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Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

January 13, 2023

Westmoreland County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 364,663.[1] The county seat is Greensburg.[2] Formed from, successively, Lancaster, Northumberland, and later Bedford counties, Westmoreland County was founded on February 26, 1773, and was the first county in the colony of Pennsylvania whose entire territorial boundary was located west of the Allegheny Mountains. Westmoreland County originally included the present-day counties of Fayette, Washington, Greene, and parts of Beaver, Allegheny, Indiana, and Armstrong counties. It is named after Westmorland, a historic county of England.

Westmoreland County
U.S. county
Westmoreland County Courthouse
Flag
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°19′N 79°28′W / 40.31°N 79.47°W / 40.31; -79.47
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
FoundedFebruary 26, 1773
Named forWestmorland
SeatGreensburg
Largest cityHempfield Township
Area
 • Total1,036 sq mi (2,680 km2)
 • Land1,028 sq mi (2,660 km2)
 • Water8.5 sq mi (22 km2)  0.8%%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total354,663
 • Density345/sq mi (133/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts13th, 14th
Websitewww.co.westmoreland.pa.us

Westmoreland County is included in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Formed from Lancaster, Northumberland, and later Bedford counties, Westmoreland County was founded on February 26, 1773, and was the first county in the Pennsylvania colony whose entire territorial boundary was located west of the Allegheny Mountains. Westmoreland County originally included the present-day counties of Fayette, Washington, Greene, and parts of Beaver, Allegheny, Indiana, and Armstrong counties. It is named after Westmorland, a historic county of England.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,036 square miles (2,680 km2), of which 1,028 square miles (2,660 km2) is land and 8.5 square miles (22 km2) (0.8%) is water.[3] Westmoreland has a humid continental climate (Dfa/Dfb). Average monthly temperatures in Greensburg range from 28.7 °F in January to 71.8 °F in July, while in Murrysville they range from 29.4 °F in January to 73.1 °F in July, in Latrobe they range from 28.9 °F in January to 72.0 °F in July, and in Ligonier they range from 28.1 °F in January to 71.1 °F in July.[4]

Adjacent counties

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
179016,019—
180022,72641.9%
181026,39216.1%
182030,54015.7%
183038,40025.7%
184042,69911.2%
185051,72621.1%
186053,7363.9%
187058,7199.3%
188078,03632.9%
1890112,81944.6%
1900160,17542.0%
1910231,30444.4%
1920273,56818.3%
1930294,9957.8%
1940303,4112.9%
1950313,1793.2%
1960352,62912.6%
1970376,9356.9%
1980392,2944.1%
1990370,321−5.6%
2000369,993−0.1%
2010365,169−1.3%
2020354,663−2.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7]
1990-2000[8] 2010-2019[9] 2010-2020[10]

At the 2010 census,[11] there were 365,169 people, 153,650 households and 101,928 families residing in the county. The population density was 355.4 per square mile (137.2/km2). There were 168,199 housing units at an average density of 163.7 per square mile (63.2/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.3% White, 2.3% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.2% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. 0.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 153,650 households, of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32, and the average family size was 2.86.

22.3% of the population were under 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.

2020 Census

Westmoreland County Racial Composition[12]
Race Num. Perc.
White (NH) 323,114 91.1%
Black or African American (NH) 8,985 2.53%
Native American (NH) 295 0.1%
Asian (NH) 3,301 1%
Pacific Islander (NH) 36 0.01%
Other/Mixed (NH) 13,702 3.86%
Hispanic or Latino 5,230 1.47%

Politics and government

As of November 7, 2022, there are 248,459 registered voters in Westmoreland County.[13]

The Democratic Party historically dominated county-level politics between the New Deal realignment and the turn of the century; however, Westmoreland has trended Republican at the national and statewide levels in the 21st century (in direct lockstep with most other Appalachian counties). In 2000, Republican George W. Bush became the first Republican to carry the county since 1972, and Republicans have carried the county in every election since, increasing the margin of victory in every successive election until 2020. Democratic Governor Ed Rendell lost Westmoreland in both 2002 and 2006. In 2008, Republican Tim Krieger picked up the 57th House district left open by the retirement of Democratic state representative Tom Tangretti. In 2010, both Pat Toomey and Tom Corbett won Westmoreland in their statewide bids. Also, the GOP gained control of two more State House districts, the 54th with Eli Evankovich and the 56th with George Dunbar. In 2011, the Republican Party swept all county row offices.[14] A Democratic resurgence in 2015 gave that party a majority of the county commissioners. However, in the 2019 elections, Democratic elected officials lost that majority and carried only one row office.

