Beaver County is a
countyIn the United States, a county is a local level of government below the state . Counties are used in 48 of the 50 states, while Louisiana is divided into parishes and Alaska into boroughs. These are considered "county-equivalents", as are some cities not designated as part of a county. The U.S...
located in the
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of
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. As of the 2000 census, the population was 181,412.
Beaver County was created on March 12, 1800, from parts of
AlleghenyAllegheny County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,281,666. The county seat is Pittsburgh...
and
WashingtonWashington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 202,897. It was created on March 28, 1781, from part of Westmoreland County. Its county seat is Washington...
Counties. Its
county seatA county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...
is
BeaverBeaver is a borough in and the county seat of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, at the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio Rivers. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 4,775, having dropped from 5,641 in 1940....
.
Beaver County is part of the
Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical AreaThe Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area , as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of seven counties in Western Pennsylvania, anchored by the city of Pittsburgh...
.
According to the
U.S. Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the county has a total area of 444 square miles (1,150 km²), of which, 434 square miles (1,125 km²) of it is land and 10 square miles (25 km²) of it (2.18%) is water.
- Lawrence County
Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2000, its population was 94,643. The county was added to the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area in 2003. The county seat is New Castle....
(north)
- Butler County
Butler County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population was 174,083. Estimates for 2008 have put the population at 182,000...
(east)
- Allegheny County
Allegheny County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,281,666. The county seat is Pittsburgh...
(southeast)
- Washington County
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 202,897. It was created on March 28, 1781, from part of Westmoreland County. Its county seat is Washington...
(southeast)
- Hancock County, West Virginia
Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 32,667. Its county seat is New Cumberland. Hancock County is the smallest county in the state, and the farthest north, being at the tip of the state's Northern Panhandle...
(west)
- Columbiana County, Ohio
Columbiana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2000, the population was 112,075. It is named for Christopher Columbus and the county seat is Lisbon....
(west)
As of the
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of 2000, there were 181,412 people, 72,576 households, and 50,512 families residing in the county.
Beaver County is a
countyIn the United States, a county is a local level of government below the state . Counties are used in 48 of the 50 states, while Louisiana is divided into parishes and Alaska into boroughs. These are considered "county-equivalents", as are some cities not designated as part of a county. The U.S...
located in the
U.S. stateA U.S. state is any one of 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government . Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile...
of
PennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a state located in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States...
. As of the 2000 census, the population was 181,412.
Beaver County was created on March 12, 1800, from parts of
AlleghenyAllegheny County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,281,666. The county seat is Pittsburgh...
and
WashingtonWashington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 202,897. It was created on March 28, 1781, from part of Westmoreland County. Its county seat is Washington...
Counties. Its
county seatA county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...
is
BeaverBeaver is a borough in and the county seat of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, at the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio Rivers. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 4,775, having dropped from 5,641 in 1940....
.
Beaver County is part of the
Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical AreaThe Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area , as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of seven counties in Western Pennsylvania, anchored by the city of Pittsburgh...
.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the county has a total area of 444 square miles (1,150 km²), of which, 434 square miles (1,125 km²) of it is land and 10 square miles (25 km²) of it (2.18%) is water.
Adjacent counties
- Lawrence County
Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2000, its population was 94,643. The county was added to the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area in 2003. The county seat is New Castle....
(north)
- Butler County
Butler County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population was 174,083. Estimates for 2008 have put the population at 182,000...
(east)
- Allegheny County
Allegheny County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,281,666. The county seat is Pittsburgh...
(southeast)
- Washington County
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 202,897. It was created on March 28, 1781, from part of Westmoreland County. Its county seat is Washington...
(southeast)
- Hancock County, West Virginia
Hancock County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 32,667. Its county seat is New Cumberland. Hancock County is the smallest county in the state, and the farthest north, being at the tip of the state's Northern Panhandle...
(west)
- Columbiana County, Ohio
Columbiana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2000, the population was 112,075. It is named for Christopher Columbus and the county seat is Lisbon....
