Brownsville, PA Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (total): Population in 2017: 2,249 (100% urban, 0% rural). >Population change since 2000: -19.8%

Population (male): 1,081

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Brownsville: 89.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (breakdown): (29.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 47.5% for Black residents, 31.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 40.7% for two or more races residents)

Elevation: 900 feet

Population Density:

Zip Codes: 15417

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $29,872 (it was $18,559 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $22,716 (it was $13,404 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $60,667 (it was $36,400 in 2000) Brownsville:$60,667PA:$181,200

Races:
      White alone - 1,888 - 81.0%
      Black alone - 314 - 13.5%
      Two or more races - 111 - 4.8%
      Hispanic - 13 - 0.6%
      American Indian alone - 3 - 0.1%
      Asian alone - 2 - 0.09%

In pre-Columbian times, the right bank Monongahela held several mounds where iron rich red stone predominated,[d] now believed to have been constructed by a branch of the Mound Builders cultures, but were believed by colonials to have been forts—leading to the area near the river crossing being called Redstone Old Fort in various colonial government records, and later Fort Burd, when an arms cache was built there. By the time the region first became known to Dutch colonists and traders and the French in the 1640s, the lands were largely unoccupied,[e] but under the management of one tribe or shared by several groups of Iroquoian peoples, likely the Erie people, or Wenro people[f] and possibly shared with Seneca, the Shawnee people and the Susquehannocks. With all the rivers and streams tributary to the Monongahela, Youghiogheny, Allegheny Rivers, there is little known about the region's precise role in the Beaver Wars of the 17th century, but when French and Dutch and Swedish fur traders penetrated to the Greater Ohio Basin in the 1640s-1650s, the one thing that seemed clear to those observers was the lands later termed the Ohio Country seemed empty and unpopulated.

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Office of Drug alcohol Policy Control (https://www.transportation.gov/odapc)

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129 SIMPSON RD, STE 105 1.4 miles

129 SIMPSON RD, STE 105
BROWNSVILLE, PA 15417
Categories: BROWNSVILLE PA

125 SIMPSON RD 2.1 miles

125 SIMPSON RD
BROWNSVILLE, PA 15417
Categories: BROWNSVILLE PA

220 GREENE PLZ STE 103 6.9 miles

220 GREENE PLZ STE 103
WAYNESBURG, PA 15370
Categories: WAYNESBURG PA

220 GREENE PLZ 6.9 miles

220 GREENE PLZ
WAYNESBURG, PA 15370
Categories: WAYNESBURG PA

625 LINCOLN AVE STE 203 8.0 miles

625 LINCOLN AVE STE 203
NORTH CHARLEROI, PA 15022
Categories: NORTH CHARLEROI PA

760 Tri County Lane, Suite 104, 8.2 miles

760 Tri County Lane, Suite 104,
Belle Vernon, PA 15012
Categories: Belle Vernon PA

860 ROSTRAVER RD 8.3 miles

860 ROSTRAVER RD
BELLE VERNON, PA 15012
Categories: BELLE VERNON PA

1200 MCKEAN AVE STE 107 8.5 miles

1200 MCKEAN AVE STE 107
CHARLEROI, PA 15022
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1895 JEFFERSON RD 9.8 miles

1895 JEFFERSON RD
RICES LANDING, PA 15357
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325 MCCLELLANDTOWN RD 10.6 miles

325 MCCLELLANDTOWN RD
UNIONTOWN, PA 15401
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659 CHERRY TREE LN 10.9 miles

659 CHERRY TREE LN
UNIONTOWN, PA 15401
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675A CHERRY TREE LN 11.1 miles

675A CHERRY TREE LN
UNIONTOWN, PA 15401
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1000 MCKEAN AVE 11.1 miles

1000 MCKEAN AVE
DONORA, PA 15033
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1163 COUNTRY CLUB RD 11.2 miles

1163 COUNTRY CLUB RD
MONONGAHELA, PA 15063
Categories: MONONGAHELA PA

404 West Main Street, 11.3 miles

404 West Main Street,
Uniontown, PA 15401
Categories: Uniontown PA

211 EASY ST STE 224 11.3 miles

211 EASY ST STE 224
UNIONTOWN, PA 15401
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500 W BERKELEY ST 11.4 miles

500 W BERKELEY ST
UNIONTOWN, PA 15401
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100 WOODLAWN AVE STE 300 11.6 miles

100 WOODLAWN AVE STE 300
UNIONTOWN, PA 15401
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800 PLAZA DR STE 210 11.8 miles

800 PLAZA DR STE 210
BELLE VERNON, PA 15012
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4918 STATE ROUTE 51 S 12.4 miles

