Municipality of Murrysville, Pennsylvania

Murrysville is a borough

Borough (Pennsylvania)

In the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a borough is a self-governing municipal entity that is usually smaller than a city. There are 958 boroughs in Pennsylvania. All municipalities in Pennsylvania are classified as either cities, boroughs, or townships...

in Westmoreland County

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 369,993 people, 149,813 households, and 104,569 families residing in the county. The population density was 361 people per square mile . There were 161,058 housing units at an average density of 157 per square mile...

, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

, United States

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. The population was 18,872 at the 2000 census. It became a home rule municipality

Home Rule Municipality (Pennsylvania)

A Home Rule Municipality in Pennsylvania is one incorporated under its own unique charter, created pursuant to the state's Home Rule and Optional Plans Law and approved by referendum. "Local governments without home rule can only act where specifically authorized by state law; home rule...

in August 1976.

Geography

Murrysville is located at 40°26′5"N 79°39′24"W (40.434828, -79.656724). It is roughly 20 miles east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on U.S. Route 22

U.S. Route 22 in Pennsylvania

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, just east of the county line that separates Westmoreland and Allegheny counties.

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, the borough had a total area of 36.9 square miles (95.6 km²), of which, 36.9 square miles (95.6 km²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.

Among the neighborhoods within Murrysville are Murrysville Heights, Heather Highlands, Franklin Estates, Dunningtown, Newlonsburg, Ringertown, Sardis, and White Valley. Murrysville surrounds, but does not include, the Borough of Export

Export, Pennsylvania

Export is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, surrounded entirely by the Municipality of Murrysville. The population was 895 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Export is located at ....

, which is a separate municipal entity.

Government

Murrysville is governed by a mayor

Mayor

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(currently Robert Brooks) who is elected every two years and has administrative powers, and a seven member council

City council

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, whose members are elected every four years and have legislative powers.

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 18,872 people, 7,083 households, and 5,630 families residing in the borough. The population density

Population density

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was 511.0 people per square mile (197.3/km²). There were 7,396 housing units at an average density of 200.3 per square mile (77.3/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.38% White, 0.61% African American, 0.05% Native American, 3.28% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.

There were 7,083 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were married couples

Marriage

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living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the borough the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $64,071, and the median income for a family was $72,740. Males had a median income of $58,553 versus $32,567 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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for the borough was $32,017. About 2.2% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Murrysville is within the Franklin Regional School District

Franklin Regional School District

Franklin Regional School District is a school district located in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, serving Murrysville and the neighboring towns of Delmont and Export.- School campus :...

. The district operates five schools: three elementary (Sloan, Heritage, Newlonsburg), Franklin Regional Middle School, and Franklin Regional High School, with Dr. Ian P. Griffith as the districts Superintendent. Private schools include Mother of Sorrows Catholic School.

Notable people

Julie Benz
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(born 1972), actress
Jeremiah Burrell
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(1815–1856), Western Pennsylvania
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lawyer and judge
Bobby Engram
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Assistant offensive coordinator
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Ken Macha
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, Milwaukee Brewers manager
Manu Narayan
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(born 1973), actor
Candace Otto
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Candace Otto is a pageant titleholder was Murrysville, Pennsylvania who held the Miss Pennsylvania 2003 title and competed in the Miss America pageant.-Pageants:...

, Miss Pennsylvania
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2003
Tom Flynn (American football)
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, defensive back for Green Bay Packers and New York Giants
Jessica Warman (Born 1981), author

Local features

The Haymaker Gas Well in Murrysville was the nation's first commercial natural gas well. For some time, it remained the largest commercial gas well in the world.

Since 1933, Murrysville has had a "tree sign" spelling out the word "Murrysville". The trees were landscaped to grow and form the letters by local Boy Scouts

Scouting in Pennsylvania

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. The sign is situated on a large hill as one enters the borough from the Murrysville/Monroeville border, near U.S. Route 22. In 1947, the sign was featured in "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" as the world's largest arboreal sign. (It is no longer the world's largest, or even the largest in the country; "Luecke", near San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio, Texas

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, is much larger.) The "Y" in the Murrysville sign points to the Haymaker Gas Well.

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