Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°22′30″N 80°3′0″W / 40.37500°N 80.05000°W / 40.37500; -80.05000
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For other uses, see Mount Lebanon (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Lebanon, Pennsylvania, a city in Lebanon County across the state.
Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania
EDT)
ZIP code
15228
FIPS code42-003-51696
Websitewww.MtLebanon.org
Mt. Lebanon Historic District
NRHP reference No.14000813[2]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 2014

Mt. Lebanon (locally

automobile access to Pittsburgh. In 1975, the renamed Mt. Lebanon adopted one of the first home rule charters in Pennsylvania.[4][5]

History

The first European settlers arrived in 1773–1774, having purchased the land from the descendants of William Penn; other pioneers soon bought land from the state government.

In 1912, Mount Lebanon Township was incorporated as a "First Class Township" under

Dormont
Borough initially tried to use the "Mount Lebanon" name in 1909, but were opposed by residents of the future Mount Lebanon Township.

In 1928, Mount Lebanon became the first First Class township in Pennsylvania to adopt the council–manager form of government and has had an appointed manager serving as the chief administrative officer since that time.

Mount Lebanon was a farming community until the arrival of

Castle Shannon stations are in neighboring municipalities. And as of the census[7]
of 2000, there were 33,017 people living in Mt. Lebanon.

In 1971, Muhammad Ali attempted to purchase a home in Virginia Manor, but racial discrimination prevented him from doing so.[8] However, some residents have claimed that the rejection was due to the anticipated publicity and crowds which would result from the sale of the property to Ali.

On May 21, 1974, the electorate approved a

U.S. Postal Service
continues to use "Mount."

Geography

Mt. Lebanon is located at 40°22′30″N 80°3′0″W / 40.37500°N 80.05000°W / 40.37500; -80.05000 (40.375, -80.05).[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 6.06 square miles (15.7 km2), all land.

Surrounding communities

Mt. Lebanon is a highly affluent suburb of Pittsburgh 7 miles (11 km) south of the city's downtown. There are two small borders with Pittsburgh neighborhoods to the northeast (Brookline) and north (Banksville). The remainder of the northeast border is with the borough of Dormont. The entire western border is with Scott Township. To the south are the two towns which, due to their comparable size and affluence, are most often compared with Mt. Lebanon: Upper St. Clair to the southwest and Bethel Park to the southeast. To the east is Castle Shannon, and finally, to the east-northeast is Baldwin Township (not to be confused with the Borough of Baldwin).

Commercial districts

Uptown Mt. Lebanon

U.S. Rt. 19 Truck continues into Pittsburgh and back out into the city's northern suburbs and beyond.) Uptown Mt. Lebanon is one of the more built up central business districts outside of Pittsburgh, featuring numerous coffee shops, small galleries, pizzerias, and clothing boutiques. The neighborhood is organized as The Uptown Mt. Lebanon Business and Professional Association.[12]

There are sizable business districts along the borders with Upper St. Clair and Castle Shannon, as well.

Communities within Mt. Lebanon

Neighborhoods within Mt. Lebanon include: Beverly Heights, Cedarhurst Manor, Hoodridge Hilands, Mission Hills, Sunset Hills, Virginia Manor, Twin Hills, and Woodridge.

Virginia Manor is an affluent subdivision, with streets designed to follow the natural contours of the land.[13] Future Governor James H. Duff helped found Virginia Manor in 1929.[14]

  • Historical Society
    Historical Society
  • St. Clair Hospital on Bower Hill Road
    St. Clair Hospital on Bower Hill Road
  • Mt Lebanon United Methodist Church
    Mt Lebanon United Methodist Church
  • Southminster Presbyterian Church
    Southminster Presbyterian Church

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19202,258—
193013,403493.6%
194019,57146.0%
195026,60435.9%
196035,36132.9%
197039,15710.7%
198034,414−12.1%
199033,362−3.1%
200033,017−1.0%
201033,1370.4%
202034,0752.8%
2022 (est.)33,218[15]−2.5%
Sources:[7][16][17][18][19]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 13,610 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.00. The median age was 42 years.

