
McKeesport is a city in Allegheny County PA; it is situated
at the confluence of the Monongahela
and Youghiogheny rivers and is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 19,731 at the 2010 census. By population, it is Allegheny County's second-largest city, after Pittsburgh.
and Youghiogheny rivers and is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 19,731 at the 2010 census. By population, it is Allegheny County's second-largest city, after Pittsburgh.
Established in 1795 and named in honor of David McKee,
McKeesport remained a village until 1830 when coal mining began of the large
deposits of bituminous coal in the region.
Originally part of Versailles Township, McKeesport was
incorporated as a borough in 1842 and as a city in 1891. Its population grew
steadily until the mid-20th century, when it peaked in the 1940s.
The decrease in the population since the 1940s is attributable to the
general economic malaise that descended upon the region when the steelmaking
industry moved elsewhere. The major employer was the National Tube Works, a
manufacturer of iron pipes, which once employed 10,000 men. McKeesport was the
site of the first G. C. Murphy five-and-ten-cent store.

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