Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
 South Main Street | |
 Location in Butler County, Pennsylvania | |
  Slippery Rock Location in Pennsylvania  Slippery Rock Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°03′49″N 80°03′18″W / 41.06361°N 80.05500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Butler |
| Settled | 1841 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jondavid R. Longo (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.65 sq mi (4.26 km2) |
| • Land | 1.65 sq mi (4.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,081 |
| • Density | 1,872.95/sq mi (722.96/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 16057[3] |
| Area code | 724/878 |
| FIPS code | 42-71184 |
| Website | slipperyrockboroughpa |
Slippery Rock is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania. The population was 3,081 at the 2020 census.[4] Slippery Rock is included in the Greater Pittsburgh Region. It is home to Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, attended by nearly 9,000 students as a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
The post office for Slippery Rock Township was established in 1826 in the Ginger Hill area. The town of Ginger Hill was incorporated as a borough under the name Centreville in 1841, later changing its name to Slippery Rock in 1896.[5]
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- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Slippery Rock borough, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ^ McKee, James A., ed. (1909). 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens. Vol. 1. Richmond-Arnold. pp. 558–559, 148. Retrieved October 27, 2019.