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Welcome to Tarentum ...Tarentum is located in Allegheny County<1>. The location of Tarentum has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Tarentum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1830. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Tarentum has a population of 4,370 people<3> (see below for details). Tarentum is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Tarentum lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tarentum had an population of 4,370 people. This is a decrease of 3.53% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.48% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Tarentum had a population of 4,530 people. This makes Tarentum the county's 34th most populous community. The population of Tarentum represents 0.04% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 217th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 4,530 people, the population of Tarentum decreased 9.27% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,993 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Tarentum. Communities Also Named Tarentum ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tarentum - it's located in Alabama. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tarentum. Communities near Tarentum ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tarentum.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tarentum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tarentum. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tarentum. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tarentum. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tarentum. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Tarentum. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tarentum ...Looking for more information about Tarentum? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Tarentum, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Tarentum. Adding Tarentum to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Tarentum in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tarentum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Tarentum in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Tarentum. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tarentum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/ The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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