Everything about Monroeville Pennsylvania totally explained
Monroeville is a home rule community in
Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania,
United States. The population was 29,349 at the
2000 census. It was initially settled in about 1765. The area was incorporated as Patton Township in 1849 before becoming the
borough of Monroeville on January 25, 1951. Monroeville became a Home Rule Charter Municipality on May 21, 1974.
Geography
A suburb of
Pittsburgh, Monroeville is at .
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 19.8
square miles (51.3
km²).Of that total, 19.8 square miles (51.3 km²) is land and 0.05% is water.
Surrounding communities
Murrysville (
Westmoreland County),
Penn Hills,
Pitcairn,
Plum,
Trafford (
Westmoreland County),
Wilkins Township
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 29,349 people, 12,376 households, and 8,044 families residing in the borough. The
population density was 1,483.0 people per square mile (572.6/km²). There were 13,159 housing units at an average density of 664.9/sq mi (256.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 85.58%
White, 8.29%
African American, 0.14%
Native American, 4.41%
Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander, 0.30% from
other races, and 1.23% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.
There were 12,376 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were
married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the borough the population was spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $44,653, and the median income for a family was $53,474. Males had a median income of $41,100 versus $30,232 for females. The
per capita income for the borough was $24,031. About 4.9% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
U.S. Highway 22 runs through Monroeville as a substantial business route. (When the Parkway East, now I-376, was extended east to connect to the Pennsylvania Turnpike, U.S. 22 was shifted to that road, and the part of William Penn Highway no longer part of U.S. 22 became business U.S. 22.)
Exit 57 (old Exit 6) of the
Pennsylvania Turnpike is in Monroeville, with its interchange to
Interstate 376.
Pittsburgh-Monroeville Airport is an infrequently used airport in ill repair at . The airport has a single paved runway of 2280 feet (695 meters).
Several bus lines of the
Port Authority of Allegheny County offer service to downtown Pittsburgh, and the Port Authority also has several park-and-ride lots located in Monroeville for bus commuters to Pittsburgh.
Elected Officials
Ward 1 Council- Frank L. Franci
Ward 2 Council- Dave Kucherer
Ward 3 Council- Ronald Harvey
Ward 4 Council- John Danzilli
Ward 5 Council- Marshall Boone
Ward 6 Council- Carol J. McDevitt
Ward 7 Council- Clarence Ramsey
Tax Collector- Pat Fulkerson
Education
K-12 students in Monroeville are served by the award-winning Gateway School District, a public school district with a student population of 4,300. Higher education is accessible via the Community College of Allegheny County's Boyce Campus and Indiana University of Pennsylvania's satellite facility in Penn Center East. ITT Technical Institute,the ExpoMart and The Western School of Health and Business - Monroeville are located in Monroeville.
References by media and the arts
In the NBC television show Scrubs, Dr. Robert 'Bob' Kelso claims that his family, then named Kelsonovich, settled in Monroeville. (External Link
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Much of the George A. Romero horror classic Dawn of the Dead was filmed at Monroeville Mall.
The lyrics to My Chemical Romance's song: "Early Sunsets Over Monroeville" are based on the 1978 film Dawn of the Dead.(External Link)
The 2008 movie Zack and Miri Make A Porno, directed by Kevin Smith, is set in Monroeville. Filming was done at the Monroeville Mall and Monroeville Municipal Building, in addition to other sites around the town.
Monroeville is the city upon which one of two maps is based in the HTML/text-based MMORPG created by Kevan Davis - Urban Dead. This map was released as part of the promotional campaign for the UK release of George A. Romero's 2008 film, Diary of the Dead. The virtual version of the city bears close resemblance to its real-world counterpart.Further Information
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