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McCandless, Pennsylvania | |
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 Typical suburban street | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Allegheny County and state of Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′35″N 80°01′45″W / 40.57651°N 80.029292°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny |
| Settled | 1796 |
| Incorporated | 1851 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Council President | Michael Tarle (R) |
| • Town Manager | Brian O’Malley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.60 sq mi (43.00 km2) |
| • Land | 16.50 sq mi (42.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,024 ft (312 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 29,709  |
| • Estimate (2022)[3] | 29,038 |
| • Density | 1,742.83/sq mi (672.92/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 15237, 15090, 15044, 15101, 15127 |
| Area code(s) | 412, 724, 878 |
| FIPS code | 42-003-45900 |
| Website | McCandless official website |
McCandless is a township with home rule status in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 29,709 at the 2020 census.[2][4] It is a northern suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
McCandless is part of the North Allegheny School District and participates in the multi-municipality Northland Public Library. It has been ranked highly among Money Magazine's "Best Places to Live".[5][6]
Though McCandless no longer operates under the First Class Township Code, it is classified as a first-class township for certain purposes.[7][8][9] The inclusion of the word "Town" in its name sometimes causes confusion, since with one exception, a "town" is not a municipal unit in Pennsylvania.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ a b "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- ^ McCandless Archived June 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Best Places to Live 2011 - Top 100: Town details: McCandless Township, PA - from MONEY Magazine".
- ^ "McCandless makes best places to live list - Pittsburgh Business Times". Archived from the original on August 26, 2012.
- ^ The Pennsylvania Manual 117
- ^ "Local Government Entities in Pennsylvania" and "Municipal Statistics" in Legislator's Municipal Deskbook for Pennsylvania Archived December 11, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PENNDOT Type 10 highway map of Allegheny County