As of 2020, the only majority-Dem cities within the county are Arnold and Monessen.[15]

Presidential elections

United States presidential election results for Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania[16]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 130,299 63.46% 72,192 35.16% 2,839 1.38%
2016 116,522 63.50% 59,669 32.52% 7,301 3.98%
2012 103,932 61.29% 63,722 37.58% 1,918 1.13%
2008 102,294 57.62% 72,721 40.96% 2,532 1.43%
2004 100,087 56.01% 77,774 43.52% 835 0.47%
2000 80,858 51.60% 71,792 45.81% 4,059 2.59%
1996 62,058 43.30% 63,686 44.43% 17,585 12.27%
1992 47,315 30.63% 69,817 45.20% 37,319 24.16%
1988 61,472 44.13% 76,710 55.07% 1,108 0.80%
1984 71,377 46.82% 79,906 52.41% 1,181 0.77%
1980 63,140 45.06% 68,627 48.97% 8,372 5.97%
1976 59,172 43.47% 74,217 54.52% 2,745 2.02%
1972 75,085 54.60% 59,322 43.13% 3,120 2.27%
1968 52,206 35.08% 81,833 54.98% 14,800 9.94%
1964 41,493 27.77% 107,131 71.70% 792 0.53%
1960 68,825 44.45% 85,641 55.31% 374 0.24%
1956 66,580 47.77% 72,616 52.10% 192 0.14%
1952 58,923 42.24% 80,068 57.40% 503 0.36%
1948 41,709 39.05% 61,901 57.95% 3,204 3.00%
1944 43,202 41.16% 61,057 58.17% 705 0.67%
1940 42,643 39.56% 64,567 59.90% 577 0.54%
1936 36,079 32.23% 73,574 65.73% 2,282 2.04%
1932 30,426 37.73% 45,436 56.34% 4,789 5.94%
1928 51,760 61.88% 30,587 36.57% 1,296 1.55%
1924 34,522 55.22% 10,223 16.35% 17,769 28.42%
1920 27,077 59.71% 12,845 28.32% 5,427 11.97%
1916 15,283 46.68% 13,829 42.24% 3,625 11.07%
1912 4,299 14.66% 9,262 31.58% 15,764 53.76%
1908 15,429 52.00% 11,101 37.41% 3,141 10.59%
1904 17,239 63.16% 8,007 29.33% 2,050 7.51%
1900 16,014 57.00% 11,010 39.19% 1,072 3.82%
1896 14,928 56.23% 11,029 41.55% 589 2.22%
1892 10,804 48.84% 10,747 48.58% 569 2.57%
1888 9,926 49.37% 9,602 47.76% 577 2.87%
1884 8,339 47.52% 8,346 47.56% 864 4.92%
1880 7,113 44.47% 7,975 49.86% 908 5.68%

County commissioners

  • Sean Kertes, Chairman, Republican
  • Gina Cerilli, Democratic
  • Doug Chew, Republican

Other county officials

  • Clerk of Courts, Megan Loughner, Republican
  • Controller, Jeff Balzer, Republican
  • Coroner, Tim Carson, Republican
  • District Attorney, Nicole Ziccarelli, Republican
  • Prothonotary, Gina O'Barto, Republican
  • Recorder of Deeds, Frank Schiefer, Republican
  • Register of Wills, Sherry Magretti-Hamilton, Republican
  • Sheriff, James Albert, Sheriff, Republican
  • Treasurer, Jared M Squires, Republican

State House of Representatives[17]

State Senate[17]

United States House of Representatives

District Representative Party
13 John Joyce Republican
14 Guy Reschenthaler Republican

United States Senate

Education

Public school districts

 
Map of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Public School Districts

School districts:[18]

Public charter schools

  • Dr. Robert Ketterer Charter School grades 7th through 12th Latrobe (since 2008)

According to EdNA[19]

