Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,625 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. Slippery Rock is included in the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.GeographySlippery Rock is located in northwest Butler County at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 4.3km2, all of it land. Slippery Rock Creek, the borough's namesake, runs through a valley 2mi south of the borough.Since the 1960s Slippery Rock has been well served by the Interstate Highway system as Interstate 79 and Interstate 80 cross to the north. The closest access to I-79 is 4mi to the west on Pennsylvania Route 108. PA 258 leads northwest to I-79.The terrain around Slippery Rock is hilly, and the strip mining of coal has been a prominent commercial activity in the surrounding area, which is largely agricultural.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 3,068 people, 977 households, and 387 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,820.4 people per square mile (700.9/km²). There were 1,039 housing units at an average density of 616.5 per square mile (237.4/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 91.30% White, 3.26% African American, 0.20% Native American, 3.29% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.