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Created on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny, Westmoreland, and Lycoming Counties and was named for General John Armstrong. It was attached to Westmoreland County until 1805. Kittanning, the county seat was incorporated as a borough on April 2, 1821, and derived its name from a Delaware Indian village at the same place.
The area saw much fighting between settlers and Indians in the French and Indian War and Revolutionary War. John Armstrong’s attack on the Indian village of Kittanning in 1756 proved that the Indians were not invincible. The territory was purchased from the Indians by the two Treaties of Fort Stanwix, 1768 (known as the New Purchase) and 1784 (known as the Last Purchase). The State’s third ranked bituminous coal producing county, Armstrong also has produced glass, clay, brick, and quarried stone. Most of the coal mines are subsurface. A brief oil boom occurred after 1865, and natural gas was produced long afterwards. Steel production was once important, but declined by the 1930s. Armstrong’s farming is strong in livestock and has a valuable mushroom crop. Thirty percent of the land is farmed.
Armstrong County is one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania. It has 653.9 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 103.8 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population declined by 4.2%. On the 2000 census form, 99.5% of the population reported only one race, with 0.8% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 0.4% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.46 persons compared to an average family size of 2.95 persons.
In 2008 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $31,565. Per capita income grew by 16.5% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009)
67,851
Covered Employment
18,364
Growth (%) since 1990
-7.7%
Average wage per job
$35,287
Households (2000)
29,005
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
12.7%
Labor Force (persons) (2009)
33,687
Average wage per job
$49,161
Unemployment Rate (2009)
9.1
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
6.4%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008)
$33,207
Average wage per job
$29,986
Median Household Income (2008)
$41,055
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
17.6%
Poverty Rate (2008)
10.9
Average wage per job
$31,565
H.S. Diploma or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
80.0
Finance and Insurance – % all jobs in County
3.3%
Bachelor’s Deg. or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
10.4
Average wage per job
$51,837
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1. APOLLO-RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 1831 State Route 56, Spring Church, PA 15686
Phone: (724) 478-6000
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 668
Grades: KG-5
2. APOLLO-RIDGE HS
Address: Star Route Box 46a, Spring Church, PA 15686
Phone: (724) 478-6000
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 446
Grades: 9-12
3. APOLLO-RIDGE MS
Address: 1829 State Route 56, Spring Church, PA 15686
Phone: (724) 478-6000
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 379
Grades: 6-8
4. DAVID LEECH EL SCHOOL
Address: 200 Siberian Ave, Leechburg, PA 15656
Phone: (724) 845-6071
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 421
Grades: KG-6
5. DAYTON EL SCHOOL
Address: 175 E. Grant Avenue, Dayton, PA 16222
Phone: (814) 257-8816
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 306
Grades: KG-6
6. ELDERTON EL SCHOOL
Address: 239 S. Lytle Street, Elderton, PA 15736
Phone: (724) 354-2131
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 246
Grades: KG-6
7. ELDERTON JSHS
Address: 239 S. Lytle Street, Elderton, PA 15736
Phone: (724) 354-2153
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 370
Grades: 7-12
8. FORD CITY JSHS
Address: 1100 Fourth Avenue, Ford City, PA 16226
Phone: (724) 763-5289
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 669
Grades: 7-12
9. FREEPORT AREA JHS
Address: 325 4th St, Freeport, PA 16229
Phone: (724) 295-9020
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 325
Grades: 7-8
10. FREEPORT KDG CTR
Address: 408 High St, Freeport, PA 16229
Phone: (724) 295-9250
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 131
Grades: KG
11. KITTANNING JHS
Address: 210 N Mckean St, Kittanning, PA 16201
Phone: (724) 543-1295
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 372
Grades: 7-8
12. KITTANNING SHS
Address: 1200 Orr Ave, Kittanning, PA 16201
Phone: (724) 543-1591
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 648
Grades: 9-12
13. KITTANNING TWP EL SCHOOL
Address: 598 Silvis Hollow Road, Kittanning, PA 16201
Phone: (724) 548-7696
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 216
Grades: KG-6
14. LAUREL POINT EL SCHOOL
Address: 1141 Airport Road, Vandergrift, PA 15690
Phone: (724) 568-2552
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 112 1-6
15. LEECHBURG AREA HS
Address: 215 1st St, Leechburg, PA 15656
Phone: (724) 842-0571
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 377 7-12
16. LENAPE EL SCHOOL
Address: 2300 Center Ave, Ford City, PA 16226
Phone: (724) 763-5299
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 752
Grades: KG-6
17. LENAPE TECH
Address: 2215 Chaplin Ave, Ford City, PA 16226
Phone: (724) 763-7116
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 464 11-12
18. NORTH WASHINGTON EL SCHOOL
Address: 4350 Route 66, Apollo, PA 15613
Phone: (724) 727-3421
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 113
Grades: KG-2
19. SHANNOCK VALLEY EL SCHOOL
Address: 210 Cowanshannock Avenue, Rural Valley, PA 16249
Phone: (724) 783-6991
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 367
Grades: KG-6
20. SOUTH BUFFALO EL SCHOOL
Address: 562 Freeport Rd, Freeport, PA 16229
Phone: (724) 295-9510
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 306 1-6
21. SUGARCREEK EL SCHOOL
Address: 1290 State Route 268, Cowansville, PA 16218
Phone: (724) 545-2409
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 240
Grades: KG-6
22. WASHINGTON EL SCHOOL
Address: 4728 Route 66, Apollo, PA 15613
Phone: (724) 727-3426
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 146 2-6
23. WEST HILLS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
Address: 175 Heritage Park Drive, Kittanning, PA 16201
Phone: (724) 543-1121
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 509
Grades: 4-6
24. WEST HILLS PRIMARY SCHOOL
Address: 181 Heritage Park Drive, Kittanning, PA 16201
Phone: (724) 548-7651
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 676
Grades: KG-3
25. WEST SHAMOKIN JSHS
Address: 178 Wolf Drive, Rural Valley, PA 16249
Phone: (724) 783-7040
County: Armstrong County
Enrollment: 599
Grades: 7-12
