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As of the 2020 census, the population was 168,215.[2] Its county seat is Beaver, and its largest city is Aliquippa.[3] The county was created on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny and Washington counties.[4] It took its name from the Beaver River.[5]Beaver County is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsHistory[edit]Geography[edit]Bodies of water[edit]Adjacent counties[edit]Protected areas[edit]Demographics[edit]2020 Census[edit]Government and politics[edit]Voter registration[edit]Political history[edit]County commissioners[edit]County officials[edit]State representatives[edit]State senators[edit]United States House of Representatives[edit]United States Senate[edit]Attractions[edit]Transportation[edit]Major roads and highways[edit]Airports[edit]Public transit[edit]Education[edit]Colleges and universities[edit]Community, junior, and technical colleges[edit]Public school districts[edit]High schools[edit]Charter schools[edit]Private schools[edit]Former school districts[edit]Communities[edit]Cities[edit]Boroughs[edit]Townships[edit]Census-designated places[edit]Unincorporated communities[edit][edit]Population ranking[edit]Notable people[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]History[edit]  Original township in 1800The original townships at the date of the erection of Beaver County (1800) were North Beaver, east and west of the Big Beaver Creek; South Beaver, west of the Big Beaver; and Sewickley, east of the Big Beaver\u2014all north of the Ohio River; and Hanover, First Moon, and Second Moon, south of the Ohio.[6]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Geography[edit]According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 444 square miles (1,150\u00a0km2), of which 435 square miles (1,130\u00a0km2) is land and 9.3 square miles (24\u00a0km2) (2.1%) is water.[7] It has a humid continental climate (Dfa\/Dfb) and average monthly temperatures in the Beaver\/Rochester vicinity range from 29.4\u00a0\u00b0F in January to 73.2\u00a0\u00b0F in July.[8]Bodies of water[edit]The Ohio River flows north through Beaver County from a point near Ambridge, then turns west near Beaver and on to the Ohio and West Virginia borders.  It divides the southern third of the county from the northern two-thirds.The Beaver River flows south from Lawrence County entering Beaver County near Koppel and continuing south to its confluence with the Ohio near Beaver.Adjacent counties[edit]Protected areas[edit]Demographics[edit]Historical populationCensusPop.Note%\u00b118005,776\u2014181012,168110.7%182015,34026.1%183024,18357.6%184029,36821.4%185026,689\u22129.1%186029,1409.2%187036,14824.0%188039,6059.6%189050,07726.4%190056,43212.7%191078,25338.7%1920111,62142.6%1930149,06233.5%1940156,7545.2%1950175,19211.8%1960206,94818.1%1970208,4180.7%1980204,441\u22121.9%1990186,093\u22129.0%2000181,412\u22122.5%2010170,539\u22126.0%2020168,215\u22121.4%As of the census[10] 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\u00a0mile (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.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. Of all households 26.90% 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 age distribution of the population shows 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.2020 Census[edit]Government and politics[edit]  2020 Presidential Election by Township and City Biden: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a050\u201360% \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a060\u201370% Trump: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a050\u201360% \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a060\u201370% \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a070\u201380% \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a080\u201390%United States presidential election results for Beaver County, Pennsylvania[12][13]YearRepublicanDemocraticThird partyNo.\u202f%No.\u202f%No.\u202f%202054,75958.01%38,12240.38%1,5161.61%201648,16757.03%32,53138.52%3,7644.46%201242,34452.41%37,05545.86%1,3941.73%200842,89550.45%40,49947.63%1,6381.93%200439,91648.36%42,14651.06%4810.58%200032,49144.12%38,92552.85%2,2333.03%199626,04835.07%39,57853.28%8,65311.65%199221,36125.94%44,87754.50%16,10219.56%198825,76433.69%50,32765.81%3780.49%198432,05236.79%54,76562.86%3000.34%198030,49638.23%43,95555.11%5,3146.66%197633,59341.40%46,11756.83%1,4401.77%197243,63756.42%31,57040.82%2,1302.75%196828,26434.46%45,39655.34%8,36810.20%196423,17427.59%60,49272.02%3270.39%196036,79643.71%47,18256.04%2120.25%195638,26351.21%36,37348.68%790.11%195231,70045.18%38,13654.35%3340.48%194822,32443.83%26,62952.28%1,9833.89%194423,55541.57%32,74357.79%3600.64%194024,32441.78%33,60957.73%2820.48%193620,22334.68%37,20563.80%8841.52%193219,75147.87%19,80548.00%1,7044.13%192827,94969.50%11,86829.51%4000.99%192416,76864.14%3,22012.32%6,15323.54%192011,69162.90%4,77125.67%2,12411.43%19166,86448.67%5,80541.16%1,43410.17%19122,75921.89%3,03724.10%6,80654.01%19087,00855.95%4,20033.53%1,31810.52%19047,12268.88%2,34222.65%8768.47%19006,75960.11%4,07636.25%4093.64%18966,84259.95%4,32237.87%2482.17%18924,89052.04%3,82240.68%6847.28%18885,55258.23%3,70638.87%2762.89%18845,07556.51%3,54639.48%3604.01%18804,70056.40%3,49841.97%1361.63%Voter registration[edit]In November 2008, there were 118,269 registered voters in Beaver County.