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Brackenridge is a borough in Allegheny County set on the Allegheny River, part of the Greater Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

The borough was incorporated on September 21, 1901, and is named for Henry Marie Brackenridge, a Pittsburgh-area judge, author and historian.

Brackenridge once had glass factories, and steel later defined it: the Allegheny Ludlum Brackenridge Works steel mill, now part of Allegheny Technologies, is a prominent local employer, although most of the plant actually sits in neighboring Harrison Township.

The borough's population peaked at 6,400 in 1940 and had declined to 3,240 by the 2020 census.

The 2020 census counted 1,494 households in Brackenridge.

Brackenridge packs its people tightly: with only about half a square mile of land, its 2020 population density was roughly 6,314 people per square mile.

The borough borders Tarentum to the west and Harrison Township to the north and east, with Lower Burrell across the Allegheny River in Westmoreland County.

Brackenridge uses ZIP code 15014.

Children in Brackenridge attend the Highlands School District, and the district's Highlands Early Childhood Center, formerly Fairmount Primary School, stands on the hill section of the borough.

Notable people from Brackenridge include NFL defensive coordinator Bud Carson, football star Cookie Gilchrist, and Olympic silver-medalist figure skater Ronald Robertson.