Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 181,412 people, 72,576 households, and 50,512 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

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 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

Race (United States Census)

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 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

Italian people

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, 9.9% Irish

Irish people

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, 6.5% English

English people

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, 6.4% Polish and 5.8% American

United States

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 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, Pennsylvania 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, Pennsylvania 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, Pennsylvania 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, Pennsylvania 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, Pennsylvania 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, Pennsylvania 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, Pennsylvania 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, Pennsylvania 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, Pennsylvania 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, Pennsylvania Economy is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,363 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Economy is located at ....

Ellwood City Ellwood City, Pennsylvania Ellwood 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... Fallston Fallston, Pennsylvania Fallston is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 307 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fallston is located at .... Frankfort Springs Frankfort Springs, Pennsylvania Frankfort Springs is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 130 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Frankfort Springs is located at .... Freedom Freedom, Pennsylvania Freedom is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River 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 people... Georgetown Georgetown, Pennsylvania This 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. The population was 182 at the 2000 census. It was founded in 1793 by Benoni Dawson... Glasgow Glasgow, Pennsylvania Glasgow 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 .... Homewood Homewood, Pennsylvania Homewood is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 147 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Homewood is located at .... Hookstown Hookstown, Pennsylvania Hookstown is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 152 at the 2000 census.-History:Hookstown was the birthplace of Robert Justice... Industry Industry, Pennsylvania Industry is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 1,921.- History :... Koppel Koppel, Pennsylvania Koppel is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 856 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Koppel is located at ....

Midland Midland, Pennsylvania Midland 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 .... Monaca Monaca, Pennsylvania Monaca is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States along the Ohio River, northwest of Pittsburgh. Monaca was first incorporated as Phillipsburg in 1840, and had been known by that name since the 1820s. In 1892, the name of the borough was changed to Monaca in honor of the Native... New Brighton New Brighton, Pennsylvania New Brighton is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Beaver River 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 Galilee New Galilee, Pennsylvania New Galilee is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 424 at the 2000 census.-Geography:New Galilee is located at .... Ohioville Ohioville, Pennsylvania Ohioville 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 Heights Patterson Heights, Pennsylvania Patterson Heights is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 670 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Patterson Heights is located at .... Rochester Rochester, Pennsylvania Rochester is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located northwest of Pittsburgh, it is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 4,014 at the 2000 census.... Shippingport Shippingport, Pennsylvania Shippingport is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 237 at the 2000 census.-Nuclear power plant:... South Heights South Heights, Pennsylvania South Heights is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 542 at the 2000 census. South Heights was first known as Ethel's Landing, a docking point on the Ohio River. The name of the town was changed to Shannopin when the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad... West Mayfield West Mayfield, Pennsylvania West 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 ....

Townships

Brighton Township Center Township Center Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania Center Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States.Center Township is a rapidly growing community located approximately northwest of Pittsburgh... Chippewa Township Darlington Township Daugherty Township Franklin Township Franklin Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania 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 , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of... Greene Township Greene Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania 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. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total... Hanover Township Hanover Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania Hanover Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,529 at the 2000 census.-History:Two historic sites in Hanover Township are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the David Littell House, a nineteenth-century farmhouse, and the...

Harmony Township Harmony Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania Harmony 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 Township Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania Hopewell Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a suburb of Pittsburgh. The population was 13,254 at the 2000 census.... Independence Township Independence Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania Independence 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 , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of... Marion Township Marion Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania Marion 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 Township Patterson Township, Pennsylvania Patterson 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 ....

Potter Township Potter Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania 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 Township Pulaski Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania Pulaski 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 Township White Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania White 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...

Unincorporated communities

• Byersdale
  Byersdale, Pennsylvania
  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....
  
  
• Cannelton
  Cannelton, Pennsylvania
  Cannelton, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated community located in Darlington Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Settled in 1795, the Darlington Cannel Coal Railroad was built there starting in 1852 eventually connecting to the Pennsylvania Railroad in New Galilee, Pennsylvania...
  
  
• Fombell
  Fombell, Pennsylvania
  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, Pennsylvania
  Frisco is an unincorporated community in 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 I.-Further reading:...
  
  
• Gringo
  Gringo, Pennsylvania
  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 19th and early 20th centuries; there was at least one...
  
