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Frontier League
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The Frontier League, based in Sauget, Illinois, is a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States. It operates mostly in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either, the league was formed in 1993, and is the oldest currently running independent league. The 2016 season will feature 12 teams in two divisions playing 96 game schedules, teams in the Frontier League must recruit and sign their own players, who usually are undrafted college players or one-time prospects who have been released by their teams. Frontier League rules limit teams to three veterans, two players and seven one-year players. The other half of the 24-man roster is confined to rookies, players cannot be older than 27 as of January 1. Pay in the Frontier League is minimal, as of the 2013 season, each team has a salary cap of $75,000, and the player salaries range from a minimum of $600 up to $1600 a month. Due to the low pay, players typically live with host families, the first league champions were the Zanesville Greys. The Florence Freedom and the Rockford RiverHawks are currently tied for the most league championships with each winning three. On June 20,2000, Brian Tollberg debuted with the San Diego Padres, a week later Morgan Burkhart made his debut with the Boston Red Sox. Although the league does not have any teams located in the city as Major League teams. Chicago has 3 teams and St. Louis has 2 teams while Cleveland, Cincinnati, independent professional leagues Official website Frontier League History Frontier League Encyclopedia and History at Baseball Reference
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Washington, Pennsylvania
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Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 13,663 at the 2010 census, according to the United States Census Bureau, Washington has a total area of 3.3 square miles, all land. Delaware Indian chief Tangooqua, commonly known as Catfish, had a camp on a branch of Chartiers Creek, the French labeled the area Wissameking, meaning catfish place, as early as 1757. The area of Washington was settled by immigrants from Scotland. It was first settled by colonists around 1768, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed an act on March 28,1781, erecting the County of Washington and naming Catfish Camp as the place for holding the first election. This was the first county in the U. S. to be named in honor of General George Washington, David Hoge laid out a plan of lots immediately after the legislatures action. There have long been rumors among locals that the town was named “Washington” because George Washington spent the night in the region once and this is not true however, Washington had never been to the area. The original plot dedicated a tract of ground to the people for recreational purposes. A lot was given for a courthouse where the current building now stands, and Lots 43 and 102, according to the plan, were presented by Hoge to His Excellency, General Washington, and Mrs. Washington. Washington, Pennsylvania, was the center for the Whiskey Rebellion of 1791, the rebellion was centered on a tax being imposed on whiskey distillation in the region. The house of David Bradford, one of the leaders of the rebellion, is now a devoted to the Whiskey Rebellion. The town was incorporated as a borough on February 13,1810, in August 1875, construction began of the 3 ft Waynesburg and Washington Railroad, conceived by John Day in 1874 and chartered in 1875. Passenger services ended in 1929, conversion to standard gauge followed in 1944, freight services ended in 1976, although part of the line still survives for access to a coal mine. The discovery of oil and natural gas among the Washington oil field caused a period from the 1800s to the early 1900s. James B. Wilson chartered the Washington Electric Street Railways in 1889 with construction beginning in November 1890, the first line was built from the Waynesburg and Washington Narrow Gauge station to Wilson Orchard, just north of the present day site of the Washington Hospital. In 1903 the Washington and Canonsburg Railway Company linked the two towns with a trolley line, the company was bought by the Philadelphia Company in 1906, later becoming part of the Pittsburgh Railway Company, linking through to Pittsburgh as part of their interurban service in 1909. The line closed on August 29,1953, a short section of the line and a number of trolley cars are preserved at the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum north of the city. As of the census of 2010, there were 13,663 people residing in the city, the population density was 4,140.3 people per square mile
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Consol Energy Park
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Wild Things Park is a 3, 200-seat multi-purpose baseball stadium in North Franklin Township, a suburb of Washington, Pennsylvania. It hosted its first regular season game on May 29,2002, as the primary tenants of the facility. The ballpark also hosts the California University of Pennsylvania Vulcans baseball team and it is the home of the Pennsylvania Rebellion of the National Pro Fastpitch, a womens professional softball league. It also hosts Trinity High Schools baseball team and the WPIAL Baseball Championships and it was briefly the home of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds soccer club during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Wild Things Park is located near Interstate 70 and is notable for including a hot tub in the viewing stands, proGrass Synthetic Turf was installed in the fall of 2010. Consol Energy has let the rights deal expire as of January 2017. $2 million of the cost of the came in form of taxpayer assistance. A large amount of the financing needed to build the stadium came from a local businessman. The Wild Things made their debut on May 25,2002 at Falconi Field for a game against the Johnstown Johnnies. Trich originally hoped to bring an affiliated Class A minor league team to Washington, meanwhile, a local group purchased the Canton Crocodiles of the independent Frontier League and moved them to the stadium to begin play as the Washington Wild Things in 2002. The team lost its inaugural game 3-0 to the Canton Coyotes, the Wild Things rebounded from losing their first game to finish 56-28 and reached the Frontier League championship, which they lost to the Richmond Roosters three games to one. Playoffs included, the Wild Things drew 132,901 to Falconi Field in 2002, the year before the franchise had their games attended by just 29,703 fans in Canton, which is five times the population of Washington. On April 12,2007, the name was changed to CONSOL Energy Park after the Washington County-based coal mining company paid an undisclosed sum as part of a 10-year naming rights agreement. A plant garden just inside of the entrance in right field contains a sign thanking Falconi for his contribution in the stadiums construction. In 2012, WashCo Ballpark Holdings purchased the park from the non-profit Ballpark Scholarships Inc. in a deal that guaranteed that baseball will remain in the park for a decade, leo Trich played a role in selling the park. At that time, Dermontti Dawson joined the ownership team, the Washington BlueSox played at the stadium from 2006 to 2008 until the team was moved to Butler, Pennsylvania. They also played at Ross Memorial Park and Alexandre Stadium during their tenure in Washington, bob Dylan played at Falconi Field in 2006. He returned to the park in 2009, this time with John Mellencamp, on August 25,2012, the Povertyneck Hillbillies played a reunion concert at the park
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Pittsburgh
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Pittsburgh is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County. The city proper has a population of 304,391. The metropolitan population of 2,353,045 is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania, and the 26th-largest in the U. S. The city features 30 skyscrapers, two inclines, a fortification and the Point State Park at the confluence of the rivers. Aside from steel, Pittsburgh has led in manufacturing of aluminum, glass, shipbuilding, petroleum, foods, sports, transportation, computing, autos, and electronics. For part of the 20th century, Pittsburgh was behind only New York and Chicago in corporate headquarters employment, Americas 1980s deindustrialization laid off area blue-collar workers and thousands of downtown white-collar workers when the longtime Pittsburgh-based world headquarters moved out. The area has served also as the federal agency headquarters for cyber defense, software engineering, robotics, energy research. The area is home to 68 colleges and universities, including research and development leaders Carnegie Mellon University, the region is a hub for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, sustainable energy, and energy extraction. Pittsburgh was named in 1758 by General John Forbes, in honor of British statesman William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. The current pronunciation, which is unusual in English speaking countries, is almost certainly a result of a printing error in some copies of the City Charter of March 18,1816. The error was repeated commonly enough throughout the rest of the 19th century that the pronunciation was lost. After a public campaign the original spelling was restored by the United States Board on Geographic Names in 1911. The area of the Ohio headwaters was long inhabited by the Shawnee, the first known European to enter the region was the French explorer/trader Robert de La Salle from Quebec during his 1669 expedition down the Ohio River. European pioneers, primarily Dutch, followed in the early 18th century, Michael Bezallion was the first to describe the forks of the Ohio in a 1717 manuscript, and later that year European fur traders established area posts and settlements. In 1749, French soldiers from Quebec launched an expedition to the forks to unite Canada with French Louisiana via the rivers, during 1753–54, the British hastily built Fort Prince George before a larger French force drove them off. The French built Fort Duquesne based on LaSalles 1669 claims, the French and Indian War, the North American front of the Seven Years War, began with the future Pittsburgh as its center. British General Edward Braddock was dispatched with Major George Washington as his aide to take Fort Duquesne, the British and colonial force were defeated at Braddocks Field. General John Forbes finally took the forks in 1758, Forbes began construction on Fort Pitt, named after William Pitt the Elder while the settlement was named Pittsborough
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Major League Baseball
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Major League Baseball is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. A total of 30 teams now play in the National League and American League, the NL and AL operated as separate legal entities from 1876 and 1901 respectively. After cooperating but remaining legally separate entities since 1903, the merged into a single organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball in 2000. The organization also oversees Minor League Baseball, which comprises about 240 teams affiliated with the Major League clubs, with the World Baseball Softball Confederation, MLB manages the international World Baseball Classic tournament. Baseballs first professional team was founded in Cincinnati in 1869,30 years after Abner Doubleday supposedly invented the game of baseball, the first few decades of professional baseball were characterized by rivalries between leagues and by players who often jumped from one team or league to another. The period before 1920 in baseball was known as the dead-ball era, Baseball survived a conspiracy to fix the 1919 World Series, which came to be known as the Black Sox Scandal. The sport rose in popularity in the 1920s, and survived potential downturns during the Great Depression, shortly after the war, baseballs color barrier was broken by Jackie Robinson. The 1950s and 1960s were a time of expansion for the AL and NL, then new stadiums, Home runs dominated the game during the 1990s, and media reports began to discuss the use of anabolic steroids among Major League players in the mid-2000s. In 2006, an investigation produced the Mitchell Report, which implicated many players in the use of performance-enhancing substances, today, MLB is composed of thirty teams, twenty-nine in the United States and one in Canada. Baseball broadcasts are aired on television, radio, and the Internet throughout North America, MLB has the highest season attendance of any sports league in the world with more than 73 million spectators in 2015. MLB is governed by the Major League Baseball Constitution and this document has undergone several incarnations since 1875, with the most recent revisions being made in 2012. Under the direction of the Commissioner of Baseball, MLB hires and maintains the sports umpiring crews, and negotiates marketing, labor, MLB maintains a unique, controlling relationship over the sport, including most aspects of Minor League Baseball. This ruling has been weakened only slightly in subsequent years, the weakened ruling granted more stability to the owners of teams and has resulted in values increasing at double-digit rates. There were several challenges to MLBs primacy in the sport between the 1870s and the Federal League in 1916, the last attempt at a new league was the aborted Continental League in 1960. The chief executive of MLB is the commissioner, Rob Manfred, the chief operating officer is Tony Petitti. There are five other executives, president, chief officer, chief legal officer, chief financial officer. The multimedia branch of MLB, which is based in Manhattan, is MLB Advanced Media and this branch oversees MLB. com and each of the 30 teams websites. Its charter states that MLB Advanced Media holds editorial independence from the league, MLB Productions is a similarly structured wing of the league, focusing on video and traditional broadcast media