(west)
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 181,412 people, 72,576 households, and 50,512 families residing in the county. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 418 people per square mile (161/km²). There were 77,765 housing units at an average density of 179 per square mile (69/km²). The
racial makeupRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
of the county was 92.55% White, 5.96% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. 0.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 23.0% were of German, 17.4%
ItalianThe Italian people are an ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common Italian culture, descent, and speaking the Italian language as a mother tongue...
, 9.9%
IrishThe Irish people are a Western European ethnic group who originate in Ireland, in north western Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolgs, Tuatha Dé Danann and the Milesians The Irish...
, 6.5%
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, 6.4% Polish and 5.8%
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 72,576 households out of which 28.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.50% were married couples living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the county, the population was spread out with 22.60% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 18.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.20 males.
Municipalities
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities:
cities,
boroughs,
townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Beaver County:
Boroughs
- Ambridge
Ambridge is a borough in Beaver County in Western Pennsylvania, incorporated in 1905 and named after the American Bridge Company. Ambridge is located 16 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, alongside the Ohio River. In 1910, 5,205 people lived in Ambridge; in 1920, 12,730 people lived there, and in...
- Baden
Baden is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 4,377 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Baden is located at ....
- Beaver
Beaver is a borough in and the county seat of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, at the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio Rivers. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 4,775, having dropped from 5,641 in 1940....
- Big Beaver
Big Beaver is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,186 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Big Beaver is located at ....
- Bridgewater
Bridgewater is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 739 at the 2000 census. It is best known as the home of the Bruster's Ice Cream chain. A few scenes in the 1986 movie Gung Ho were also shot in Bridgewater...
- Conway
Conway is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, on the Ohio River. At the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 2,290.- Geography :Conway is located at 40°39'48" North, 80°14'10" West ....
- Darlington
Darlington is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 299 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Darlington is located at ....
- East Rochester
East Rochester is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 623 at the 2000 census.-Geography:East Rochester is located at ....
- Eastvale
Eastvale is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 293 at the 2000 census.-History:Originally known as "Fetterman," Eastvale was incorporated from parts of North Sewickley and Pulaski townships on July 1, 1892. The population was 256 at the 1900 census, the...
- Economy
Economy is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,363 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Economy is located at ....
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Ellwood CityEllwood City is a borough in Beaver and Lawrence counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Ellwood City is 30 miles northwest of Pittsburgh and some 8 miles south by southeast of New Castle...
FallstonFallston is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 307 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fallston is located at ....
Frankfort SpringsFrankfort Springs is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 130 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Frankfort Springs is located at ....
FreedomFreedom is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. In the early years of the twentieth century, the chief industries were the production of oil, caskets, and monuments. In 1900, 1,783 people lived in Freedom; in 1910, 3,060...
GeorgetownThis article is about Georgetown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. See also: Georgetown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.Georgetown is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River...
GlasgowGlasgow is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, U.S., along the Ohio River. The population was 63 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Glasgow is located at ....
HomewoodHomewood is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 147 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Homewood is located at ....
HookstownHookstown is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 152 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hookstown is located at ....
IndustryIndustry is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 1,921.-Geography:Industry is located at ....
KoppelKoppel is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 856 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Koppel is located at ....
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MidlandMidland is a borough located along the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 3,137.-Geography:Midland is located at ....
MonacaMonaca is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States along the Ohio River, 25 miles west of Pittsburgh. Monaca was first incorporated as Phillipsburg in 1840, and had been known by that name since the 1820s...
New BrightonNew Brighton is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Beaver River 28 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. There are deposits of coal and clay in the vicinity. In the past, articles produced here included pottery, bricks, sewer pipe, glass, flour, twine, lead kegs,...
New GalileeNew Galilee is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 424 at the 2000 census.-Geography:New Galilee is located at ....
OhiovilleOhioville is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,759 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ohioville is located at , in part along the Ohio River....
Patterson HeightsPatterson Heights is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 670 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Patterson Heights is located at ....
RochesterRochester is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, it is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 4,014 at the 2000 census....
ShippingportShippingport is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 237 at the 2000 census.Shippingport is famous for being the site of the United States's first commercial nuclear power plant, the Shippingport Atomic Power Station, which began operation in...
