McDonald, Pennsylvania
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McDonald is a borough located partially in both Washington and Allegheny counties, 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In the past, manufactories of bottles, oil-well drilling tools, flour-mill products, etc., existed here. Oil and coal were produced extensively in the area. In 1900, 2,475 people lived here, and in 1910, 2,543 people lived here. The population was 2,281 at the 2000 census. McDonald was also the home of NFL coaches Marvin Lewis and Marty Schottenheimer and Oscar-winning songwriter Jay Livingston.
McDonald's government includes an elected mayor, an elected seven-member borough council and an appointed secretary-treasurer. The borough's tax collector is also elected. The mayor, council members and tax collector are all elected to four-year terms. All of the council seats are at-large.
McDonald has a police department that provides police protection 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is staffed by two full-time officers (inclusive of the chief) and up to 10 part-time officers. As of January, 2007, the McDonald Police Department also provides police protection for adjacent Robinson Township in Washington County.
The borough's young people are educated by the Canon-McMillan School District, Fort Cherry School District or West Allegheny School District. Three borough residents are elected to four-year terms on the Fort Cherry School District's board of education.
[edit] Geography
McDonald is located at (40.370101, -80.232915)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,281 people, 1,021 households, and 607 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,693.7/km² (4,387.3/mi²). There were 1,134 housing units at an average density of 842.0/km² (2,181.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 92.15% White, 6.31% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population.
There were 1,021 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.5% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the borough the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $33,239, and the median income for a family was $45,878. Males had a median income of $35,484 versus $25,039 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,907. About 6.7% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.
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