Imperial, Pennsylvania

Imperial, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Location in Allegheny County and state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°27′13″N 80°14′59″W / 40.45361°N 80.24972°W / 40.45361; -80.24972Coordinates: 40°27′13″N 80°14′59″W / 40.45361°N 80.24972°W / 40.45361; -80.24972
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Allegheny
Townships	Findlay, North Fayette
Population (2010)
• Total	2,541
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Imperial is a census-designated place (CDP) in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States and part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The community was formerly part of the Imperial-Enlow CDP before splitting into two separate CDP's. The population was 2,541 at the 2010 census.^[1]

The CDP is located in North Fayette and Findlay Townships.

History

Imperial was established as a mining town in about 1879 by the Imperial Coal Company. It sits along Montour Run on land that had been the farm of Robert Wilson. Known at first as Montour City, the town soon took the name of the coal company, with a post office under the name Imperial opening in 1880. The town and nearby mines were served by the Montour Railroad.^[2]

Geography

Imperial is located at 40°27′13″N 80°14′59″W / 40.45361°N 80.24972°W / 40.45361; -80.24972 (40.4536 N, 80.2498 W).^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

During the 2010 United States census, the population was 2,541, 94 of which had been born outside of the United States, and 173 of which were veterans. 85.9% of the total population had graduated high school or higher. The median age was 40.9 years. The median household income was $56,439. 6.3% of the population were below the poverty level.

References

↑ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Imperial CDP, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder 2. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
↑ History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. 2. Chicago: A. Warner & Co. 1889. pp. 11, 19.
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

Pittsburgh metropolitan area

Counties	Allegheny Armstrong Beaver Brooke Butler Fayette Hancock Indiana Jefferson Lawrence Washington Westmoreland	Map of the Pittsburgh Tri-State with green counties in the metropolitan area and yellow counties in the combined area.

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Municipalities and communities of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Pittsburgh

Cities	Clairton Duquesne McKeesport Pittsburgh

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Townships	Aleppo Baldwin Collier Crescent East Deer Elizabeth Fawn Findlay Forward Frazer Hampton Harmar Harrison Indiana Kennedy Kilbuck Leet Marshall McCandless Moon Mt. Lebanon Neville North Fayette North Versailles O'Hara Ohio Penn Hills Pine Reserve Richland Robinson Ross Scott Shaler South Fayette South Park South Versailles Springdale Stowe Upper St. Clair West Deer Wilkins

CDPs	Allison Park Bairdford Bakerstown Carnot-Moon Clinton Curtisville Enlow Gibsonia Glenshaw Harwick Imperial Noblestown Rennerdale Russellton Sturgeon

Unincorporated communities	Acmetonia Blackridge Blanchard Boyce Broughton Bruceton Buena Vista Creighton Curry Dorseyville Elfinwild Evergreen Harmarville Herriottsville Hickory Heights Horning Indianola Karns Keown Station Moon Run Mount Nebo Murdocksville Natrona Natrona Heights Rural Ridge Smithdale Warrendale Wexford Wildwood

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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