South HeightsSouth Heights is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 542 at the 2000 census.-Geography:South Heights is located at ....
West MayfieldWest Mayfield is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,187 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Mayfield is located at ....
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Townships
- Brighton Township
- Center Township
Center Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States.Center Township is a growing community located approximately northwest of Pittsburgh. Comprising a land area of and a population of 11,492....
- Chippewa Township
- Darlington Township
- Daugherty Township
- Franklin Township
Franklin Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,307 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.8 square miles , of which, 17.6 square miles of it is land and...
- Greene Township
Greene Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,705 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Greene Township is a largely rural area in the southwestern part of Beaver County, Pennsylvania...
- Hanover Township
Hanover Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,529 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 45.0 square miles , of which, 44.9 square miles of it is land and...
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Harmony TownshipHarmony Township is a township and census-designated place in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,373 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Harmony Township is located at ....
Hopewell TownshipHopewell Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,254 at the 2000 census.One-time National Football League player and Hall-of-Famer Tony Dorsett played football for the Hopewell Vikings, setting several records during his high school career, then...
Independence TownshipIndependence Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,802 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.3 square miles , of which, 22.9 square miles of it is land and...
Marion TownshipMarion Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 940 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 10.5 square miles , of which, 10.3 square miles of it is land and...
New Sewickley Township
North Sewickley Township
Patterson TownshipPatterson Township is a township and census-designated place in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,197 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Patterson Township is located at ....
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Potter Township Potter Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 580 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 6.7 square miles , of which, 6.1 square miles of it is land and 0.6 square...
Pulaski TownshipPulaski Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,674 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 0.8 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...
Raccoon Township
Rochester Township
South Beaver Township
Vanport Township
White TownshipWhite Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,434 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 0.7 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were...
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Unincorporated communities
- Byersdale
Byersdale is an unincorporated community in Harmony Township, Pennsylvania in the United States. The community is located in Beaver County along Pennsylvania Route 65, directly north of the confluence of the Ohio River and Legionville Run and directly south of Baden....
- Fombell
Fombell is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its elevation is 879 feet , and it is located at ....
- Frisco
Frisco is an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Pennsylvania|Franklin Township], Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along Pennsylvania Route 288, southeast of Ellwood City. The area was the site of a tube mill during World War One.-Further reading:*Frisco Hard...
- Gringo
Gringo is an unincorporated community in Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along Pennsylvania Route 151, near the border with Raccoon Township. The area was the site of an oil field in the late 1800s and early 1900s; there was at least one functioning...
- Harshaville
Harshaville is an unincorporated community in Raccoon Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near the junction of Pennsylvania Route 18 and U.S. Route 30, near Raccoon Creek State Park. The community is known principally as the location of the terminus of Pennsylvania...
- Kobuta
Kobuta is an unincorporated community in Potter Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along the Ohio River, due west of Monaca, southwest of Industry, and southeast of Beaver. The area was the site of a chemical plant during World War Two, owned by the Koppers United...
Major Highways
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Interstate 76Interstate 76 may refer to:*Two Interstate Highways, both formerly Interstate 80S**Interstate 76 , a highway in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, USA...
(the Pennsylvania TurnpikeThe Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll highway system operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. The turnpike system encompasses 532 miles in three sections. Its main section, extending from the Ohio state line in the west to the New...
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US Route 30 (the Lincoln HighwayThe Lincoln Highway was the first road across the United States of America. Actively promoted by entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, the Lincoln Highway originally spanned coast-to-coast from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco through 13 states: New York, New Jersey,...
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Pennsylvania Route 18Pennsylvania Route 18 is a major north-south highway in Western Pennsylvania whose southern terminus is at the West Virginia state line in Greene County, Pennsylvania near the village of Garrison, while the northern terminus is at PA Route 5 in Lake City, Pennsylvania...
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Pennsylvania Route 51Pennsylvania Route 51 is a major state highway in Western Pennsylvania. It runs for from Uniontown to the Ohio state line near Darlington, where it connects with Ohio State Route 14. Route 51 is the termination point for Pennsylvania Route 43, Pennsylvania Route 48 and Pennsylvania Route 88. ...
