Bloomfield (Pittsburgh)

Bloomfield
Neighborhood of Pittsburgh
View of Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield.
View of Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield.
Coordinates: 40°27′40″N 79°56′53″W / 40.461°N 79.948°W / 40.461; -79.948
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny County
CityPittsburgh
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.702 sq mi (1.82 km2)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
8,665
 • Density12,000/sq mi (4,800/km2)

Bloomfield is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is located three miles from the downtown area. Bloomfield is sometimes referred to as Pittsburgh's Little Italy because it was settled by Italians from the Abruzzi region and has been a center of Italian–American population. Pittsburgh architectural historian Franklin Toker has said that Bloomfield "is a feast, as rich to the eyes as the homemade tortellini and cannoli in its shop windows are to the stomach."[3] Recently, the neighborhood has attracted young adults and college students as a "hip" neighborhood.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
194020,708—    
195020,074−3.1%
196016,715−16.7%
197014,411−13.8%
198011,761−18.4%
199010,405−11.5%
20009,089−12.6%
20108,442−7.1%
20208,665+2.6%
[2][5]
Source: University of Pittsburgh[6]
  1. ^ "Neighborhoods with SNAP Data". Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "City of Pittsburgh Neighborhood Population 2020". University of Pittsburgh. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  3. ^ Toker, Franklin (1994) [1986]. Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5434-6.
  4. ^ Bill Toland, "Watch out Portland, Pittsburgh's lookin' hip" Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine, Post-Gazette, 15 January 2012; accessed 3 June 2016
  5. ^ "Census:Pittsburgh" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Pittsburgh Census Tracts". pitt.libguides.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.