Private high school

Colleges and universities

Additional

Economy

Coal mining became a major industry in the county after the Civil War, followed by expansion of manufacturing of iron, steel and glass. The 600-acre coke works for the Isabella Furnace were built in Cokeville (then Coketown) in Spring of 1872.[20][21] At one point, company "coal patches" (towns built for miners) represented about one-third of the county's settlements.[22] A major strike by coal miners represented by the United Mine Workers of America took place in 1910–1911. Sixteen people were killed in the strike.[23]

In 2020 the top industries in the county were health care and social services (16.3% of jobs), manufacturing (13.8%) and retail trade (13.7%).[24] Mining comprised less than 1% of the jobs in the county. Westmoreland County is now believed to be the site of over 100 abandoned mines.[25][26]

Volkswagen's Westmoreland plant near New Stanton in Westmoreland County was the first foreign-owned factory mass-producing automobiles in the U.S. It operated from 1978 to 1988.

Recreation

 
Autumn on a small state road near the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Laurel Mountains.

There are four Pennsylvania state parks in Westmoreland County.

Communities

 
Map of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing cities and boroughs (red), Townships (white), and Census-designated places (blue).

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Westmoreland County:

Cities

Boroughs

Townships

Census-designated places

Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well.

Unincorporated communities

Former community

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Westmoreland County.[30]

† county seat

Rank City/Town/etc. Municipal type Population (2010 Census)
1 Murrysville Municipality 20,079
2 † Greensburg City 14,892
3 New Kensington City 13,116
4 Lower Burrell City 11,761
5 Jeannette City 9,654
6 Latrobe City 8,338
7 Monessen City 7,720
8 Vandergrift Borough 5,205
9 Arnold City 5,157
10 Mount Pleasant Borough 4,454
11 Scottdale Borough 4,384
12 Level Green CDP 4,020
13 Irwin Borough 3,973
14 Loyalhanna CDP 3,428
15 Manor Borough 3,239
16 Trafford (partially in Allegheny County) Borough 3,174
17 Youngwood Borough 3,050
18 Derry Borough 2,688
19 Delmont Borough 2,686
20 West Newton Borough 2,633
21 Lawson Heights CDP 2,194
22 New Stanton Borough 2,173
23 Southwest Greensburg Borough 2,155
24 South Greensburg Borough 2,117
25 Lynnwood-Pricedale CDP 2,031
26 North Belle Vernon Borough 1,971
27 Ligonier Borough 1,573
28 St. Vincent College CDP 1,357
29 West Leechburg Borough 1,294
30 Calumet CDP 1,241
31 Fellsburg CDP 1,180
32 Collinsburg CDP 1,125
33 Avonmore Borough 1,011
34 Norvelt CDP 948
35 Export Borough 917
36 North Irwin Borough 846
37 Oklahoma Borough 809
38 Herminie CDP 789
39 Hostetter CDP 740
40 New Florence Borough 689
41 Yukon CDP 677
42 East Vandergrift Borough 674
43 Sutersville Borough 605
44 Millwood CDP 566
45 New Alexandria Borough 560
46 Bradenville CDP 545
47 Grapeville CDP 538
48 Mammoth CDP 525
49 Hyde Park Borough 500
50 Seward Borough 495
51 Wyano CDP 484
52 Penn Borough 475
53 Bolivar Borough 465
54 Smithton Borough 399
55 Madison Borough 397
56 Slickville CDP 388
57 Arona Borough 370
58 Youngstown Borough 326
59 Hunker Borough 291
60 Crabtree CDP 277
61 Webster CDP 255
62 Adamsburg Borough 172
63 Laurel Mountain Borough 167
64 Harrison City CDP 134
65 Donegal Borough 120

Notable people

See also: List of people from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area