[14]By April 2016, there were 109,091 registered voters, a decrease of 7.7% since 2008.The county is divided into 129 precincts.[15]Democratic: 58,828 (53.93%)Republican: 38,015 (34.85%)Other parties\/non-partisan: 12,248 (11.23%)As of November 2, 2021, there were 112,744 registered voters in the county. Democrats held a plurality of voters. There were 51,226 registered Democrats, 46,418 registered Republicans, 14,404 voters registered to other parties, 610 to the Libertarian Party and 86 voters registered to the Green Party.[16]Voter registration\u00a0\u00a0NPA\/other parties (12.78%)Voter registration and party enrollmentPartyNumber of votersPercentageDemocratic51,22645.44Republican46,41841.17Others14,40412.78Libertarian6100.54Green860.08Total112,744100%Political history[edit]Beaver County used to be a Democratic stronghold, and still has a large Democratic edge in registration. In 2015, however, the GOP took majority status in the Commissioners’ Office for the first time since 1955. 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%, becoming the first Republican to win there since 1972 and only the third since 1928. Mitt Romney and Donald Trump (twice) carried the county in the next three elections, cementing its status as a “red county” in presidential politics. In 2010 Republican Governor Tom Corbett and Republican Senator Pat Toomey both carried Beaver in their successful statewide bids and Toomey won the county again in 2016. However, Democrats have still seen recent success in Beaver County in non-presidential races, with Democrats often being competitive in the county in senatorial and gubernatorial elections. Beaver County voted for Bob Casey Jr. in his reelection bid in 2012 50% to 47% and again voted to re-elect Casey in 2018, as well as Democrat Tom Wolf.In the most recent election cycle (2022), Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro defeated Republican Doug Mastriano in Beaver County. However, Shapiro was the only Democrat in this cycle to carry Beaver County.County commissioners[edit]CommissionerPartyTitleDaniel C. Camp IIIRepublicanChairmanTony AmadioDemocraticJack Manning[17]RepublicanCounty officials[edit]OfficeOfficialPartyClerk of CourtsJudy EnslenDemocraticControllerMaria Longo[18]RepublicanCoronerDavid GabauerRepublicanDistrict AttorneyDavid LozierRepublicanProthonotaryMichael Rossi[19]DemocraticRecorderRonald Alberti[20]RepublicanSheriffTony GuyRepublicanTreasurerSandie Egley[21]RepublicanState representatives[edit]State senators[edit]United States House of Representatives[edit]United States Senate[edit]Attractions[edit]Beaver County offers many shops and places to eat. It is home to the Beaver Valley Mall in Center Township, which has shops and restaurants.Near Koppel there is Buttermilk Falls, a naturally occurring waterfall.[22] In Brighton Township there is Brady’s Run Park.[23] Racoon Creek State Park is one of Pennsylvania\u2019s largest and most visited state parks.[citation needed] The park encompasses 7,572 acres (3,064\u00a0ha) and features the 101 acres (41\u00a0ha) Raccoon Lake. Additionally, there are many riverfront parks throughout the county. The North County Trail is an 11-mile point-to-point trail near Darlington to the Ohio state line.Transportation[edit]Major roads and highways[edit]Airports[edit]Public transit[edit]Public transit is provided by the Beaver County Transit Authority.Education[edit]Colleges and universities[edit]Community, junior, and technical colleges[edit]  Map of Beaver County, Pennsylvania public school districts. Note that two districts on this map, Monaca School District and Center Area School District, merged in 2009 to form the Central Valley School District.Public school districts[edit]High schools[edit]Charter schools[edit]As reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Education \u2013 EdNA, as of April 2010.Private schools[edit]As reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Education \u2013 EdNA, as of April 2010.Agapeland Children Garden \u2013 BeaverBeaver County Christian