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Kent Tekulve
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Kenton Charles Teke Tekulve is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. During his 16 seasons in MLB, he pitched for three teams, but spent most of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, pitching with an unusual submarine delivery, he was known as a workhorse relief pitcher who holds several records for number of games pitched and innings pitched. Tekulve is a 1969 graduate of Marietta College in Ohio and he signed that year as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates and remained with that organization until 1985. He made his league debut in 1974. His best seasons came in 1978 and 1979, in both of which he saved 31 games and posted ERAs of 2.33 and 2.75 and he saved three games in the 1979 World Series including the winner, as his Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles. He was selected an All-Star in 1980, early in the 1985 season, Tekulve was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Al Holland and a minor leaguer. He continued to be an effective reliever into his 40s, only in his first season and his last season did he post an ERA above 4. While with the Phillies, he led the NL in games pitched for the fourth time, Tekulve signed with the Cincinnati Reds before the 1989 season and pitched in 37 games before retiring in July. Tekulve led the leagues in games pitched four times, appearing in 90 or more games three times. He and Mike Marshall are the pitchers in baseball history to appear in 90 or more games more than once. Tekulve is also the oldest pitcher ever to appear in 90 games, tekulves three saves in the 1979 World Series tied the single-Series mark set by Roy Face in the 1960 World Series, it was broken by John Wetteland in 1996. Tekulve owns the records for most appearances and innings pitched without making a single start. In 1986 he broke Roy Faces NL record of 846 career games pitched, in August of 1987, he pitched on nine consecutive days, a record for pitchers. Tekulve also holds the record for most career losses without having given up any earned runs, with 12, as well as the record for most intentional walks issued, Tekulve was a member of the Philadelphia Phillies television broadcast team from 1991 to 1997. After several years involvement with the Washington Wild Things of the independent Frontier League, Tekulve currently works for Root Sports Pittsburgh and appears as an analyst after each Pittsburgh Pirates game. However, in the early to mid part of the 2014 Pirates season, filling in for him in his absence, former Pirate player and former Oakland Athletics manager Ken Macha. Tekulve underwent successful heart surgery on September 5,2014. Tekulve threw the first pitch at the National League Wild Card game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants on October 1,2014, list of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders Games finished Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference
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Florence Freedom
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The Florence Freedom are a professional baseball team based within the Greater Cincinnati region in the city of Florence, Kentucky. The Freedom are a member of the West Division of the Frontier League, from the 2004 season to the present, the Freedom have played their home games at UC Health Stadium, which is located near the Interstates 71 and 75. The Freedom franchise has won three Frontier League championships, however, these titles came when the team existed as the Erie Sailors, Johnstown Steal, and Johnstown Johnnies. The franchise is currently tied with the Rockford RiverHawks for most total league championships, before 2003, the team played at Point Stadium in Johnstown, Pennsylvania as the Johnstown Johnnies. The team moved to Johnstown from Erie, Pennsylvania, where they were known as the Erie Sailors, the team won two Frontier League championships in their time in Johnstown, one in 1995 as the Steal and one in 2000 as the Johnnies. The team was sold after the 2002 season and moved to Florence, the Freedom played their 2003 home games at Foundation Field in Hamilton, Ohio, about 30 miles north of Cincinnati, while the ownership group was building a new stadium in Florence. The team was managed by former major leaguer Tom Browning, the Freedom finished in last place, setting a then-league record with 61 losses. The team averaged fewer than 500 fans per game in attendance, in 2004, the Freedom opened Champion Window Field in Florence. The park opened on June 18, with the Freedom losing to the Washington Wild Things 10-6 before a crowd of 4,453 fans, on July 7, after a poor start to the season, manager Tom Browning was fired. Pete Rose, Jr. took over for one game, Mike Easler was then hired and finished the season. The Freedom ended the season with a 31-65 record, finishing in last place for the second consecutive year. In July 2004, shortly after the opening of Champion Window Field, contractors began filing liens against the Freedom, eventually,33 liens totaling $4.7 million were filed. In August, Fifth Third Bank sued team part-owner Chuck Hildebrant for failing to repay multiple loans taken out to finance the stadium construction, Hildebrant was later the subject of a federal white collar crime investigation and sentenced to prison in October 2005. The team was sold in November 2004 to a new group led by Clint Brown. In 2005, former Chillicothe Paints manager Jamie Keefe was signed as the new manager. Keefe led the Freedom to their first winning record, the team finished tied for second place in the Frontier Leagues East Division, missing out on the playoffs by a tiebreaker. Three Freedom players hit more than 20 home runs in 2005—outfielder Mike Galloway, designated hitter Kyle Geswein, closer Ted Rowe tied for the league lead in saves with 17. In 2006, the Freedom had a record of 38-50
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Evansville Otters
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The Evansville Otters are a professional baseball team based in Evansville, Indiana. They compete in the West Division of the independent Frontier League, since their establishment in 1995, the Otters have played at historic Bosse Field, which originally opened in 1915. The Otters are the oldest current team in the Frontier League and have won two championships in 2006 and 2016, when the Otters began play in 1995, they returned baseball to Evansville for the first time in a decade. The city had been without a team since the Evansville Triplets relocated following the 1984 season, the Otters have been a success on the field and off since their first season of play in Evansville. On the field the Otters have reached the playoffs in 9 seasons, off the field, the Otters set numerous league attendance records in their early seasons. The Otters drew 90,000 fans in their first season, the Otters have averaged over 2,500 fans per game since they started playing at Bosse Field in Evansville, most recently setting a 2013 Frontier League best with 3,200 fans per game. The first Evansville Otters game was played on June 15,1995, the Otters were awarded the Frontier League Organization of the Year Award in 1997, and the Commissioners Award of Excellence in 2004. The Otters earned their 689th win, a Frontier League record, the team hosted the largest crowd ever at Bosse Field on July 24,2013 with an astounding 8,253 fans. The Otters welcomed their 2,000, 000th fan to the ballpark on August 18,2013, the Otters have promoted over 50 of their players to Major League baseball franchises including two players in 2013. Two Otters alums have gone on to careers at the Major League level including George Sherrill, on May 27,2014 the Otters became the first team in the Frontier League to reach 800 wins. Sports in Evansville Evansville Otters Frontier League Otters page at OurSports Central
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Chillicothe Paints
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The Chillicothe Paints are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Chillicothe, Ohio, in the United States. The team is a member of the summer collegiate Prospect League, the Paints played in the independent Frontier League from the 1993 season until the end of the 2008 season. They were one of the teams in the league. The Paints play their games at V. A. The Paints were the longest tenured franchise in the Frontier League to date and they reached the Frontier League Championship Series on six occasions. However, they never were able to claim a Frontier League championship win, in 2005, the Paints set a team record by drawing over 8,500 fans. Memorial Stadium had grass from 1993-2005, the ballpark installed FieldTurf in 2006. Following the 2008 season, the announced that they would leave the Frontier League. Since 2009, they have competed in the Prospect League, a collegiate summer league. In 2010, the Paints won their first Prospect League championship against the Danville Dans on an 11th inning walk off home run by Ian Nelson, two years later they made another playoff appearance, and lost in the first round to the West Virginia Miners, 6-2. Dunn has served as a coach for a few games since Hannerss retirement. During the Wilson era, pitching coaches Jim Frisbee and Johnny Ruffin have filled in during an absence, during a road trip to Traverse City, Michigan in 2006, former Cy Young award winner Doug Drabek served as manager while Wilson was tending to things at his Texas home. In late 2006, Wilson saw his contract not renewed, due to many reasons and that same day, the Paints organization named longtime Washington Wild Things assistant Mark Mason their new manager. Mason also managed the Ohio Valley Redcoats, in 2005 winning the Roger Hanners Manager of the Year award, after 2008, Mark Mason was named the fourth manager of the Washington Wildthings replacing Greg Jelks. Mason will not be returning to the Paints in the Prospect league
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Kalamazoo Kings
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The Kalamazoo Kings were a professional baseball team based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in the United States. The Kings were a member of the Eastern Division of the Frontier League, the Kings played their home games at Homer Stryker Field. In 2005, the Kings won their first Frontier League Championship, the Kings games were broadcast on Kalamazoo radio station The Fan 1660 WQLR. A previous Frontier League team named the Kalamazoo Kodiaks had existed in Kalamazoo from 1996-1998 before relocating to London, Ontario, the Kings ceased operations in the 2011 season. The Kalamazoo Kings were referenced in the comic strip Gil Thorp, Kalamazoo Kings Frontier League Kings page at OurSports Central
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Traverse City Beach Bums
