Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°21′57″N 80°1′11″W / 40.36583°N 80.01972°W / 40.36583; -80.01972
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Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania
EDT)
ZIP Code
15234
Area code412
FIPS code42-11680
School DistrictKeystone Oaks
Websiteborough.castle-shannon.pa.us

Castle Shannon is a

Pittsburgh metropolitan area
.

History

The first families settled Castle Shannon in 1786 in pursuit of farmland and timber and is widely assumed to be the Haas family. The most prominent farm was owned by David Strawbridge. Following common practices of Irish settlers—primarily from Ulster—in the region to name places and farms after former or ancestral homes in Ireland, he named it Castle Shanahan.[5][6] Castleshanaghan is a townland in County Donegal, Ireland.[7][8] Over time, the farm would lend its name to the area, as "Shanahan" would evolve into "Shannon". In 1872, the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad line was completed, providing a direct link from Pittsburgh to the then-village of Castle Shannon. Development was stimulated by two years of free transportation and lumber transport given to anybody building a home.[9]

In 1877, a second railroad was built from Finleyville through Castle Shannon to the West End neighborhood of Pittsburgh. In 1909, the right of way through the valley containing Castle Shannon was purchased by the Pittsburgh Railroad. This helped lead to Castle Shannon becoming a center for coal mining, with eight mines in operation in 1904. The Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railroad, still active today, came shortly afterward.

The First National Bank in Castle Shannon was the site of a much publicized bank robbery in 1917. $18,500 was taken in the robbery, of which $10,500 was immediately recovered from one man shot during the escape. The full sum was never recovered. A group of men gathered to chase down the robber to no avail. From that group, Elmer J Zeiler, a WWI Medal of Valor winner from the US and France, and a double Purple Heart recipient, was named the first Chief of Police in Castle Shannon when the police department was formed.

Castle Shannon was incorporated as a borough in 1919, formed from parts of

Baldwin Township, Mt. Lebanon, and Bethel Township
.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all land. Its average elevation is 1,040 feet (320 m) above sea level.[10]

Surrounding communities

Castle Shannon has five borders, including

Baldwin Township to the north, the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Overbrook to the northeast, Whitehall to the east and southeast, Bethel Park to the south and southwest, and Mt. Lebanon
to the west and northwest.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880306—
19202,353—
19303,81061.9%
19403,9704.2%
19505,45937.5%
196011,836116.8%
197012,0361.7%
198010,164−15.6%
19909,135−10.1%
20008,556−6.3%
20108,316−2.8%
20208,249−0.8%
Sources:[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][3]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.98% of the population.

There were 3,859 households, out of which 23.2% had children under age 18 living with them, 45.3% were

poverty line
, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

Presidential Elections Results[18][19]
Year Republican Democratic
Third Parties
2020 41% 2,014 58% 2,844 1% 56
2016
 		42% 1,823 53% 2,292 4% 188
2012
 		44% 1,738 55% 2,180 1% 37

Schools

Castle Shannon's school system, Keystone Oaks School District, is a "jointure" [clarification needed] with the boroughs of Dormont and Green Tree, comprising Keystone Oaks Middle and High Schools, Myrtle Elementary School (Castle Shannon), Dormont Elementary School (Dormont), and Aiken Elementary School (Greentree). Located within Castle Shannon is Saint Anne School, a Catholic private elementary school.

Notable people

  • Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
    ; spent his childhood years in Castle Shannon and attended St. Anne Elementary School
  • Lee Hartman, animator[20]
  • Dennis Miller, comedian, grew up in Castle Shannon and attended St. Anne Elementary School and Keystone Oaks High School

References

  1. ^ Donald J. Baumgarten profile Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, borough.castle-shannon.pa.us; accessed May 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data".
  5. ^ Gilmore, Peter. "From Rostrevor to Raphoe: An Overview of Ulster Place-Names in Pennsylvania, 1700-1820".
  6. ^ "The History of Castle Shannon – Castle Shannon".
  7. ^ "Castle Shanaghan".
  8. ^ "Cashelshanaghan Townland, Co. Donegal".
  9. ^ Allegheny County Municipalities, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; retrieved May 15, 2016.
  10. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  11. ^ "Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties" (PDF). 1880 United States Census. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Population-Pennsylvania" (PDF). U.S. Census 1910. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Number and Distribution of Inhabitants:Pennsylvania-Tennessee" (PDF). Fifteenth Census. U.S. Census Bureau.
  14. ^ "Number of Inhabitants: Pennsylvania" (PDF). 18th Census of the United States. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  15. ^ "Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  16. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  17. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  18. ^ EL. "2012 Allegheny County election". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  19. ^ EL. "2016 Pennsylvania general election..." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  20. ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (December 30, 2012). "Obituary: Leland 'Lee' Hartman: Pittsburgh animator who once worked at Disney Feb. 27 1930 - Dec. 24, 2012". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 15, 2016.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Castle Shannon.
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