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Arnold City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is about 3 miles (5 km) east of the borough of Belle Vernon, in far northwestern Fayette County. As of the 2010 census the population of Arnold City was 498.[3]

Arnold City, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Overview from the northwest
Arnold City
Arnold City
Coordinates: 40°6′59″N 79°49′30″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
TownshipWashington
Area
  Total0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2)
  Land0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
950 ft (290 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
  Total462
  Density962.50/sq mi (371.32/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code42-03096
GNIS feature ID1168409

Demographics


Historical population
CensusPop.
2020462
U.S. Decennial Census[4][2]

History


Like many towns around it, Arnold City has been home to many coal miners supporting the coal industry in the region.[5] The town supported housing for several nearby coal mines, including the Naomi Mine in Fayette City. Housing was constructed by the Hillman Coal and Coke Company, creating a Coal Patch Town,[6][7]

In addition to the Naomi mine, four additional mines operated in the area:[5]


References


  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Arnold City CDP, Pennsylvania". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. "Bituminous Coal Mines of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. - Index A". Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  6. Chris DellaMea. "A Scrapbook of Appalachian Coal Towns".
  7. "ONE KILLED, 4 SHOT IN SECOND MINE RIOT; Guards and Coal Police Fire Into a Group of Pickets at Arnold City, Pa. FOUR'S MINES ARE REOPENED Pittsburgh Terminal Company's Plants, Shut Down Four Years, Will Employ 2,700 Men. Mines Shut in 1927 Reopen". New York Times. June 24, 1931. p. 2.



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