“Beaver County, Pennsylvania”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The 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—all north of the Ohio River; and Hanover, First Moon, and Second Moon, south of the Ohio.^[6]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|444|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|435|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|9.3|sqmi}} (2.1%) is water.^[7]

Bodies of water

Adjacent counties

Protected areas

Demographics

As of the census^[13] 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 mile (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. 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 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.

Beaver County's live birth rate was 2,437 births in 1990. Beaver County's live birth rate in 2000 was 1,891 births, while in 2011 it had declined to 1,690 babies.^[14] Over the past 50 years (1960 to 2010), rural Pennsylvania saw a steady decline in both the number and proportion of residents under 18 years old. In 1960, 1.06 million rural residents, or 35 percent of the rural population, were children.

Beaver County reported 1,069 babies born to teens (age15-19) in 2011. In 2015, the number of teen births in Beaver County was 1,025.^[15]

According to research by The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, which is a legislative Agency of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the poverty rate for Beaver County was 11.7% in 2014.^[16] The statewide poverty rate was 13.6% in 2014. The 2012 childhood poverty rate by school district was: Ambridge Area School District – 40.6% living at 185% or below than the Federal Poverty Level, Aliquippa School District – 82.7%, Beaver Area School District – 17.4%, Big Beaver Falls Area School District – 71.3%, Blackhawk School District – 27.9%, Central Valley School District – 30.8%, Freedom Area School District – 40.8%, Hopewell Area School District – 24.9%, Midland Borough School District – 64.9%, New Brighton Area School District – 54.4%, Riverside Beaver County School District – 31.9%, Rochester Area High School – 66.3%, South Side Area School District – 31.5%, and Western Beaver County School District – 36.5%.^[17] The child poverty rate is collected by the school districts as part of the federal free school lunch program.

Government and politics

Voter registration

By April 2016, there were 109,091 registered voters, a decrease of 7.7% since 2008. The county is also divided into 129 precincts.^[20]

108,931 registered voters in the county. Democrats have a majority of the voters. There was 55,600 registered Democrats, 40,101 registered Republicans, 12,581 voters registered to other parties, 568 to the Libertarian Party and 81 voters registered to the Green Party.^[21]

Political history

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. Each of the three state row office winners carried Beaver. In 2010 Republican Governor Tom Corbett and Republican Senator Pat Toomey both carried Beaver in their successful statewide bids. However, Beaver County voted for Bob Casey Jr. in his reelection bid in 2012 50% to 47%.

County commissioners

Other county offices

State senators

State representatives

United States House of Representatives

Attractions

Beaver County offers many shops and places to eat. Beaver County is home to the Beaver Valley Mall in Center Township which is home to hundreds of shops and restaurants.

Near Koppel there is [https://web.archive.org/web/20150316211212/http://www.beavercountypa.gov/buttermilk-falls-park Buttermilk Falls], a naturally occurring waterfall.

Transportation

Major highways

Airports

Public transit

Education

Colleges and universities

Community, junior, and technical colleges

Public school districts

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

Charter schools

Private schools

Former school districts

In 2009, Center Area School District and Monaca School District merged to form Central Valley School District.

Communities

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

Boroughs

Townships

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Former community

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Beaver County.^[24]

Notable people

See also

References

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2. ^¹{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42/42007.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 16, 2013}}
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4. ^Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 4 vols. (Philadelphia: John Bioren, 1810), vol. 3, pages 421-422, 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 : 22 July 2018).
5. ^{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Of0qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=btoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1282%2C757688 | title=County Got its Name From Stream | work=Beaver County Times | date=September 18, 1974 | accessdate=28 April 2015 | author=Hoover, Gladys L. | pages=C11}}
6. ^Joseph Henderson Bausman, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania: And Its Centennial Celebration, 2 volumes (New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1904), vol. 2, pp. 863-864; digital images, Google Books (https://books.google.com : accessed 2 Nov 2018).
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 4, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2017.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=October 12, 2018}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 4, 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YSasqtfX?url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=May 12, 2015|df=}}
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11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/pa190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|accessdate=March 4, 2015}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|accessdate=March 4, 2015}}
13. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=2013-09-11 |df= }}
14. ^Pennsylvania Department of Health, Birth Age County Reports 1990 and 2011, 2011
15. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/app/pennsylvania/2011/measure/factors/14/data |author=Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |title=Pennsylvania Teen Births 2015 |year=2016}}
16. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.rural.palegislature.us/demographics_datagram_poverty_rates_pa.html |title=Poverty Rates by County Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates |author=US Census Bureau |date=2015}}
17. ^{{cite web |url=http://pennbpc.org/education-facts-school-poverty-data |title=Student Poverty Concentration 2012 |author=Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center |year=2012}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|first=David|last=Leip|website=uselectionatlas.org|accessdate=20 November 2018}}
19. ^Running for Office {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081126000000/http://www.dos.state.pa.us/elections/lib/elections/055_voter_registration_statistics/currentstats/currentvotestats.xls|date=November 26, 2008}}. Dos.state.pa.us. Retrieved on July 23, 2013.
20. ^{{cite web| url=http://files.beavercountypa.gov/ElectionResults/20160426/EL45.HTM|title=2016 General Primary Results|publisher=Beaver County, Pennsylvania|date=May 10, 2016|accessdate=May 23, 2016}}
21. ^ http://www.dos.pa.gov/VotingElections/CandidatesCommittees/RunningforOffice/Documents/2017%20Election%20VR%20Stats.pdf
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://badenacademy.org|title=Baden Academy Charter School|website=badenacademy.org|accessdate=20 November 2018}}
23. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.beavercountypa.gov/history-beaver-county |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-12-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120082237/http://www.beavercountypa.gov/history-beaver-county |archivedate=2014-11-20 |df= }}
24. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/|title=Archived copy|accessdate=February 13, 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6M1KRmETR?url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/|archivedate=December 21, 2013|df=}}

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