Leechburg, Pennsylvania Leechburg, Pennsylvania Leechburg is positioned in Pennsylvania Leechburg - Leechburg Leechburg is a borough in southern Armstrong County in the U.S.
As of the 2010 census it had a populace of 2,156. Leechburg was established by David Leech, for whom it was later named, and was incorporated as a borough in 1850.
Located along the Kiskiminetas River, Leechburg was a primary port of the Pennsylvania Canal.
Leechburg was the first place where natural gas was used for industrialized purposes.
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Leechburg is one of only three municipalities in Armstrong County to have full-time, seven-day-a-week police coverage.
Leechburg is in Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District, represented in Congress by Rep.
At the state level, Leechburg is in the 41st Senatorial District, represented by State Senator Donald C.
Leechburg is positioned at 40 37 45 N 79 36 13 W (40.629304, -79.603727). Elevations range from 780 feet (240 m) to 1,080 feet (330 m) above sea level.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the borough has a total region of 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2), of which 0.42 square miles (1.1 km2) is territory and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km2), or 8.62%, is water. In the borough the populace was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
According to the US Enumeration Bureau, in 2012 the median homehold income in the borough was $35,682 and the median family income was $45,563.
Panoramic view facing west showing approximately 160 degrees of downtown Leechburg from on top of the highrise positioned at 2nd and Main Street Panoramic view facing east showing approximately 180 degrees of downtown Leechburg from on top of the highrise positioned at 2nd and Main Street The kids of Leechburg are educated by the Leechburg Area School District.
The school precinct consists of Leechburg, Gilpin Township and West Leechburg Borough.
Leechburg Elementary was one of two schools in the United States that taught Russian to all students. a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Leechburg borough, Pennsylvania".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
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