HISTORY

The Borough of Brentwood, located in Allegheny County, was originally part of Baldwin Township and included the villages of Brentwood, Pointview and Whitehall and was, at that time, one of the most densely populated parts of the township. Its 880 acres covered approximately one-tenth of the township and was known as Precinct Number 2. It now contains 929.9 acres, or 1.4517 square miles. This increase was due to a change of boundaries in the Brentwood Villa plan of lots, Willet-Kingsley Avenue area. In 1929, 60% of the residents of this Brentwood Villa Plan petitioned Brentwood Borough Council to annex this section and this was subsequently done.

Brentwood Borough was incorporated by decree of the Quarter Sessions Court of Allegheny County and was handed down November 6, 1915, to take effect the first Monday of January, 1916. The proceedings to incorporate were filed on May 15, 1915. Number 37 Quarter Sessions 1915 and exceptions were filed by several individuals who were represented by S. J. Snee, Attorney for Baldwin Township and by John Morrison. Petitioners were represented by C. H. Bracken.

Stemming from a population of 900 inhabitants, Brentwood has grown to be a thriving suburban area of approximately 10,000.

Most of the buildings in Brentwood were built before 1950 and are single family homes, apartment complexes and condominiums, and a mix of commercial/apartment type dwellings in the business district.


DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (year 2000): 10,466, Est. population in July 2002: 10,249 (-2.1% change)

Males: 4,978 (47.6%), Females: 5,488 (52.4%)

Elevation: 1255 feet

County: Allegheny

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $37,013 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,200 (year 2000)

Races in Brentwood:

 

Ancestries: German (40.2%), Irish (28.0%), Italian (15.4%), Polish (12.5%), English (4.9%), Slovak (4.1%)

More demographics available at http://www.city-data.com/city/Brentwood-Pennsylvania.html

 

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