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Pennsylvania Route 60Pennsylvania Route 60 , also called State Route 60 or PA Turnpike 60 on the route's tolled section , is a major long state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, connecting Pittsburgh to the areas of the northwest and west of Pittsburgh...
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Pennsylvania Route 65Pennsylvania Route 65 is a major 51 mile long state highway located in western Pennsylvania, United States. The route, traveling north-south from the Interstate 279/U.S...
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Pennsylvania Route 68Pennsylvania Route 68 is a long east-west state highway located in western Pennsylvania in the United States. The western terminus of the route is at the Ohio state line west of Glasgow, where PA 68 continues into Ohio as State Route 39. The eastern terminus is at U.S...
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Pennsylvania Route 168Pennsylvania Route 168 is a highway in Western Pennsylvania that runs for from Pennsylvania Route 18 in Frankfort Springs to Pennsylvania Route 208 in Volant. PA 168 intersects or runs concurrently with PA 18 at several points, including New Castle....
Colleges and universities
- Geneva College
Geneva College is a Christian liberal arts college in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States, north of Pittsburgh. Founded in 1848, in Northwood, Ohio, the college moved to its present location in 1880, where it continues to educate a student body of about 1400 traditional undergraduates in...
- Mountain State University
Mountain State University is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational, not-for-profit private university based in Beckley, West Virginia. The university offers undergraduate and master's degree programs, most of which focus on professional fields in business, technology, health and human...
(Center Township Branch)
- Penn State Beaver Campus
Penn State Beaver is a commonwealth campus of Pennsylvania State University located in Monaca, PA.-The Beaver Campus :* The campus only has one dormitory called Harmony Hall. It's a 3-story building which is gender segregated by floors...
- Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry
Trinity School for Ministry is a seminary of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America located in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh...
Community, junior, and technical colleges
- Community College of Beaver County
The Community College of Beaver County is a community college located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The school includes approximately 2,300 students from in and around Beaver County. While CCBC is a community college and only offers two-year degrees and various certification courses, CCBC is...
Public school districts
- Aliquippa School District
The Aliquippa School District covers the City of Aliquippa in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The school district operates three schools, Aliquippa Elementary School, Aliquippa Middle School, and Aliquippa High School.- Consolidation of the School District :...
- Ambridge Area School District
The Ambridge Area School District covers the Boroughs of Ambridge, Baden, Economy and South Heights and Harmony Township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The district operates Ambridge Senior High School, Ambridge Area Junior High School, Economy Elementary, Highland Elementary and State Street...
- Beaver Area School District
The Beaver Area School District covers the Boroughs of Beaver and Bridgewater and Brighton Township and Vanport Township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The district operates one High School, one Middle School and two Elementary Schools.- Academics :...
- Big Beaver Falls Area School District
The Big Beaver Falls Area School District covers the City of Beaver Falls, the Boroughs of Big Beaver, Eastvale, Homewood, Koppel and New Galilee and White Township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania...
- Blackhawk School District
The Blackhawk School District is a public school district that spans portions of two counties in Pennsylvania. In Beaver County it covers the Boroughs of Darlington, Patterson Heights and West Mayfield and Chippewa Township, Darlington Township, Patterson Township and South Beaver Township. In...
(part)
- Central Valley School District
- Ellwood City Area School District
The Elwood City Area School District is a public school district in Beaver County, Pennsylvania and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Ellwood City, Ellport, and New Beaver, and the townships of Wayne, and Perry Townships...
(part)
- Freedom Area School District
The Freedom Area School District is a public school district in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Freedom, Conway, and the township of New Sewickley. The district features four schools: Freedom Area High School , Freedom Area Middle School , Big Knob Elementary School , and...
- Hopewell Area School District
Hopewell Area School District is located in Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States....
- Midland Borough School District
The Midland Borough School District is a public school district serving Midland, Pennsylvania in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It features one school, the K-8 Midland Elementary-Middle School. Until 1915, Lincoln High School operated within the borough...
