Duquesne ( ) is a city along
the Monongahela River in Allegheny
County
, Pennsylvania
, United
States
and is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan
Area. The population was 7,332 at the
2000 census.
History
The borough of Duquesne was settled in 1789. Duquesne was
incorporated in 1891. Population in 1900, 9,036; in 1910, 15,727;
in 1914 (US estimate), 18,576; in 1920, 19,011; in 1930, 21,000;
and in 1940, 20,693.
Duquesne Works, a productive
steel mill
that was part of
Carnegie Steel
Corporation and later part of
U.S.
Steel, was the heart and soul of Duquesne
during its brightest moments in the early 20th century; the city's
population peaked in 1930, and deindustrialized beginning in the
1960s. Today a stark postindustrial landscape, Duquesne's residents
(7,000) are less numerous than were the city's mill workers in
1948. Petty crimes perpetrated by small-time hoodlums are quite
common.
According to the McKeesport Daily News, Duquesne has
the worst performing schools in the state of Pennsylvania. Duquesne was designated a
financially distressed
municipality in 1991 by the state.
Duquesne High School closed in 2007. Beginning with the 2007-08
school year, Duquesne students have reported to
West Mifflin Area High
School, or
East
Allegheny High School. Since July 2007, the
Allegheny Intermediate Unit
(AIU) has managed all academic and business operations of the
Duquesne's K-8 school district.
Geography
Duquesne is located at (40.369969, -79.850957) .
Duquesne is nestled
along the Monongahela River
approximately 12 miles (19 km) south of Pittsburgh
.
According to the
United
States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of
2.0 square miles (5.3 km²), of which, 1.8 square
miles (4.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles
(0.6 km²) of it (10.84%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 7,332
people, 3,179 households, and 1,853 families residing in the city.
The
population density was
4,035.0 people per square mile (1,555.4/km²). There were 3,768
housing units at an average density of 2,073.7/sq mi
(799.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 48.92%
White, 47.75%
African American, 0.15%
Native American, 0.14%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.74% from
other races, and 2.29%
from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.72% of the
population.
There were 3,179 households out of which 28.1% had children under
the age of 18 living with them, 25.8% were
married couples living together, 27.2% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families.
37.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.6% had
someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average
household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age
of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to
64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was
36 years. For every 100 females there were 80.3 males. For every
100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $19,766, and the
median income for a family was $25,898. Males had a median income
of $25,046 versus $22,272 for females. The
per capita income for the city was
$12,067. About 31.3% of families and 34.7% of the population were
below the
poverty line, including 52.9%
of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over.
Notable Residents
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