See also

References

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Westmoreland County Pennsylvania news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Westmoreland County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania United States As of the 2020 census the population was 364 663 1 The county seat is Greensburg 2 Formed from successively Lancaster Northumberland and later Bedford counties Westmoreland County was founded on February 26 1773 and was the first county in the colony of Pennsylvania whose entire territorial boundary was located west of the Allegheny Mountains Westmoreland County originally included the present day counties of Fayette Washington Greene and parts of Beaver Allegheny Indiana and Armstrong counties It is named after Westmorland a historic county of England Westmoreland CountyU S countyWestmoreland County CourthouseFlagLocation within the U S state of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania s location within the U S Coordinates 40 19 N 79 28 W 40 31 N 79 47 W 40 31 79 47Country United StatesState PennsylvaniaFoundedFebruary 26 1773Named forWestmorlandSeatGreensburgLargest cityHempfield TownshipArea Total1 036 sq mi 2 680 km2 Land1 028 sq mi 2 660 km2 Water8 5 sq mi 22 km2 0 8 Population 2020 Total354 663 Density345 sq mi 133 km2 Time zoneUTC 5 Eastern Summer DST UTC 4 EDT Congressional districts13th 14thWebsitewww wbr co wbr westmoreland wbr pa wbr usWestmoreland County is included in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Adjacent counties 2 2 Major highways 3 Demographics 3 1 2020 Census 4 Politics and government 4 1 Presidential elections 4 2 County commissioners 4 3 Other county officials 4 4 State House of Representatives 17 4 5 State Senate 17 4 6 United States House of Representatives 4 7 United States Senate 5 Education 5 1 Public school districts 5 2 Public charter schools 5 3 Private high school 5 4 Colleges and universities 5 5 Additional 6 Economy 7 Recreation 8 Communities 8 1 Cities 8 2 Boroughs 8 3 Townships 8 4 Census designated places 8 5 Unincorporated communities 8 6 Former community 8 7 Population ranking 9 Notable people 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksHistory EditFormed from Lancaster Northumberland and later Bedford counties Westmoreland County was founded on February 26 1773 and was the first county in the Pennsylvania colony whose entire territorial boundary was located west of the Allegheny Mountains Westmoreland County originally included the present day counties of Fayette Washington Greene and parts of Beaver Allegheny Indiana and Armstrong counties It is named after Westmorland a historic county of England Geography EditAccording to the U S Census Bureau the county has a total area of 1 036 square miles 2 680 km2 of which 1 028 square miles 2 660 km2 is land and 8 5 square miles 22 km2 0 8 is water 3 Westmoreland has a humid continental climate Dfa Dfb Average monthly temperatures in Greensburg range from 28 7 F in January to 71 8 F in July while in Murrysville they range from 29 4 F in January to 73 1 F in July in Latrobe they range from 28 9 F in January to 72 0 F in July and in Ligonier they range from 28 1 F in January to 71 1 F in July 4 Adjacent counties Edit Armstrong County north Indiana County northeast Cambria County east Somerset County southeast Fayette County south Washington County southwest Allegheny County west Butler County northwest Major highways Edit I 70 I 76 Penna Turnpike US 30 US 22 US 119 PA 31 PA 51 PA 56 PA 56 Truck PA 66 PA Turnpike 66 PA 66 Bus PA 66 Alt PA 130 PA 136 PA 201 PA 217 PA 259 PA 271 PA 286 PA 356 PA 366 PA 380 PA 711 PA 780 PA 819 PA 906 PA 981 PA 982 PA 993Demographics EditHistorical populationCensus Pop 179016 019 180022 72641 9 181026 39216 1 182030 54015 7 183038 40025 7 184042 69911 2 185051 72621 1 186053 7363 9 187058 7199 3 188078 03632 9 1890112 81944 6 1900160 17542 0 1910231 30444 4 1920273 56818 3 1930294 9957 8 1940303 4112 9 1950313 1793 2 1960352 62912 6 1970376 9356 9 1980392 2944 1 1990370 321 5 6 2000369 993 0 1 2010365 169 1 3 2020354 663 2 9 U S Decennial Census 5 1790 1960 6 1900 1990 7 1990 2000 8 2010 2019 9 2010 2020 10 At the 2010 census 11 there were 365 169 people 153 650 households and 101 928 families residing in the county The population density was 355 4 per square mile 137 2 km2 There were 168 199 housing units at an average density of 163 7 per square mile 63 2 km2 The racial makeup of the county was 95 3 White 2 3 Black or African American 0 1 Native American 0 7 Asian 0 03 Pacific Islander 0 2 from other races and 1 2 from two or more races 0 9 of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race There were 153 650 households of which 24 5 had children under the age of 18 living with them 52 2 were married couples living together 10 0 had a female householder with no husband present and 33 7 were non families 29 0 of all households were made up of individuals and 13 3 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 32 and the average family size was 2 86 22 3 of the population were under 18 5 1 from 18 to 24 22 4 from 25 to 44 31 3 from 45 to 64 and 18 9 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 45 1 years For every 100 females there were 94 8 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92 3 males 2020 Census Edit Westmoreland County Racial Composition 12 Race Num Perc White NH 323 114 91 1 Black or African American NH 8 985 2 53 Native American NH 295 0 1 Asian NH 3 301 1 Pacific Islander NH 36 0 01 Other Mixed NH 13 702 3 86 Hispanic or Latino 5 230 1 47 Politics and government EditAs of November 7 2022 there are 248 459 registered voters in Westmoreland County 13 Republican 122 519 49 31 Democratic 95 325 38 37 Independent 20 063 8 07 Minor parties 10 552 4 25 The Democratic Party historically dominated county level politics between the New Deal realignment and the turn of the century however Westmoreland has trended Republican at the national and statewide levels in the 21st century in direct lockstep with most other Appalachian counties In 2000 Republican George W Bush became the first Republican to carry the county since 1972 and Republicans have carried the county in every election since increasing the margin of victory in every successive election until 2020 Democratic Governor Ed Rendell lost Westmoreland in both 2002 and 2006 In 2008 Republican Tim Krieger picked up the 57th House district left open by the retirement of Democratic state representative Tom Tangretti In 2010 both Pat Toomey and Tom Corbett won Westmoreland in their statewide bids Also the GOP gained control of two more State House districts the 54th with Eli Evankovich and the 56th with George Dunbar In 2011 the Republican Party swept all county row offices 14 A Democratic resurgence in 2015 gave that party a majority of the county commissioners However in the 2019 elections Democratic elected officials lost that majority and carried only one row office As of 2020 the only majority Dem cities within the county are Arnold and Monessen 15 Presidential elections Edit United States presidential election results for Westmoreland County Pennsylvania 16 Year Republican Democratic Third partyNo No No 2020 130 299 63 46 72 192 35 16 2 839 1 38 2016 116 522 63 50 59 669 32 52 7 301 3 98 2012 103 932 61 29 63 722 37 58 1 918 1 13 2008 102 294 57 62 72 721 40 96 2 532 1 43 2004 100 087 56 01 77 774 43 52 835 0 47 2000 80 858 51 60 71 792 45 81 4 059 2 59 1996 62 058 43 30 63 686 44 43 17 585 12 27 1992 47 315 30 63 69 817 45 20 37 319 24 16 1988 61 472 44 13 76 710 55 07 1 108 0 80 1984 71 377 46 82 79 906 52 41 1 181 0 77 1980 63 140 45 06 68 627 48 97 8 372 5 97 1976 59 172 43 47 74 217 54 52 2 745 2 02 1972 75 085 54 60 59 322 43 13 3 120 2 27 1968 52 206 35 08 81 833 54 98 14 800 9 94 1964 41 493 27 77 107 131 71 70 792 0 53 1960 68 825 44 45 85 641 55 31 374 0 24 1956 66 580 47 77 72 616 52 10 192 0 14 1952 58 923 42 24 80 068 57 40 503 0 36 1948 41 709 39 05 61 901 57 95 3 204 3 00 1944 43 202 41 16 61 057 58 17 705 0 67 1940 42 643 39 56 64 567 59 90 577 0 54 1936 36 079 32 23 73 574 65 73 2 282 2 04 1932 30 426 37 73 45 436 56 34 4 789 5 94 1928 51 760 61 88 30 587 36 57 1 296 1 55 1924 34 522 55 22 10 223 16 35 17 769 28 42 1920 27 077 59 71 12 845 28 32 5 427 11 97 1916 15 283 46 68 13 829 42 24 3 625 11 07 1912 4 299 14 66 9 262 31 58 15 764 53 76 1908 15 429 52 00 11 101 37 41 3 141 10 59 1904 17 239 63 16 8 007 29 33 2 050 7 51 1900 16 014 57 00 11 010 39 19 1 072 3 82 1896 14 928 56 23 11 029 41 55 589 2 22 1892 10 804 48 84 10 747 48 58 569 2 57 1888 9 926 49 37 9 602 47 76 577 2 87 1884 8 339 47 52 8 346 47 56 864 4 92 1880 7 113 44 47 7 975 49 86 908 5 68 County