- New Brighton Area School District
The New Brighton Area School District is a public school district in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of New Brighton, Pulaski, and Fallston, and the township of Daugherty. The district features three schools: New Brighton High School , New Brighton Middle School , and New...
- Riverside Beaver County School District
The Riverside Beaver County School District is a public school district serving the townships of North Sewickley, Marion, and Franklin Townships. The district features a progression of four schools: Riverside Beaver Primary School , Riverside Beaver Intermdiary School , Riverside Beaver Middle...
- Rochester Area School District
The Rochester Area School District is a public school district in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Rochester and East Rochester, and the township of Rochester Township. It features two schools: Rochester Jr-Sr High School and Rochester Elementary School ....
- South Side Area School District
The Rochester Area School District is a public school district in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Hookstown, Frankfort, and Georgetown, and the township of Greene Township and Hanover Township. It features three schools: South Side Area High School , South Side Area Middle...
- Western Beaver County School District
The Western Beaver County School District is a public school district serving the boroughs of Industry, Pennsylvania Glasgow, Pennsylvania and Ohioville, Pennsylvania. The district features three schools: Western Beaver Jr-Sr High School , Snyder Elementary School , and Fairview Elementary School ....
High schools
- Aliquippa High School
Aliquippa Senior High School is located in the city of Aliquippa in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The high school supports grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 465 students....
- Ambridge Area High School
The Ambridge Area School District covers the Boroughs of Ambridge, Baden, Economy and South Heights and Harmony Township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The district operates Ambridge Senior High School, Ambridge Area Junior High School, Economy Elementary, Highland Elementary and State Street...
- Beaver Area High School
- Beaver County Christian High School
is a non-denominational private Christian school located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The school was formed in 1967....
- Beaver Falls High School
Beaver Falls High School, located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States, is the high school for the Big Beaver Falls Area School District...
- Big Beaver Area High School
The Big Beaver Falls Area School District covers the City of Beaver Falls, the Boroughs of Big Beaver, Eastvale, Homewood, Koppel and New Galilee and White Township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania...
- Blackhawk High School
The Blackhawk School District is a public school district that spans portions of two counties in Pennsylvania. In Beaver County it covers the Boroughs of Darlington, Patterson Heights and West Mayfield and Chippewa Township, Darlington Township, Patterson Township and South Beaver Township. In...
- Center High School
Center High School can refer to several different schools:*Center High School *Center High School *Center High School *Center High School *Center High School *Center High School...
- Freedom Area High School
The Freedom Area School District is a public school district in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of Freedom, Conway, and the township of New Sewickley. The district features four schools: Freedom Area High School , Freedom Area Middle School , Big Knob Elementary School , and...
- Hopewell High School
Hopewell High School is a high school in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.-Sports:Viking teams have held the following Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association championships: baseball, 1986; football, 2002; girls volleyball, 2004; girls basketball, 2006, 2007...
- Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School
The Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School is a public charter school located within the world class Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Midland, Pennsylvania. It opened in 2006....
- New Brighton High School
The New Brighton Area School District is a public school district in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It serves the boroughs of New Brighton, Pulaski, and Fallston, and the township of Daugherty. The district features three schools: New Brighton High School , New Brighton Middle School , and New...
- Riverside High School
The Riverside Beaver County School District is a public school district serving the townships of North Sewickley, Marion, and Franklin Townships. The district features a progression of four schools: Riverside Beaver Primary School , Riverside Beaver Intermdiary School , Riverside Beaver Middle...
- Rochester Area High School
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- Quigley Catholic High School
Quigley Catholic High School is located in Baden, Pennsylvania. It is the only Roman Catholic high school in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The school opened in 1967 and is named for Monsignor Thomas J. Quigley, who was superintendent of schools for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh until...
- South Side Beaver High School
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- Western Beaver High School
The Western Beaver County School District is a public school district serving the boroughs of Industry, Pennsylvania Glasgow, Pennsylvania and Ohioville, Pennsylvania. The district features three schools: Western Beaver Jr-Sr High School , Snyder Elementary School , and Fairview Elementary School ....
