Baldwin

History

The borough was named for Henry Baldwin (1780–1844), a U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Baldwin Borough was incorporated on October 27, 1950, from Baldwin Township.

Geography

Baldwin is located at . A thin strip of land which is still part of Baldwin stretches north along Becks Run Road, separating St. Clair and Hays, reaching all the way to the Monongahela River. It then forms the south bank of the river almost to the Glenwood Bridge, effectively surrounding Hays on three sides. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Its average elevation is above sea level. Baldwin has eleven borders: Five with the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Arlington and South Side Flats to the north, Hays to the northeast, Carrick to the west, and St. Clair to the north-northwest. The remaining borders are: West Mifflin to the east, Pleasant Hills to the southeast, South Park Township to the south, Bethel Park to the southwest, and Whitehall and Brentwood to the west.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Baldwin SHS
  High · Pittsburgh · 2,086 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• Mt Lebanon SHS
  High · Pittsburgh · 1,840 students · 14.6:1 ratio
• Pittsburgh Allderdice HS
  High · Pittsburgh · 1,362 students · 13.1:1 ratio
• Bethel Park HS
  High · Bethel Park · 1,338 students · 14.1:1 ratio
• Upper Saint Clair HS
  High · Pittsburgh · 1,288 students · 14:1 ratio
• Penn Hills El Sch
  Elementary · Pittsburgh · 1,279 students · 13.8:1 ratio
• Shaler Area HS
  High · Pittsburgh · 1,225 students · 11.9:1 ratio
• J.E. Harrison Education Ctr
  Elementary · Pittsburgh · 1,143 students · 15.7:1 ratio