Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
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Bridgeville is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,341 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Bridgeville is located about 8 miles southwest of downtown Pittsburgh at (40.356919, -80.108680)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.
[edit] Surrounding communities
Collier Township, South Fayette Township, Upper St. Clair (a neighboring township)
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 5,341 people, 2,539 households, and 1,444 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,909.4/km² (4,938.5/mi²). There were 2,656 housing units at an average density of 949.5/km² (2,455.9/mi²). 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.
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