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The Traverse City Beach Bums are a professional baseball team based in the Traverse City, Michigan, suburb of Blair Township, in the United States. The Beach Bums are a member of the East Division of the Frontier League, from the 2006 season to the present, the Beach Bums have played their home games at Wuerfel Park. The Beach Bums name refers to the residents and visitors who come to Michigans most popular resort town, Traverse City lies on the Grand Traverse Bay, a branch of Lake Michigan. The teams colors of blue and gold represent the regions bays. Wuerfel Park averages well over 200,000 fans per season for Beach Bums home games, in their first three seasons, the Beach Bums have drawn over 600,000 fans with a mix of loyal, local fans, tourists, and regional baseball fans. John and Leslye Wuerfel are the members of the Beach Bums. Their son, Jason, is the Beach Bums Vice President, Jason Wuerfel lettered four times with the University of Michigan varsity baseball team, and also won the 2003 Wolverine Award for Spirit and Leadership. He played professionally with the Elmira Pioneers, the Mid-Missouri Mavericks, Jason also owns and operates the Beach Bums Baseball Academy, an organization that instructs young baseball players in the Traverse City area. In November 2008, the Beach Bums named two new coaches with Gregg Langbehn being hired as the manager and Roger Mason accepting the position of pitching coach, the Beach Bums are Traverse Citys first professional baseball team since 1915. Predecessors include the semi-professional Traverse City Hustlers of the 1890s, following the 2004 season, the Frontier League granted a franchise for Traverse City, Michigan. However, the league was not sure whether to consider the team for expansion or relocation, in 2005, the Richmond Roosters were purchased by the Wuerfels and moved to Traverse City. The Beach Bums played their first home game at Wuerfel Park on May 24,2006, against the Kalamazoo Kings, with a sell-out crowd of 5,825. Founded,2006 Stadium, Wuerfel Park Uniform Colors, Navy blue hats and white jerseys are worn for games, while navy blue hats. The alternate jersey is blue with the TC centered on the left-side chest. Logo Design, A gold ring outline in navy blue with Traverse City arched inside, the Beach Bums wordmark overlaps the bottom of the ring in navy blue and gold, with a baseball splashing in stylized, navy blue waves underlining it. A baseball-playing bear is centered in the wearing a Beach Bums jersey. Mascot, Two American black bears named Suntan and Sunburn, wearing Beach Bums caps, current ownership, John & Leslye Wuerfel Playoff appearances, Play-by-play Announcer, Tom Willms Traverse City Beach Bums Frontier League Beach Bums page at OurSports Central
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Gateway Grizzlies
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The Gateway Grizzlies are a professional baseball team based in the St. Louis suburb of Sauget, Illinois, in the United States. The Grizzlies are a member of the West Division of the Frontier League, the Grizzlies played their home games during their inaugural 2001 season at Sauget Field. In 2002, GCS Ballpark opened and has remained the home since
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Windy City ThunderBolts
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The Windy City ThunderBolts are a professional baseball team based in the Chicago suburb of Crestwood, Illinois, in the United States. The ThunderBolts are a member of the Frontier League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, from the 1999 season to the present, the ThunderBolts have played their home games at Standard Bank Stadium. The franchise known as the Windy City ThunderBolts started as the Will County Claws in 1995 and called their home at Lewis University’s Brennan Field in Romeoville, the Claws played in the struggling North Central League which started in 1994 with six teams, but only fielded four in 1995. The North Central League folded 18 games into its season with the Claws finishing at 8–10. In 1996, the Will County Cheetahs joined the new four-team Heartland League, in the winter of 1997, the Cheetahs and the city of Crestwood, Illinois, made a deal for Crestwood to build and own a brand new, state-of-the-art ballpark for the Cheetahs. Despite the high hopes for baseball in Crestwood for the 1998 season, it was obvious that because of construction delays. In Midlothian, the Cheetahs would have one of their best seasons finishing in 2nd place with a 37–29 record in the first half, in the Heartland League Championship, the Cheetahs would sweep the heavily favored Tennessee Tomahawks 2 games to 0 to gain the franchises first title. The Heartland League started the 1998 season with six teams and finished only four teams. The Cheetahs, now known as the Cook County Cheetahs, won the last ever Heartland League Championship as the folded after three seasons. In 1999, the Cheetahs joined the stable Frontier League and have been members since, the team changed their name to the current Windy City ThunderBolts. An ownership change instigated the name change, on August 26,2007, the ThunderBolts won their first Central Division title. On September 17,2007, they defeated the Washington Wild Things to win the Frontier League championship, in 2008, they repeated a Division Title as the West Division Champions and Frontier League champions, defeating the Kalamazoo Kings three games to none in the championship series. They thus became only the second Frontier League team to win back-to-back titles, the San Diego Padres bought the rights to Cheetahs pitcher Chris Oxspring in 2000. He became the first player in history to play in Major League Baseball. He played in five games for the Padres in 2005, in 2011, Dylan Axelrod became the first former ThunderBolt and second player in franchise history to play in MLB, having been called up by the Chicago White Sox. On August 28,2012, Tyson Corley threw the second no-hitter in ThunderBolts history, isaac Hess threw the first on August 5,2008. Pitcher Andrew Werner became the player in club history to make it to the majors when he started for the San Diego Padres in 2012. Windy City ThunderBolts Frontier League ThunderBolts page at OurSports Central
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Joliet JackHammers
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The Joliet JackHammers were a professional baseball team based in Joliet, Illinois, in the United States. The JackHammers were a member of the Northern League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, from 2002 to 2010, the JackHammers played their home games at Silver Cross Field. Their first season was the 2002 season and their first playoff appearance came in that season. The 2008 Jackhammers were managed by one time Arizona Diamondback managerial candidate Wally Backman, the primary radio announcer was Jon Versteeg. The Jackhammers, in response to low attendance in 2009, had a total makeover to start the 2010 season. Everything, from the roster and management, all the way down to the uniforms, was re-done and their offseason advertising campaign was also very aggressive, and included everything from newspaper ads to billboards. The Jackhammers made the playoffs for the first time in 8 years and they still lagged in attendance, averaging about 3,500 fans a game, 4th in the league. Founded,2002 Playoff appearances,2002,2010 Divisional titles won,2002 League Championships won, Steel City bought all assets to the team seeing as they owed $220,000 to the city. With the sale, none of the unpaid bills will be paid off, Steel City changed the teams name for the 2011 season, and the team joined the Frontier League. On January 12,2011 GM John Dittrich announced for the 2011 season the new team would be called the Joliet Slammers, the team will continue to use Silver Cross Field as their home venue. Yearly league standings & awards, nlfan. com article on the sale, chicagoist. com Joliet JackHammers official site nlfan. com Joliet JackHammers Guide
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Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
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The Atlantic League requires cities to have the market for a 4,000 to 7, 500-seat ballpark and for the facility to be maintained at or above AAA standards. When Atlantic League professionals are signed by MLB clubs, they start in their Double-A or Triple-A affiliates. The creation of the league was the result of the New York Mets objection to Frank Boultons proposal to move the former Albany-Colonie Yankees because of its rights to the region. Boulton, a Long Island native, decided to create a new league that would have a salary cap for its players. He modeled the Atlantic League after the older Pacific Coast League, Boulton also emphasized signing players of Major League Baseball experience for all Atlantic League teams, raising the level of play above other independent leagues. In 2010, the announced that it would be expanding to Sugar Land, Texas. The Sugar Land Skeeters began play in 2012, in the summer of 2013, then-ALPB President Frank Boulton announced that he would be resigning so that he could devote more time to operating the Long Island Ducks. He was replaced by longtime high-ranking Major League Baseball executive Rick White, on July 8,2015, the Atlantic League began using Rawlings baseballs with red and blue seams, virtually unused in the sport since the American League swapped the blue in their seams for red in 1934. On September 1,2015, the Atlantic League announced conditional approval for a team or a relocated team to play in New Britain. The team became the New Britain Bees for the 2016 season, on May 29,2016, Jennie Finch was the guest manager for the leagues Bridgeport Bluefish, thus becoming the first woman to manage a professional baseball team. The Atlantic League is generally regarded as the most successful and highest level of baseball among independent leagues, two former Atlantic League players have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Tim Raines and Rickey Henderson. The Atlantic League has consistently posted higher per game and per season attendance numbers than other independent circuits including the American Association, Can-Am League, League members Moved to another league Baseball awards#U. S
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York Revolution
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The York Revolution is an American professional baseball team based in York, Pennsylvania. It is a member of the Freedom Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, from the 2007 season to the present, the Revolution has played its home games at PeoplesBank Park, located in the Arch Street neighborhood. The team has won the championship twice, most recently over the Long Island Ducks on October 1,2011. Before the Revolutions inaugural season, baseball fans in York had waited 38 years for the return of the sport since the York White Roses folded after the 1969 season, in 2006, Yorkers chose the name Revolution in a team-sponsored fan ballot. The name originally referred to the colonial heritage, especially because the Continental Congress passed the Articles of Confederation in York during the Revolutionary War. At the time of the American Revolution, York was one of the first capitals of the United States, in 2012, the Revolution unveiled a new brand to emphasize Yorks more recent contributions to the Industrial Revolution with a secondary emphasis on patriotism. The region is home to industrial manufacturers such as Harley-Davidson, Stauffers, many Yorkers also see the Revolution name as a symbol of the citys renaissance efforts. The York White Roses, also known as the York Pirates in their last two seasons of existence, played from 1884 to 1969, the White Roses were bitter rivals of the Red Roses of the nearby city of Lancaster. Both teams were named after the two factions of Englands historic Wars of the Roses, York tried for ten years to bring professional baseball back to the city. The process looked promising in 2003, until politics halted the project, for three years, political and financial discussions continued to delay the project. A new site for the stadium was agreed upon in the Arch Street neighborhood, other sites that were considered but did not come to fruition were Hoffman Field and the Ohio Blenders of PA, Inc. In April 2006, the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball formally announced a team for the city of York. One of the prominent members of the ownership group is Brooks Robinson. A statue of Robinson was erected in the area outside the stadium entrance, the Revolutions inaugural season saw the team finish 3rd in the South Division with a record of 58–68. Their fortunes changed quickly, however, with 2008 bringing a 1st-place finish in the newly named Freedom Division, the Revs took home the trophy again in 2011, winning back-to-back championships and becoming just the second team in league history to accomplish the feat. They returned to the playoffs for a third season in 2012. In the 2009 preseason, the Revolution joined the two other Atlantic League teams in holding their spring training at home instead of the site in Lakeland. The respective ownership groups of the three came to this decision so as to cut costs, citing the 2008 economic recession
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Normal CornBelters
