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McCandless is a Home Rule Municipality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 28,457 at the 2010 census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), McCandless township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania )〕 It obtained a home rule charter on January 1, 1975, changing its name from "McCandless Township" to "Town of McCandless".〔(McCandless )〕 Though McCandless no longer operates under the First Class Township Code, it is classified as a first-class township for certain purposes.〔( The Pennsylvania Manual 117 )〕〔("Local Government Entities in Pennsylvania" ) and ("Municipal Statistics" ) in (''Legislator’s Municipal Deskbook for Pennsylvania'' )〕〔(PENNDOT Type 10 highway map of Allegheny County )〕 The inclusion of the word "Town" in its name sometimes causes confusion, since with one exception, the "town" is not a municipal unit in Pennsylvania. Bloomsburg, in Columbia County, was incorporated as a town in 1870, and is legally recognized as "the only incorporated town" in Pennsylvania. McCandless is part of the North Allegheny School District and participates in the multi-municipality Northland Public Library. It has been ranked highly among Money Magazine's "Best Places to Live."〔http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2011/08/15/mccandless-makes-best-places-to-live.html〕〔http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2011/snapshots/PL4245904.html〕 ==History== Native American artifacts, primarily Iroquois Nation, have been found in areas of the township. Early written history includes a visit by George Washington in 1753. The first settler in McCandless Township was James Duff, who had purchased in 1796. Farming increased in the area, and in 1849, meetings were held, presided over by Daniel Vogel, for the purpose of forming a local government. The township was originally founded in 1851 and called "Taylor Township". The area was incorporated in 1857 as a second class township and renamed "McCandless Township" in honor of District Judge Wilson McCandless. The published population was 1,482 persons. During the 1800s McCandless Township was primarily a farming community. During the War of 1812, an important supply route for the transportation of war materials from Pittsburgh to Commodore Perry's forces on Lake Erie passed through the area. In 1908 an interurban commuter railroad, the Harmony Line, allowed area residents to easily commute to Pittsburgh. A concurrent oil boom resulted in rapid early development, centered around the rail stations in the Highland and Ingomar areas. By 1931, the Harmony Line had been replaced by the popularity of the automobile. Allegheny County Commissioner E. V. Babcock initiated the establishment of Allegheny County's North Park. He purchased the land and later sold it to the county at cost. North Park was founded in 1927 by Allegheny County. Approximately of the park, , are located in McCandless. This area represents approximately 15.2% of the town. Between 1930-1950, the town more than doubled its population (from 2,653 to 6,488). By 1960, the population had redoubled (14,582) and has since doubled again. At the 2000 census, the number of households in the town was 11,159. Expanding population and traffic brought more diversified development into the area. McKnight Road was built in the mid 1950s and became the primary access into the north suburban areas. Retail and office uses occupy some of the McCandless segment of the McKnight corridor. The Community College of Allegheny County opened a campus in the area in 1972. A new mixed-use development acting as a town center, McCandless Crossing, is currently under development and is slated for completion sometime in 2016. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「McCandless, Pennsylvania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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