Place:North Braddock, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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NameNorth Braddock
TypeBorough
Coordinates40.405°N 79.856°W
Located inAllegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
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North Braddock is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. North Braddock was organized from a part of Braddock Township in 1897. The borough prides itself in being the "Birth Place of Steel" for having Andrew Carnegie's Edgar Thomson Steel Works since 1873. North Braddock is a suburb east of Pittsburgh with a 15-minute travel time to the city. The borough is in the Mon Valley along the Monongahela River and is bordered by the boroughs of Braddock, Braddock Hills, Chalfant, East Pittsburgh, Forest Hills, Swissvale, and Wilkins Township. North Braddock is made up of three jurisdictional voting wards which are often used to describe specific areas of town. U.S. Route 30 highway passes through North Braddock before reaching the George Westinghouse Bridge to East Pittsburgh. The Port Authority bus line passes through all three wards and provides accessible transportation to downtown Pittsburgh and the surrounding region.

As of the 2010 census the borough population was 4,857, a huge decline from its 1940 population of 15,679. The decline is due largely to the diminishing steel industry in the Mon Valley, specifically the Edgar Thomson Steel Works, which formerly employed many residents.

North Braddock offers reliable services to the borough residents with a 2012 budget set at $3,238,000.

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