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Time Zone: Beaver County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Beaver is the Seat for Beaver County.

Beaver County was founded March 12, 1800. Beaver was created by taking area from Allegheny and Washington Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Beaver had a population of 163,929 people. This is a decrease of 3.93% since the last Census (which gave a population of 170,630 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Beaver represented 1.34% of the total population of Pennsylvania.

Below are some of the communities located in Beaver County:

  • Aliquippa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ambridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Baden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Baden is located in Beaver County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,839 people
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  • Beaver
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,222 people
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  • Beaver Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Big Beaver
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Big Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
  • Bridgewater
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bridgewater is located in Beaver County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Conway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Conway is located in Beaver County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
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    • Darlington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • East Rochester
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • East Rochester is located in Beaver County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Eastvale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Eastvale is located in Beaver County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Economy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Economy is located in Beaver County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
    • Ellwood City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Fallston
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Frankfort Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Freedom
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Freedom is located in Beaver County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,458 people
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    • Georgetown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Glasgow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Homewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Homewood is located in Beaver County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Hookstown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Industry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Koppel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Koppel is located in Beaver County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
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    • Midland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Midland is located in Beaver County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
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    • Monaca
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Monaca is located in Beaver County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
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    • New Brighton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • New Galilee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Ohioville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
    • Patterson Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Patterson Heights is located in Beaver County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
    • Rochester
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Shippingport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Shippingport is located in Beaver County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • South Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • South Heights is located in Beaver County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
    • West Mayfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • West Mayfield is located in Beaver County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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