commissioners Edit Sean Kertes Chairman Republican Gina Cerilli Democratic Doug Chew RepublicanOther county officials Edit Clerk of Courts Megan Loughner Republican Controller Jeff Balzer Republican Coroner Tim Carson Republican District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli Republican Prothonotary Gina O Barto Republican Recorder of Deeds Frank Schiefer Republican Register of Wills Sherry Magretti Hamilton Republican Sheriff James Albert Sheriff Republican Treasurer Jared M Squires RepublicanState House of Representatives 17 Edit District Representative Party33 Carrie Delrosso Republican52 Ryan Warner Republican54 Bob Brooks Republican55 Jason Silvis Republican56 George Dunbar Republican57 Eric Nelson Republican58 Eric Davanzo Republican59 Leslie Rossi RepublicanState Senate 17 Edit District Senator Party32 Patrick J Stefano Republican39 Kim Ward Republican41 Joe Pittman Republican45 Jim Brewster DemocraticUnited States House of Representatives Edit District Representative Party13 John Joyce Republican14 Guy Reschenthaler RepublicanUnited States Senate Edit Senator PartyJohn Fetterman DemocraticBob Casey DemocraticEducation EditPublic school districts Edit Map of Westmoreland County Pennsylvania Public School Districts School districts 18 Belle Vernon Area School District Also in Fayette County Blairsville Saltsburg School District Also in Indiana County Burrell School District Derry Area School District Franklin Regional School District Greater Latrobe School District Greensburg Salem School District Hempfield Area School District Jeannette City School District Kiski Area School District Also in Armstrong County Leechburg Area School District Also in Armstrong County Ligonier Valley School District Monessen City School District Mount Pleasant Area School District New Kensington Arnold School District Norwin School District Penn Trafford School District also in Allegheny County Southmoreland School District also in Fayette County Yough School DistrictPublic charter schools Edit Dr Robert Ketterer Charter School grades 7th through 12th Latrobe since 2008 According to EdNA 19 Private high school Edit Greensburg Central Catholic High SchoolColleges and universities Edit Penn State New Kensington Seton Hill University Saint Vincent College Westmoreland County Community College University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Carlow College at Greensbur Triangle TechAdditional Edit Northern Westmoreland Career and Technology CenterEconomy EditCoal mining became a major industry in the county after the Civil War followed by expansion of manufacturing of iron steel and glass The 600 acre coke works for the Isabella Furnace were built in Cokeville then Coketown in Spring of 1872 20 21 At one point company coal patches towns built for miners represented about one third of the county s settlements 22 A major strike by coal miners represented by the United Mine Workers of America took place in 1910 1911 Sixteen people were killed in the strike 23 In 2020 the top industries in the county were health care and social services 16 3 of jobs manufacturing 13 8 and retail trade 13 7 24 Mining comprised less than 1 of the jobs in the county Westmoreland County is now believed to be the site of over 100 abandoned mines 25 26 Volkswagen s Westmoreland plant near New Stanton in Westmoreland County was the first foreign owned factory mass producing automobiles in the U S It operated from 1978 to 1988 Recreation Edit Autumn on a small state road near the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Laurel Mountains There are four Pennsylvania state parks in Westmoreland County Keystone State Park Laurel Ridge State Park Laurel Summit State Park Linn Run State ParkCommunities Edit Map of Westmoreland County Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing cities and boroughs red Townships white and Census designated places blue Under Pennsylvania law there are four types of incorporated municipalities cities boroughs townships and in at most two cases towns The following cities boroughs and townships are located in Westmoreland County Cities Edit Arnold Greensburg county seat Jeannette Latrobe Lower Burrell Monessen New KensingtonBoroughs Edit Adamsburg Arona Avonmore Bolivar Delmont Derry Donegal East Vandergrift Export Hunker Hyde Park Irwin Laurel Mountain Ligonier Madison