  
• Harshaville
  Harshaville, Pennsylvania
  Harshaville is an unincorporated community in Hanover 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 located at the terminus of Pennsylvania Route 151.- External...
  
  
• Kobuta
  Kobuta, Pennsylvania
  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 II, owned by the Koppers United...
  
  

Area attractions

Beaver County offers many shops and places to eat. Beaver County is home to the Beaver Valley Mall

Beaver Valley Mall

Beaver Valley Mall opened in 1970 as a regional shopping mall, located in Monaca, Pennsylvania. Its anchors are Boscov's, Dick's Sporting Goods, JCPenney, Macy's, Sears and offers over 100 stores and a food court.-Anchor retailers:...

 located in Center Township

Center Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Center Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States.Center Township is a rapidly growing community located approximately northwest of Pittsburgh...

 which is home to hundreds of shops and restaurants.

Major highways

• Interstate 76
  Interstate 76 (east)
  Interstate 76 is an Interstate Highway in the United States, running 435 miles from an interchange with Interstate 71 west of Akron, Ohio, east to Interstate 295 near Camden, New Jersey....
  
   (the Pennsylvania Turnpike
  Pennsylvania Turnpike
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  )
• Interstate 376
  Interstate 376
  Interstate 376 is a major auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, located entirely within the Allegheny Plateau. It runs from I-80 near Sharon south and east to a junction with the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Monroeville, after having crossed the Turnpike...
  
  
• US Route 30 (the Lincoln Highway
  Lincoln Highway
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• Pennsylvania Route 18
  Pennsylvania Route 18
  Pennsylvania 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...
  
  
• Pennsylvania Route 51
  Pennsylvania Route 51
  Pennsylvania 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. ...
  
  
• Pennsylvania Route 65
  Pennsylvania Route 65
  Pennsylvania Route 65 is a major state highway located in western Pennsylvania, United States. The route, traveling north–south from the Interstate 279/U.S...
  
  
• Pennsylvania Route 68
  Pennsylvania Route 68
  Pennsylvania 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...
  
  
• Pennsylvania Route 168
  Pennsylvania Route 168
  Pennsylvania Route 168 is a highway in Western Pennsylvania that runs for from Pennsylvania Route 18 in Frankfort Springs to Pennsylvania Route 208 in Volant...
  
  
• Pennsylvania Route 351
  Pennsylvania Route 351
  Pennsylvania Route 351 is an long state highway located in Lawrence and Beaver counties in Pennsylvania. The western terminus is at the Ohio border near S.N.P.J. The eastern terminus is at PA 65/PA 288 in Ellwood City.-Route description:...
  
  

Bodies of Water

There are many bodies of water throughout Beaver County. The major bodies of water are:

• The Beaver River
  Beaver River (Pennsylvania)
  The Beaver River is a tributary of the Ohio River in Western Pennsylvania in the United States with a length of approximately 21 mi . It flows through a historically important coal-producing region north of Pittsburgh...
  
  
• The Ohio River
  Ohio River
  The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
  
  

Colleges and universities

• Geneva College
  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
  Mountain State University is a private nonsectarian university based in Beckley, West Virginia, United States. The university offers undergraduate and master's degree programs, as well as a doctoral degree program. Most of the university's programs focus on the professions in business,...
  
   (Center Township Branch)
• Penn State Beaver Campus
  Penn State Beaver
  Penn State Beaver is a commonwealth campus of Pennsylvania State University located in Monaca, PA in Center Township, PA-Campus History:The land where the campus now exists was once a farm owned by the Hartenbach family. The family home still stands today and faces Brodhead Road...
  
  
• Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry
  Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry
  Trinity School for Ministry is an evangelical seminary in the Anglican tradition, located in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh...
  
  

Community, junior, and technical colleges

• Community College of Beaver County
  Community College of Beaver County
  The Community College of Beaver County is a community college located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The school includes approximately 3,000 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
  Aliquippa School District
  The Aliquippa School District covers the City of Aliquippa in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Aliquippa School District encompasses approximately 4 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 11,734...
  
   - ranked 490th
• Ambridge Area 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...
  
   - ranked 238th
• Beaver Area School District
  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...
  
   - ranked 56th
• Big Beaver Falls Area School District
  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...
  
