Arlington Heights (Pittsburgh)

Summary

Arlington Heights is a neighborhood in the southern portion of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The zip code used by residents is 15210, and this neighborhood is represented on the Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 3 (Central South Neighborhoods). This neighborhood is home to five government housing projects.

Arlington Heights
Coordinates: 40°24′54″N 79°58′12″W / 40.415°N 79.970°W / 40.415; -79.970
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny County
CityPittsburgh
Area
 • Total0.132 sq mi (0.34 km2)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total244
 • Density1,800/sq mi (710/km2)
ZIP Code
15210
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19402,413—    
19502,860+18.5%
19602,272−20.6%
19702,037−10.3%
19801,466−28.0%
19901,497+2.1%
2000238−84.1%
2010244+2.5%
[3][4]
Source: University of Pittsburgh[5]

Twenty Second Street Incline edit

Arlington Heights was once connected to the mills along the Monongahela River by the Twenty Second Street Incline, which ran from Josephine Street to Salisbury Street, near the location of Fort McKinley. [6] [7] [8]

Surrounding Pittsburgh neighborhoods edit

Arlington Heights has only two borders with the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of the South Side Slopes to the northwest and Arlington to the northeast, south and southwest.

References edit

  1. ^ "Census: Pittsburgh" (PDF). Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. January 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
  2. ^ "Census: Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. April 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
  3. ^ "PGHSNAP - Neighborhoods: All Raw Data".
  4. ^ "Census:Pittsburgh" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2012. [better source needed]
  5. ^ "Pittsburgh Census Tracts". pitt.libguides.com. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  6. ^ Fleming, George T (1922). History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American Revolution ... New York, Chicago: American Historical Society. pp. 169, 219.
  7. ^ Boehmig, Stuart P (2006-04-19). Pittsburgh's South Side. Arcadia. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-7385-3939-3. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
  8. ^ "With New Engineers" (PDF). Pittsburgh Post. 1889-04-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2009. Pittsburgh Post

Further reading edit

  • Toker, Franklin (1994) [1986]. Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5434-6.

See also edit

External links edit

  • Interactive Pittsburgh Neighborhoods Map