Manor Mount Pleasant Murrysville New Alexandria New Florence New Stanton North Belle Vernon North Irwin Oklahoma Penn Scottdale Seward Smithton South Greensburg Southwest Greensburg Sutersville Trafford partly in Allegheny County Vandergrift West Leechburg West Newton Youngstown Youngwood Townships Edit Allegheny Bell Cook Derry Donegal East Huntingdon Fairfield Hempfield Ligonier Loyalhanna Mount Pleasant North Huntingdon Penn Rostraver St Clair Salem Sewickley South Huntingdon Unity Upper Burrell Washington Census designated places Edit Census designated places are geographical areas designated by the U S Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law Other unincorporated communities such as villages may be listed here as well Bradenville Calumet Collinsburg Crabtree Fellsburg Grapeville Harrison City Herminie Hostetter Lawson Heights Level Green Loyalhanna Lynnwood Pricedale Mammoth Millwood Norvelt St Vincent College Slickville Webster Wyano Yukon Unincorporated communities Edit Acme Alverton Ardara Armbrust Baggaley Bessemer Blackstone Boquet Bovard Brenizer Carbon Claridge Forbes Road Greenwald Hannastown Hopewell Hutchinson Jacobs Creek Jones Mills Kecksburg Larimer Laughlintown Lloydsville Lowber Luxor Marguerite Morewood Moween New Derry Pandora Peanut Pleasant Unity Reagantown Rector Reduction Ruffs Dale Salina Scab Hill Seger Southwest Stahlstown Standard Shaft Tarrs Torrance Trauger Turkeytown United Wendel Westmoreland City Whitney Yohoghany Former community Edit Franklin Township now known as Murrysville Pennsylvania 27 28 29 Population ranking Edit The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Westmoreland County 30 county seat Rank City Town etc Municipal type Population 2010 Census 1 Murrysville Municipality 20 0792 Greensburg City 14 8923 New Kensington City 13 1164 Lower Burrell City 11 7615 Jeannette City 9 6546 Latrobe City 8 3387 Monessen City 7 7208 Vandergrift Borough 5 2059 Arnold City 5 15710 Mount Pleasant Borough 4 45411 Scottdale Borough 4 38412 Level Green CDP 4 02013 Irwin Borough 3 97314 Loyalhanna CDP 3 42815 Manor Borough 3 23916 Trafford partially in Allegheny County Borough 3 17417 Youngwood Borough 3 05018 Derry Borough 2 68819 Delmont Borough 2 68620 West Newton Borough 2 63321 Lawson Heights CDP 2 19422 New Stanton Borough 2 17323 Southwest Greensburg Borough 2 15524 South Greensburg Borough 2 11725 Lynnwood Pricedale CDP 2 03126 North Belle Vernon Borough 1 97127 Ligonier Borough 1 57328 St Vincent College CDP 1 35729 West Leechburg Borough 1 29430 Calumet CDP 1 24131 Fellsburg CDP 1 18032 Collinsburg CDP 1 12533 Avonmore Borough 1 01134 Norvelt CDP 94835 Export Borough 91736 North Irwin Borough 84637 Oklahoma Borough 80938 Herminie CDP 78939 Hostetter CDP 74040 New Florence Borough 68941 Yukon CDP 67742 East Vandergrift Borough 67443 Sutersville Borough 60544 Millwood CDP 56645 New Alexandria Borough 56046 Bradenville CDP 54547 Grapeville CDP 53848 Mammoth CDP 52549 Hyde Park Borough 50050 Seward Borough 49551 Wyano CDP 48452 Penn Borough 47553 Bolivar Borough 46554 Smithton Borough 39955 Madison Borough 39756 Slickville CDP 38857 Arona Borough 37058 Youngstown Borough 32659 Hunker Borough 29160 Crabtree CDP 27761 Webster CDP 25562 Adamsburg Borough 17263 Laurel Mountain Borough 16764 Harrison City CDP 13465 Donegal Borough 120Notable people EditSee also List of people from the Pittsburgh metropolitan area David Alter born in Westmoreland County noted inventor 31 Pete Babando former NHL Hockey player played for 1950 Stanley Cup champions Detroit Red Wings born in Braeburn neighborhood of the City of Lower Burrell George Blanda Hall of Fame football player born in Youngwood D J Coffman comic book artist and writer creator of Hero By Night Born in Mt Pleasant Resides in Scottdale Johnny Costa jazz pianist was born and raised in Arnold Jesse Root Grant father of Ulysses S Grant General and President born in Greensburg Shirley Jones Academy Award winning actress and singer grew up in Smithton Sheila Kelley American actor born and raised in Greensburg Pa Founder of Sheila Kelley S Factor exercise and lifestyle program Bill Mazeroski Hall of Fame baseball player Michael Moorer boxer Arnold Palmer golfer was born and raised in Latrobe Terrelle Pryor NFL quarterback attended Jeannette high school Fred Rogers television personality was born