   - ranked 364th
• Blackhawk School District
  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) - ranked 126th
• Central Valley School District
• Ellwood City Area 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) - ranked 186th
• Freedom Area School District
  Freedom Area School District
  The Freedom Area School District is a public school district in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA. It serves the boroughs of Freedom, Conway, and the township of New Sewickley...
  
   - ranked 193rd
• Hopewell Area School District
  Hopewell Area School District
  Hopewell Area School District is located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves the townships of Hopewell, Raccoon, and Independence....
  
   - ranked 180th
• Midland Borough School District
  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...
  
   - not ranked no HS
• New Brighton Area School District
  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...
  
   - ranked 234th
• Riverside Beaver County School District
  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 Intermediary School , Riverside Beaver Middle...
  
   - ranked 223rd
• Rochester Area School District
  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...
  
   - ranked 438th
• South Side Area School District
  South Side Area School District
  The South Side 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...
  
   - ranked 190th
• Western Beaver County School District
  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 ....
  
   - ranked 358th

The 498 school districts of Pennsylvania, that have high schools, were ranked for student academic achievement as demonstrated by three years of math and reading PSSA results by the Pittsburgh Business Times in 2008.

High schools

• Aliquippa High School
  Aliquippa High School
  Aliquippa Jr./Sr. High School is located in the city of Aliquippa in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. in 2007, The Jr./Sr. High supports grades 9–12 with an enrollment of 465 students. By 2010 the grade 9–12 enrollment declined to 329 pupils with further decline projected through 2019...
  
  
• Ambridge Area High School
  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...
  
  
• Beaver Area High School
• Beaver County Christian 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
  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
  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 High School
  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...
  
  
• Central Valley High School
  Central Valley School District (Pennsylvania)
  The Central Valley School District was established on July 1, 2009. It is comprised of the former Center Area and Monaca school districts, and includes the municipalities of Center Township, Potter Township, and Monaca Borough...
  
  
• Freedom Area High School
  Freedom Area School District
  The Freedom Area School District is a public school district in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA. It serves the boroughs of Freedom, Conway, and the township of New Sewickley...
  
  
• Hopewell High School
  Hopewell High School (Pennsylvania)
  Hopewell High School is a high school in Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The township is served by the Aliquippa, Pennsylvania post office, accounting for the mailing address.-Sports:...
  
  
• Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School
  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
  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 High School
  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 Intermediary School , Riverside Beaver Middle...
  
  
• Rochester Area High School
  Rochester Area High School (Pennsylvania)
  Rochester Area Junior-Senior High School is a secondary education school located in Rochester, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1890, it is one of the oldest high schools in the entire state of Pennsylvania. With a current student enrollment of approximately 450 students, Rochester Area Junior-Senior High...
  
  
• Quigley Catholic High School
  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
  South Side Area School District
  The South Side 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 High School
  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 ....
  
  

Charter Schools

As reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Education - EdNA. April 2010.

• Beaver Area Academic Charter School
• Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School
• Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School

Private schools

As reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Education - EdNA. April 2010.

• Agapeland Children Garden - Beaver
• Beaver County Christian School -Upper - Beaver Falls
• Beaver Co Christian -West Park Elementary - Beaver Falls
• Bethel Christian School - Aliquippa
• Deliverance Temple Ministries ROOTS Inc Christian Academy - Aliquippa
• Divine Mercy Academy - Beaver Falls
• Hope Christian Academy - Aliquippa
• North Hills Christian School - Baden
• Our Lady of Fatima School - Aliquippa
• Pleasant Hill Wesleyan Academy - Hookstown
• Quigley Catholic High School - Baden
• St John the Baptist School - Monaca
• Sts Peter & Paul School - Beaver
• Sylvania Hills Christian - Rochester

Former School Districts

In 2009, Center Area School District

Center Area School District

The 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 District

Monaca School District

The 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.

Notable people

• Mark Javens
• William Ziegler
  William Ziegler
  William Ziegler was an American industrialist who was one of the founders of the Royal Baking Powder Company. He ended up suing his partners in a bitter legal battle. His other interests were organizing Arctic expeditions and yachting.-Biography:He was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, of...
  
