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Pittsburgh

(Encyclopedia) PittsburghPittsburghpĭtsˈbərg [key], city (1990 pop. 369,879), seat of Allegheny co., SW Pa., at the confluence of the Allegheny and the Monongahela rivers, which there form the Ohio…

Brackenridge, Hugh Henry

(Encyclopedia) Brackenridge, Hugh Henry, 1748–1816, American author and jurist, b. Scotland, grad. Princeton, 1771. He studied theology and served in the American Revolution as chaplain, but later…

Mellon, Andrew William

(Encyclopedia) Mellon, Andrew William, 1855–1937, American financier, industrialist, and public official, b. Pittsburgh. He studied at the Western Univ. of Pennsylvania (now the Univ. of Pittsburgh…

Pittsburgh Steelers (13-3)

Pittsburgh Steelers (13-3)at JacksonvilleL, 3-21OPEN—at BuffaloW, 20-3CincinnatiW, 16-7at Kansas CityW, 20-17at Tampa BayW, 17-10TennesseeW, 34-7BaltimoreL, 10-13at ClevelandW, 15-12*…

Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7)

Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7)BaltimoreL, 0-16OPEN—at ClevelandL, 20-23TennesseeL, 20-23at JacksonvilleW, 24-13at NY JetsW, 20-3CincinnatiW, 15-0ClevelandW, 22-0at BaltimoreW, 9-6at TennesseeL, 7-…

Pittsburgh, University of

(Encyclopedia) Pittsburgh, University of, main campus at Pittsburgh; private with some state support; coeducational; chartered and opened as an academy 1787, called Western Univ. of Pennsylvania 1819…

Allen, Hervey

(Encyclopedia) Allen, Hervey, 1889–1949, American novelist and poet, b. Pittsburgh, grad. Univ. of Pittsburgh, 1915. After service in World War I, he taught English in Charleston, S.C., where, in…

Hodges, George

(Encyclopedia) Hodges, George, 1856–1919, American Episcopal clergyman, b. Rome, N.Y. While at Calvary Church, Pittsburgh (1881–94), he attracted attention by the quality of his preaching. He was an…

Pittsburgh, PA Census Data

People QuickFactsPittsburghPennsylvaniaPopulation, 2003 estimate 325,33712,365,455Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -2.8%0.7%Population, 2000 334,56312,281,…

Pittsburgh, PA Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population334,563100.0SEX AND AGEMale159,11947.6Female175,44452.4Under 5 years17,6075.35 to 9 years19,0045.710 to 14 years18,9075.715 to 19 years25,8817.720 to 24 years34,…