raised and lived in Latrobe buried in Unity Cemetery Unity Township just outside Latrobe Arthur St Clair American Revolution Major General Patriot 9th President of the Continental Congress buried in Greensburg Pa Willie Thrower football player was born and raised in New Kensington Jim White KMOX radio talk show host born and raised in Greensburg Pa Jacob Zimmerman born 1831 newspaper editor newspaper owner Illinois politician mine owner real estate entrepreneur and businessman See also EditNational Register of Historic Places listings in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania Westmoreland Choral SocietyReferences Edit Census Geography Profile Westmoreland County Pennsylvania United States Census Bureau Retrieved December 18 2022 Find a County National Association of Counties Retrieved June 7 2011 2010 Census Gazetteer Files United States Census Bureau August 22 2012 Retrieved March 11 2015 1 U S Decennial Census United States Census Bureau Retrieved March 11 2015 Historical Census Browser University of Virginia Library Retrieved March 11 2015 Forstall Richard L ed March 24 1995 Population of Counties by Decennial Census 1900 to 1990 United States Census Bureau Retrieved March 11 2015 Census 2000 PHC T 4 Ranking Tables for Counties 1990 and 2000 PDF United States Census Bureau April 2 2001 Archived PDF from the original on October 9 2022 Retrieved March 11 2015 State amp County QuickFacts United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on August 7 2011 Retrieved November 22 2013 Census 2020 U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved September 14 2017 P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE 2020 DEC Redistricting Data PL 94 171 Westmoreland County Pennsylvania Voter registration statistics by county Dos state pa us Retrieved November 7 2022 Voters shake up row offices toss Democrats TribLIVE Archive today September 9 2012 Archived from the original on September 9 2012 Retrieved October 9 2018 Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections uselectionatlas org Retrieved January 28 2021 Leip David Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Uselectionatlas org Retrieved October 9 2018 a b Center Legislativate Data Processing Find Your Legislator The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly Retrieved April 21 2017 2020 CENSUS SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP Westmoreland County PA PDF U S Census Bureau Archived PDF from the original on October 9 2022 Retrieved July 20 2022 Text list Pennsylvania Department of Education Education Names and Addresses 2012 Charles T G Looney 1974 The Isabella Furnace at Etna near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania built 1872 PDF Washington DC Society for Industrial Archeology Retrieved July 23 2022 Baer Christopher T May 2016 PRR Chronology 1872 PDF Pennsylvania Railroad Historical and Technical Society Archived PDF from the original on October 9 2022 Retrieved July 23 2022 Muller Edward and Carlisle Ronald Westmoreland County Pennsylvania An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites National Park Service U S Department of the Interior Retrieved February 8 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Norwood Stephen H 2002 Strikebreaking and Intimidation Mercenaries and Masculinity in Twentieth Century America The University of North Carolina Press ISBN 978 0807853733 Westmoreland County Profile January 2022 PDF Workstats dli pa gov Archived PDF from the original on October 9 2022 Retrieved February 8 2022 Napsh Joe February 8 2022 Pa mine cleanup funding hailed Tribune Review Mine Maps Index Westmoreland County Pennsylvania Mine Map Atlas Pennsylvania State University Retrieved February 8 2022 History Franklin Township Westmoreland County Pa History rays place com Retrieved October 9 2018 Westmoreland County Pennsylvania Atlas 1867 Usgwarchives net Retrieved October 9 2018 Franklin Township Westmoreland County Pennsylvania Pa roots com Retrieved October 9 2018 This site has been redesigned and relocated U S Census Bureau Census gov Retrieved October 9 2018 Who Was Who in America Historical Volume 1607 1896 Marquis Who s Who 1967 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Westmoreland County Pennsylvania Official website Coordinates 40 19 N 79 28 W 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