Monroeville, Pennsylvania Monroeville, Pennsylvania Monroeville Historical Society, a former church Monroeville Historical Society, a former church Flag of Monroeville, Pennsylvania Flag Official seal of Monroeville, Pennsylvania Location in Allegheny County and the state of Pennsylvania Location in Allegheny County and the state of Pennsylvania Monroeville is a City with home rule status in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Located about 15 miles (24 km) east of the town/city of Pittsburgh, Monroeville is a suburb with different residential and commercial developments.
As of the 2010 census, Monroeville was home to 28,386 citizens . Named for Joel Monroe, the area's first postmaster, Monroeville was settled in the mid to late 18th century.
The region was incorporated as Patton Township in 1849 before becoming the borough of Monroeville on January 25, 1951. Monroeville became a Home Rule Charter Municipality on May 21, 1974. A suburb of Pittsburgh, Monroeville is positioned at 40 25 52 N 79 45 55 W. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 19.8 square miles (51 km2), of which 0.05% is water.
As of the census of 2010 there were 28,386 citizens in Monroeville.
Monroeville is one of the most racially diverse places in the Pittsburgh area.
Route 22 ran through Monroeville as a substantial company route.
Route 22 Business, and PA Route 48 intersect, forming the 3rd busiest intersection in the commonwealth. Exit 57 (old Exit 6) of the Pennsylvania Turnpike is in Monroeville, with its interchange to Interstate 376.
Two bus lines of the Port Authority of Allegheny County offer service to downtown Pittsburgh, and the Port Authority also has a several park-and-ride lots positioned in Monroeville for bus commuters to Pittsburgh.
K-12 students in Monroeville are served by the Gateway School District, a enhance school precinct with a student populace of 3,800.
Higher education is accessible via the Community College of Allegheny County's Boyce Campus and Indiana University of Pennsylvania's satellite facility in Penn Center East. The Monroeville Convention Center and The Western School of Health and Business - Monroeville are positioned in Monroeville.
The Expo - Mart is now called the Monroeville Convention Center. Monroeville is home to the Monroeville Mall as well as a several office parks, and since the 1960s has featured high rise hotels. At its height in 1979, U.S.
Steel's research laboratory in Monroeville working nearly 1,800 citizens .
Robert 'Bob' Kelso claims that his family, then titled Kelsonovich, settled in Monroeville.
Romero horror classic Dawn of the Dead was filmed at Monroeville Mall.
The lyrics to My Chemical Romance's song "Early Sunsets over Monroeville" are based on the 1978 film Dawn of the Dead. The 2008 movie Zack and Miri Make a Porno, directed by Kevin Smith, is set in Monroeville.
Filming was done at the Monroeville Mall and Monroeville Municipal Building. The film features a fictional recreational hockey team titled the Monroeville Zombies, a reference to the Romero film. Monroeville is briefly seen in the Greg Mottola film Adventureland.
Monroeville is the town/city upon which one of two maps is based in the game Urban Dead.
Stephen King's 1983 novel Christine takes place in the fictional suburb of Libertyville, Pennsylvania, which is adjoining to Monroeville.
The Monroeville Mall is mentioned repeatedly.
Fallout 3s second add-on, which is the Pitt, references Monroeville when Everett mentions the Mauler, a unique auto-axe in the game, saying that he mauled trogs and ghouls from the Pitt to Monroeville, Pennsylvania. Andy Dick, comedian, resided in Monroeville in his teenage years. Cameron Heyward, defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers; interval up in Monroeville for eight years of his childhood "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Enumeration Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Monroeville municipality, Pennsylvania".
Municipality of Monroeville.
"Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF).
"Monroeville Elected Officials".
Municipality of Monroeville.
"IUP at Monroeville Off-Campus Programs - Indiana University of Pennsylvania".
"Monroeville Convention Center".
Getting Around: A History of Travel in Monroeville, by Louis Chandler Municipality of Monroeville official website Monroeville Municipal Authority Monroeville Historical Society Monroeville Municipalities and communities of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Boroughs in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania - Populated places established in 1765 - Home Rule Municipalities in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania - 1765 establishments in Pennsylvania
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