Established: 1758
City Population (2000): 369,879
County Population (2000): 1,281,666
Location: South Western Pennsylvania
Average High Temperature (July): 82.5° F
Average Low Temperature (January): 20.8° F
Port: Pittsburgh is the largest inland port in the U.S., providing access
to the nation's 9,000 mile inland waterway system.
Bridges: Allegheny County has more than 1,700 bridges and 720 are within
the Pittsburgh city limits.
Media: Two Major Newspapers: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Pittsburgh Tribune
Review; Thirty Two Radio Stations; and Five Major Television Stations:
KDKA (CBS), WPXI (NBC), WTAE (ABC), WQED (PBS), and WNPA (FOX).
Colleges and Universities: There are 29 colleges and universities in southwestern
Pennsylvania including Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh,
Duquesne University, Point Park College, and Geneva College.
Sports: Pittsburgh cheers for four major sports teams, the Penguins, Pirates
, Steelers, and Riverhounds.
Airport: The Pittsburgh International Airport was ranked one of the top
five U.S. airports by Conde Nast Traveler.
Tourism: An average of 3.9 million people visit Pittsburgh annually.
Pittsburgh ranked in the top five Most Livable Cities in the 1983, 1985
and 1989 editions of the "Places Rated Almanac."