Arnold, Pennsylvania
| Arnold, Pennsylvania | |
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Abandoned factory along the Allegheny River
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| Motto: Proud City of Proud People | |
 Arnold, Pennsylvania
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| Coordinates: 40°34′39″N 79°45′52″W / 40.57750°N 79.76444°WCoordinates: 40°34′39″N 79°45′52″W / 40.57750°N 79.76444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Settled | 1781 |
| Incorporated (borough) | 1896 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1939 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Karen Peconi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,157 |
| • Density | 6,446.25/sq mi (2,578.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Website | Official website |
Arnold is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 5,157 at the 2010 Census.
Present-day Westmoreland County was part of the hunting reserves of the Iroquois Indians. Americans began to penetrate the area in the 1750s, and circa 1781 Robert McCrea purchased the land on which Arnold is situated. William Jack acquired the property and later passed it on to Wilson Jack. The area around Arnold was first settled in 1852 by Major Andrew Arnold, who grew up in Kittanning. Arnold was part of New Kensington until it was separately incorporated as a borough in January 1896, and as a third-class city in 1939.
Arnold is located on the eastern shore of the Allegheny River, northeast of Pittsburgh. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), of which 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (6.41%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,667 people, 2,589 households, and 1,439 families residing in the city. The population density was 7,706.6 people per square mile (2,956.8/km²). There were 2,976 housing units at an average density of 4,047.1 per square mile (1,552.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.84% White, 12.76% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 1.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.
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