Bridgeville, Pennsylvania

Bridgeville is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,148 at the 2010 census.^[1]

Geography

Bridgeville is located along Chartiers Creek, about 8 miles (13 km) southwest of downtown Pittsburgh at ^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all of it land. Its average elevation is 1,250 ft (381 m) above sea level.^[3]

Surrounding communities

• Collier Township
• South Fayette Township
• Upper St. Clair Township

History

The village that eventually became Bridgeville acquired its name from the very first bridge built at the crossing of Chartiers Creek at the south end of what is now Washington Avenue.^[4]

The area was originally named St. Clair Township in 1763, and the southern part was split off as Upper St. Clair Township in 1806. For nearly 100 years, Bridgeville was a village within Upper St. Clair Township, known for its one bridge over Chartiers Creek where people frequently met to trade goods. An old saying, "Meet me at the bridge," provided an obvious name for the village that began to develop north of the bridge^[5] around 1830.^[6]

Bridgeville was officially incorporated as a borough on July 27, 1901, from Upper St. Clair Township.^[6]

Bridgeville is home to many family run businesses. Colussy Chevrolet which is the oldest Chevy dealer in the United States recently celebrated their 100th anniversary. www.Chevy100.com Sarasnick's is also a historical Bridgeville home improvement store run by a local family. It is on the main street of Bridgeville and has survived local big box chains home improvement stores of Hechingers, Lowes and Home Depot.

Demographics

As of the census^[7] of 2000, there were 5,341 people, 2,539 households, and 1,444 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,938.5 people per square mile (1,909.4/km²). There were 2,656 housing units at an average density of 2,455.9 per square mile (949.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.05% White, 4.42% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.

There were 2,539 households out of which 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.1% were non-families. 39.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the borough the population was spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $34,873, and the median income for a family was $46,500. Males had a median income of $35,461 versus $25,527 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,500. About 5.6% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Bridgeville is served by the Chartiers Valley School District. The public high school for the area is Chartiers Valley High School.

Notable people

• Paul Danilo, member of the Soccer Hall of Fame
• Nicholas DiOrio, member of the Soccer Hall of Fame
• C.J. Henderson, novelist
• Jenna Morasca, winner of Survivor: The Amazon (resident of South Fayette Township, which uses the Bridgeville mailing address)
• Ron Sams, NFL player
• Harold Stephens, writer and novelist

References

External links

• Borough of Bridgeville official site
• Brief History of Bridgeville