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Braddock was probably first settled about 1795 . It was incorporated in 1867 . The town and its industrial economy began in 1873 when Andrew Carnegie founded there The J. Edgar Thomson Steel Works . This historic Steel Mill remains a part of the United States Steel Corporation . This era of the town's history is best known from the novel Out Of This Furnace by Thomas Bell . The early population figures were these: 1890 , 8,561; 1900 , 15,654; 1910 , 19,357; 1920 , 20, 879; 1940 , 18,326. Braddock lost its importance with the collapse of the steel-making industry in the US in 1984. GEOGRAPHY Braddock is located at 40°24'13" North, 79°52'7" West (40.403619, -79.868700). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 1.7 Km&2 (0.6 Mi&2 ). 1.5 km&2 (0.6 mi&2) of it is land and 0.2 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 13.85% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 2,912 people, 1,161 households, and 695 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 2,007.7/km&2 (5,159.9/mi&2). There were 1,624 housing units at an average density of 1,119.7/km&2 (2,877.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 30.12% White , 66.52% African American , 0.14% Native American , 0.24% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.69% from Other Races , and 2.30% from two or more races. 1.51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,161 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 21.4% were Married Couples living together, 31.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.6% 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 3.24. In the borough the population was spread out with 31.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 84.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.1 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $18,473, and the median income for a family was $20,669. Males had a median income of $26,333 versus $19,867 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $13,135. 35.0% of the population and 34.4% of families were below the Poverty Line . 54.4% of those under the age of 18 and 14.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |