Knoxville (Pittsburgh)

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Knoxville
Neighborhood of Pittsburgh

Coordinates: 40°24′54″N 79°59′35″W / 40.415°N 79.993°W / 40.415; -79.993
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Allegheny County
City	Pittsburgh
Area ^[1]
• Total	0.302 sq mi (0.78 km²)
Population (2010)^[1]
• Total	3,747
• Density	12,000/sq mi (4,800/km²)
ZIP Code	15210

Knoxville is a neighborhood in southern Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of zip code 15210, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 3 (Central South Neighborhoods).

History

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Knoxville Borough was incorporated on September 7, 1877, from that part of Lower St. Clair Township adjoining Beltzhoover and Allentown. Jeremiah Knox resided there in the early part of the nineteenth century, and established a fruit farm on the site. Strawberries grown at the farm were particularly well known. The location of Knoxville, on the second ridge from the Monongahela River, was a desirable location because it was shielded from the smoke emanating from the factories and mills of the South Side. Knox began to subdivide his farm for residential development in 1872. Knoxville became accessible from the South Side in the 1870s with the opening of an incline, the Mount Oliver Incline, and then by an electric railway, the Pittsburgh, Knoxville & St. Clair Electric Railroad, in 1888. Because of its desirable location and easy access to the South Side, Knoxville attracted many middle managers of the South Side mills as residents. Knoxville Borough was annexed by the City of Pittsburgh in 1927.^[2]

Surrounding neighborhoods

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Knoxville has five borders, including the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Allentown to the north, Carrick to the south, and Bon Air and Beltzhoover to the west. The remaining border is with the borough of Mount Oliver to the east.

References

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^ ^a ^b "PGHSNAP 2010 Raw Census Data by Neighborhood". Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ Bloom, Albert W. (Jan 14, 1953). "Pittsburgh today made up of many villages". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 23. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

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Municipalities and communities of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Sections and
neighborhoods

Downtown	Central Business District Chinatown (historic) Cultural District Strip District Uptown
North Side / North Hills	Allegheny Center Allegheny West Brighton Heights California-Kirkbride Central Northside Mexican War Streets Chateau East Allegheny Fineview Manchester Marshall-Shadeland Brunot Island North Shore Northview Heights Perry North Perry South Spring Garden Spring Hill–City View Summer Hill Troy Hill Washington's Landing
South Side / South Hills	Allentown Arlington Arlington Heights Beechview Beltzhoover Bon Air Brookline Carrick Hays Knoxville Lincoln Place Mount Oliver Mount Washington Chatham Village New Homestead Overbrook St. Clair Southshore South Side Flats South Side Slopes
West End	Banksville Chartiers Crafton Heights Duquesne Heights East Carnegie Elliott Esplen Fairywood Oakwood Ridgemont Sheraden Westwood Windgap
East End	Bedford Dwellings Bloomfield Central Lawrenceville Central Oakland Crawford-Roberts East Hills East Liberty Friendship Garfield Glen Hazel Greenfield Four Mile Run Hazelwood Highland Park Homewood North Homewood South Homewood West Larimer Lincoln–Lemington–Belmar Lower Lawrenceville Middle Hill Morningside North Oakland North Point Breeze Point Breeze Polish Hill Regent Square Shadyside South Oakland Panther Hollow Squirrel Hill North Squirrel Hill South Summerset at Frick Park Stanton Heights Swisshelm Park Terrace Village Upper Hill Upper Lawrenceville West Oakland

Former
municipalities

Cities	Allegheny City
Boroughs	Allentown Beechview Beltzhoover Birmingham Brushton Carrick Duquesne (1849–1868) East Birmingham Elliott Esplen Hays Knoxville Lawrenceville Manchester Monongahela Montooth Mount Washington Northern Liberties Ormsby Overbrook St. Clair (1870–1872) St. Clair (1906–1923) Sheraden South Pittsburgh Spring Garden Temperanceville Union Borough West Liberty West Pittsburgh Westwood
Townships	Chartiers Collins Liberty Lower St. Clair McClure Oakland Peebles Pitt St. Clair Sterrett Union Township

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