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The Normal CornBelters are a professional baseball team based in Normal, Illinois, which is part of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. They began play in May 2010 as a member of the Frontier League, the CornBelters name refers to Illinois location in the Corn Belt. On March 30,2009, ground was broken for a $12 million multi-purpose stadium adjacent to Heartland Community College on Raab Road, the CornBelters will share the facility with Heartland’s baseball, softball, and soccer programs. The facility was completed in time for the CornBelters inaugural 2010 season, on October 20,2009, it was announced that the stadium would be known as The Corn Crib. The name was the result of a naming rights partnership with the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, the naming rights agreement lasts for two years with an automatic renewal. Both team and ICMB officials declined to disclose the terms of the partnership. Name-the-team contest and surrounding controversy The CornBelters were named after a fan vote to determine the name, a publicity stunt occurred after the four finalists were unveiled, Normal Nutz, an homage to the Beer Nuts brand based in nearby Bloomington Normal NightHawks, a popular alliterative nickname. Normal CornBelters, a reference to Illinois location in the Corn Belt, Belt is also a slang term meaning to hit the ball hard. Normal Coal Bears, submitted by fans of political satirist and The Colbert Report host Stephen Colbert, since the character often encourages these fans to vote for things to be named after him, the team is hoping hell give them some attention. In addition to the reference, Illinois also has a heritage in coal mining. Voting was originally set to place until April 27. On the first day of voting, the Coal Bears had a significant 95% lead in the poll, however, that lead would significantly decline in the next two days to 24% with Nutz leading at 75%. Many fans suspected voting fraud, as Nutz had business ties, while Nutz, CornBelters, and Coal Bears were kept, NightHawks was dropped because of the terms other meaning as a position of responsibility in the Ku Klux Klan. In addition, two choices were added, Normal Fellers, an homage to Jesse W. Fell. Normal CamelBacks, an homage to Camelback Bridge, built to steam locomotives to pass underneath. It is listed on the U. S. National Register of Historic Places, hal Lanier was announced as the teams first manager on October 7,2009. Lanier managed the Houston Astros to a title in 1986 and is a former Major League player. Over 21 seasons as a major, minor and independent league manager, Lanier has compiled a record of 1, the Normal CornBelters inaugural season schedule was released on October 16,2009
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River City Rascals
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The River City Rascals are a professional baseball team based in OFallon, Missouri, in the United States. The Rascals are a member of the West Division of the Frontier League, from the 1999 season to the present, the Rascals have played their home games at CarShield Field. The franchise began in 1993 as one of the six teams of the independent Frontier League in 1993 with teams from Ohio, Kentucky. The Greys played in Zanesville, Ohio, at Gant Municipal Stadium, the Greys were the first professional baseball team to play in Zanesville since 1950 and the Zanesville Indians. The Greys won both halves of the 1993 season and defeated the Ohio Valley Redcoats in the playoffs to become the first champions of the Frontier League. Zanesville had five players hit over.300 as well as solid pitching, Kyle Shade was named Frontier League MVP, the Greys also led the league in attendance with an average of 1,000 fans per game. Despite a 35-28 record in the 1994 season, the finished in third place in the North Division behind Ohio Valley. The team returned to the playoffs in 1995 after a season characterized by solid pitching and baserunning, despite only recording 12 home runs, the Greys led the league with 137 stolen bases. Zanesville swept the Newark Buffaloes two games to none in the Division Championship Series before falling to the Johnstown Steal in the Frontier League Championship Series, closing pitcher, Don Wolfe was named League MVP and Playoff MVP in 1995. Wolfe had a league-leading 21 saves during the 1995 season, Zanesville pitching was again strong in the 1996 season. Pitching was not enough to make the playoffs and the finished third in the FL East Division. Although the team had a record in each of the three seasons in Zanesville, the franchise fell into financial trouble. This was partially due to the Greys market being one of the smallest in the league with a population around 25,000, the franchise was inactive during the 1997 and 1998 seasons. On Tuesday, October 27,1998, OFallon Mayor Paul Renaud announced the new name of the team to be the River City Rascals, initial ownership of the Rascals consisted of a local group headed by Ken Wilson. The first game played was on Wednesday, June 2,1999 on the road against the Cook County Cheetahs of Crestwood, Pitcher Joey Pipes pitched a complete game in losing by a score of 1-0. The first home game was played on Tuesday, June 8,1999 at T. R. Hughes Ballpark at the Ozzie Smith Sports Complex in front of a crowd of 4,173. The Rascals beat the Dubois County Dragons by a score of 6-5 by rallying from a 5-1 deficit with William Black scoring on Tim Stills sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning and this was the first minor league baseball game in Missouri since 1955. Under Clark, a former St. Louis Cardinals slugger, the led the Frontier League in home runs
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Southern Illinois Miners
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The Southern Illinois Miners are a professional baseball team based in Marion, Illinois. The Miners are a member of the West Division of the independent Frontier League, since 2007, the Miners have played their home games at Rent One Park. The Miners name refers to the Southern Illinois regions history of coal mining, the Miners games are broadcast on four Withers radio stations as part of the Southern Illinois Miners Radio Network. The flagship station is 97.7 WHET-FM in Marion, the Miners radio broadcaster and media relations director is Jason Guerette. The Miners won their first Frontier League Championship in 2012, the city of Marion had not hosted any professional baseball team since the departure of the Marion Indians after the 1948 season. The Indians played for two seasons in the class D Illinois State League. John Simmons, an Illinois lawyer, proposed the Marion ballpark originally for a professional minor league baseball team. However, Simmons remained interested in bringing baseball to Marion. In August 2006, Marion was officially announced as a franchise of the Frontier League. The regions close proximity near existing teams made Southern Illinois a natural fit for the Frontier League, the Miners began their inaugural season on May 23,2007 on the road against the Gateway Grizzlies, with the franchises first home run hit by Tim Dorn that same night. Six days later, they would play their first home game against the Evansville Otters, the team set a new Frontier League attendance record by hosting 259,392 fans. The Miners also became the first team in Frontier League history to average over 5,000 fans per game for a season, after going 49-47 in their first season, the Miners made their first playoff appearance in 2008. Led by postseason all-star outfielder Joey Metropoulos and Frontier League Pitcher of the Year Ryan Bird, Southern Illinois went 58-38, on September 8, they won their first playoff game in team history, defeating the Windy City ThunderBolts 4-2 at home. They ultimately fell in the Division Series round to the league champion ThunderBolts in four games. That year, Rent One Park hosted its first-ever Frontier League All-Star Game, the Miners would face the Traverse City Beach Bums, who finished with the leagues best record at 64-32, in the division series round. In Game 1 on the road, the Miners shut out the Beach Bums 1-0 behind a home run by postseason all-star outfielder Javier Herrera. With the score tied at 4-4 in the 10th inning, outfielder Ken Gregory hit a go-ahead solo home run. Southern Illinois would complete the sweep of the favored Beach Bums by winning Game 3 at home 4-3, in the Championship Series, the Miners took on the Florence Freedom, who had beaten the Gateway Grizzlies in a five-game series three games to two
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Joliet Slammers
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The Joliet Slammers are a professional baseball team based in Joliet, Illinois, that play in the independent Frontier League. They play their games at Silver Cross Field in Joliet. They replaced the Joliet JackHammers of the Northern League after the franchise was crippled by financial issues. The JackHammers franchise was put up for sale and Steel City Baseball LLC bought out all assets, including the front office, the system. The Slammers name refers to the prisons of Joliet and Will County as well as a common baseball term. Following the 2012 season, the Slammers were purchased on October 15,2012, by Joliet Community Baseball & Entertainment, the teams name, stadium, league and overall branding remain the same. Official website Frontier League Official website
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Lake Erie Crushers
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The Lake Erie Crushers are a professional baseball team based in Avon, Ohio, a city on the southern shore of Lake Erie. It is a member of the independent Frontier League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, the Crushers won the Frontier League Championship in their inaugural season. They defeated the River City Rascals three games to two after losing the first two games of the series, Avon Professional Baseball unveiled the name and logo on Thursday, December 4,2008, of the Frontier League team that will begin play in Avon. The name was chosen from entries submitted in a Name the Team contest sponsored by The Morning Journal, the owner of the team, Steven Edelson, said more than 800 team name ideas were submitted. After years of talk, Frontier League officials decided to put a team in Lorain County. After initially hinting it would be in Lorain, they decided to go with Avon because, rumor was they were not happy with the stadium Lorain was offering them, the Name the Team contest was launched in October, and the hundreds of entries were whittled down. In February 2016, Edelson sold the team to Tom & Jacqueline Kramig of Blue Dog Baseball LLC, the Kramigs are on-site owner/operators who are planning several significant upgrades to the team and the ballpark in conjunction with the City of Avon. On March 15,2017, the Lake Erie Crushers unveiled new logos, purple and white replaced the original colors of black and red. The Crushers play at Sprenger Stadium in Avon, Ohio, which has been their home since their inception in 2009, the playing surface is artificial turf, and includes concession stands, a gift shop and a state-of-the-art sound system
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Schaumburg Boomers
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Home games are played at Schaumburg Baseball Stadium. The Boomers replaced the now defunct Schaumburg Flyers of the Northern League after the franchise was evicted for not paying almost $1 million in back rent. The Boomers nickname comes from a nickname for males of the greater prairie chicken species. That birds nickname comes from the dance these males do in order to attract females for mating purposes, the Boomers carry on the mascots tradition by performing a reenactment of the prairie chickens dance in between innings during games. Under Oremuss ownership, the team had held a name-the-team contest, after the ownership change, however, the Boomers name, logo, and colors were unveiled on October 18,2011. The games are broadcast on WRMN by Boomers broadcaster Tim Calderwood, shortstop Gerard Hall recorded the first hit in Boomers history in a 4-0 shutout against the Lake Erie Crushers in Avon, Ohio in the franchises first-ever regular season game. Outfielder Jereme Milons had the first extra-base hit in team history with a double to centerfield in the same game, the Boomers won their home debut with a 5-2 victory over the Florence Freedom in front of 6,067 fans at Boomers Stadium. Outfielder Nate Baumann hit the first home run at Boomers Stadium with a two-run blast to left in the sixth inning. The Schaumburg Boomers won the 2013 Frontier League Championship in September 2013 and they defeated the Lake Erie Crushers in the championship final. The Boomers again won the 2014 Frontier League Championship, winning back-to-back titles and they beat the Southern Illinois Miners 2 games to 1 in the Divisional round, and beat the River City Rascals 3 games to 1 to win the Title. The Boomers finished the first half of their season as the Frontier League West Division Leaders with a record of 29-19. The team had a total of 10 representatives appear in the 2012 Frontier League All-Star game in Normal, Illinois. Manager Jamie Bennett managed the West Division squad and was joined by his staff, Mike Kashirsky, Paul Kubon, C. J. Thieleke. Schaumburgs Frank Pfister was selected as the West Divisions starting third-baseman, the mascot of the Schaumburg Boomers is Coop the boomer. Coop is portrayed by a person dressed in a chicken costume
