Banksville (Pittsburgh)

Banksville
Banksville
Neighborhood of Pittsburgh
	Coordinates: 40°24′43″N80°02′20″W / 40.412°N 80.039°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Allegheny County
City	Pittsburgh
Area
• Total	0.969 sq mi (2.51 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	4,144
• Density	4,300/sq mi (1,700/km2)

Last updated September 23, 2023

Banksville is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (20th ward). The neighborhood of Banksville is located in the West End of the city and borders the South Hills region. Real estate agencies frequently refer to the Banksville area as Greentree City due to Banksville's shared border with the borough of Green Tree. It has two zip codes of both 15220 and 15216, and has representation in Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 2 (West Neighborhoods). Theresa Kail-Smith is the current Councilperson for district two. Banksville's primary corridor, Banksville Road, is frequently used as a gateway between the South Hills of Pittsburgh and downtown Pittsburgh via the Fort Pitt Tunnels. Banksville, formerly Union Township, joined the City of Pittsburgh around 1928.

History

Former coal mine entrance AzzeriaOven.jpg — Former coal mine entrance

The first known European inhabitant of Banksville was Isaac Sellers, who settled in the area in 1773. According to the "History of Allegheny County", "the earliest settlers were subjected to frequent alarms by marauding Indians." Shortly after his settlement, he was joined by James Kearns and William Chess, both from Ireland.^[5] The 400-acre (1.6 km²) land, known as "The Experiment" and located on the waters of Little Saw-Mill Run, was sold in 1784 to David and Agnes Carnahan of Ireland. Just before David's death, 250 acres (1.0 km²) of the land was split between David's 3 children—William, Alexander and Joseph.^[6] The land was named Banksville by Alexander Carnahan (1789–1879) in honor of the family of his second wife — Eliza Banks.^[7]

Alexander Carnahan laid out Banksville just after the Civil War. The town was a farming community as well as a prosperous mining town whose settlers were mostly Scotch-Irish.

The Little Saw Mill Run Railroad, owned by the Harmony Society, was operated between Banksville and the West End beginning in April 1853.

Banksville was formerly a part of Union Township before being annexed into the city of Pittsburgh in 1907.^[8]

Banksville Related Mining activities: Coal Ridge Mine; Venture Mine, operated by Gray and Bell; Enterprise Mine, operated by Hartley and Marshall; Pittsburgh, Carnegie and Western Railroad; Westside Belt Railroad Company.

Community organizations

Banksville Civic Association

City Steps

The Banksville neighborhood has 5 distinct flights of city steps - all of which are open and in a safe condition. In Banksville, the Steps of Pittsburgh quickly connect pedestrians to public transportation and many businesses along Banksville Road.^[9]

Recreation

Residents have convenient access to the Banksville park, operated by the Pittsburgh Citiparks. The park features a playground, swimming pool, tennis courts, basketball court, batting cages, and ballfield.

Surrounding communities

Banksville has five borders, including the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Ridgemont to the north and Beechview to the east, the boroughs of Dormont to the south and Green Tree to the west, and the municipality of Mt. Lebanon to the southwest.

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References

1 2 "PGHSNAP 2010 Raw Census Data by Neighborhood". Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
↑ "PGHSNAP - Neighborhoods: All Raw Data".
↑ "Census:Pittsburgh" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
↑ "Pittsburgh Census Tracts". pitt.libguides.com. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
↑ History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. 1899.
↑ Cushing, Thomas (2000). A Genealogical and Biographical History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
↑ "City of Pittsburgh - Banksville". Archived from the original on January 6, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
↑ "Map of Union Township". 1896. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
↑ Regan, Bob (2015). Pittsburgh Steps, The Story of the City's Public Stairways. Globe Pequot. ISBN 978-1-4930-1384-5.

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[pgh_snap-1] 1 2 "PGHSNAP 2010 Raw Census Data by Neighborhood". Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

[2] "PGHSNAP - Neighborhoods: All Raw Data".

[3] "Census:Pittsburgh" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2012.

[Pitt-4] "Pittsburgh Census Tracts". pitt.libguides.com. Retrieved January 2, 2018.

[History1-5] History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. 1899.

[History2-6] Cushing, Thomas (2000). A Genealogical and Biographical History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

[7] "City of Pittsburgh - Banksville". Archived from the original on January 6, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2010.

[8] "Map of Union Township". 1896. Retrieved October 2, 2010.

[9] Regan, Bob (2015). Pittsburgh Steps, The Story of the City's Public Stairways. Globe Pequot. ISBN 978-1-4930-1384-5.

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Year	Pop.	±%
1940	1,214	—
1950	1,328	+9.4%
1960	2,641	+98.9%
1970	4,927	+86.6%
1980	3,831	−22.2%
1990	4,769	+24.5%
2000	4,540	−4.8%
2010	4,144	−8.7%
^[2]^[3]^{[ better source needed ]} Source: University of Pittsburgh^[4]