Bruin, PA

Bruin is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The 2020 census counted 423 residents. Among the early immigrants who settled in the area soon after the close of the Revolutionary War, were a number of north of Ireland families. In 1796, when the settlement of this section of Butler County began, several of these families migrated here, becoming the pioneers of the township. The largest industries in Bruin are Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and Other Services, Except Public Administration, and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing, Educational Services, and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services.

Bruin's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Pennsylvania setting. The local scoop is how Bruin's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Bruin is located in northeastern Butler County in the valley of Bear Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River. Bruin is approximately 53 miles north of Pittsburgh.