Saxonburg, Pennsylvania

Saxonburg, Pennsylvania
Saxonburg Memorial Church
Saxonburg Memorial Church
Flag of Saxonburg, Pennsylvania
Official seal of Saxonburg, Pennsylvania
Location of Saxonburg in Butler County, Pennsylvania
Location of Saxonburg in Butler County, Pennsylvania
Saxonburg is located in Pennsylvania
Saxonburg
Saxonburg
Coordinates: 40°45′15″N 79°48′56″W / 40.75417°N 79.81556°W / 40.75417; -79.81556
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyButler
Settled1832
Incorporated1846
Government
 • TypeBorough Council
Area
 • Total0.91 sq mi (2.35 km2)
 • Land0.91 sq mi (2.35 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 • Total1,426
 • Density1,573.95/sq mi (607.39/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip Code
16056
Area code(s)724, 878
FIPS code42-68056
Websitewww.saxonburgpa.com

Saxonburg is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Greater Pittsburgh area in Western Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1832 by F. Carl Roebling and his younger brother John as a German farming colony. The population of Saxonburg was 1,525 as of the 2010 census.[3]

The city was first named "Germania" and "Sachsenburg" before its name was Anglicized to the present one. After Roebling returned to his engineering career, he developed his innovation of wire rope in a workshop here. He became known for his design of suspension bridges, including the most famous one, the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.[4]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Saxonburg borough, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  4. ^ JOHN AUGUSTUS ROEBLING, American Society of Civil Engineers.