Allegheny

former municipality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Place borough_of_pennsylvania Q1752800
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Allegheny

Summary

Allegheny is a borough of Pennsylvania[1]. Allegheny ranks in the top 2% of borough_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Allegheny is located in Allegheny County[3].
  • Allegheny is located in Pitt Township[4].
  • Allegheny is located in Pine Township[5].
  • Allegheny is located in Ross Township[6].
  • Allegheny is in the country of United States[7].
  • Allegheny's instance of is recorded as borough of Pennsylvania[8].
  • Allegheny's instance of is recorded as city of Pennsylvania[9].
  • Allegheny's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community[10].
  • Allegheny's Commons category is recorded as Allegheny, Pennsylvania[11].
  • 1788 marks the founding of Allegheny[12].
  • April 14, 1828 marks the founding of Allegheny[13].
  • April 13, 1840 marks the founding of Allegheny[14].
  • Allegheny was dissolved in December 6, 1907[15].
  • Allegheny's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.45, 'longitude': -80.02}[16].
  • Allegheny's separated from is recorded as Ross Township[17].
  • Allegheny has a population of {'amount': '+129896'}[18].
  • Allegheny's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Allegheny, Pennsylvania[19].
  • Allegheny's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Allegheny's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21].
  • Allegheny's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Allegheny's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • Allegheny's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[24].
  • Allegheny's different from is recorded as Allegheny[25].
  • Allegheny sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1370'}[26].
  • Allegheny's merged into is recorded as Pittsburgh[27].

Body

Geography

Allegheny is in the country of United States[7]. Located in include Allegheny County[3], a county of Pennsylvania[28], in United States[29], founded in 1788[30], headquartered in Pittsburgh City-County Building[31]; Pitt Township[4], a township of Pennsylvania[32], in United States[33], founded in 1788[34]; Pine Township[5], a township of Pennsylvania[35], in United States[36], founded in 1796[37]; and Ross Township[6], a township of Pennsylvania[38], in United States[39], founded in 1809[40].

Physical Characteristics

Allegheny sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1370'}[26]. Allegheny has a population of {'amount': '+129896'}[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include borough of Pennsylvania[8], city of Pennsylvania[9], and unincorporated community[10].

History and Context

Recorded inception include 1788[12], April 14, 1828[13], and April 13, 1840[14].

Why It Matters

Allegheny ranks in the top 2% of borough_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month).[2] Allegheny has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Allegheny is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Allegheny. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/allegheny
MLA “Allegheny.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 5 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/allegheny.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_allegheny_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Allegheny}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/allegheny}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-05}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Allegheny — https://4ort.xyz/entity/allegheny (retrieved 2026-10-05)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/allegheny · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 40.45, 'longitude': -80.02}
    Population → —
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → borough of Pennsylvania, city of Pennsylvania, unincorporated community
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.