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Rankin
| By the numbers |
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Population 1990: 2,503. Percent change: -8 percent Housing units 1990: 1,186 Housing units 2000: 1,126. |
| Tax bill |
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Borough property tax: 11.8 mills Woodland Hills School District property tax: 21.9 mills Allegheny County property tax: 4.69 mills Tax bill: $1,343.65 Pennsylvania wage tax: 2.8 percent Borough wage tax: 1.5 percent Occupational privilege tax: $10 |
| The basics |
FOUNDED: 1892
ORIGIN OF BOROUGH: The industry which now dots Braddock and North Braddock came into being in the 1850's as part of a then new policy favoring decentralization of industry. After the settlement of Braddock, the need for even further growth was evident. Rankin was then started as a subsidiary community. Once a large agricultural estate belonging to James Hawkins, extensions of the railroad systems provided the first impetus to the growth of Rankin. When the PA Railroad came to the area in 1852, Hawkins secured as one condition of the right of way the establishment of a station which bore his name. The Hawkins land along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right of way was bought by Thomas Rankin. A depot was later established on that land and was called Rankin Station. The Duquesne Forge Company moved its plant from Pittsburgh and engaged in the manufacture of river boat materials and similar products. Here were constructed some of the famous gun boats used in the Civil War. The giant gates for the Rocks of the Panama Canal were also cast at this plant. In 1883, the Carrie Furnaces, now a part of the U.S. Steel Corp., settled in Rankin. These were followed by McClintock-Marshall Company (absorbed by Bethlehem Steel), American Steel and Wire Company, and numerous smaller companies. Before long Rankin had become one of the highly prized industrial areas of Allegheny County and in 1892, it was incorporated as a borough.
POPULATION: 2,315.
LAND SIZE: .45 square miles.
POSTAL/ZIP CODES: Rankin 15104.
| Emergency contacts |
POLICE: Emergency 911, non-emergency (412) 271-1013, Rankin Police Department, Chief Darryll Briston.
FIRE: Emergency 911, non-emergency (412) 271-3211, Rankin VFD, Chief James Megley.
AMBULANCE: Emergency 911 or (412) 664-9000, non-emergency (412) 823-7787. Priority One.
| Government information |
BOROUGH OFFICE: 320 Hawkins Avenue, Rankin, PA 15104, (412) 271-1027, fax (412) 271-8610.
OFFICE HOURS: 9 to 4:30, Monday through Friday.
INTERNET ADDRESS: http://trfn.clpgh.org/tcvcog/Rankin.htm.
MAYOR: Demont Coleman.
BOROUGH SECRETARY: Patricia M. DiNinno.
BOROUGH COUNCIL: William Price III, president; Lucille Rago, vice president; Arnold Flowers; William Pfoff; Faye Powell; Charles Simone; Janelle Waller.
OTHER OFFICIALS: June M. Lekovitch, tax collector; Charles J. Porter, solicitor; Domenico Milillo, engineer.
MEETINGS: Council meets second Tuesday of month at 7 p.m.
BUDGET: $851,198.
| Schools |
SCHOOL DISTRICT: Woodland Hills School District, 2430 Greensburg Pike, Pittsburgh, PA 15221-3666, (412) 731-1300.
SCHOOL BOARD: (412) 731-1300, ext. 0171. Dr. Randy Lott, president; Tanya Smith, vice president; Linda Cole; Dr. William Driscoll; Colleen Filiak; Cynthia Lowery; Marilyn Messina; Robert Tomasic.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS: School Board meets first and second Wednesday of month at 7:30 p.m. The first meeting is the Agenda Meeting and the second meeting is the Legislative Meeting.
| Recreation |
RECREATION: Rankin Christian Center.
| Churches |
CHURCHES: St. Michael Church, 146 Third Street, (412) 271-2725; St. John's Church, 44 Miller Ave., (412) 271-6708; St. Mary's Word of God Church, Third and Kinmawr Avenue, (412) 241-1372; Emmanuel Baptist Church, 245 Third Ave., (412) 271-4879; Triedstone Baptist Church, 18 Harriet St., (412) 271-3000; Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 330 Fourth Ave., (412) 271-0303.
| Utilities |
GAS: Dominion Peoples Gas, 800-764-0111 or Equitable Gas, 1-800-754-6335.
ELECTRIC: Duquense Light, (888) 393-7100.
TELEPHONE: Verizon, (800) 275-2355.
CABLE: Adelphia, (800) 892-7300.
WATER: Wilkinsburg Penn Joint Water Authority, (412) 243-6200.
SEWER: ALCOSAN, (412) 766-4810
TRASH COLLECTION: Waste Management, 1-800-458-4090.
RECYCLING: none.
| Lawmakers |
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE: Mike Doyle, (D), 11 Duff Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15235-(412) 241-6055 or 133 Cannon HOB, Washington, DC 20515, (202) 225-2135.
STATE SENATOR: Jay Costa, Jr. (D), 1501 Ardmore Boulevard, Suite 403, Pittsburgh, PA 15221, (412) 241-6690 or Senate Box 203043, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 787-7683.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE: Tom Michlovic, (D), 519 Penn Avenue, Turtle Creek, PA 15145-2019, (412) 823-9228 or c/o PA State House, Harrisburg, PA 17120.
COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER: Richard D. Olasz, (D), 119 County Courthouse, 436 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, (412) 350-6565, fax (412) 350-6499.