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Pittsburgh metropolitan area
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The Pittsburgh metropolitan area is the largest population center in both the Ohio River Valley and Appalachia. The metropolitan area consists of the City of Pittsburgh in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by many definitions the area extends into the U. S. states of West Virginia and Ohio. The larger tri-state region is defined by the U. S. Census as the statistical area while definitions of the metropolitan statistical area are within Pennsylvania. The area is renowned for its industries including steel, glass and oil, its economy also thrives on healthcare, education, technology, robotics, financial services, the region is an emergent area for oil and natural gas companies Marcellus shale production. The city is headquarters to major financial institutions including PNC Financial Services, Federated Investors. The region is also the 21st largest port in the United States with almost 34 million short tons of cargo for 2011. The MSA definition includes the city proper and the Pennsylvania counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, the CSA definition also adds the two Western Pennsylvania counties of Lawrence and Indiana, West Virginias Brooke and Hancock as well as Ohios Jefferson. The MSA had a 2012 population of 2,360,733 and has an area of 5,343 sq. miles. It is classified as Northeast by the U. S. Census with the West Virginia and Ohio components of the CSA being classified as South, the entire MSA and CSA are within the Congressional Appalachian Regional Commissions definition of Appalachia. The areas media market extends to 15 counties in Pennsylvania, Maryland, population Since the U. S. Census officially began metropolitan definitions in 1950, the original counties included were, Allegheny, Westmoreland, Washington and Beaver. In 1983 Fayette County was added, in 1993 Butler County was added,2013 saw the combined area grow as both Indiana County, Pennsylvania was added and the counties of Jefferson in Ohio and Brooke and Hancock in West Virginia were added. The Regional Industrial Development agency has worked across county lines as early as 1967, foreign Trade Zones #33 and #254 cover the area. With the RIDC managing the centrally located FTZ #33, note, All census-designated places are unincorporated. The racial makeup of the MSA was 89. 8% White,7. 9% African American,0. 1% Native American,1. 1% Asian, <0. 1% Pacific Islander,0. 3% from other races, and 0. 9% from two or more races. 0. 7% were Hispanic or Latino of any race, the median income for a household in the MSA was $35,908, and the median income for a family was $44,709. Males had an income of $35,670 versus $23,993 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $18,897, as of the census of 2000, there were 2,525,730 people,1,032,596 households, and 678,085 families residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of the CSA was 90. 0% White,7. 7% African American,0. 1% Native American,1. 1% Asian, <0. 1% Pacific Islander,0. 3% from other races, and 0. 9% from two or more races
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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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Allegheny County is a county in the southwestern quarter of the U. S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2014 the population was 1,231,225, making it the second-most populous county in Pennsylvania, Allegheny County is included in the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is in the Pittsburgh Designated Market Area, Allegheny County was the first in Pennsylvania to be given a Native American name, being named after the Allegheny River. The word Allegheny is of Lenape origin, with uncertain meaning and it is usually said to mean fine river, but sometimes said to refer to an ancient mythical tribe called Allegewi that lived along the river long ago before being destroyed by the Lenape. Not a great deal is known about the inhabitants of the region prior to European contact. During the colonial era various native groups claimed or settled in the area, resulting in a mix that included Iroquois, Lenape, Shawnee. European fur traders such as Peter Chartier established trading posts in the region in the eighteenth century. In 1749 Captain Pierre Joseph Céloron de Blainville, claimed the Ohio Valley, the captain traveled along the Ohio and Allegheny rivers inserting lead plates in the ground to mark the land for France. Since most of the towns during that era were developed along waterways, therefore, the British sent Major George Washington to try to compel the French to leave their posts, with no success. Having failed in his mission, he returned and nearly drowned crossing the ice-filled Allegheny River, in 1754, the English tried again to enter the area. This time, they sent 41 Virginians to build Fort Prince George, the French got news of the plan and sent an army to take over the fort, which they then resumed building with increased fortification, renaming it Fort Duquesne. The loss of the fort cost the English dearly because Fort Duquesne became one of the points of the French. The first attempt to retake the fort, the Braddock Expedition and it was not until General John Forbes attacked in 1758, four years after they had lost the original fort, that they recaptured and destroyed it. They subsequently built a new fort on the site, including a moat, the site is now Pittsburghs Point State Park. Both Pennsylvania and Virginia claimed the region that is now Allegheny County, Pennsylvania administered most of the region as part of its Westmoreland County. Virginia considered everything south of the Ohio River and east of the Allegheny River to be part of its Yohogania County, in addition, parts of the county were located in the proposed British colony of Vandalia and the proposed U. S. state of Westsylvania. The overlapping boundaries, multiple governments, and confused deed claims soon proved unworkable, in 1780 Pennsylvania and Virginia agreed to extend the Mason–Dixon line westward, and the region became part of Pennsylvania. From 1781 until 1788, much of what had been claimed as part of Yohogania County, Virginia, was administered as a part of the newly created Washington County, Allegheny County was officially created on September 24,1788, from parts of Washington and Westmoreland counties
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Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
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Armstrong County is a county located in the U. S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,941, the county was organized on March 12,1800, from parts of Allegheny, Westmoreland and Lycoming Counties. It was named in honor of John Armstrong, who represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress, Armstrong County is included in the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The County was named after John Armstrong, who served as a brigadier general, parker is located in the extreme northwest portion of the county. Iron was made in the Bradys Bend area of the county twenty years there was a foundry in Pittsburgh doing so. Ford City is home to the industry, as John Ford created the company which later became Pittsburgh Plate Glass. Kittanning once boasted more millionnaires than anywhere else in Pennsylvania during the 1880s, Leechburg was the first place in the United States to use natural gas for metallurgical purposes, in 1869. Natural gas was found while drilling for oil, and eventually introduced into the boilers, freeport, Leechburg and Apollo were communities built along the Pennsylvania Canal, which passed through on the Allegheny and Kiskiminetas rivers, at the southern border of the county. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 664 square miles. The Allegheny and Kiskiminetas rivers, Buffalo, Crooked, Cowanshannock, Redbank, and Mahoning creeks, the Murphy, Nicholson, Ross, and Cogley islands are in the Allegheny in Armstrong County. The population density was 111 people per square mile, there were 32,387 housing units at an average density of 50 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 98. 32% White,0. 82% Black or African American,0. 09% Native American,0. 12% Asian,0. 02% Pacific Islander,0. 13% from other races, and 0. 50% from two or more races. 0. 43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,34. 6% were of German,10. 8% Italian,9. 3% Irish,8. 7% American,7. 4% English and 5. 7% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000. 25. 90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13. 70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95. In the county, the population was out with 22. 90% under the age of 18,7. 20% from 18 to 24,27. 60% from 25 to 44,24. 20% from 45 to 64. The median age was 40 years, for every 100 females there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males, birth rate Armstrong Countys live birth rate was 890 births in 1990. Armstrong Countys live birth rate in 2000 was 740 births, while in 2011 it had declined further to 680 babies, over the past 50 years, rural Pennsylvania saw a steady decline in both the number and proportion of residents under 18 years old
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Beaver County, Pennsylvania
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Beaver County is a county located in the U. S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 170,539, the county was created on March 12,1800, from parts of Allegheny and Washington Counties. It took its name from the Beaver River, Beaver County is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 444 square miles. The Ohio River flows north through Beaver County from a point near Ambridge, then turns west near Beaver and on to the Ohio and it divides the southern third of the county from the northern two-thirds. The Beaver River flows south from Lawrence County entering Beaver County near Koppel, the population density was 418 people per square mile. There were 77,765 housing units at a density of 179 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 92. 55% White,5. 96% Black or African American,0. 10% Native American,0. 25% Asian,0. 01% Pacific Islander,0. 20% from other races, and 0. 92% from two or more races. 0. 72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,23. 0% were of German,17. 4% Italian,9. 9% Irish,6. 5% English,6. 4% Polish and 5. 8% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 26. 90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13. 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.96. In the county, the age distribution of the population shows 22. 60% under the age of 18,7. 40% from 18 to 24,27. 30% from 25 to 44,24. 20% from 45 to 64, the median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.90 males, for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.20 males. Birth rate Beaver Countys live birth rate was 2,437 births in 1990, Beaver Countys live birth rate in 2000 was 1,891 births, while in 2011 it had declined to 1,690 babies. Over the past 50 years, rural Pennsylvania saw a decline in both the number and proportion of residents under 18 years old. In 1960,1.06 million rural residents, or 35 percent of the population, were children. Teen Pregnancy rate Beaver County reported 1,069 babies born to teens in 2011, in 2015, the number of teen births in Beaver County was 1,025. The statewide poverty rate was 13. 6% in 2014, the child poverty rate is collected by the school districts as part of the federal free school lunch program. In November 2008, there were 118,269 registered voters in Beaver County, Democratic,70,819 Republican,36,239 Other Parties/Non-partisan,11,211 By April 2016, there were 109,091 registered voters, a decrease of 7. 7% since 2008
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Brooke County, West Virginia
