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Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

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The 2000 Census showed that Beaver Falls had a population of 9,920 people.^<1> This represents 0.08% of the total population of Pennsylvania, making it the state's 42nd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	9,055	-8.72%	-0.64% since 2007
2007	9,113	-8.14%	-0.76% since 2006
2006	9,183	-7.43%	-1.29% since 2005
2005	9,303	-6.22%	-1.53% since 2004
2004	9,448	-4.76%	-1% since 2003
2003	9,543	-3.8%	-1.08% since 2002
2002	9,647	-2.75%	-0.63% since 2001
2001	9,708	-2.14%	-2.14% since 2000
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2000	9,920	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (rank is based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
39	Jeannette	SE	47 mi [75.6 km]	9,859	7.46% decrease
40	Sunbury	E	185 mi [297.7 km]	9,819	7.46% decrease
41	Warren	NE	96 mi [154.5 km]	9,403	8.34% decrease
-42-	Beaver Falls			9,055	8.72% decrease
43	Carbondale	E	256 mi [412 km]	9,208	6.08% decrease
44	Waynesboro	SE	160 mi [257.5 km]	9,947	3.46% increase
45	Bradford	NE	119 mi [191.5 km]	8,391	8.54% decrease

The city of Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County and for a more general look at the area, please visit our Census Page for Beaver County.

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Beaver Falls.

Beaver Falls had 4,380 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Beaver Falls has an area ^<4> of 2.12 square miles [5.49 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Beaver Falls had a 2000 population density of 4,681 people per square mile [1,807 people/km²], making it the state's 24th most densely populated area.

Beaver County

Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County.

The county had a population of 181,115 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 9,920 people, Beaver Falls contained 5.48% of the Beaver County total.

In addition, where the community of Beaver Falls has a population density of 4,681 people per square mile [1,807 people/km²], Beaver County averages 417.1 people per square mile [161 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Beaver County.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Beaver Falls.

A Census Quickfact is available for Beaver County (QF-42007).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Beaver County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Lawrence	QF-42073	N	90,272	4.6% decrease
Butler	QF-42019	NE	182,902	4.8% increase
Allegheny	QF-42003	SE	1,215,103	5.06% decrease
Washington	QF-42125	S	206,407	1.7% increase
Hancock (WV)	QF-54029	SW	30,008	8.01% decrease
Columbiana (OH)	QF-39029	W	107,873	3.76% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Beaver Falls:

	State Code:	42 (Pennsylvania)
	County Code:	007 (Beaver County)
	Place Code:	04792 (Beaver Falls)

	State & County Code:	42007 (Pennsylvania/Beaver County)

	State & