Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Beaver County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population was 181,412.

Beaver County was created on, from parts of  and  Counties. On, an  hit northern portions of the county, as part of the eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania tornado outbreak. Its is.

Beaver County is part of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,150 (444 ). 1,125 km² (434 sq mi) of it is land and 25 km² (10 sq mi) of it (2.18%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (southeast)
 * (west)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 181,412 people, 72,576 households, and 50,512 families residing in the county. The was 161/km² (418/sq mi). There were 77,765 housing units at an average density of 69/km² (179/sq mi). The 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.

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.

Sports

 * Aliquippa Quips
 * Ambridge Bridgers
 * Beaver Bobcats
 * Beaver Falls Tigers
 * Blackhawk Cougars
 * Center Trojans
 * Freedom Bulldogs
 * Hopewell Vikings
 * Midland Leopards
 * Monaca Indians
 * New Brighton Lions
 * Rochester Ram
 * South Side Rams
 * Western Beaver Golden Beavers

Municipalities
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities:, , townships, and, in at most two cases,. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Beaver County:

Colleges and universities

 * Mountain State University - Center Township
 * Mountain State University - Center Township

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
 * Center Area School District
 * Ellwood City Area School District
 * Freedom Area School District
 * Hopewell Area School District
 * Midland Borough School District
 * Monaca 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

Parks

 * a
 * Brady's Run Park
 * Brush Creek Park
 * Old Economy Park