  , industrialist
• Gust Avrakotos
  Gust Avrakotos
  Gustav Lascaris "Gust" Avrakotos was an American case officer and Afghan Task Force Chief for the United States Central Intelligence Agency....
  
  , Central Intelligence Agency
  Central Intelligence Agency
  The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
  
   operative (See "Charlie Wilson's War
  Charlie Wilson's War
  Charlie Wilson's War is a 2007 American biographical comedy drama film recounting the true story of U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson who partnered with "bare knuckle attitude" CIA operative Gust Avrakotos to launch Operation Cyclone, a program to organize and support the Afghan mujahideen in their...
  
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• Lawrence Branchetti, Professional singer/entertainer
• Ed DeChellis
  Ed DeChellis
  Edward Richard DeChellis is an American college basketball coach and current head men's basketball coach at the United States Naval Academy. Previously he was the head coach at Penn State from 2003-2011 and at East Tennessee State from 1996-2003. At Penn State, DeChellis led the Nittany Lions to...
  
  , head men's basketball
  Basketball
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   coach for The Naval Academy
  Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
  The Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represents the United States Naval Academy, in Annapolis, Maryland, in NCAA Division I college basketball...
  
  
• Mike Ditka
  Mike Ditka
  Michael Keller Ditka, Jr. is a former American football NFL player, television commentator, and coach. Ditka coached the Chicago Bears for 11 years and New Orleans Saints for three years. Ditka and Tom Flores are the only two people to win Super Bowls as a player, an assistant coach, and a head...
  
  , NFL player and Pro Football Hall of Fame
  Pro Football Hall of Fame
  The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...
  
   inductee
• Tony Dorsett
  Tony Dorsett
  Anthony "Tony" Drew Dorsett is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos.-Early years:...
  
  , NFL Player, Pro Football Hall of Fame
• Terry Francona
  Terry Francona
  Terry Jon Francona , nicknamed "Tito," is a former Major League Baseball manager and a former player. He was a first baseman and outfielder in the majors from 1981 to 1990. After retiring as a player, he managed several minor league teams in the 1990s before managing the Philadelphia Phillies for...
  
  , MLB Manager for the Boston Red Sox
  Boston Red Sox
  The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
  
  
• Sean Gilbert
  Sean Gilbert
  Sean Gilbert is a former professional American football defensive lineman who was selected by the Los Angeles Rams as the third overall pick of the 1992 NFL Draft. A 6'5", 318-lb...
  
  , NFL player
• Ty Law
  Ty Law
  Tajuan "Ty" Law is a retired football cornerback of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots 23rd overall in the 1995 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan....
  
  , NFL player
• Joe Letteri
  Joe Letteri
  Joe Letteri is a senior visual effects artist, winner of 4 Academy award, 4 BAFTAs and 4 VES. He is the current Director of the Academy Award-winning Weta Digital, having joined the company in 2001. He has been the visual effects supervisor of several movies, his latest work being Avatar...
  
   Visual imaging Artist winner of 3 Academy Award prize, visual effect supervisor of movie Avatar
• Henry Mancini
  Henry Mancini
  Henry Mancini was an American composer, conductor and arranger, best remembered for his film and television scores. He won a record number of Grammy Awards , plus a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously in 1995...
  
  , composer of "Moon River" and "The Pink Panther Theme", among many others
• Pete Maravich
  Pete Maravich
  Peter "Pistol Pete" Press Maravich was an American professional basketball player. Born and raised in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Maravich starred in college at Louisiana State University and played for three NBA teams until injuries induced him to retire in 1980...
  
  , National Basketball League
  National Basketball League
  National Basketball League may mean:* National Basketball League , the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia* National Basketball League * National Basketball League of Canada...
  
   Hall-of-Famer
• Press Maravich
  Press Maravich
  Petar "Press" Maravich was an American college and professional basketball coach. He received the nickname "Press" for always having gossip-styled updates in his hometown of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh suburb. Maravich Sr...
  
  , basketball coach
• Doc Medich
  Doc Medich
  George Francis "Doc" Medich in Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1972-1982...
  
  , Major League Baseball player
• Joe Namath
  Joe Namath
  Joseph William "Joe" Namath , nicknamed "Broadway Joe" or "Joe Willie", is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the University of Alabama under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and his assistant, Howard Schnellenberger, from 1962–1964, and professional football in the...
  
