Braddock is a borough located in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, ten miles (16 km) above the mouth of the Monongahela river. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 2,912. The town is named for General Edward Braddock (1695-1755). The Braddock Expedition, particularly his infamous crossing of the Monongahela River on July 9, 1755 at this place lead to his own fatal wounding and a sound defeat of his British troops who had been moving against the French at Fort Duquesne. This battle was a key beginning in the French and Indian War. City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... Location in the state of Pennsylvania Formed January 22, 1800 Seat Pittsburgh Area  - Total  - Water 1,929 km² (745 mi²) 38 km² (15 mi²) 1. ... The Monongahela River is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... General Edward Braddock General Edward Braddock (1695? – July 13, 1755) was a British soldier and commander-in-chief for North America during the actions at the start of the French and Indian War. ... The Braddock Expedition also called Braddocks Campaign was a failed British attempt to capture the French Fort Duquesne in the summer of 1755 during the French and Indian War. ... The Monongahela River is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... An artist’s rendering of Fort Duquesne Fort Duquesne was a fort established by the French in 1754, at the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in what is now downtown Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... The French and Indian War is the American name for the decisive nine-year conflict (1754-1763) in North America between the Kingdom of Great Britain and France, which was one of the theatres of the Seven Years War. ...

Braddock was probably first settled about 1795. It was incorporated in 1867. The town and its industrial economy began in 1873 when Andrew Carnegie founded there The J. Edgar Thomson Steel Works. This historic steel mill remains a part of the United States Steel Corporation. This era of the town's history is best known from the novel Out of This Furnace by Thomas Bell. 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Andrew Carnegie (November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American businessman and major philanthropist. ... John Edgar Thomson (February 10, 1808-May 27, 1874) was an American civil engineer, railroad executive and industrialist. ... Steel mills are the industrial plants where pig iron is converted into steel. ... The United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) is an integrated steel producer with major production operations in the United States and Central Europe. ... Out of This Furnace is an historical novel and the best-known work of the American writer Thomas Bell (1903–1961). ... Thomas Bell (1903–1961) was an American novelist. ...

The early population figures were these: 1890, 8,561; 1900, 15,654; 1910, 19,357; 1920, 20, 879; 1940, 18,326. Braddock lost its importance with the collapse of the steel-making industry in the US in 1984. 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events WIKIPEDIA EATS VAGINA January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... ...

Geography

Braddock is located at 40°24'13" North, 79°52'7" West (40.403619, -79.868700)^GR1. The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 13.85% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is the area equal to a square with sides each 1 mile long. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there are 2,912 people, 1,161 households, and 695 families residing in the borough. The population density is 2,007.7/km² (5,159.9/mi²). There are 1,624 housing units at an average density of 1,119.7/km² (2,877.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough is 30.12% White, 66.52% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 2.30% from two or more races. 1.51% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There are 1,161 households out of which 30.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 21.4% are married couples living together, 31.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% are non-families. 37.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 18.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.47 and the average family size is 3.24. Marriage is a relationship between individuals which has formed the foundation of the family for most societies. ...

In the borough the population is spread out with 31.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 84.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 78.1 males.

The median income for a household in the borough is $18,473, and the median income for a family is $20,669. Males have a median income of $26,333 versus $19,867 for females. The per capita income for the borough is $13,135. 35.0% of the population and 34.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 54.4% of those under the age of 18 and 14.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

References

• Chartrand, Rene (2004). Monongahela, 1754-1755: Washington's Defeat, Braddock's Disaster, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1841766836.

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