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Aliquippa Information
Aliquippa is a city in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part
of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The city was founded via the merger of three
pre-existing towns, Aliquippa (now called West Aliquippa), Woodlawn, and New
Sheffield. According to legend, it was named after Queen Alliquippa. The
population was 11,734 at the 2000 census. Aliquippa is best known as the
location of a productive steel mill that J & L Steel constructed there along the
Ohio River beginning in 1905. Employment at the facility sustained a population
of 27,023 in 1940. The mill closed during the collapse of the steel industry
during the 1980s. This major economic loss alongside suburbanization caused a
major population loss through the end of the 20th century.
Famous Aliquippans include Jesse Steinfeld (former U.S. Surgeon General), Mike
Ditka, Tony Dorsett, Ty Law, Sean Gilbert, Henry Mancini, Pete Maravich, and
Pete Suder.
The youngest Aliquippa Council member in history was Joseph Piroli. He was 23
years old when elected in 1995. He served on Council from 1996-1999.