Verona is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is northeast of downtown Pittsburgh, along the left bank of the Allegheny River. As of the 2020 census, the borough had a population of 2,492.

History

Verona was named by creating a portmanteau of the names of the Verner and Iona railroad stops along the Allegheny Valley Railroad. James Verner was the town's founder.

Industry

Formerly, railroad shops, tool works, lumber yards, steel-casting works, structural iron works, and a chemical plant operated in the borough. Woodings-Verona Tool Works, Inc. once produced tools in the borough along Jones Street. Producing Daily's cocktail mixes and Little Hugs, American Beverage Corporation currently has a large-scale production facility where the train roundhouse once stood next to Plum Creek. Bunting Graphics, Inc. also has operation in Verona. Bunting Graphics has supplied signage and architecture around the world, including for the National Parks System. In 1900, the number of people living in Verona was 1,904; the population increased to 2,849 in 1910.

Education

Verona is served by the Riverview School District.

Government and politics

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| 2020

| style="text-align:center;" |42% 552

| style="text-align:center;" |55% 725

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| 2016

| style="text-align:center;" |42% 475

| style="text-align:center;" |56% 632

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| 2012

| style="text-align:center;" |40% 405

| style="text-align:center;" |59% 603

| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1% 17

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Geography

Verona is located at (40.504882, −79.840935).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and , or 14.29%, is water.

Streams

Plum Creek flows through the borough.

Surrounding communities

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Verona is bordered by Oakmont to the north and Penn Hills Township to the east and south. To the west, across the Allegheny River, is O'Hara Township.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census,

  • Dick Thornburgh, the 76th United States Attorney General, died at a retirement community here

References

  • Borough of Verona website