4918 STATE ROUTE 51 S
BELLE VERNON, PA 15012
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447 W Main Street, 12.7 miles

447 W Main Street,
Monongahela, PA 15063
Categories: Monongahela PA

146 MOTOR DROME RD 13.1 miles

146 MOTOR DROME RD
SMITHTON, PA 15479
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1829 UNIVERSITY RD 13.1 miles

1829 UNIVERSITY RD
DUNBAR, PA 15431
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1829 UNIVERSITY DR 13.1 miles

1829 UNIVERSITY DR
DUNBAR, PA 15431
Categories: DUNBAR PA

140 N BEESON AVE STE 300A 13.5 miles

140 N BEESON AVE STE 300A
UNIONTOWN, PA 15401
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1144 NATIONAL PIKE, 13.8 miles

1144 NATIONAL PIKE,
HOPWOOD, PA 15445
Categories: HOPWOOD PA

1440 Morrell Ave 14.9 miles

1440 Morrell Ave
Connellsville, PA 15425
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135 LOVES HILL EXT 14.9 miles

135 LOVES HILL EXT
WAYNESBURG, PA 15370
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1048 MORRELL AVE 15.0 miles

1048 MORRELL AVE
CONNELLSVILLE, PA 15425
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7 GLASSWORKS RD 15.5 miles

7 GLASSWORKS RD
GREENSBORO, PA 15338
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301 S ARCH ST 15.5 miles

301 S ARCH ST
CONNELLSVILLE, PA 15425
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350 BONAR AVE 17.6 miles

350 BONAR AVE
WAYNESBURG, PA 15370
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2629 MOUNT MORRIS RD 17.6 miles

2629 MOUNT MORRIS RD
WAYNESBURG, PA 15370
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35 N PORTER ST 17.9 miles

35 N PORTER ST
WAYNESBURG, PA 15370
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501 W HIGH ST 18.6 miles

501 W HIGH ST
WAYNESBURG, PA 15370
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308 BESSEMER RD STE 100 19.0 miles

308 BESSEMER RD STE 100
MT PLEASANT, PA 15666
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565 COAL VALLEY RD SOUTH HILLS MEDICAL BUILDING SUITE 502 19.1 miles

565 COAL VALLEY RD SOUTH HILLS MEDICAL BUILDING SUITE 502
CLAIRTON, PA 15025
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811 S Center Ave 19.3 miles

811 S Center Ave
NEW STANTON, PA 15674
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6396 STATE ROUTE 819 S 19.6 miles

6396 STATE ROUTE 819 S
MT PLEASANT, PA 15666
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508 S CHURCH ST 19.7 miles

508 S CHURCH ST
MOUNT PLEASANT, PA 15666
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615 W SMITHFIELD ST 20.0 miles

615 W SMITHFIELD ST
MOUNT PLEASANT, PA 15666
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1200 Brooks Ln STE 100 20.4 miles

1200 Brooks Ln STE 100
CLAIRTON, PA 15025
Categories: CLAIRTON PA

575 Coal Valley Road Suite 502 20.6 miles

575 Coal Valley Road Suite 502
Pittsburgh, PA 15236
Categories: Pittsburgh PA

695 CLAIRTON BLVD 20.8 miles

695 CLAIRTON BLVD
PLEASANT HILLS, PA 15236
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460 WASHINGTON RD STE 7 20.9 miles

460 WASHINGTON RD STE 7
WASHINGTON, PA 15301
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161 WATERDAM RD APT 160 21.0 miles

161 WATERDAM RD APT 160
MCMURRAY, PA 15317
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1015 Waterdam Plaza Drive, 21.2 miles

1015 Waterdam Plaza Drive,
Mc Murray, PA 15317
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4000 WASHINGTON RD STE 203 21.3 miles

4000 WASHINGTON RD STE 203
MCMURRAY, PA 15317
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95 Leonard Ave STE 401, BLDG1 21.5 miles

95 Leonard Ave STE 401, BLDG1
WASHINGTON, PA 15301
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3840 WASHINGTON RD STE 300 21.5 miles

3840 WASHINGTON RD STE 300
MCMURRAY, PA 15317
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90 West Chestnut Street, Millcraft Center 21.8 miles

90 West Chestnut Street, Millcraft Center
Washington, PA 15301
Categories: Washington PA

181 W BEAU ST 21.9 miles

181 W BEAU ST
WASHINGTON, PA 15301
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830 ROUTE 819 S 21.9 miles

830 ROUTE 819 S
MOUNT PLEASANT, PA 15666
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2001 Lincoln Way, Suite 16, Oak Park Mall 22.0 miles

