Braddock Hills, Pennsylvania

Braddock Hills
Borough
Official name: Borough of Braddock Hills
Named for: Edward Braddock

Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Allegheny

Elevation	ft ( m)
Coordinates	40°25′12″N 79°51′57″W / 40.42, -79.86583

Area	mi² ( km²)
- land	mi² ( km²)
- water	mi² ( km²), 0%

Population	(2000)
Density	/mi² ( /km²)

Settled	1753
- Incorporated	May 2, 1946
Mayor	Mark Vogel ^[1]

Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	15221
Area code	412

School District	Woodland Hills

Location of Braddock Hills in Allegheny County
Location of Braddock Hills in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Website: http://www.svcog.org/bradh.html

Coordinates: 40°25′12″N 79°51′57″W / 40.42, -79.86583

Braddock Hills is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area, located approximately 8 miles east of downtown Pittsburgh. The population was 1,998 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Braddock Hills is located at 40°25′12″N, 79°51′57″W (40.420118, -79.865724)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.

Its average elevation is ft ( m) above sea level ³.

History

Braddock Hills is located northwest of Braddock's Field, the site of General Edward Braddock's 1755 defeat during the French and Indian War. The main road which winds through the borough, Brinton Road, was originally an Indian trail, used by the area's indigenous people to keep watch for their enemies. The other main road in the borough, Braddock Road, was the main link between Braddock Hills and Braddock used by farmers and coal miners. The first area of the borough to be settled was along Brinton Road, first settled as Hannatown.

First settled in 1753^[2], the area was part of Wilkins Township until 1885, when Braddock Township was incorporated. On May 2, 1946, after Braddock Township had already been broken up into the boroughs of Swissvale, North Braddock, and Rankin, the remaining area incorporated itself as Braddock Hills.^[1]

Education

The area along Brinton Road, Hannatown, had its own one-room schoolhouse, on land donated by the Hanna family, that grew until 1966, when a court mandate combined the educational system of Braddock Hills with that of the neighboring borough of Swissvale. In 1981, that school district combined even further to form the Woodland Hills School District that serves Braddock Hills today.^[1]

The public high school for the borough is Woodland Hills High School. The Community College of Allegheny County's Braddock Hills Center is also located in the borough.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 1,998 people, 1,020 households, and 513 families residing in the borough. The population density was 795.3/km² (2,060.4/mi²). There were 1,077 housing units at an average density of 428.7/km² (1,110.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 79.38% White, 17.97% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 1.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.

There were 1,020 households out of which 19.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.2% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.7% were non-families. 46.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 27.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.94 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the borough the population was spread out with 18.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 28.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 80.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.8 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,382, and the median income for a family was $40,517. Males had a median income of $32,434 versus $24,009 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,545. About 10.2% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Braddock Hills Borough" (English). Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
^ "Allegheny County - 2nd Class" (English). Retrieved on 2007-09-03.

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