Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh | |
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Clockwise from top: Pittsburgh skyline; Duquesne Incline; Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh; PNC Park; Phipps Conservatory | |
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| Motto: Benigno Numine ("With the benevolent deity") | |
  Interactive maps of Pittsburgh | |
| Coordinates: 40°26′23″N 79°58′35″W / 40.43972°N 79.97639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny
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| Historic empires | |
| Historic colonies | |
| Founded | November 27, 1758 |
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| Founded by | |
| Named for | "The Great Commoner": Prime Minister William Pitt |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Ed Gainey (D) |
| • City Council | List
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| Area | |
| • City | 58.35 sq mi (151.12 km2) |
| • Land | 55.38 sq mi (143.43 km2) |
| • Water | 2.97 sq mi (7.69 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 1,370 ft (420 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 710 ft (220 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 302,971 |
| • Rank | 68th in the United States 2nd in Pennsylvania |
| • Density | 5,470.77/sq mi (2,112.33/km2) |
| • Metro | 2,457,000 (26th) |
| Demonym(s) | Pittsburgher, Yinzer |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern Daylight Time) |
| ZIP Code | 35 total ZIP codes:
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| Area codes | 412, 724, 878 |
| FIPS code | 42-61000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1213644 |
| Major airports | Pittsburgh International Airport, Arnold Palmer Regional Airport |
| Interstates |      |
| Rapid Transit | 
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| Website | pittsburghpa |
| Designated | 1946[4] |
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Pittsburgh is a city in the American state of Pennsylvania. The city was known in the 20th century for its steel industry. However, with the collapse of United States steel industry in the 1980s, the economy of Pittsburgh is now mostly based on healthcare, education, technology, and financial services. It is also the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team, who have won the Super Bowl six times, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team, the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh is the county seat for Allegheny County. The Allegheny and Monongahela rivers meet in Pittsburgh and form the Ohio River.
Pittsburgh is in western Pennsylvania. It has a population of 302,971 people and a metro population of around 2,400,000 people, making it the largest city in the Ohio Valley and Appalachia the second-largest city in Pennsylvania, and the 28th-biggest in the U.S. Pittsburgh was the most livable city in the United States in 2007. In 2014 Pittsburgh was ranked sixth in the country for polluted cities by the American Lung Association.
The French and Indian War started when George Washington went to Pittsburgh. Later it was a center of the Whiskey Rebellion. The Allegheny Mountains had lots of minerals inside, which led to the area historically argued over by the French, British, Virginians, Whiskey Rebels, and Civil War raiders. For a bit of the 20th century, Pittsburgh was behind only New York City and Chicago by corporate and industrial employment. Deindustrialisation in the late 20th century led to huge layoffs among industrial workers. Since the 1990s, the city has changed its energies on the healthcare, education, and technology areas of industry.[5]
Pittsburgh is also known as the "City of Bridges" since it has 446 bridges.[6] The city's professional sports teams are the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The city is served by the Pittsburgh International Airport, located northwest of Pittsburgh.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Pittsburgh city, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ↑ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ↑ "Approved Markers". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ↑ "30 Years: Pittsburgh moves from heavy industry to medicine, tech, energy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- ↑ CBS. "Pittsburgh Has Plenty Of Bridges - kdka.com". kdka.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Pittsburgh -Citizendium
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