11 Facts About Greater Pittsburgh

Greater Pittsburgh is a populous region centered around its largest city and economic hub, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The core city, Greater Pittsburgh, has a population of 302, 971, making it the second-largest city in the state.

The Nielsen Corporation's Greater Pittsburgh Designated Market Area is another commonly used formal definition of the region.

Robert Lang and Arthur Nelson of the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech identify the region between Cleveland and Greater Pittsburgh as being an interconnected "megapolitan area" and refer to it as the "Steel Corridor".

Greater Pittsburgh itself is home to many colleges, universities and research facilities, the most well-known of which are Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Greater Pittsburgh, and Duquesne University.

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Greater Pittsburgh International was the fortress hub of US Airways from 1952 to 2005 with over 500 daily departures to more than 110 destinations in 2000.

Greater Pittsburgh area is served by four main-line Interstates including the Pennsylvania Turnpike:.

The City of Greater Pittsburgh has been characterized as the "northern urban industrial anchor of Appalachia" which makes it an anomaly compared to much of Appalachia which has traditionally been characterized as southern, rural, and economically distressed.

There's always been a sense that Greater Pittsburgh was kind of a place unto itself—not really southern, not really Midwestern, not really part of Pennsylvania.

Greater Pittsburgh is home to several museums, galleries, and organizations which promote appreciation for the visual arts.

Greater Pittsburgh area served as a launchpad for the professionalization of both American football and ice hockey in the 1890s and 1900s.