2001 Lincoln Way, Suite 16, Oak Park Mall
White Oak, PA 15131
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275 CURRY HOLLOW RD, SUITE 160 22.0 miles

275 CURRY HOLLOW RD, SUITE 160
PITTSBURGH, PA 15236
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12116 STATE ROUTE 30 22.0 miles

12116 STATE ROUTE 30
NORTH HUNTINGDON, PA 15642
Categories: NORTH HUNTINGDON PA

11347 ROUTE 30 STE 3 22.0 miles

11347 ROUTE 30 STE 3
IRWIN, PA 15642
Categories: IRWIN PA

155 WILSON AVE 22.1 miles

155 WILSON AVE
WASHINGTON, PA 15301
Categories: WASHINGTON PA

100 MEDICAL BLVD 22.4 miles

100 MEDICAL BLVD
CANONSBURG, PA 15317
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113 CAVASINA DR STE 7 22.5 miles

113 CAVASINA DR STE 7
CANONSBURG, PA 15317
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2413 LYTLE RD 22.6 miles

2413 LYTLE RD
BETHEL PARK, PA 15102
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5219 Library Road, Unit E9, South Park Shops 22.7 miles

5219 Library Road, Unit E9, South Park Shops
Bethel Park, PA 15102
Categories: Bethel Park PA

1907 Lebanon Church Road, Suite 104 22.7 miles

1907 Lebanon Church Road, Suite 104
West Mifflin, PA 15122
Categories: West Mifflin PA

2600 OLD WASHINGTON RD STE 150 22.7 miles

2600 OLD WASHINGTON RD STE 150
UPPER ST CLAIR, PA 15241
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140 CHURCH ST STE 102 22.8 miles

140 CHURCH ST STE 102
ROGERSVILLE, PA 15359
Categories: ROGERSVILLE PA

751 PITTSBURGH MCKEESPORT BLVD 22.9 miles

751 PITTSBURGH MCKEESPORT BLVD
DRAVOSBURG, PA 15034
Categories: DRAVOSBURG PA

8943 STATE ROUTE 30, 22.9 miles

8943 STATE ROUTE 30,
IRWIN, PA 15642
Categories: IRWIN PA

905 SPRUCE ST 23.0 miles

905 SPRUCE ST
IRWIN, PA 15642
Categories: IRWIN PA

9173 RTE 30, STE 5 23.0 miles

9173 RTE 30, STE 5
IRWIN, PA 15642
Categories: IRWIN PA

206 ARLINGTON PL 23.4 miles

206 ARLINGTON PL
GREENSBURG, PA 15601
Categories: GREENSBURG PA

1300 Oxford Drive, Suite 1AA 23.7 miles

1300 Oxford Drive, Suite 1AA
Bethel Park, PA 15102
Categories: Bethel Park PA

2000 OXFORD DR STE 110 24.0 miles

2000 OXFORD DR STE 110
BETHEL PARK, PA 15102
Categories: BETHEL PARK PA

3706 5TH AVE Ste 2 24.1 miles

3706 5TH AVE Ste 2
NORTH VERSAILLES, PA 15137
Categories: NORTH VERSAILLES PA

1474 ROUTE 51 24.3 miles

1474 ROUTE 51
JEFFERSON HILLS, PA 15025
Categories: JEFFERSON HILLS PA

1951 LINCOLN HWY 24.4 miles

1951 LINCOLN HWY
NORTH VERSAILLES, PA 15137
Categories: NORTH VERSAILLES PA

1691 WASHINGTON RD 24.5 miles

1691 WASHINGTON RD
MOUNT LEBANON, PA 15228
Categories: MOUNT LEBANON PA

3516 SAW MILL RUN BLVD 24.5 miles

3516 SAW MILL RUN BLVD
PITTSBURGH, PA 15227
Categories: PITTSBURGH PA

4176 NATIONAL PIKE STE 4 24.6 miles

4176 NATIONAL PIKE STE 4
FARMINGTON, PA 15437
Categories: FARMINGTON PA

1535 WASHINGTON RD 24.6 miles

1535 WASHINGTON RD
PITTSBURGH, PA 15228
Categories: PITTSBURGH PA

4225 Brownsville Rd, Shoppes at Brentwood 24.8 miles

4225 Brownsville Rd, Shoppes at Brentwood
Pittsburgh, PA 15227
Categories: Pittsburgh PA

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Urine or hair drug testing methods in Brownsville, PA - You choose!

Accredited Drug Testing offers different testing methods depending upon our customer's needs. With a 1 to 5-day detection period urine testing is the most common method used by employers, courts and schools. However, hair drug and alcohol testing are becoming a frequently used testing method due to a detection period of approximately 90 days.

What is the most common urine/hair drug test?

Both a 5-panel urine or 5 panel hair drug test screens for the same drugs, however, the look-back period or detection window is very different. A urine drug test provides a look back period of 1-5 days while a hair drug test provides use up to 90 days from the date the specimen was collected.

Court Ordered Drug Testing (Probation/Child Custody)

Our local drug testing Brownsville, PA centers provide drug and alcohol tests that are utilized for a wide variety of court ordered proceedings, including probation and other types of government required tests. Observed tests are available and tests results can be submitted for a wide variety of court ordered proceedings including probation hearings, child custody cases, litigation and all manner of government required tests.

Court ordered drug tests should contain detailed instructions specifying the type of test to be administered and the drugs that should be screened for. If sample collection needs to be witnessed in order to prevent potential tampering or substitution, those specifications will be stated in the court order.

DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Services in Brownsville, PA

We also specialize in providing testing services for all DOT Modes including Trucking Industry (FMCSA), Maritime Industry (USCG), Aviation Industry (FAA), Public Transportation (FTA), Railroad Industry (FRA) and Pipeline Industry (PHMSA) in accordance with Part 40 of the US Department of Transportation Compliance Regulations. Additional DOT Services include consortium enrollment, MVR reports, Supervisor Training and policy manual development. In addition, we offer a complete DOT Compliance Program for single operators and small trucking companies.

Additional DOT Services:

  • Consortium Enrollment
  • DOT Physicals
  • Supervisor Training
  • Employer Drug Policy Development
  • MVR Reports
  • Employee Training
  • Background Checks
  • FMCSA Clearinghouse Verification/Search

Employer/Drug Free Workplace Testing in Brownsville, PA

Many companies and employers may be interested in being a drug free workplace, if so, Accredited Drug Testing specializes in providing comprehensive and cost-effective drug free workplace programs for small, medium and large companies. Organizations that utilize an employee drug testing program are commonly referred to as a Drug Free Workplace. However, many times companies do not fully qualify as a Drug Free Workplace because the drug testing program which they use does not have all of the components which make up a true Drug Free Workplace under their State specific law. Our Drug Testing Brownsville, PA locations are ready to serve your needs.

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On-site/Mobile Drug Testing in Brownsville, PA

Do you have at least 10 employees needing a drug or alcohol test? If so, Accredited Drug Testing can provide on-site drug testing at your place of business. On-site drug testing services is frequently used by construction sites, manufacturing facilities, job fairs. On-site drug testing is available for pre employment and random testing. Call us today at (800)221-4291 and speak to our on-site coordinator to schedule your drug testing event in Brownsville, PA.

Drug Testing Locations in Brownsville, PA

Accredited Drug Testing has drug testing locations in Brownsville, PA and the surrounding areas. Many of our drug testing centers open early and have evening hours to accommodate a person's work schedule. Our drug testing locations in Brownsville, PA have certified and trained drug testing specialists ready to serve your testing needs in a friendly, knowledgeable and confidential manner.

Drug testing purposes for employers include pre-employment, random selection, post-accident and reasonable suspicion. Testing purposes for individuals can include court ordered, probation, child custody or for any other personal reason.

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What is a Drug Test?

A drug test is a technical analysis of a biological specimen, for example urine, hair, blood, breath, sweat, and/or oral fluid/saliva-to determine the presence or absence of specified parent drugs or their metabolites. Major applications of drug testing include detection of the presence of performance enhancing steroids in sport, employers and parole/probation officers screening for drugs prohibited by law and police officers testing for the presence and concentration of alcohol (ethanol) in the blood commonly referred to as BAC (blood alcohol content). BAC tests are typically administered via a breathalyzer while urinalysis is used for the vast majority of drug testing in sports and the workplace. Numerous other methods with varying degrees of accuracy, sensitivity (detection threshold/cutoff), and detection periods exist. A drug test may also refer to a test that provides quantitative chemical analysis of an illegal drug, typically intended to help with responsible drug use.

Does passive smoke inhalation cause a false positive for marijuana?

"Passive" smoke inhalation from being in a room with people smoking marijuana is not considered valid, as the cut-off concentrations for lab analysis are set well above that which might occur for passive inhalation.

Other abnormalities in the urine screen may indicate that results may be a false negative or that there was deliberate adulteration of the sample. For example:

  • a low creatinine lab value can indicate that a urine sample was tampered with; either the subject diluted their urine by consuming excessive water just prior to testing, or water was added to the urine sample.
  • creatinine levels are often used in conjunction with specific gravity to determine if samples have been diluted. To help avoid this problem, the testing lab may color the water in their toilet blue to prevent the sample being diluted with water from the toilet.
  • subjects may also attempt to add certain enzymes to the urine sample to affect stability, but this often changes the pH, which is also tested.