School -Upper \u2013 Beaver FallsBeaver Co Christian -West Park Elementary \u2013 Beaver FallsBethel Christian School \u2013 AliquippaDeliverance Temple Ministries ROOTS Inc Christian Academy \u2013 AliquippaHope Christian Academy \u2013 AliquippaNorth Hills Christian School \u2013 BadenOur Lady of Fatima School \u2013 AliquippaPleasant Hill Wesleyan Academy \u2013 HookstownQuigley Catholic High School \u2013 BadenSt John the Baptist School \u2013 MonacaSt Monica Catholic Academy \u2013 Beaver FallsSts Peter & Paul School \u2013 BeaverSylvania Hills Christian \u2013 RochesterFormer school districts[edit]In 2009, Center Area School District and Monaca School District merged to form Central Valley School District.Communities[edit]  Map of Beaver County, Pennsylvania with municipal labels showing cities and boroughs (red), townships (white), and census-designated places (blue)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 in Beaver County:Cities[edit]Boroughs[edit]Townships[edit]Census-designated places[edit]Unincorporated communities[edit][edit]Borough Township \u2013 established in 1804 from the small southeast corner of South Beaver Township.  In 1970, it was renamed Vanport Township.[25]Population ranking[edit]The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Beaver County.[26]\u2020 county seatRankCity\/town\/etc.Population (2010 Census)Municipal typeIncorporated1Aliquippa9,438City1928 (borough) 1987 (city)2Beaver Falls8,987City1868 (borough) 1928 (city)3Economy8,970Borough19574Ellwood City (partially in Lawrence County)7,921Borough5Ambridge7,050Borough19056New Brighton6,025Borough18387Monaca5,737Borough18408\u2020 Beaver4,531Borough18029Baden4,135Borough186810Rochester3,657Borough184911Ohioville3,533Borough186012Harmony Township3,197CDP and township185113Patterson Township3,029CDP and township184514Midland2,635Borough190615Conway2,176Borough190216Big Beaver1,970Borough185817Industry1,835Borough196018Freedom1,569Borough183819West Mayfield1,239Borough192320Koppel762Borough191021Bridgewater704Borough183522Patterson Heights636Borough189923East Rochester567Borough190824South Heights475Borough191025New Galilee379Borough185426Fallston266Borough182927Darlington254Borough182028Eastvale225Borough189229Shippingport214Borough191030Georgetown174Borough185031Hookstown147Borough184332Frankfort Springs130Borough184433Homewood109Borough191034Glasgow60Borough1854Notable people[edit]Sam Adams \u2013 early explorer of the American westGust Avrakotos \u2013 CIA operative active in Operation CycloneJulian Michael Carver \u2013 science fiction novelist known for his usage of dinosaurs in fiction[27]Jim Covert \u2013 former NFL offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003Ed DeChellis \u2013 head men’s basketball coach for The Naval AcademyMike Ditka \u2013 former NFL tight end for the Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys, and head coach for the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988 (as a tight end)Tony Dorsett \u2013 former NFL running back for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos, inducted into both the Pro and College Football Hall of Fame in 1994Shane Douglas \u2013 born Troy Martin, professional wrestler, best known with Extreme Championship Wrestling, having also wrestled for World Championship Wrestling, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and (briefly) with the World Wrestling Federation. He is also a former teacher for Beaver Area High School[28]Terry Francona \u2013 former Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers, and former manager for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red SoxSean Gilbert \u2013 former NFL defensive lineman for the Los Angeles\/St. Louis Rams, Washington Redskins, Carolina Panthers and Oakland RaidersDonnie Iris \u2013 musician, former member of The Jaggerz and Wild Cherry, also notable for his solo performancesTy Law \u2013 former NFL cornerback for the New England Patriots, New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs and Denver BroncosJoe Letteri \u2013 three-time Academy Award-winning visual imaging artist, and visual effects supervisor of the movie AvatarHenry Mancini \u2013 music composer, including “Moon River” and “The Pink Panther Theme”, among many others“Pistol” Pete Maravich \u2013 former NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans\/Utah Jazz and Boston Celtics, inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987Press Maravich \u2013 former NCAA Basketball coachNate Martin – Entrepreneur and “Founding Father of Escape Rooms”Doc Medich \u2013 former Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, Texas Rangers and Milwaukee BrewersRyan “Archie” Miller – former