  , National Football League Hall Of Fame Player
• Babe Parilli
  Babe Parilli
  -Biography:Parilli was born in the Pittsburgh industrial suburb of Rochester, Pennsylvania. He attended the University of Kentucky as an All-American starting quarterback for the Wildcats under Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant....
  
  , former All-American quarterback at the University of Kentucky
  University of Kentucky
  The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
  
  ; played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns
  Cleveland Browns
  The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
  
   and Green Bay Packers
  Green Bay Packers
  The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
  
  , but notable for his AFL
  American Football League
  The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...
  
   stint with the Boston Patriots(now called the New England Patriots
  New England Patriots
  The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
  
  )
• Paul Posluszny
  Paul Posluszny
  Paul Michael Posluszny , commonly known as "Poz", is an American football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
  
  , NFL linebacker
  Linebacker
  A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
  
   for the Jacksonville Jaguars
  Jacksonville Jaguars
  The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
  
  
• Dan Radakovich
  Dan Radakovich
  Dan Radakovich is the Athletics Director at Georgia Tech. He has held that position since February 22, 2006, beating out former Tech player and head coach Bill Curry and former Tech baseball and football player and baseball assistant coach Cam Bonifay for the job. Radakovich has a long background...
  
  , the Athletics Director at Georgia Tech
• Darrelle Revis
  Darrelle Revis
  Though Revis was not the first defensive back drafted in the 2007 NFL Draft , he was the first cornerback taken that year...
  
  , NFL player
• Jesse Steinfeld
  Jesse Leonard Steinfeld
  Jesse Leonard Steinfeld is an American physician and public health official. He was appointed the eleventh Surgeon General of the United States from 1969 to 1973.-Early years:...
  
  , former Surgeon General of the United States
  Surgeon General of the United States
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• Pete Suder
  Pete Suder
  Peter Suder , nicknamed "Pecky," was an American professional baseball player, a utility infielder for the Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics . He was born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania....
  
  , Major League Baseball player
• Mark Vlasic
  Mark Vlasic
  Mark Richard Vlasic is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for six seasons. During this time, he played for the San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
  
  , former Center High School and NFL
  National Football League
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   Quarterback. He graduated from the University of Iowa
  University of Iowa
  The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
  
   and played four seasons in the NFL with the San Diego Chargers
  San Diego Chargers
  The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
  
  , Kansas City Chiefs
  Kansas City Chiefs
  The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
  
  , and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
  
  

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
  Democratic Party (United States)
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  : 70,819 (59.88%)
• Republican
  Republican Party (United States)
  The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
  
  : 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

John McCain

John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....

 defeated Democrat Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

 50% to 47%, becoming the first republican to win there since 1972. 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
  Barry Stout
  J. Barry Stout is a Democratic politician and former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who represented the 46th District from 1977 through 2010. 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
  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 Gibbons
  Jaret A. Gibbons is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 10th legislative district. He was elected in 2006.Prior to elective office, Gibbons graduated from Duquesne University and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he was editor in chief of the...
  
  , Democrat, Pennsylvania's 10th Representative District
• Jim Marshall, Republican, Pennsylvania's 14th Representative District
• Jim Christiana
  Jim Christiana
  James J. "Jim" Christiana III is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.The great-grandson of Italian immigrants, Christiana is a fourth-generation resident of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Beaver, Pennsylvania...
  
  , Republican, Pennsylvania's 15th Representative District
• Robert F. Matzie, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 16th Representative District
• Jesse J. White, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 46th Representative District

United States House of Representatives

• Jason Altmire
  Jason Altmire
  Jason Altmire is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life and education:...
  
  , Democrat, Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district
  Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district
  Pennsylvania'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
  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
  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 Creek State Park is easily accessed from Pennsylvania Route 18...
  
  , a Pennsylvania state park
• Bradys Run Park
• Brush Creek Park
• Old Economy Park

See also

• List of municipal authorities in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
  National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
  This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States...
  
  
• Ohio River Trail
  Ohio River Trail
  The Ohio River Trail is a proposed route that would interconnect existing trails in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. The proposal is spearheaded by the Ohio River Trail Council , a volunteer-led, non-profit organization...
  
  

External links

• Beaver County history
• Beaver County website