Beaver County is served by several public school districts, private schools, and higher education institutions.
Beaver County is served by several public school districts, private schools, and higher education institutions.
=== Public school districts ===
* [[Aliquippa School District]]
* [[Ambridge Area School District]]
* [[Beaver Area School District]]
* [[Big Beaver Falls Area School District]]
* [[Blackhawk School District]]
* [[Central Valley School District]]
* [[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]]
=== Higher education ===
* [[Community College of Beaver County]]
* [[Geneva College]]
== Transportation ==
Beaver County is served by several major highways, including [[Interstate 376 (Pennsylvania)|Interstate 376]], [[U.S. Route 30 (Pennsylvania)|U.S. Route 30]], and [[Pennsylvania Route 18]].
== Communities ==
Beaver County includes several boroughs, townships, and census-designated places.
=== Boroughs ===
* [[Ambridge, Pennsylvania|Ambridge]]
* [[Beaver, Pennsylvania|Beaver]]
* [[Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania|Beaver Falls]]
* [[Bridgewater, Pennsylvania|Bridgewater]]
* [[Conway, Pennsylvania|Conway]]
* [[Darlington, Pennsylvania|Darlington]]
* [[East Rochester, Pennsylvania|East Rochester]]
* [[Economy, Pennsylvania|Economy]]
* [[Ellwood City, Pennsylvania|Ellwood City]] (partly in [[Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Lawrence County]])
* [[Fallston, Pennsylvania|Fallston]]
* [[Freedom, Pennsylvania|Freedom]]
* [[Georgetown, Pennsylvania|Georgetown]]
* [[Glasgow, Pennsylvania|Glasgow]]
* [[Homewood, Pennsylvania|Homewood]]
* [[Hookstown, Pennsylvania|Hookstown]]
* [[Industry, Pennsylvania|Industry]]
* [[Koppel, Pennsylvania|Koppel]]
* [[Midland, Pennsylvania|Midland]]
* [[Monaca, Pennsylvania|Monaca]]
* [[New Brighton, Pennsylvania|New Brighton]]
* [[Ohioville, Pennsylvania|Ohioville]]
* [[Patterson Heights, Pennsylvania|Patterson Heights]]
* [[Rochester, Pennsylvania|Rochester]]
* [[Shippingport, Pennsylvania|Shippingport]]
* [[South Heights, Pennsylvania|South Heights]]
* [[West Mayfield, Pennsylvania|West Mayfield]]
=== Townships ===
* [[Brighton Township, Pennsylvania|Brighton]]
* [[Center Township, Pennsylvania|Center]]
* [[Chippewa Township, Pennsylvania|Chippewa]]
* [[Darlington Township, Pennsylvania|Darlington]]
* [[Daugherty Township, Pennsylvania|Daugherty]]
* [[Franklin Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Franklin]]
* [[Greene Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Greene]]
* [[Hanover Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Hanover]]
* [[Harmony Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Harmony]]
* [[Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Hopewell]]
* [[Independence Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Independence]]
* [[Marion Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Marion]]
* [[New Sewickley Township, Pennsylvania|New Sewickley]]
* [[North Sewickley Township, Pennsylvania|North Sewickley]]
* [[Patterson Township, Pennsylvania|Patterson]]
* [[Pulaski Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Pulaski]]
* [[Raccoon Township, Pennsylvania|Raccoon]]
* [[Rochester Township, Pennsylvania|Rochester]]
* [[South Beaver Township, Pennsylvania|South Beaver]]
* [[Vanport Township, Pennsylvania|Vanport]]
* [[White Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania|White]]
=== Census-designated places ===
* [[Aliquippa, Pennsylvania|Aliquippa]]
* [[Baden, Pennsylvania|Baden]]
* [[Big Beaver, Pennsylvania|Big Beaver]]
* [[Brady's Run, Pennsylvania|Brady's Run]]
* [[Brighton, Pennsylvania|Brighton]]
* [[Conway, Pennsylvania|Conway]]
* [[Darlington, Pennsylvania|Darlington]]
* [[Eastvale, Pennsylvania|Eastvale]]
* [[Fallston, Pennsylvania|Fallston]]
* [[Frankfort Springs, Pennsylvania|Frankfort Springs]]
* [[Georgetown, Pennsylvania|Georgetown]]
* [[Glasgow, Pennsylvania|Glasgow]]
* [[Homewood, Pennsylvania|Homewood]]
* [[Hookstown, Pennsylvania|Hookstown]]
* [[Industry, Pennsylvania|Industry]]
* [[Koppel, Pennsylvania|Koppel]]
* [[Midland, Pennsylvania|Midland]]
* [[Monaca, Pennsylvania|Monaca]]
* [[New Brighton, Pennsylvania|New Brighton]]
* [[Ohioville, Pennsylvania|Ohioville]]
* [[Patterson Heights, Pennsylvania|Patterson Heights]]
* [[Rochester, Pennsylvania|Rochester]]
* [[Shippingport, Pennsylvania|Shippingport]]
* [[South Heights, Pennsylvania|South Heights]]
* [[West Mayfield, Pennsylvania|West Mayfield]]
== Notable people ==
* [[Joe Namath]], former professional football player
* [[Christina Aguilera]], singer and actress
* [[Henry Mancini]], composer and conductor
== See also ==
* [[List of counties in Pennsylvania]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County, Pennsylvania]]
* [[Beaver Valley (Pennsylvania)]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Beaver County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 168,215. The county seat is Beaver. The county was created on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny and Washington counties. It was named for the Beaver River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 444 square miles (1,150 km²), of which 435 square miles (1,130 km²) is land and 9.3 square miles (24 km²) (2.1%) is water. The county is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
As of the census of 2020, there were 168,215 people, 70,000 households, and 45,000 families residing in the county. The population density was 387 people per square mile (149/km²). There were 75,000 housing units at an average density of 172 per square mile (66/km²).
