Country United States County Allegheny Area 75.1 km² Local time Wednesday 12:02 AM | State Pennsylvania Founded as Plum Township 1788 Population 27,505 (2013) | |
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Plum is a borough in Allegheny County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. A suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it is located northeast of the city of Pittsburgh, in what is commonly referred to as the East Hills suburbs. The population was 27,126 at the 2010 census.
Contents
- Map of Plum PA USA
- History
- Geography
- Streams
- Surrounding communities
- Demographics
- Education
- Landmarks
- Notable people
- References
Map of Plum, PA, USA
Plum is often referred to as "Plum Boro" or more correctly "Plum Borough" by locals to distinguish it from its previous status as a township. It was founded as Plum Township in 1788 and was reorganized as a borough in 1956. The borough took its name from nearby Plum Creek.
History
Allegheny County was formed on September 24, 1788. Allegheny County was originally made up of seven townships, plus the then borough of Pittsburgh. Plum was one of those original seven townships. Originally extending as far south as Versailles (modern-day North Versailles Township), east to the county line, west to Penn Township, and north to the Allegheny River, Plum Township was founded on December 18, 1788. Plum has shrunk greatly over the years in area, but still remains among the larger municipalities in Allegheny County.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 29.0 square miles (75 km2), of which 28.6 square miles (74 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), or 1.34%, is water.
Streams
Surrounding communities
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 27,126 people, 10,528 households, and 7,431 families residing in the borough. The population density was 935.4 people per square mile. There were 10,528 housing units at an average density of 363.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the borough was 93.9% White, 3.6% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.
There were 10,528 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together and 29.4% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 20, 2.5% from 20 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.6 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $66,680, and the median income for a family was $74,941. Males had a median income of $54,119 versus $40,625 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $30,474. About 3.8% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The Plum Borough School District serves the borough grades K–12. The elementary schools (grades K–6) are Center, Holiday Park, Regency Park, and Pivik. A.E. OBlock Junior High School serves grades 7–8 and Plum Senior High School serves grades 9–12. There were once two other elementary schools, one called Renton Elementary School, and the other called Adlai E. Stevenson, both have since been torn down. Adlai is currently (as of the 2012-13 school year) being replaced with a new building which will be a replacement for Holiday Park Elementary, the original of which will then close. During construction, students who formerly went to Adlai were sent to the old Pivik Elementary location, which [Pivik] moved to a new location for the 2011-2012 school year. Once the new Holiday Park opens in Fall 2015, students who would have attended the old Holiday Park and former Adlai will attend it. Current enrollment figure totals for the 2014/15 school year for all k-12 are 3890. The current school board said they would build a new school for the Regency kids but voted no to the act 34 so they are in the old Holiday Park.
Plum Borough is also serviced by the Plum Borough Community Library. The library houses the history room of the Allegheny Foothills Historical Society (the Historical Society also provides tours of the reconstructed Carpenter Family Log House in Boyce Park).