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Some information you should know
when moving to Pittsburgh:
Pittsburgh Basics
Founded: 1758
Founded: 1758
Incorporated: 1816
Pittsburgh City Population: 350,363
Allegheny County Population: 1,336,449
Median Family Income (1997): $38,200 (within city limits)
Unemployment Rate: 4.2%
Median Home Sale Price (1999): $53,438
Average High Temperature (July): 82.5° F
Average Low Temperature (January): 20.8° F
Also Known As (AKA): The 'Burgh.
Sales Tax in Pittsburgh
Allegheny County sales tax (which includes the city of
Pittsburgh) is 7%. Clothing, groceries and specialty foods are
tax-free.
There are 92 Public Schools in
Pittsburgh, private Schools 72 parochial Schools 58 ,proprietary
Schools 38, Colleges & Universities 8 one of them is University
of Pittsburgh.
University of
Pittsburgh
- Founded in 1787 as a small, private school, the Pittsburgh
Academy was located in a log cabin near Pittsburgh’s three
rivers. In the 219 years since, the University has evolved into
an internationally recognized center of learning and research.
Churches
Protestant 348
Roman Catholic 86
Jewish 28
Orthodox 8
Pittsburgh was named in 1758,
incorporated as a borough in 1794 and chartered as a city in
1816