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Brooke County is a county in the Northern Panhandle of the U. S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,069, the county was created in 1797 from part of Ohio County and named in honor of Robert Brooke, Governor of Virginia from 1794 to 1796. Brooke County is part of the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, Brooke County was formed on November 30,1796, from parts of Ohio County. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 93 square miles. It is the second-smallest county in West Virginia by area, the highest point of elevation in Brooke County is approximately 1372 ft. and located about 1.5 miles south of Franklin. The population density was 286 people per square mile, there were 11,150 housing units at an average density of 126 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 97. 90% White,0. 85% Black or African American,0. 10% Native American,0. 34% Asian,0. 04% Pacific Islander,0. 09% from other races, and 0. 69% from two or more races. 0. 39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,27. 90% of all households were made up of individuals and 14. 40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the family size was 2.88. In the county, the population was out with 20. 40% under the age of 18,9. 40% from 18 to 24,25. 80% from 25 to 44,26. 00% from 45 to 64. The median age was 41 years, for every 100 females there were 91.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.90 males, the median income for a household in the county was $32,981, and the median income for a family was $39,948. Males had an income of $34,397 versus $19,711 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,131, about 9. 50% of families and 11. 70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16. 40% of those under age 18 and 9. 10% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 24,069 people,10,020 households, the population density was 269.8 inhabitants per square mile. There were 10,967 housing units at a density of 122.9 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 97. 0% white,1. 2% black or African American,0. 4% Asian,0. 1% American Indian,0. 2% from other races, and 1. 1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0. 7% of the population
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Butler County, Pennsylvania
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Butler County is a county in the U. S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 183,862, Butler County was created on March 12,1800, from part of Allegheny County and named in honor of General Richard Butler, a hero of the American Revolution. Butler County is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, some famous inventions and discoveries were made in Butler County. It was in Saxonburg that the designer of the Brooklyn Bridge, John Roebling, at what is now known as Oil Creek, Butler County resident William Smith and Edwin Drake first proved oil could be tapped from underground for consistent supply. The Jeep was developed in Butler County by American Bantam in 1941, famous politicians have lived in and traveled through Butler County. George Washington passed through during the French and Indian War, butlers only U. S. Senator, Walter Lowrie, built a home in 1828 that still stands behind the Butler County Courthouse. The Butler County Historical Societys office is in this home, butlers highest ranked federal official ever is William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton from 1994-1997. He graduated from Butler High School in 1945, in 1923, President Warren G. Hardings funeral train passed through Butler County on its way back to Washington D. C. John F. Kennedy spoke in front of the Butler County Courthouse during the United States presidential election,1960, hubert Humphrey also spoke in Butler during this time period. Then in 2004, Vice President Dick Cheney delivered a speech in Saxonburg to rally support for President George W. Bush during the United States presidential election,2004, bret Michaels, lead singer of the rock band Poison was born here in 1963. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 795 square miles. It is the location of Moraine State Park, with the 3, Lake Arthur is used for fishing and sailing, and the surrounding park is used for hiking and hunting. The population density was 221 people per square mile, there were 69,868 housing units at an average density of 89 per square mile. 35% were of German, 12% Irish, 11% Italian, 7% English, 6% American 5% Polish,24. 20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the family size was 3.04. In the county, the population was out with 24. 60% under the age of 18,8. 80% from 18 to 24,29. 40% from 25 to 44,23. 00% from 45 to 64. The median age was 38 years, for every 100 females there were 95.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.80 males, thomas Doerr Marilyn Horan Timothy McCune Kelly Streib William Shaffer S. Michael Yeager Kevin P. ODonnell Bill ODonnell Lewis Stoughton Sue Elaine Haggerty David Kovach B. T
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Fayette County, Pennsylvania
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Fayette County is a county located in the U. S. state of Pennsylvania. Fayette County is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, adjacent to Maryland, as of the 2010 census, the population was 136,606. The county was created on September 26,1783, from part of Westmoreland County, Fayette County is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The first Europeans in Fayette County were explorers, who had used an ancient American Indian trail that bisected the county on their journey across the Appalachian Mountains. In 1754, when control of the area was still in dispute between France and Great Britain, 22-year-old George Washington fought against the French at Jumonville Glen and Fort Necessity. British forces under Washington and General Edward Braddock improved roads throughout the region, during the American Revolution, Fayette County was plagued by attacks from British-allied Indians and remained isolated as a frontier region. Also retarding settlement was a dispute with Virginia, Virginias District of West Augusta. In 1780 the dispute was settled by the government in favor of Pennsylvania. President George Washington called out the militias to restore order, Fayette County continued to be important to travelers in the early 1800s. The National Road provided a route through the mountains of the county for settlers heading west, the shipyards in Brownsville on the Monongahela River built ships for both the domestic and international trade. As Pittsburgh developed its industries in the century, Fayette County become a center of coal mining. From the 1880s to the early 1900s, the great expansion in steel production became nationally important. Both new European immigrants and African Americans in the Great Migration from the rural South were attracted to the Pittsburgh area for industrial jobs, the historic Scottish and German farming communities established in the earlier 19th century were soon overshadowed by the wave of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe. By World War II, Fayette County had a new unionized working class that enjoyed increased prosperity, in the 1950s, however, the coal industry fell into decline. In the 1970s, the restructuring and collapse of American steel resulted in a loss of industrial jobs. The population has declined since the peak in 1940, as residents have had to move elsewhere for work, the loss of union jobs caused many working families to drop out of the middle class. Only a few mines are being worked in the 21st century, the region is slowly transitioning toward the service sector, with an increase in jobs in fields such as telemarketing. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 798 square miles
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Hancock County, West Virginia
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Hancock County is a county in the U. S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 30,676 and its county seat is New Cumberland. The county was created from Brooke County in 1848 and named for John Hancock, Hancock County is the farthest north in the state, being at the tip of the states Northern Panhandle. Hancock County is part of the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, Hancock County was formed from Brooke County in 1848, some 15 years before West Virginia became a state. Both counties were part of Ohio County, Virginia, which had been formed from West Augusta District in 1776. Hancock County has significant Revolutionary-period roots due to its location on the Ohio River south of Fort Pitt and it was the site of the infamous massacre of Chief Logans family in 1774, an event that sparked Lord Dunmores War. Adam Poe had his famous fight with the Indian known as Big Foot at the mouth of Tomlinson Run in 1781, significant Revolutionary War forts and blockhouses in Hancock County included Hollidays Cove Fort and Chapmans Blockhouse. Source, Every Home a Fort, Every Man a Warrior, Michael Edward Nogay, ISBN 978-0-578-01862-1. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 88 square miles. It is the smallest county in West Virginia by area, the highest point of elevation in Hancock County is approximately 1363 ft. and located about 1800 ft. ESE of Emmanuel Mission Church. The population density was 394 people per square mile, there were 14,728 housing units at an average density of 178 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 96. 42% White,2. 30% Black or African American,0. 12% Native American,0. 35% Asian,0. 01% Pacific Islander,0. 12% from other races, and 0. 69% from two or more races. 0. 74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,26. 60% of all households were made up of individuals and 12. 50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the family size was 2.83. In the county, the population was out with 20. 80% under the age of 18,7. 20% from 18 to 24,27. 10% from 25 to 44,26. 40% from 45 to 64. The median age was 42 years, for every 100 females there were 92.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.40 males, the median income for a household in the county was $33,759, and the median income for a family was $40,719. Males had an income of $34,813 versus $19,100 for females
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Indiana County, Pennsylvania
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Indiana County is a county located in the U. S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 88,880, the county was created on March 30,1803, from parts of Westmoreland and Clearfield counties and later organized in 1806. Indiana County derives its name from the Iroquois Six Nations so-called Indiana Grant of 1768, the proposed colony or part thereof was variously labelled on maps of the late 1700s as Indiana, Vandalia, Pittsylvania, or Westsylvania. This area was unrelated to and physically separated from the later named, Indiana County comprises the Indiana, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-WV-OH Combined Statistical Area. It is in the region of the Pittsburgh media market. Indiana County is served by three different area codes,724,814, and 582, the county proclaims itself the Christmas Tree Capital of the World, shipping over one million trees annually. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 834 square miles. The population density was 108 people per square mile, there were 37,250 housing units at an average density of 45 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 96. 87% White,1. 57% Black or African American,0. 08% Native American,0. 74% Asian,0. 01% Pacific Islander,0. 16% from other races, and 0. 58% from two or more races. 0. 51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,25. 9% were of German,11. 6% Italian,10. 7% Irish,8. 6% American,7. 1% English and 6. 8% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000. 26. 50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.99. In the county, the population was out with 21. 10% under the age of 18,16. 60% from 18 to 24,24. 80% from 25 to 44,22. 70% from 45 to 64. The median age was 36 years, for every 100 females there were 94.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.60 males, the United States Office of Management and Budget has designated Indiana County as the Indiana, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 U. S. Census the micropolitan area ranked 4th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania, in West Virginia the counties included are Brooke and Hancock. The Combined Statistical Area ranked 4th in the State of Pennsylvania and 20th most populous in the United States with a population of 2,660,727. As of the 2016 primary election held April 26,2016, there were 48,710 registered voters across Indiana Countys 69 precincts,20,089 Democrats,22,134 Republicans, and 6,487 Independents. This represents a slight demographic shift since November 2008, when a total of 58,077 registered voters were 45. 89% Democrat,41. 60% Republican, the county is also the site of the Homer City Generating Station, a coal-burning power plant
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Jefferson County, Ohio
