Rankin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, south of Pittsburgh on the Monongahela River. The borough was named after Thomas Rankin, a local landowner. Early in the 20th century, Rankin specialized in manufacturing steel and wire goods. The population increased from 3,775 in 1900 to 7,470 in 1940 and has since declined to 1,896 as of the 2020 census.
Geography
Rankin is located at (40.411069, −79.878884).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and , or 12.00%, is water.
Surrounding and adjacent communities
Rankin has three land borders, including Swissvale to the north and west, and North Braddock and Braddock to the east. Across the Monongahela River to the southwest, Rankin runs adjacent with Munhall and Whitaker, the latter with a direct connector via Rankin Bridge.
Government and politics
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential election results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! Republican
! Democratic
! Third parties
|-
| 2020
| style="text-align:center;" |11% 87
| style="text-align:center;" |88% 662
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% 3
|-
| 2016
| style="text-align:center;" |9% 83
| style="text-align:center;" |90% 804
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1% 2
|-
| 2012
| style="text-align:center;" |8% 78
| style="text-align:center;" |90% 886
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2% 25
|}
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Rankin borough, Pennsylvania – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|648
|381
|style='background: #ffffe6; |256
|27.99%
|17.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.50%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|1,601
|1,629
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,504
|69.16%
|76.77%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |79.32%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|3
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.13%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|4
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.17%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.32%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|7
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.30%
|0.85%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.47%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|44
|63
|style='background: #ffffe6; |73
|1.90%
|2.97%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.85%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|8
|22
|style='background: #ffffe6; |48
|0.35%
|1.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.53%
|-
|Total
|2,315
|2,122
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,896
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2000 census
As of the 2000 census,
The comprehensive high school for the district is Woodland Hills High School.