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]
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]