Chartiers (Pittsburgh)

Neighborhood of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

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
Country| United States
State| Pennsylvania
County| Allegheny County
City| Pittsburgh
Area

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• Total

| 0.132 sq mi (0.34 km2)
Population

(2010)[1]

• Total

| 477
• Density| 3,600/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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* List of Pittsburgh neighborhoods

## References

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1. ^ a b "PGHSNAP 2010 Raw Census Data by Neighborhood". Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
2. ^ "PGHSNAP". Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
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

## External links

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* Interactive Pittsburgh Neighborhoods Map