Aliquippa

History

The oldest church within the current boundaries of Aliquippa is Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church (formerly White Oak Flats Presbyterian Church), established about 1793 in the New Sheffield region on Brodhead Road. and New Sheffield. There is no known direct connection between Seneca nation Queen Aliquippa and the city; rather, "Aliquippa" was one of several Indian names selected arbitrarily by the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad in 1878 for stations along its route. In 1978, the library was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture and for its association with Jones in the development of Aliquippa. Aliquippa was formally chartered as a city in 1987 by the Aliquippa Borough Council. USAir Flight 427 crashed near Aliquippa on September 8, 1994.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.6 square miles (11.9 km²), of which 4.19 square miles (10.86 km²) is land and 0.4 square mile (1.0 km²) is water. Aliquippa is surrounded by Hopewell Township. Across the Ohio River, the city runs adjacent with, from north to south, the borough of Baden, Harmony Township and the borough of Ambridge which connects to Aliquippa via the Ambridge–Aliquippa Bridge.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Ambridge Area HS
  High · Ambridge · 733 students · 19.8:1 ratio
• Central Valley HS
  High · Monaca · 709 students · 15.4:1 ratio
• Beaver Area SHS
  High · Beaver · 644 students · 16.1:1 ratio
• Hopewell JHS
  Middle · Aliquippa · 622 students · 13.8:1 ratio
• New Brighton Area El Sch
  Elementary · New Brighton · 609 students · 13.2:1 ratio
• Hopewell SHS
  High · Aliquippa · 590 students · 13.4:1 ratio
• Dutch Ridge El Sch
  Elementary · Beaver · 589 students · 16.4:1 ratio
• Baden Academy CS
  Elementary · Baden · 586 students · 15:1 ratio