Monongahela, Pennsylvania
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Monongahela is a city in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 4,761 at the 2000 census. Known locally as "Mon City," Monongahela is perhaps most famous as the hometown of football great Joe Montana.
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[edit] Geography
Monongahela is located at (40.200462, -79.928394)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²). 5.0 km² (1.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (9.86%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,761 people, 2,139 households, and 1,264 families residing in the city. The population density was 952.5/km² (2,472.4/mi²). There were 2,382 housing units at an average density of 476.5/km² (1,237.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.94% White, 3.26% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.
There were 2,139 households out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 85.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,060, and the median income for a family was $36,528. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $23,911 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,903. About 11.1% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.9% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] History
"Whiskey Point," which saw the culmination of the Whiskey Rebellion took place in what is now the city of Monongahela. During that time, the city held the name Parker's Ferry.
[edit] Notable residents
- Mitch Daniels- Governor of Indiana
- John Taylor Gatto- New York State 1991 teacher of the year and education reformer.
- Joe Montana
- Carl E Vuono- Former Chief of Staff for the US Army
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