Gibsonia, Pennsylvania

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Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Gibsonia highlighted.svg
Location in Allegheny County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°37′48″N79°58′10″W / 40.63000°N 79.96944°W / 40.63000; -79.96944
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
County Allegheny
Township Richland
Area
[1]
  Total3.85 sq mi (9.96 km2)
  Land3.85 sq mi (9.96 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total2,785
  Density724.13/sq mi (279.58/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
15044
Area codes 724, 878
School District Pine-Richland School District, Deer Lakes School District, Hampton Township School District, Mars Area School District, North Allegheny School District

Gibsonia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Richland Township, [3] Allegheny County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, north of the city of Pittsburgh.

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It had a population of 2,785 at the 2020 Census. [4] Its ZIP code is 15044.

Geography

Gibsonia is located in the central and southwest parts of Richland Township, and it is 16 miles (26 km) north of downtown Pittsburgh. The CDP's elevation is 1,037 feet (316 m) above sea level. Gibsonia appears on the Valencia U.S. Geological Survey Map. The area is in the Eastern time zone (GMT -5).

History

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 2,733
2020 2,7851.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Gibsonia was named in honor of the Gibson family who settled the area; their original house was demolished in December 2019. The early history of Gibsonia is, naturally enough, interwoven with the history of the Gibson family. About the time of the Civil War, Charles Gibson, Jr., built the first steam flour mill west of the Alleghenies on Grubbs Road. His granddaughter, Nancy Gibson James, recalls hearing her uncle tell of the farmers riding to the mill with sacks of grain across the saddles. The Gibson family homestead was built by her grandfather, Charles Gibson, Jr., in 1839. Just below the former site of the home, near the railroad crossing, still remains the foundation of Charles Gibson's general store. This building, destroyed by fire in 1908, besides housing the store was also the first post office in Gibsonia. For about ten years before it burned it was in use as a mission of the Christian & Missionary Alliance Church. [6]

The village was linked to Pittsburgh and Butler by the Pittsburgh and Butler Street Railway in 1907. The line closed in 1931, services being replaced by buses along Route 8.

It is the home of the Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum. [7]

Education

The area around Gibsonia is mainly located in the Pine-Richland School District, [8] as well as the Hampton Township School District, [9] North Allegheny School District, Deer Lakes School District, [10] and a small portion of the Mars Area School District. According to Greatschools.com, Pine-Richland School District ranks 10/10, [11] Hampton Township School District ranks 10/10, [12] Deer Lakes School District ranks 7/10, [13] and Mars Area School District ranks 9/10 based on academic performance on state tests.

The Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh is located south of Gibsonia in Hampton Township. It is a private, Catholic school serving Pre-K through Grade 12. [14]

Gibsonia is also the site of Chatham University's Eden Hall campus, which is used for various environmental studies, and as a community college for Gibsonia. [15]

Notable people

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  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. "2010 Census - Census Block Map: Gibsonia CDP, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. January 1, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
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  8. Pine-Richland School District, Nov,1-2010
  9. Hampton Township School District, Oct-29,-2010
  10. "Deer Lakes School District". www.deerlakes.net. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  11. "Pine-Richland School District School District in Gibsonia, PA. | GreatSchools". www.greatschools.org. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  12. "Hampton Township School District School District in Hampton Township, PA. | GreatSchools". www.greatschools.org. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  13. "Deer Lakes School District School District in Cheswick, PA. | GreatSchools". www.greatschools.org. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  14. "Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh, a PreK – Grade 12, Private Catholic School in the North Hills of Pittsburgh". www.aquinasacademy-pittsburgh.org. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
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