Robinson, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Explained

Robinson, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Robinson
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Indiana
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:West Wheatfield
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.10
Area Land Km2:2.00
Area Water Km2:0.10
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:583
Population Density Km2:290.98
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1119
Coordinates:40.405°N -79.1383°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:15949
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-65360
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2630035
Area Total Sq Mi:0.81
Area Land Sq Mi:0.77
Area Water Sq Mi:0.04
Population Density Sq Mi:753.23

Robinson is a census-designated place[3] located in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located near the Westmoreland County line and the borough of Bolivar, along Pennsylvania Route 259. As of the 2010 census, the population was 614 residents.[4]

History

Founded in 1880, Robinson was originally named Garfield after the recently elected president. It has its origins as a brickyard town, with the Garfield Fire Clay Company operating refractories there and in neighboring Bolivar from 1887 until 1979.[5]

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. August 8, 2023.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Aug 8, 2023.
  3. Web site: Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2011-05-14.
  5. Historic American Buildings Survey, Creator, and Garfield Fire Clay Company. . trans by Wallace, Kimmitter Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, .