Latrobe, Pennsylvania

Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
City
	Looking down Main Street in June 2021
	Location of Latrobe in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
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	Coordinates: 40°18′54″N 79°22′52″W / 40.31500°N 79.38111°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Westmoreland
Settled	1852
Incorporated (borough)	May 24, 1854
Incorporated (city)	1999
Government
• Type	City council
• Mayor	Eric J. Bartels
Area
• Total	2.32 sq mi (6.00 km2)
• Land	2.32 sq mi (6.00 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	997 ft (304 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	8,060
• Density	3,480.14/sq mi (1,343.95/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	15650
Area code	724
FIPS code	42-41680
Website	cityoflatrobe.com

Latrobe (/ləˈtroʊb/ lə-TROHB) is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,060 as of the 2020 census. A part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, it is located near Pennsylvania's scenic Chestnut Ridge. Latrobe was incorporated as a borough in 1854, and as a city in 1999. The current mayor is Eric J. Bartels.

Latrobe is the home of the Latrobe Brewery, the original brewer of Rolling Rock beer. Latrobe was the birthplace and childhood home of children's television personality Fred Rogers and former professional golfer Arnold Palmer. The banana split was invented there by David Strickler in 1904. Latrobe is also home to the training camp of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Latrobe was long recognized as the site of the first professional American football game in 1895 until research found an 1892 game with paid players.^[3]

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^ "The Birth of Pro Football". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2019. After the Pro Football Hall of Fame was opened in 1963 in Canton, further research uncovered the Pudge Heffelfinger payment by the Allegheny Athletic Association in 1892 and thus negated the Latrobe claim as the birthplace of pro football.

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[3] "The Birth of Pro Football". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2019. After the Pro Football Hall of Fame was opened in 1963 in Canton, further research uncovered the Pudge Heffelfinger payment by the Allegheny Athletic Association in 1892 and thus negated the Latrobe claim as the birthplace of pro football.

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