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Jefferson County is a county located in the U. S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 69,709, the county is named for Thomas Jefferson, who was at the time Vice President. Jefferson County is part of the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, Jefferson County was organized on July 29,1797 by proclamation of Governor Arthur St. Clair, six years before Ohio was granted statehood. In 1786, the United States built Fort Steuben to protect the government surveyors mapping the land west of the Ohio River, when the surveyors completed their task a few years later, the fort was abandoned. In the meantime, settlers had built homes around the fort, when the County was created in 1797, La Belle was selected as the County seat. The town was subsequently renamed Steubenville, in honor of the abandoned fort, during the first half of the nineteenth century, Steubenville was primarily a port town, and the rest of the county consisted of small villages and farms. Jefferson Countys population has declined to 70% of its 1960 figure as its manufacturing base collapsed over the last few decades. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 411 square miles. The population density was 180 people per square mile, there were 33,291 housing units at an average density of 81 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 92. 49% White,5. 68% Black or African American,0. 20% Native American,0. 33% Asian,0. 02% Pacific Islander,0. 25% from other races, and 1. 03% from two or more races. 0. 62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,96. 5% spoke English,1. 1% Spanish and 1. 0% Italian as their first language. 28. 50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14. 40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.88. In the county, the population was out with 21. 40% under the age of 18,8. 50% from 18 to 24,25. 60% from 25 to 44,25. 90% from 45 to 64. The median age was 42 years, for every 100 females there were 91.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.50 males, the median income for a household in the county was $30,853, and the median income for a family was $38,807. Males had an income of $35,785 versus $20,375 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,476, about 11. 40% of families and 15. 10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22. 30% of those under age 18 and 8. 90% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 69,709 people,29,109 households, the population density was 170.7 inhabitants per square mile
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Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
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Lawrence County is a county located in the U. S. state of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 91,108, the county seat is New Castle. Lawrence County makes up the entire New Castle, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, in addition, County Line Road in New Castle where the Lawrence County Courthouse is located also marks the former boundaries. It was named after naval officer James Lawrence, who died during the War of 1812. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 363 square miles. Major waterways are the Shenango River, Neshannock Creek and the Mahoning River which form the Beaver River, also, the Slippery Rock Creek and Connoquenessing Creak empty into the Beaver River. The population density was 263 people per square mile, there were 39,635 housing units at an average density of 110 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 94. 98% White,3. 61% Black or African American,0. 10% Native American,0. 27% Asian,0. 01% Pacific Islander,0. 19% from other races, and 0. 84% from two or more races. 0. 56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,26. 1% were of Italian,21. 7% German,9. 3% Irish,6. 8% English and 6. 8% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000. 27. 00% of all households were made up of individuals and 14. 40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.00. In the county, the population was out with 23. 10% under the age of 18,8. 30% from 18 to 24,25. 70% from 25 to 44,23. 60% from 45 to 64. The median age was 40 years, for every 100 females there were 90.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.90 males, the United States Office of Management and Budget has designated Lawrence County as the New Castle, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 U. S. Census the micropolitan area ranked 3rd most populous in the State of Pennsylvania, in West Virginia the counties included are Brooke and Hancock. The Combined Statistical Area ranked 4th in the State of Pennsylvania, as of November 2008, there are 62,505 registered voters in Lawrence County. Route 19 U. S. Route 224 U. S and they are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well, chewton Frizzleburg New Bedford New Castle Northwest Oakland Oakwood West Pittsburg Various unincorporated communities that lie within and are part of official municipalities. Big Beaver Borough- was encepted on March 7,1958, until that date it was known as Big Beaver Township which was formed in 1802 when South Beaver Township was divided
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Washington County, Pennsylvania
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Washington County is a county located in the U. S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 207,820, the county was created on March 28,1781, from part of Westmoreland County. The city and county were named after American Revolutionary War leader George Washington, who eventually became the first President of the United States. Washington County is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, the county is home to Washington County Airport, located three miles southwest of Washington, Pennsylvania. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 861 square miles. As of the census of 2000, there were 202,897 people,81,130 households, the population density was 237 people per square mile. There were 87,267 housing units at a density of 102 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 95. 27% White,3. 26% Black or African American,0. 09% Native American,0. 36% Asian,0. 02% Pacific Islander,0. 19% from other races, and 0. 82% from two or more races. 0. 58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,18. 3% were of German,17. 2% Italian,10. 6% Irish,8. 6% English,7. 9% Polish and 6. 2% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 27. 00% of all households were made up of individuals and 13. 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.96. In the county, the population was out with 22. 20% under the age of 18,7. 70% from 18 to 24,27. 20% from 25 to 44,25. 00% from 45 to 64. The median age was 41 years, for every 100 females there were 92.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.00 males, as of 1800, this county was largely settled by people of Scot-Irish heritage because prime lands were already taken by the Germans and the Quakers. The County of Washington is governed by a publicly elected commission. The three commissioners serve in both executive and legislative capacities, by state law, the commission must have a minority party guaranteeing a political split on the commission. Each term is for four years, maggi lost to Murphy and earned only 36 percent of the vote. Irey was the Republican candidate for Pennsylvanias 12th congressional district and lost to the late Democratic incumbent John Murtha in the 2006 election, the Washington County Court of Common Pleas, the Twenty-Seventh Judicial District of Pennsylvania, is the state trial court, sitting in and for Washington County. It serves as the court of jurisdiction for the region
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Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
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Westmoreland County is a county located in the U. S. state of Pennsylvania. At the 2010 census, the population was 365,169, Westmoreland County originally included the present-day counties of Fayette, Washington, Greene, and parts of Beaver, Allegheny, Indiana, and Armstrong counties. It is named for Westmorland, a county of England. Westmoreland County is included in the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, a major coal strike occurred in the county in the winter of 1910–11. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,036 square miles. The population density was 361 per square mile, there were 161,058 housing units at an average density of 157 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 96. 58% White,2. 01% Black or African American,0. 09% Native American,0. 52% Asian,0. 02% Pacific Islander,0. 15% from other races, and 0. 64% from two or more races. 0. 51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 23. 7% were of German,18. 5% Italian,9. 7% Irish,8. 9% Polish,6. 7% English,5. 2% Slovak and 5. 0% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 26. 90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13. 30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.93. 22. 00% of the population were under the age of 18,6. 80% from 18 to 24,27. 50% from 25 to 44,25. 40% from 45 to 64, the median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.10 males, for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.70 males. In November 2008, there are 249,147 registered voters in Westmoreland County, in 2000, Republican George W. Bush won 51% and Democrat Al Gore won 45%. In 2004, Republican George W. Bush won 56% and Democrat John Kerry won 43%, in 2008, Republican John McCain won 57% to Democrat Barack Obamas 41%. Governor Ed Rendell lost Westmoreland in both 2002 and 2006, in 2008 Republican Tim Krieger picked up the 57th House district left open by the retirement of Democrat Tom Tangretti. In 2010, both Pat Toomey and Tom Corbett won Westmoreland in their statewide bids, also the GOP gained control of two more State House districts, the 54th with Eli Evankovich and the 56th with George Dunbar. S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data and they are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well, franklin Township - now known as Murrysville, Pennsylvania The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Westmoreland County
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2010 United States Census
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The 2010 United States Census, is the twenty-third and currently most recent United States national census. National Census Day, the day used for the census, was April 1,2010. As part of a drive to increase the accuracy,635,000 temporary enumerators were hired. The population of the United States was counted as 308,745,538, as required by the United States Constitution, the U. S. census has been conducted every 10 years since 1790. The 2000 U. S. Census was the previous census completed, participation in the U. S. Census is required by law in Title 13 of the United States Code. On January 25,2010, Census Bureau Director Robert Groves personally inaugurated the 2010 Census enumeration by counting World War II veteran Clifton Jackson, more than 120 million census forms were delivered by the U. S. Post Office beginning March 15,2010, the number of forms mailed out or hand-delivered by the Census Bureau was approximately 134 million on April 1,2010. The 2010 Census national mail participation rate was 74%, from April through July 2010, census takers visited households that did not return a form, an operation called non-response follow-up. In December 2010, the Census Bureau delivered population information to the president for apportionment, personally identifiable information will be available in 2082. The Census Bureau did not use a form for the 2010 Census. In several previous censuses, one in six households received this long form, the 2010 Census used only a short form asking ten basic questions, How many people were living or staying in this house, apartment, or mobile home on April 1,2010. Were there any additional people staying here on April 1,2010 that you did not include in Question 1, mark all that apply, Is this house, apartment, or mobile home – What is your telephone number. What is Person 1s age and Person 1s date of birth, is Person 1 of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin. Does Person 1 sometimes live or stay somewhere else, the form included space to repeat some or all of these questions for up to twelve residents total. In contrast to the 2000 census, an Internet response option was not offered, detailed socioeconomic information collected during past censuses will continue to be collected through the American Community Survey. The survey provides data about communities in the United States on a 1-year or 3-year cycle, depending on the size of the community, rather than once every 10 years. A small percentage of the population on a basis will receive the survey each year. In June 2009, the U. S. Census Bureau announced that it would count same-sex married couples, however, the final form did not contain a separate same-sex married couple option
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Baldwin, Pennsylvania