Former School Districts
In 2009,
Center Area School DistrictThe Center Area School District is a defunct school district formerly covering Center Township and Potter Township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The district formerly operated Center High School, Center Middle School, Todd Lane Elementary School and Center Grange Primary School...
and
Monaca School DistrictThe Monaca School District is a defunct school district formerly covering the Borough of Monaca in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The district formerly operated Monaca Junior/Senior High School and Monaca High School Elementary Department. In 2009 the district consolidated with the former Center...
merged to form Central Valley School District.
Law and government/Politics
As of November 2008, there are 118,269 registered voters in Beaver County
http://www.dos.state.pa.us/elections/lib/elections/055_voter_registration_statistics/currentstats/currentvotestats.xls.
- Democratic
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: 70,819 (59.88%)
- Republican
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: 36,239 (30.64%)
- Other Parties: 11,211 (9.48%)
Beaver County used to be a Democratic stronghold and the Democrats continue to hold the commissioner majority and all county row offices, but in recent years it has been shifting heavily Republican. Multiple Democratic seats in both houses of the Pennsylvania Legislature have been lost to Republicans over the past few years. In statewide and federal elections it has been moving rightward as well. In 2004 Democrat John Kerry won Beaver County over Republican George Bush 51% to 48%. In 2008 Republican John McCain defeated Democrat
Barack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office, as well as the first president born in Hawaii...
50% to 47% and each of the three state row office winners carried Beaver.
County commissioners
- Tony Amadio, Chairman, Democrat
- Joe Spanik, Democrat
- Charles A. Camp, Republican
Other county offices
- Clerk of Courts, Judy Enslen, Democrat
- Controller, David A. Rossi, Democrat
- Coroner, Teri Tatalovich-Rossi, Democrat
- District Attorney, Anthony Berosh, Democrat
- Prothonotary, Nancy Werme, Democrat
- Recorder of Deeds, Janice Jeschke Beall, Democrat
- Register of Wills, Carol Fiorucci, Democrat
- Sheriff, George David, Democrat
- Treasurer, Connie Javens, Democrat
Pennsylvania State Senate
- Barry Stout
J. Barry Stout is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 46th District since 1977. Previously he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1970 through 1976....
, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 46th Senatorial District
- Elder Vogel Jr.
Elder Vogel, Jr. is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate. He has represented the 47th district since 2009.-Professional Career:Vogel is a fourth generation dairy farmer who operates his family's farm in New Sewickley Township....
, Republican, Pennsylvania's 47th Senatorial District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Christopher Sainato, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 9th Representative District
- Jaret Gibbons
Jaret A. Gibbons is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 10th legislative district. He was elected in 2006....
, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 10th Representative District
- Jim Marshall, Republican, Pennsylvania's 14th Representative District
- Jim Christiana
Representative Jim Christiana was elected to his first term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in November 2008. He has been appointed to serve on the House Children and Youth, the House Environmental Resources and Energy, and House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee.-Career:Prior to...
, Republican, Pennsylvania's 15th Representative District
- Robert F. Matzie, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 16th Representative District
- Jesse White
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, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 46th Representative District
United States House of Representatives
- Jason Altmire
Jason Altmire is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives representing Pennsylvania's Fourth Congressional district.-Early years and education:...
, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 4th congressional districtPennsylvania's fourth district is located in western Pennsylvania and includes suburbs of Pittsburgh as well as Beaver County, Lawrence County, and Mercer County....
Protected areas
- Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
The Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in non-contiguous sites consisting of islands along of the Ohio River, primarily in the U.S. state of West Virginia. There are also a couple of islands upstream in Beaver County, Pennsylvania and a couple downstream...
(part)
- Raccoon Creek State Park
Raccoon Creek State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on Raccoon Creek in Hanover and Independence townships in Beaver County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is about from the city of Pittsburgh, near Hookstown. Raccoon Lake State Park is easily accessed from Pennsylvania Route 18...
, a Pennsylvania state park
- Bradys Run Park
- Brush Creek Park
- Old Economy Park
External links