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Pittsburgh sits at the point where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers meet to form the Ohio River, a spot marked by Point State Park and known as the 'Golden Triangle'.

Pittsburgh was named in 1758 by General John Forbes in honor of British statesman William Pitt the Elder, after British forces took the site from the French, who had built Fort Duquesne there in 1754.

Pittsburgh is the county seat of Allegheny County and had a population of 302,971 in the 2020 Census, according to the US Census Bureau.

Pittsburgh has about 138,188 households with an average of 2.03 persons per household, and about 47.7% of its housing units are owner-occupied, according to the US Census Bureau.

Median household income in Pittsburgh is $65,742, according to Census Bureau figures.

Pittsburgh is known as the 'City of Bridges' for its 446 bridges - more than Venice, Italy - a necessity created by its three rivers and steep, hilly terrain.

Pittsburgh earned the nickname 'Steel City' as the historic heart of the American steel industry, built by companies such as US Steel and industrialist Andrew Carnegie.

The Duquesne Incline (1877) and Monongahela Incline (1870) in Pittsburgh are among the oldest continuously operating funicular railways in the United States, climbing Mount Washington above the city.

Schenley Park in Pittsburgh covers about 456 acres in the Oakland neighborhood and is one of the city's flagship parks, donated by Mary Schenley in 1889.

The Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh rises 535 feet and is the tallest educational building in the Western Hemisphere.