Beaver County (Pennsylvania)

The Beaver County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In the census in 2010, the County had 170 539 inhabitants and a population density of 151.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Beaver. "Beaver" is the English name for the beaver.

The Beaver County is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Pittsburgh.

Geography

The County is located in southwestern Pennsylvania and is drained by the Beaver River in a southerly direction before it empties into the Ohio River in the center of the county.

The Beaver County, which borders the states of West Virginia and Ohio to the west, has an area of ​​1,150 square kilometers, of which 25 square kilometers are water surface.

At the Beaver County borders the following counties:

History

The county was formed on March 12, 1800 from former parts of Allegheny and Washington County. It was named after the Beaver River.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Beaver County 170 539 people in 71 632 households. The population density was 151.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 91.2 percent white, 6.3 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 71 632 households lived statistically 2.36 per person.

20.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.6 percent were 65 years or older. 51.8 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 44,557. The per capita income was $ 23,681. 11.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

  • Aliquippa
  • Ambridge
  • Baden
  • Beaver Falls
  • Beaver
  • Big Beaver
  • Bridgewater
  • Conway
  • Darlington
  • East Rochester
  • Eastvale
  • Economy
  • Ellwood City
  • Fallston
  • Frankfort Springs
  • Freedom
  • Georgetown
  • Glasgow
  • Homewood
  • Hookstown
  • Industry
  • Coupler
  • Midland
  • Monaca
  • New Brighton
  • New Galilee
  • Ohioville
  • Patterson Heights
  • Rochester
  • Shippingport
  • South Heights
  • West Mayfield

Townships

  • Brighton Township
  • Center Township
  • Chippewa Township
  • Darlington Township
  • Daugherty Township
  • Franklin Township
  • Greene Township
  • Hanover Township
  • Harmony Township
  • Hopewell Township
  • Independence Township
  • Marion Township
  • New Sewickley Township
  • North Sewickley Township
  • Patterson Township
  • Potter Township
  • Pulaski Township
  • Raccoon Township
  • Rochester Township
  • South Beaver Township
  • Vanport Township
  • White Township
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