Vandergrift, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
Borough | |
 Houses in Vandergrift | |
 Location in Westmoreland County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. | |
  Vandergrift  Vandergrift | |
| Coordinates: 40°35′58″N 79°34′11″W / 40.59944°N 79.56972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Settled | 1895 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Lenny Collini |
| • Council | Kathy Chvala President |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.42 sq mi (3.68 km2) |
| • Land | 1.36 sq mi (3.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 879 ft (268 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,075 |
| • Density | 3,728.88/sq mi (1,440.21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip code | 15690 |
| Area code | 724 |
| FIPS code | 42-79776 |
| Website | Vandergrift Borough.org |
Vandergrift is a borough in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, approximately 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Pittsburgh. Early in the 20th century, it had the largest sheet steel mill in the world.
On June 28, 1915, the Borough of Vandergrift Heights was consolidated with Vandergrift.[3] In 1900, 2,076 people lived here; in 1910, 3,876. The 1915 consolidation almost doubled Vandergrift's population when Vandergrift Heights added approximately 3,438 new residents (1910 population). By 1940, 10,725 people lived in Vandergrift. The population was 5,455 at the 2000 census, and 5,205 in 2010.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
- ^ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Commission Bureau. Governor's Minutes, January 1913 to December 1918, p. 280.