How long do drugs stay in your system?

The window of detection or often times referred to as look back period of a drug test depend on several factors. Some of the factors impacting how long a drug will stay in your system are:

  • The amount of the drug taken
  • The frequency of the drug taken
  • The type of drug taken
  • An individual's body metabolic rate and general health
  • The amount of fluids consumed since ingesting the drug
  • The amount of exercise since ingesting the drug
  • Other genetic variations that would impact an individual's response to a specific drug

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Local Area Info: Brownsville, Pennsylvania

Brownsville is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, first settled in 1785 as the site of a trading post a few years after the pacification of the Iroquois enabled a post-Revolutionary war resumption of westward migration. The Trading Post soon became a tavern and Inn, and was soon receiving emigrants heading west as it was located above the cut bank overlooking first ford that could be reached to those descending from the Mountains[a] Brownsville is located 40 miles (64 km) south of Pittsburgh along the east bank of the Monongahela River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough of Brownsville, located as a county border town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), of which 0.97 square miles (2.5 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), or 10.47%, is water—most of which is the Fayette County half of the Monongahela River between the community and the flatter lands of opposite shore West Brownsville in Washington County. As a community, the town is the central population center for a number of outlying hamlets geographically tied to the town for the same reasons they were founded nearby—Western Pennsylvania has far more hills and steep slopes than flats or gentle sloping terrains suitable for settlement. This keeps Brownsville at the nexus of the transportation infrastructure which grew up during its history. While no longer a passenger depot, the town and cross-River West Brownsville share an important Railway bridge creating a balloon loop allowing the turning of complete coal trains. Newest is the limited access toll road PA Route 43, which connects the town to strategic points and southern Pittsburgh at Clairton. River hugging PA Route 88,[b] connects to towns up and down the Mon Valley and the historic National Road (now US Route 40) reached East Saint Louis, Illinois and connected the town to the immigrants arriving in the port of Baltimore traveling west on the Cumberland Turnpike and the National Road.

From its founding, well into the 19th century, as the first reachable population center west of the Alleghenies barrier range on the Mississippi watershed, the borough quickly grew into an industrial center, market town, transportation hub, outfitting center, and river boat-building powerhouse. It was a gateway destination for emigrants heading west to the Ohio Country when a trading post, and the new United States' Northwest Territory and their "legal successors" for travelers heading westwards on the various Emigrant Trails both to the Near West and later Far West from its founding until well into the 1850s. As outfitting center, the borough provided the markets for the small-scale industries in the surrounding counties—and also, quite a few in Maryland shipping goods over the pass by mule-train via the Cumberland Narrows toll-route.

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Population (total): Population in 2017: 2,249 (100% urban, 0% rural). >Population change since 2000: -19.8%

Population (male): 1,081

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Brownsville: 89.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (breakdown): (29.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 47.5% for Black residents, 31.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 40.7% for two or more races residents)

Elevation: 900 feet

Population Density:

Zip Codes: 15417

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $29,872 (it was $18,559 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $22,716 (it was $13,404 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $60,667 (it was $36,400 in 2000) Brownsville:$60,667PA:$181,200

Races:
      White alone - 1,888 - 81.0%
      Black alone - 314 - 13.5%
      Two or more races - 111 - 4.8%
      Hispanic - 13 - 0.6%
      American Indian alone - 3 - 0.1%
      Asian alone - 2 - 0.09%

In pre-Columbian times, the right bank Monongahela held several mounds where iron rich red stone predominated,[d] now believed to have been constructed by a branch of the Mound Builders cultures, but were believed by colonials to have been forts—leading to the area near the river crossing being called Redstone Old Fort in various colonial government records, and later Fort Burd, when an arms cache was built there. By the time the region first became known to Dutch colonists and traders and the French in the 1640s, the lands were largely unoccupied,[e] but under the management of one tribe or shared by several groups of Iroquoian peoples, likely the Erie people, or Wenro people[f] and possibly shared with Seneca, the Shawnee people and the Susquehannocks. With all the rivers and streams tributary to the Monongahela, Youghiogheny, Allegheny Rivers, there is little known about the region's precise role in the Beaver Wars of the 17th century, but when French and Dutch and Swedish fur traders penetrated to the Greater Ohio Basin in the 1640s-1650s, the one thing that seemed clear to those observers was the lands later termed the Ohio Country seemed empty and unpopulated.

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