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Chartiers (Pittsburgh)

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Chartiers
Chartiers City
Neighborhood of Pittsburgh
Coordinates: 40°27′50″N 80°03′22″W / 40.464°N 80.056°W / 40.464; -80.056
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny County
CityPittsburgh
Area
[1][2]
 • Total
0.132 sq mi (0.34 km2)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
477
 • Density3,600/sq mi (1,400/km2)

Chartiers (sometimes called Chartiers City) is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's West End. It has a zip code of 15204, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 2 (West Neighborhoods). The neighborhood was named after Peter Chartier,[3] a trapper of French and Native American parentage who established a trading post at the mouth of Chartiers Creek in 1743.

Surrounding Pittsburgh Neighborhoods

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Chartiers City borders Esplen to the north, Sheraden to the east and southeast, and Windgap from the south, west and northwest.


Further reading

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  • Toker, Franklin (1994) [1986]. Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5434-6.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "PGHSNAP 2010 Raw Census Data by Neighborhood". Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. ^ "PGHSNAP". Archived from the original on 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  3. ^ Charles Augustus Hanna, The Wilderness Trail: Or, The Ventures and Adventures of the Pennsylvania Traders on the Allegheny Path, Volume 1 The Wilderness Trail: Or, The Ventures and Adventures of the Pennsylvania Traders on the Allegheny Path, Putnam's sons, 1911
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