NCAA Basketball coach for the Dayton Flyers and Indiana HoosiersSean Miller – former NCAA Basketball coach for the Arizona WildcatsJoe Namath \u2013 former NFL and AFL quarterback for the New York Jets and Los Angeles Rams, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985Babe Parilli \u2013 former NFL and AFL quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders, Boston Patriots and New York Jets, former CFL quarterback for the Ottawa Rough Riders, and All-American quarterback for the University of KentuckyPaul Posluszny \u2013 NFL linebacker for the Jacksonville JaguarsDan Radakovich \u2013 Athletics Director for the Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsDarrelle Revis \u2013 NFL cornerback for the New York JetsJesse Steinfeld \u2013 former Surgeon General of the United StatesPete Suder \u2013 former Major League Baseball infielder for the Philadelphia Athletics\/Kansas City AthleticsMark Vlasic \u2013 former NFL quarterback for the San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay BuccaneersWilliam Ziegler \u2013 industrialist and co-founder of the Royal Baking Powder CompanySee also[edit]References[edit]^ “PHMC Historical Markers Search”. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on March 21, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2014.^ “Census – Geography Profile: Beaver County, Pennsylvania”. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 24, 2022.^ “Find a County”. National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.^ Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 4 vols. (Philadelphia: John Bioren, 1810), vol. 3, pages 421\u2013422, Chapter MMCXIX, Section 1, “An Act to erect certain parts of Allegheny, Westmoreland, Washington and Lycoming counties, into separate counties,” 12 March 1800, creation of Beaver County, digital images, Google Books (https:\/\/books.google.com\u00a0: 22 July 2018).^ Hoover, Gladys L. (September 18, 1974). “County Got its Name From Stream”. Beaver County Times. pp.\u00a0C11. Retrieved April 28, 2015.^ Joseph Henderson Bausman, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania: And Its Centennial Celebration, 2 volumes (New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1904), vol. 2, pp. 863\u2013864; digital images, Google Books (https:\/\/books.google.com\u00a0: accessed 2 Nov 2018).^ “2010 Census Gazetteer Files”. United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2015.^ “PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University”.^ “Census 2020”.^ “U.S. Census website”. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.^ “P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE \u2013 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) \u2013 Beaver County, Pennsylvania”.^ Leip, David. “Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections”. uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved November 20, 2018.^  http:\/\/geoelections.free.fr\/. Retrieved January 13, 2021. ^ Running for Office Archived November 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Dos.state.pa.us. Retrieved on July 23, 2013.^ “2016 General Primary Results”. Beaver County, Pennsylvania. May 10, 2016. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016.^ Pennsylvania Department of State (November 2, 2021). “2021 Voter Registration Statistics” (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2021.^ “Board of Commissioners”. www.beavercountypa.gov. Retrieved July 2, 2020.^ “Welcome to the Office of the Controller”. www.beavercountypa.gov. Retrieved July 2, 2020.^ “Welcome to the Prothonotary Office”. www.beavercountypa.gov.^ “Welcome to the Recorder of Deeds”. www.beavercountypa.gov.^ “Welcome to the Treasurer’s Office”. www.beavercountypa.gov.^ Buttermilk Falls^ “Brady’s Run Park”.^ “Baden Academy Charter School”. badenacademy.org. Retrieved November 20, 2018.^ “History of Beaver County | Beaver County Government”. Archived from the original on November 20, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.^ “2010 U.S. Census website”. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 13, 2016.^ Kelly, Joey. “Page Turners: Profiles of Beaver Valley authors”. The Times. Retrieved March 31, 2020.^ Simonich, Milan. “The good life of a bad guy”. Post Gazette. Retrieved October 6, 2022.External links[edit]Places adjacent to Beaver County, PennsylvaniaCoordinates: 40\u00b041\u2032N 80\u00b021\u2032W\ufeff \/ \ufeff40.69\u00b0N 80.35\u00b0W\ufeff \/ 40.69; -80.35     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki6\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki6\/beaver-county-pennsylvania-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Beaver County, Pennsylvania – Wikipedia"}}]}]