borough's namesake, runs through a valley 2 miles (3 km) south of the borough.
Since the 1960s Slippery Rock has been well served by the Interstate Highway system as Interstate 79 (north-south) and Interstate 80 (east-west) cross 12 miles (19 km) to the north. The closest access to I-79 is 4 miles (6 km) to the west on Pennsylvania Route 108. PA 258 (N. Main Street) leads northwest 7.7 miles (12.4 km) to I-79.
The terrain around Slippery Rock is hilly, and the strip mining of coal has been a prominent commercial activity in the surrounding area, which is largely agricultural.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,068 people, 977 households, and 387 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,820.4 people per square mile (700.9/km²). There were 1,039 housing units at an average density of 616.5 per square mile (237.4/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 91.30% White, 3.26% African American, 0.20% Native American, 3.29% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.
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