Vandergrift, Pennsylvania

Vandergrift, Pennsylvania
Borough
Houses in Vandergrift
Houses in Vandergrift
Location in Westmoreland County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Location in Westmoreland County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Vandergrift is located in Pennsylvania
Vandergrift
Vandergrift
Vandergrift is located in the United States
Vandergrift
Vandergrift
Coordinates: 40°35′58″N 79°34′11″W / 40.59944°N 79.56972°W / 40.59944; -79.56972
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Settled1895
Government
 • TypeBorough Council
 • MayorLenny Collini
 • CouncilKathy Chvala President
Area
 • Total1.42 sq mi (3.68 km2)
 • Land1.36 sq mi (3.52 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation
879 ft (268 m)
Population
 • Total5,075
 • Density3,728.88/sq mi (1,440.21/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code
15690
Area code724
FIPS code42-79776
WebsiteVandergrift Borough.org

Vandergrift is a borough in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, approximately 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Pittsburgh. Early in the 20th century, it had the largest sheet steel mill in the world.

On June 28, 1915, the Borough of Vandergrift Heights was consolidated with Vandergrift.[3] In 1900, 2,076 people lived here; in 1910, 3,876. The 1915 consolidation almost doubled Vandergrift's population when Vandergrift Heights added approximately 3,438 new residents (1910 population). By 1940, 10,725 people lived in Vandergrift. The population was 5,455 at the 2000 census, and 5,205 in 2010.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Commission Bureau. Governor's Minutes, January 1913 to December 1918, p. 280.

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