Plum, Pennsylvania
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For the township, see Plum Township, Pennsylvania.
Plum is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 27,144 at the 2020 census.[3] A suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, it is located northeast of the city in what is commonly referred to as the East Hills suburbs.
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Plum, Pennsylvania | |
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Coordinates: 40°29′55″N 79°45′16″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Allegheny |
Founded as Plum Township | 1788 |
Area | |
• Total | 28.94 sq mi (74.95 km2) |
• Land | 28.57 sq mi (74.00 km2) |
• Water | 0.37 sq mi (0.96 km2) 1.34% |
Population | |
• Total | 27,144 |
• Density | 950.09/sq mi (366.83/km2) |
School district | Plum Borough |
Website | www |
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Plum is often referred to as "Plum Boro" or more correctly "Plum Borough" by locals to distinguish it from its previous status as a township. It was founded as Plum Township in 1788 and was reorganized as a borough in 1956. The borough took its name from nearby Plum Creek.[4]