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SOME FACTS
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- Latrobe is a city in Westmoreland County, in the Pittsburgh metro area. The community is in the Eastern Standard time zone.
- The latitude of Latrobe is 40.321N. The longitude is -79.379W. Elevation is 1,004 feet.
- Latrobe is on Loyalhanna Creek, in the Allegheny foothills
- The community was named after Benjamin Henry Latrobe Jr., a civil engineer whose father was a celebrated architect
- Birthplace of professional football
- Well-known residents have included:
· Arnold Palmer, golfer
· Fred Rogers, TV personality ("Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood")
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CENSUS OVERVIEW
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POPULATION
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Number |
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Number |
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Number |
| Total population |
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8,994 |
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| Square miles (land) |
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2.30 |
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| Population per square mile |
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3,913.55 |
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274.03 |
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79.56 |
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GENDER
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Number |
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Pct |
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Pct |
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Pct |
| Male |
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4,211 |
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46.8 |
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48.3 |
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49.1 |
| Female |
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4,783 |
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53.2 |
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51.7 |
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50.9 |
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AGE
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Number |
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Pct |
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Pct |
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Pct |
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| 15 or younger |
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1,548 |
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17.2 |
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19.7 |
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21.4 |
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| 16-24 |
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963 |
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10.7 |
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13.0 |
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13.9 |
| 25-44 |
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2,449 |
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27.2 |
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28.6 |
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30.2 |
| 45-64 |
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2,069 |
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23.0 |
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23.1 |
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22.0 |
| 65+ |
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1,965 |
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21.8 |
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15.6 |
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12.4 |
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Number |
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Number |
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Number |
| Average age (years) |
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42.13 |
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38.50 |
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36.22 |
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RACE AND ETHNICITY
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Number |
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Pct |
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Pct |
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Pct |
| White |
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8,884 |
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98.8 |
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85.4 |
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75.1 |
| Black or African American |
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29 |
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0.3 |
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10.0 |
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12.3 |
| American Indian and Alaska native |
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7 |
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0.1 |
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0.1 |
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0.9 |
| Asian |
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40 |
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0.4 |
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1.8 |
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3.6 |
| Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander |
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0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.1 |
| Some other race |
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6 |
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0.1 |
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1.5 |
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5.5 |
| Two or more races |
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28 |
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0.3 |
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1.2 |
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2.4 |
| Hispanic or Latino |
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33 |
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0.4 |
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3.2 |
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12.5 |
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