Dunbar is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,013 at the time of the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 1,042 tabulated in 2010.
History
Dunbar is named for Col. Thomas Dunbar, who commanded an English force at nearby Jumonville and retreated to Philadelphia after Edward Braddock was defeated by the French and Indians.
Dunbar was originally laid out in 1857, and was incorporated into a borough on June 26, 1883.
Geography
Dunbar is located in north-central Fayette County at , in the valley of Dunbar Creek, a tributary of the Youghiogheny River. It is south of Connellsville via Woodvale Street and U.S. Route 119. Uniontown, the county seat, is to the southwest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Dunbar has a total area of , all land.
As of the 2000 census,