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Section sizes

Section size for Pittsburgh (77 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	13,870	13,870
Etymology	3,244	3,244
History	311	18,811
Native Americans	1,352	1,352
18th century	6,534	6,534
19th century	4,457	4,457
20th century	5,061	5,061
21st century	1,096	1,096
Geography	4,350	44,347
Cityscape	16	11,660
Areas	1,371	9,176
Golden Triangle	1,967	1,967
North Side	1,165	1,165
South Side	1,522	1,522
East End	2,832	2,832
West End	319	319
Ethnic enclaves	1,340	1,340
Population densities	340	340
Images	788	788
Regional identity	3,546	3,546
Climate	5,143	24,791
Air quality	9,877	9,877
Water quality	9,771	9,771
Demographics	2,092	24,453
2020 census	17,495	17,495
Demographic changes	4,866	4,866
Economy	12,963	12,963
Arts and culture	53	30,339
Entertainment	5,321	5,321
Music	8,282	8,282
Theatre	2,097	2,097
Literature	6,492	6,492
Food	2,261	2,261
Local dialect	2,172	2,172
Livability	3,661	3,661
Sports	4,168	26,399
Professional	2,048	2,048
College	2,005	2,005
Baseball	2,856	2,856
Football	5,240	5,240
Hockey	3,121	3,121
Basketball	2,192	2,192
Soccer	558	558
Golf	1,758	1,758
Professional wrestling	1,355	1,355
Annual sporting events	1,098	1,098
Government and politics	28	10,772
Government	1,177	1,177
Politics	2,957	2,957
Law enforcement	1,296	1,296
Crime	5,314	5,314
Education	14	8,387
Colleges and universities	5,489	5,489
Primary education	2,884	2,884
Media	117	12,476
Newspapers	1,375	1,375
Television	2,289	2,289
Radio	1,499	1,499
Film	7,196	7,196
Utilities	1,230	1,230
Health care	6,291	8,823
Health discoveries	2,532	2,532
Transportation	2,340	12,972
Public transportation statistics	1,225	1,225
Expressways and highways	2,700	2,700
Airports	795	795
Intercity passenger rail and bus	1,123	1,123
Regional mass transit	3,030	3,030
Freight rail	1,204	1,204
Port	555	555
Notable people	60	60
Sister cities	1,429	1,429
See also	199	199
Explanatory notes	38	38
References	42	42
Further reading	488	488
External links	2,729	2,729
Total	234,071	234,071

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"Bushels"?

The section on the 19th century refers to "22 million coal bushels". Should this be "22 million bushels of coal"? (I am British, so do not know if this "coal bushels" is in fact standard in AmE.) If so it would help to have a conversion to internationally comprehensible units. Imaginatorium (talk) 06:27, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like "coal bushels" is an archaic English unit. It's mentioned in English units. Dan Bloch (talk) 17:58, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

La Salle and early history

Modern historians concede that LaSalle explored the region around the Great Lakes, but they do not allow that he ever found the headwaters of the Allegheny below Lake Erie, or entered the Ohio Valley. The French claims to the Ohio Valley rest on Charles III Le Moyne Baron de Longueuil's 1739 expedition and Celoron's 1749 expedition. History section also fails to mention British Dutchman Arnout Viele's 1692 navigation of the Allegheny and Ohio from the upper Allegheny all the way to the Mississippi, though he never disembarked at the forks. Also, before Duquesne, starting sometime in the 1740's was William Trent's British trading post at the Forks. Also worthy of mention was Colonel Abraham Wood's exploration of the Monongahela 1654-1664. There's a lot of speculative history there (need good sources). A good place to start is Alvord's "The First explorations of the Trans-Allegheny region by the Virginians, 1650-1674". Sbalfour (talk) 17:20, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Most of the population of Pittsburgh is gone.

The population of Pittsburgh is less than half what it was - the article should mention this. 2A02:C7C:E183:AC00:E98C:C888:65C4:8C49 (talk) 13:15, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is true for numerous municipalities/nations/etc.

This article does display changes in population and the decline of specific industries, so it is questionable whether this would be a worthwhile addition. Dionysius Miller^talk 17:32, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Article is too long and needs editing

This is one of the longest articles on Wikipedia. It's longer than World War I. Any suggestions for what sections could be trimmed? The Cityscape, Arts and culture, Air quality, Water quality, and Sports sections seem especially long. The article reads more like a travel guide than an encyclopedia article. Nosferattus (talk) 18:41, 25 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I did a little trimming, but the article needs a lot more. The Air quality and Water quality sections especially. Nosferattus (talk) 19:45, 25 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@4eyes2002, Crazypaco, 636Buster, and Parkwells: Inviting some other editors to help. Nosferattus (talk) 19:57, 25 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]