 glassport is a borough in allegheny county, pennsylvania, united states, approximately  south of pittsburgh and the confluence of the monongahela and allegheny rivers where they form the ohio river. glassport lies along the east side of the monongahela river in the "mon valley", where many blue-collar municipalities have suffered severe economic decline in the wake of the loss of steel-making throughout the greater pittsburgh area. in 1910, the population of glassport was 5,540. by 1940, it had risen to 8,748, but has since declined to 4,483 as of the 2010 census. ==government== the mayor of glassport is rosemary bradley. mayor bradley's term in office began in 2014. ==geography== glassport is located at . according to the united states census bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which  is land and , or 11.05%, is water. == emergency services == === police === glassport police dept. is based at 440, monongahela ave., glassport. it has 10 part-times officers, sergeant, lieutenant, deputy chief and chief (howard kifer) ==== glassport crime watch ==== gpcw is a group of glassport residents who patrol the are and report crimes to gpd === fire === citizen's hose co. #1 is based at 532 allegheny ave. ==history== before glassport was its own borough, the territory was part of elizabeth twp., then of lincoln twp., then port vue, pa. in 1902, it became its own separate municipality, comprising 1.52 square miles. the town was built around a mill called the united states glass co., that chose that site in 1894. the factory came to be known as âthe glass houseâ. other industries soon followed. the area was originally laid out in a plot plan by the glassport land co., a subsidiary of the united states glass co. glassport received its name after the glassport land company. the united states glass company was located near the monongahela river on seventh street. the company specialized in "pressed glass,&
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