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Baldwin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 19,767 at the 2010 census, Baldwin is located at 40°21′26″N 79°58′10″W. A thin strip of land which is part of Baldwin stretches north along Becks Run Road, separating St. Clair and Hays. It then forms the south bank of the river almost to the Glenwood Bridge, effectively surrounding Hays on three sides. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has an area of 5.9 square miles. Its average elevation is 1,214 feet above sea level, Clair The borough was named for Henry Baldwin, a U. S. Congressman from Pennsylvania and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Baldwin Borough was incorporated on October 27,1950, from Baldwin Township. As of the census of 2000, there were 19,999 people,8,193 households, the population density was 3,465.5 people per square mile. There were 8,883 housing units at a density of 1,539.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the borough was 96. 20% White,2. 42% African American,0. 05% Native American,0. 56% Asian,0. 01% Pacific Islander,0. 17% from other races, and 0. 61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 65% of the population,26. 4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the family size was 2.92. In the borough the population was out, with 21. 1% under the age of 18,6. 4% from 18 to 24,26. 7% from 25 to 44,24. 9% from 45 to 64. The median age was 43 years, for every 100 females there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males, the median income for a household in the borough was $40,752, and the median income for a family was $48,503. Males had an income of $39,086 versus $28,458 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $19,918, about 3. 9% of families and 5. 3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7. 4% of those under age 18 and 3. 8% of those age 65 or over. Baldwin Borough is served by the Baldwin Borough Library and it has three volunteer fire companies, an Emergency Medical Service, and a Police force of 29 sworn officers
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Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
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The population was 32,313 at the 2010 census. Bethel Park is located at 40°19′38″N 80°2′15″W, according to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 11.7 square miles, all of it land. Its average elevation is 1,197 feet above sea level, Bethel Park lies at the margin between the Pittsburgh Low Plateau and Waynesburg Hills Sections of the Allegheny Plateau physiographic province. The area is characterized as a maturely dissected region where the minor tributaries converge into the tributaries of principal streams. The exposed rocks in Bethel Park are mostly composed of sandstone, limestone, shale, the ages of the exposed rocks bracket the late Pennsylvanian epoch near the lowest elevations, and early Permian period near the highest parts of the southern part of Bethel Park. These sedimentary rocks were deposited as the sea rose and fell along an ancient coastline. Bethel Park is underlain by the Pennsylvania-age Monongahela Formation, the Monongahela Formation consists of the Uniontown member and the underlying Pittsburgh member, and the base is the Pittsburgh coal seam. Much of southern Allegheny County is undermined, and the PADEP indicates that all of Bethel Park was undermined, a portion of the area is underlain by the Pittsburgh Terminal No.8 Mine, which was commonly known as the H Mine and the Coverdale Mine. The historic operations of the Coverdale Mine are apparent on a Bridgeville 7. 5-minute topographic map, a “Mine Dump” is shown adjacent to the Montour Railroad tracks and South Park Road. Coal was mined through vertical shafts accessing inclined slopes following the dip of the Pittsburgh coal seam, Mine voids in the inclined slope resulted from the practice of room and pillar mining during the early 20th century. The Coverdale Mine is closed and largely unflooded, the boroughs home rule status provides Bethel Park with greater powers of governance than the default form of borough government. It is divided into nine wards of approximately equal population, each electing one member of the Bethel Park Municipal Council, both the mayor and the councilmen serve four-year terms. Each councilman is required to reside in the ward that he represents, Bethel Park was incorporated as a borough on March 17,1949, and became a home rule municipality in 1978. The name was most likely named after a meeting house, the first armored car robbery in the U. S. occurred on March 11,1927 when a Brinks truck, heading towards the Coverdale Mine about a mile away was attacked. Paul Jaworski and his Flatheads gang destroyed the road with dynamite to steal a mining payroll, st. Thomas More School, part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, serving students Pre-School through 8th grade, is located in Bethel Park. As of the census of 2000, there were 33,556 people,13,362 households, the population density was 2,869.8 people per square mile. There were 13,871 housing units at a density of 1,186.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the borough was 97. 10% White,1. 02% African American,0. 03% Native American,1. 11% Asian,0. 03% Pacific Islander,0. 13% from other races, and 0. 58% from two or more races
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Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
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Butler Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 17,248 at the 2010 census, the township was first settled in 1795. It was established as a township in 1804 and as a first class township in 1922, Butler Township is located near the center of Butler County and surrounds the city of Butler, the county seat. The township contains the communities of Homeacre-Lyndora, Meridian, Meadowood. The unincorporated town of Lyndora, which has its own post office, is located within Butler Township, connoquenessing Creek, a tributary of the Beaver River, flows to the southwest out of Butler city and crosses the southern part of the township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has an area of 21.7 square miles, of which 21.6 square miles is land and 0.12 square miles. As of the census of 2010, there were 17,248 people,7,409 households, the population density was 799.2 people per square mile. There were 7,500 housing units at a density of 348. 8/sq mi. The racial makeup of the township was 98. 1% White,0. 5% African American,0. 5% Asian,0. 1% Pacific Islander, hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 4% of the population. 28. 8% of all households were made up of individuals, the average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.87. In the township the population was out, with 20. 7% under the age of 18,5. 9% from 18 to 24,25. 4% from 25 to 44,26. 9% from 45 to 64. The median age was 44 years, for every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males, the median income for a household in the township was $41,274, and the median income for a family was $51,824. Males had an income of $41,486 versus $24,818 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,218, about 5. 0% of families and 6. 9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6. 7% of those under age 18 and 10. 4% of those age 65 or over. Butler Township is served by the Butler Area School District, the Senior High School, Intermediate High School, Northwest Elementary School, McQuistion Elementary School, and Meridian Elementary School are located in the township. The Butler County Community College main campus is located in the township on Decatur Drive. Pennsylvania Route 68 and PA Route 356 are major roads in the township, PA Route 8 passes through the township in a north-south direction on either side of the city limits of Butler
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Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
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Cranberry Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania. The population was 28,098 as of the 2010 census, Cranberry Township is one of the fastest-growing areas of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, and its population is projected to reach 50,000 by 2030. Cranberry Township is located in western Pennsylvania, the number of people commuting into the township to participate in its 20, 500-member workforce is considerably larger than the 9,200 township residents who commute to work outside of Cranberry. Cranberry Township is located in the southwest corner of Butler County and it is bordered by Jackson Township to the north, Forward Township at its northeast corner, Adams Township and the borough of Seven Fields to the east – all in Butler County. Pine Township and Marshall Township in Allegheny County border it to the south, according to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.8 square miles, of which 0.004 square miles, or 0. 02%, is water. The township’s policy-making body is its five-member, at-large board of supervisors who are elected to serve six-year terms. As of 2017, the composition of the board was entirely Republican, miracle League of Southwestern Pennsylvania has a ballfield in Graham Park with an adjacent fully accessible playground. Cranberry Public Library operates out of the township’s Municipal Center building as do its Early Education Preschool Program, its aerobics programs, as of July 2015, the U. S. Census estimated the township’s population at 30,458 in 10,769 households. The population density was 1,231.1 people per square mile, the racial makeup of the township was 94. 4% White,1. 2% African American,2. 8% Asian, and 1. 1% from two or more races. As of 2012,71. 98% of Cranberry’s male population 15 and older was married, the national rates were 53. 97% and 51. 02%, respectively. 44. 5% of the households had children under 18 living with them. The median population age as of 2016 was 35.96, the median income for a household in the township in 2016 was $101,963. Approximately 2. 5% of families were below the poverty line, in 1753, 21-year-old George Washington, who at the time was working for the Virginia Colony’s British governor, hiked through what is now Cranberry Township along the Venango Trail. His assignment was to deliver a message to the commander of the rival French Fort LeBoeuf, the commander rejected the order, precipitating the French and Indian War which the British and their colonies ultimately won, although at great cost. When the township was chartered in 1804, it included a substantially larger area than it does today. In 1854, its boundaries were redrawn, reducing Cranberry from 81 to 25 square miles, over the following decades, the Graham family and Samuel Duncan, another early settler, opened a tavern, a distillery, a sawmill, and a grist mill. In 1806, Graham began the community’s first church, the Plains Church, now the Plains United Presbyterian Church, which remains an active congregation. Descendants of the Graham family continue to reside in the community, which is confused with the homonymous Cranberry Township in Venango County
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Hampton Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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Hampton Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,363 at the 2010 census, the first settlers of present-day Hampton Township in northern Allegheny County arrived in the mid to late 18th century around the time of the Revolutionary War. The town was called Tally Cavey, hunters and fur trappers moved north of the Allegheny River in search of better game in the forests and more animals to capture and trade fur. In 1794, John McCaslin obtained a section of land presently known as Oak Hill Farms near the junction of Route 8. Many geographical landmarks in the bear the names of early settlers such as Robert and James Sample, William and Henry McCully. In 1861, Moses Hampton, LLD, a judge and member of Congress, signed the necessary to make Hampton into a municipality comprising parts of McCandless, Indiana. Throughout the late 19th to the 20th centuries, people began to move into this area. Hampton Township is located at 40°34′59″N 79°57′23″W, according to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.0 square miles, of which 0. 06% is water. The population density was 1,092.8 people per square mile, there were 6,627 housing units at an average density of 413.2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the township was 97. 66% White,0. 67% African American,0. 05% Native American,1. 23% Asian,0. 01% Pacific Islander,0. 12% from other races, and 0. 27% from two or more races. 0. 53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,18. 8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7. 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the family size was 3.18. In the township the population was out, with 28. 1% under the age of 18,4. 9% from 18 to 24,27. 6% from 25 to 44,26. 3% from 45 to 64. The median age was 40 years, for every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males, the median income for a household in the township was $80,911. The per capita income for the township was $41,074, about 0. 2% of families and 1. 6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2. 5% of those under age 18 and 6. 7% of those age 65 or over. The five schools in the area are managed by the Hampton Township School District, Elementary, Wyland Elementary School, Central Elementary School, Poff Elementary School Middle, Hampton Middle School High, Hampton High School
