Form of Government: Third Class City in the State of PA
Population: 4761 (as of the 2000 census)
City Area: 2.1 Square Miles (.2 of which is water)
Climate: Mean Annual Temperature 63° F
Location: 40° 12′ 2″ N, 79° 55′ 42″ W
Precipitation: Average annual precipitation 37.65 inches
Schools: 1 public (Ringgold) and 1 parochial
Parks: Chess Park, The Mounds Park
Playgrounds: The Mounds, Westminster, Hillcrest
Utilities Serving: Equitable Gas, Allegheny Power, PAWC
Sewage: Municipal Authority of Monongahela
Garbage: Big's (residential and commercial)
Highways:
- State Routes 88 and 136 and 837
- Route 481 (Park Avenue)
- Route 1018 (Fourth Street)
Churches: 20 churches representing 15 denominations
Library: Monongahela Area Library
Police and Fire: The City is served by a full time Police Department, and a Fire Department
Local Newspapers:
Observer Reporter (Washington, PA) daily
Mon Valley Independent
Herald Standard - Uniontown, PA
South Hills-Mon Valley Messenger (Finleyville, PA) monthly