In the township the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 4.0% were 18 to 24, 26.9% were 25 to 44, 25.4% were 45 to 64, and 18.8% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $60,783, and the median income for a family was $79,744 (these figures had risen to $73,765 and $98,731 respectively as of a 2007 estimate

poverty line
, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

Mt. Lebanon Historic District
Area1,306.0 acres (528.5 ha)
Built1874–1945
NRHP reference No.14000813
Added to NRHP30 September 2014

A large portion of Mt. Lebanon is listed as the Mt. Lebanon Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. The district contains 3,341 contributing buildings and 21 contributing sites. Most of the buildings (89%) are residential, though two commercial areas are included.[21]

The district is a significant example of the transition from a rural agricultural area to a suburb made possible first by the trolley/streetcar, c. 1901, and later by the automobile in the 1920s and 1930s with the opening of the Liberty Tubes in 1924. The boundaries of the district include those areas that were developed between 1874 and c. 1945.[21]

Parks and recreation

Mt. Lebanon provides many recreational opportunities for its residents. Fifteen parks are scattered over 200 acres (0.81 km2) throughout the community. In addition to the parks, there is an Olympic size swimming pool, open in summer, and a regulation size ice rink and recreation building located adjacent to Mt. Lebanon Park on Cedar Blvd. Mt. Lebanon also boasts one of the oldest public golf courses in western Pennsylvania and has several tennis and basketball courts which are open year-round. Other recreational facilities include a Sand volleyball court, bocce courts, platform tennis, a plethora of picnic pavilions and over eight children's playgrounds.[22]

Mt. Lebanon School District's sports teams are a big part of the community. The mascot is currently the Blue Devil, which has occasionally stirred controversy.[23]

Government and politics

Presidential Elections Results[24][25]
Year Republican Democratic
Third Parties
2020
 		32% 7,146 67% 15,164 1% 315
2016
 		36% 6,856 63% 12,235 1% 219
2012
 		46% 8,940 53% 10,426 1% 197
2008
 		45% 9,041 54% 11,019 1% 216

Mt. Lebanon is a politically active township; it is represented on the federal and state levels of government by its own residents. Congressman Conor Lamb, who represents the area in the United States House of Representatives as a part of Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district - is a native and current resident of Mt. Lebanon. Mt. Lebanon is in District 37 of the Pennsylvania Senate and is represented by Devlin Robinson who is a resident of Bridgeville, a borough which is close to but not part of Mt. Lebanon. Mt. Lebanon is in the 42nd District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and is represented by resident Dan Miller.

The Mt. Lebanon government takes the form of a commission, made up of 5 commissioners - one from each of Mt. Lebanon's 5 wards.

Mt. Lebanon Commission[26]
Name Ward Representing Term Party
Mindy Ranney 1 2024 D
Steve Silverman 2 2026 D
Anne Swager Wilson 3 2024 D
Craig Grella 4 2026 D
Andrew Flynn 5 2024 D

Education

Mt. Lebanon High School and Fine Arts Theater
Main article: Mt. Lebanon School District

The district has seven elementary schools: Foster Elementary School, Hoover Elementary School, Howe Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, Markham Elementary School, and Washington Elementary School. The two middle schools are Jefferson Middle School and Andrew W. Mellon Middle School. There is one high school: Mt. Lebanon High School. The district has won multiple National Blue Ribbon School awards.[27] The high school was rated as one of the Top 500 high schools in the United States by Newsweek in 2000 and 1st in Western Pennsylvania by the Pittsburgh Business Times in 2005.[28]

Keystone Oaks High School is physically located in Mt. Lebanon but serving the adjacent communities of Greentree, Dormont and Castle Shannon. Seton-La Salle Catholic High School, and the St. Bernard school, both Diocese of Pittsburgh schools, are also in Mt. Lebanon.

The Mt. Lebanon Public Library, founded in 1932, is funded almost entirely by the municipality and county. Its home is a $4.2 million building, with shelves for 140,000 books, seats for 165 persons, and more than 50 public computers. When the building opened in 1997, it won an architectural design award and was featured in the architectural issue of Library Journal.[29]

Notable people

Further information: Category:People from Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania

See also

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