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Latrobe
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city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Westmoreland
- Incorporated borough
- May 24, 1854
- Type
- City council
- Mayor
- Eric J. Bartels
- Total
- 2.32 sq mi (6.00 km )
- Land
- 2.32 sq mi (6.00 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 997 ft (304 m)
- Density
- 3,480.8/sq mi (1,343.95/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 42-41680
- Website
- cityoflatrobe .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- borough of Pennsylvania
- Official name
- Latrobe
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Westmoreland County
- Population
- 8060
- Area
- 5.997253
- Elevation
- 304
- Official website
- www.cityoflatrobe.com
- Image
- Main Street, Latrobe, Pennsylvania - 20210605.jpg
- Households
- 3665
- Dialing code
- 724
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- Commons category
- Latrobe, Pennsylvania
- topic's main category
- Category:Latrobe, Pennsylvania
- postal code
- 15650
- inception
- 1852-00-00
- category for people born here
- Q32649818
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Latrobe, Pennsylvania
- different from
- Latrobe
- water area
- 0
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 32891
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
Latrobe (/ləˈtroʊb/ lə-TROHB) is a borough with home-rule status in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,060 at the 2020 census. It is located near Chestnut Ridge within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Latrobe was the home of the Latrobe Brewing Company, the original brewer of Rolling Rock beer. Latrobe was the birthplace and childhood home of children's television personality Fred Rogers and former professional golfer Arnold Palmer. The banana split was invented there by David Strickler in 1904. Latrobe is also home to the training camp of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Latrobe was long believed to be the site of the first professional American football game in 1895 until research found an 1892 game with paid players.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Latrobe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.