North Braddock

North Braddock is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. North Braddock was organized from a part of Braddock Township in 1897.

As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 6,410, a decline of 59 percent from its 1940 population of 15,679.^{[citation needed]} The decline is due largely to the closing of the nearby steel mill in Braddock, which formerly employed many of the residents of North Braddock.

Geography

North Braddock is located at 40°24′18″N 79°51′23″W / 40.405°N 79.85639°W / 40.405; -79.85639 (40.405025, -79.856500)^[1]. It occupies a slope of terrain between Braddock, which touches the Monongahela river, and East Pittsburgh, which occupies the highest ground.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), of which, 1.5 square miles (4.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (3.75%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 6,410 people, 2,631 households, and 1,681 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,155.5 people per square mile (1,607.1/km²). There were 3,250 housing units at an average density of 2,106.9/sq mi (814.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 61.70% White, 35.30% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 1.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.

There were 2,631 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.0% were married couples living together, 23.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the borough the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $24,335, and the median income for a family was $30,473. Males had a median income of $30,960 versus $22,281 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,076. About 18.0% of families and 22.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.4% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

The population in 1900 was 6,535; in 1910, 11,824; and in 1920, 14,928.^{[citation needed]}

Trivia

• North Braddock was home to Andrew Carnegie's first steel mill (the Edgar Thomson Steel Works) in 1873.
• North Braddock was the childhood home of Arizona Cardinals Receiver Steve Breaston.

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 

External links

1. Roads Not Traveled If they didn’t build a highway, what would happen to Braddock?

• North Braddock, Pennsylvania is at coordinates 40°24′18″N 79°51′23″W / 40.405025°N 79.8565°W / 40.405025; -79.8565 (North Braddock, Pennsylvania)Coordinates: 40°24′18″N 79°51′23″W / 40.405025°N 79.8565°W / 40.405025; -79.8565 (North Braddock, Pennsylvania)

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