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Millvale is a borough in Allegheny County along the Allegheny River, directly across from Pittsburgh and just off Pennsylvania Route 28.

Millvale sits at the confluence of Girty's Run and the Allegheny River, on land that once marked the beginning of the Venango Trail, which led to Erie.

The borough was formed on February 13, 1868, when the older Borough of Duquesne was partitioned and its upriver land was joined with land taken from Shaler Township to create Millvale.

Millvale grew up around iron manufactures, saw works, stone works, lumber mills, and breweries.

The population of Millvale was 3,376 at the 2020 census, down from 6,736 in 1900.

At the 2000 census, Millvale had 4,028 residents living in 1,839 households.

Much of Millvale's 0.7 square miles lies on a floodplain, and the borough has been subjected to extensive flooding many times during its history.

St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale, built in 1901, was the first Croatian parish in the United States.

The walls of St. Nicholas are covered with the world-renowned murals of Croatian artist Maksimilijan (Maxo) Vanka, painted in 1937 and 1941 as his gift to the United States — works musician David Byrne has praised by calling Vanka 'the Diego Rivera of Pittsburgh.'

Mr. Smalls Theatre, a nationally renowned concert and event venue housed in a former church, anchors Millvale's music scene, and the borough hosts the free, two-day Millvale Music Festival each spring.