Allegheny County
Population 1,281,666
Land Area 467,336 acres

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EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES

Public School Districts: 43

Private Schools: 174

Vo-Tech Schools: 6

Colleges and Universities: 11

Environmental Education Facilities: 23


TRANSPORTATION

Rail Providers
     •  AVR, BLE, CR, CSXT, MKC, NSRC, PAM, PAT, POHC, TCKR, URR, WE

Industrial Properties with Rail Service:
     19 on 1,167 acres

KOZ with Rail Service: 5 on 344 acres


WIND RESOURCES

Wind Power Class: 2


METHANE GENERATION

Landfills 
 • 
Landfills: 4
 •  Waste in Place (tons): 16,155,892
 •  Landfill Methane
     Recovery Projects: 2

Livestock Waste  
 • 
Raw Manure (lbs. per day): 159,120
 •  Methane Potential (cu. ft. per day): 52,128

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

County Economic Development Organization
     • Allegheny Conference on Community Development
     • Allegheny County Department of Economic Development
     • Allegheny Valley Chamber of Commerce
     • Mon Valley Initiative
     • Pittsburgh Regional Alliance

Small Business Development Center
     •  Duquesne University SBDC
     •  University of Pittsburgh SBDC

Local Development District
     •  Southwestern PA Commission

Industrial Resource Center
     •  Catalyst Connection

Ben Franklin Technology Center
     •  Innovation Works

Keystone Opportunity Zones (KOZ)
     • 
7 KOZs on 415 acres


AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES

Farms: 435

Farm Land (acres): 29,500

Average Farm Size (acres): 68

CRP Land (acres):58


FORESTRY RESOURCES

Total Forest Land (acres): 166,400

Total Timberland (acres): 127,900

Mill Residues (dry tons): 4,000

Logging Residues (cubic feet): 432,000

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Revised August 2002