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| Beaver County, Pennsylvania | |
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 Location in the state of Pennsylvania |
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 Pennsylvania's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | March 12, 1800 |
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| Seat | Beaver |
| Largest city | Aliquippa |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
444 sq mi (1,150 km²) 434 sq mi (1,124 km²) 10 sq mi (26 km²), 2.18% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
181,412 417/sq mi (161/km²) |
| Website: www.co.beaver.pa.us | |
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Beaver County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the population was 181,412.
Beaver County was created on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny and Washington Counties. Its county seat is Beaver[1].
Beaver County is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 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 (north)
- Butler County (east)
- Allegheny County (southeast)
- Washington County (southeast)
- Hancock County, West Virginia (west)
- Columbiana County, Ohio (west)
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Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 181,412 people, 72,576 households, and 50,512 families residing in the county. The population density 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 makeup 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% Italian, 9.9% Irish, 6.5% English, 6.4% Polish and 5.8% American 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:
Cities
Boroughs
Townships
Unincorporated communities
Transportation
Major Highways
Interstate 76 (the Pennsylvania Turnpike)
US Route 30 (the Lincoln Highway)
Pennsylvania Route 18
Pennsylvania Route 51
Pennsylvania Route 60
Pennsylvania Route 65
Pennsylvania Route 68
Pennsylvania Route 168
Airports
Education
Colleges and universities
- Geneva College
- Mountain State University (Center Township Branch)
- Penn State Beaver Campus
- Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry
Community, junior, and technical colleges
Public school districts
- Aliquippa School District
- Ambridge Area School District
- Beaver Area School District
- Big Beaver Falls Area School District
- Blackhawk School District (part)
- Central Valley School District
- Ellwood City Area School District (part)
- Freedom Area School District
- Hopewell Area School District
- Midland Borough School District
- New Brighton Area School District
- Riverside Beaver County School District
- Rochester Area School District
- South Side Area School District
- Western Beaver County School District
High schools
- Aliquippa High School
- Ambridge Area High School
- Beaver Area High School
- Beaver County Christian High School
- Beaver Falls High School
- Big Beaver Area High School
- Blackhawk High School
- Center High School
- Freedom Area High School
- Hopewell High School
- Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School
- New Brighton High School
- Riverside High School
- Rochester Area High School
- Quigley Catholic High School
- South Side Beaver High School
- Western Beaver High School
Former School Districts
In 2009, Center Area School District and Monaca School District merged to form Central Valley School District.
Law and government/Politics
As of November 2008, there are 118,269 registered voters in Beaver County [1].
- Democratic: 70,819 (59.88%)
- Republican: 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 Obama 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, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 46th Senatorial District
- Elder Vogel Jr., Republican, Pennsylvania's 47th Senatorial District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Christopher Sainato, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 9th Representative District
- Jaret Gibbons, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 10th Representative District
- Jim Marshall, Republican, Pennsylvania's 14th Representative District
- Jim Christiana, Republican, Pennsylvania's 15th Representative District
- Robert F. Matzie, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 16th Representative District
- Jesse White, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 46th Representative District
United States House of Representatives
Protected areas
- Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (part)
- Raccoon Creek State Park, a Pennsylvania state park
- Bradys Run Park
- Brush Creek Park
- Old Economy Park
References
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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