From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aliquippa is a city in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The city was founded via the merger of three pre-existing towns, Aliquippa (now called West Aliquippa), Woodlawn, and New Sheffield. There is no historical evidence connecting the Seneca Queen Alliquippa with the location of the borough. This was one of several Indian names selected arbitrarily by the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad in 1878 for stations along the route[1]. The population was 11,734 at the 2000 census. Aliquippa is best known as the location of a productive steel mill that J & L Steel constructed there along the Ohio River beginning in 1905. Employment at the facility sustained a population of 27,023 in 1940. The mill closed during the collapse of the steel industry during the 1980s. This major economic loss alongside suburbanization caused a major population loss through the end of the 20th century.

Famous Aliquippans include one-time Surgeon General of the United States Jesse Steinfeld; National Football League Hall-of-Fame players Tony Dorsett and Mike Ditka; other NFL players include Ty Law, Danny Rains, Sean Gilbert, Paul Posluszny and Darrelle Revis; Henry Mancini, composer of "The Pink Panther Theme," "Moon River," "The Days of Wine and Roses," among other songs; basketball coach Press Maravich, National Basketball League Hall-of-Famer Pete Maravich, musician B.E. Taylor, Major League Baseball players George "Doc" Medich, Pete Suder,and Tito Francona; Ivor Parry Evans, one-time base commander of Walker Air Force Base at Roswell, NM.

Aliquippa is located at 40°36′54″N, 80°15′47″W (40.615066, -80.263059)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.6 km² (4.5 mi²). 10.6 km² (4.1 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (8.48%) is water. The city originally included two islands in the Ohio River, Crow Island and Hog Island[2]. During the 1960s the back channels of the Ohio River were filled in by the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation, joining these islands to the mainland and obliterating them as distinct geographic features[3][4][5]

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 11,734 people, 5,124 households, and 3,176 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,107.7/km² (2,867.7/mi²). There were 5,843 housing units at an average density of 551.6/km² (1,428.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 62.59% White, 35.52% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population.

There were 5,124 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.7% were married couples living together, 21.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 35.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 82.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,113, and the median income for a family was $34,003. Males had a median income of $27,954 versus $21,358 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,718. About 17.7% of families and 21.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.3% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

• List of cities and towns along the Ohio River

• History of Aliquippa
• Brief History
• City of Aliquippa website
• Aliquippa School District

• Aliquippa, Pennsylvania is at coordinates 40°36′54″N 80°15′47″W / 40.615066, -80.263059Coordinates: 40°36′54″N 80°15′47″W / 40.615066, -80.263059

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Beaver County, Pennsylvania
County seat: Beaver
Cities	Aliquippa | Beaver Falls
Boroughs	Ambridge | Baden | Beaver | Big Beaver | Bridgewater | Conway | Darlington | East Rochester | Eastvale | Economy | Ellwood City | Fallston | Frankfort Springs | Freedom | Georgetown | Glasgow | Homewood | Hookstown | Industry | Koppel | Midland | Monaca | New Brighton | New Galilee | Ohioville | Patterson Heights | Rochester | Shippingport | South Heights | West Mayfield
Townships	Brighton | Center | Chippewa | Darlington | Daugherty | Franklin | Greene | Hanover | Harmony | Hopewell | Independence | Marion | New Sewickley | North Sewickley | Patterson | Potter | Pulaski | Raccoon | Rochester | South Beaver | Vanport | White