Scottdale, Pennsylvania
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Scottdale is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, 32 miles (51 km) southeast of Pittsburgh.
Scottdale, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
Coordinates: 40°06′55″N 79°35′59″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Westmoreland |
Settled | 1872 |
Incorporated | 1874 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough Council |
Area | |
• Total | 1.16 sq mi (3.00 km2) |
• Land | 1.16 sq mi (3.00 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 1,020 ft (310 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,384 |
• Estimate (2019)[2] | 4,094 |
• Density | 3,535.41/sq mi (1,365.30/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Zip code | 15683 |
FIPS code | 42-68432 |
Website | Scottdale Chamber of Commerce |
Early in the 20th century, Scottdale was the center of the Frick coke interests. It had steel and iron pipe mills, brass and silver works, a casket factory, a large milk-pasteurizing plant, and machine shops; all of the aforementioned are presently defunct. Scottdale is notable for its economic decline from a formerly prosperous coke-town into an archetypal Rust Belt town. Duraloy Technologies, "a supplier of specialty high alloy, centrifugal and static cast components and assemblies"[3] is the last remnant of Scottdale's steel related prosperity.
In 1900, 4,261 people lived in Scottdale; in 1910, the population increased to 5,456; and in 1940, 6,493 people lived in Scottdale. The population was 4,384 at the 2010 census. Scottdale is located in the Southmoreland School District.