Trafford is a borough in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Located near Pittsburgh in western Pennsylvania, the borough lies primarily in Westmoreland County; only a small portion extends into Allegheny County. It was incorporated in 1904 from the northernmost corner of North Huntingdon Township, and was named by George Westinghouse for Trafford near Manchester, England. Westinghouse purchased the land in 1902, and the Trafford Foundry began operations on October 3, 1903. The population was 3,174 at the 2010 census. Of this, 3,113 were in Westmoreland County, and only 61 were in Allegheny County.
Geography
Trafford is located at (40.383860, -79.758919).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km2), all land.
Surrounding neighborhoods
Trafford has four borders, including Penn Township to the northeast, North Huntingdon from the east-northeast to the south, and the Allegheny County neighborhoods of
North Versailles Township to the west and Monroeville to the north.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,236 people, 1,526 households, and 900 families living in the borough. The population density was 2,258.6 people per square mile (873.7/km2). There were 1,631 housing units at an average density of 1,138.4 per square mile (440.4/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.27% White, 0.68% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.
There were 1,526 households, out of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 25.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $32,925, and the median income for a family was $40,236. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $23,409 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,487. About 7.4% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.
Trivia
Parts of the movie Kingpin were filmed in Trafford.
Trafford City Alumni sandlot football team was the first team to play the newly renamed Pittsburgh Steelers, in an exhibition game on August 28, 1940. (Prior to 1940, the Pittsburgh football team went by the name "Pirates".)
Government and politics
