Export, Pennsylvania

Export, Pennsylvania
Borough
Export's business district
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Location of Export in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Export, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°24′59″N79°37′25″W / 40.41639°N 79.62361°W / 40.41639; -79.62361
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Westmoreland
Incorporated	November 11, 1911
Government
• Type	Borough council
Area [1]
• Total	0.40 sq mi (1.04 km2)
• Land	0.40 sq mi (1.04 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,027 ft (313 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	894
• Density	2,218.36/sq mi (855.66/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	15632
Area code(s)	724, 878
FIPS code	42-24432
Website	exportpennsylvania.com

Export is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, surrounded entirely by the municipality of Murrysville. The population was 893 at the 2020 census. ^[3]

History

A post office called Export has been in operation since 1892. ^[4] The borough was so named because coal was once mined in and exported from the town. ^[5]

The remains of Westmoreland Coal Company's South (#2) mine are still visible behind the District Court building in Export. A 2018 project unearthed three entrances. A fourth entrance was discovered in January 2019 by Michael Mance and Lou Corsi. ^[6]

Geography

Export is located at 40°24′59″N79°37′25″W / 40.41639°N 79.62361°W / 40.41639; -79.62361 (40.416251, -79.623679). ^[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all land.

Education

Export is within the Franklin Regional School District. The district consists of two elementary schools (Intermediate and Primary), Franklin Regional Middle School, and Franklin Regional High School. Export is also home to Free Gospel Bible Institute, an international Ministerial and Missionary College for Holiness Pentecostals founded in 1958.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1920	2,596		—
1930	2,184		−15.9%
1940	1,990		−8.9%
1950	1,690		−15.1%
1960	1,518		−10.2%
1970	1,371		−9.7%
1980	1,143		−16.6%
1990	981		−14.2%
2000	895		−8.8%
2010	917		2.5%
2020	893		−2.6%
2021 (est.)	886	[3]	−0.8%
Sources: [8] [9] [10] [2]

As of the census ^[9] of 2000, there were 895 people, 455 households, and 232 families living in the borough. The population density was 2,346.5 inhabitants per square mile (906.0/km²). There were 513 housing units at an average density of 1,345.0 units per square mile (519.3 units/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.44% White, 0.11% African American, 0.67% Asian, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.

There were 455 households, out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.1% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.0% were non-families. 43.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the borough the age distribution of the population shows 18.8% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $28,350, and the median income for a family was $36,591. Males had a median income of $30,677 versus $22,031 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $20,170. About 3.1% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Scott McKillop, NFL linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers
• Bob Moose, former Pittsburgh Pirates player. ^[11]
• Jimmy Ripple, former New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Athletics player. ^[12]
• Laura Howard, founder of the world’s first goat milk ice cream company, Laloo’s. ^[13]

Photo gallery

The following are the remains of Westmoreland Coal Company's South (#2) mine in Export.

• 
  Entrances
• 
  Entrance uncovered in January 2019
• 
  Fan house
• 
  Plaque

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
3. Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2022.{{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
4. "Westmoreland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
5. Baker, Lawrence B. (Jul 14, 1969). "Rodney, Oscar, Cecil, Esther Surround Us". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 23. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
6. Varine, Patrick. "New discovery made at Export mine". Trib Total Media LLC. Tribune-Review. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
7. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
9. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
10. "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
11. Taken from Baseball-Reference.com
12. Taken from Baseball-Reference.com
13. https://www.ft.com/content/059ece34-3365-11dd-8a25-0000779fd2ac

External links

• Export Borough official site