Map of Ford City borough, Pennsylvania

Ford City is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States, 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Pittsburgh along the east bank of the Allegheny River and 4 miles (6 km) south of Kittanning, the county seat. The population was 2,859 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

Ford City borough overview:
Name:	Ford City borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Armstrong County
Incorporated:	1889
Elevation:	794 ft (242 m)
Total Area:	0.76 sq mi (1.97 km²)
Land Area:	0.65 sq mi (1.67 km²)
Water Area:	0.12 sq mi (0.30 km²)
Total Population:	2,859
Population Density:	4,432.56/sq mi (1,712.51/km²)
Area code:	724, 878
FIPS code:	4226512
Website:	www.fordcityborough.org

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History

Ford City was founded in 1887 as a company town by the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company (now PPG Industries) as the site for its Works No. 3 glass factory. The town was named in honor of the company founder, John Baptiste Ford (1811–1903). The factory employed as many as 5,000 workers in its heyday. PPG shut down its Ford City operations in the 1990s. The once largest employer in Armstrong County, Eljer Plumbing, shut down its Ford City plant in 2008.

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Geography

Ford City is located at 40°46′17″N 79°31′48″W / 40.77139°N 79.53000°W / 40.77139; -79.53000 (40.771410, -79.529906).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.77 square miles (2.0 km), of which 0.66 square miles (1.7 km) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km), or 15.28%, is water.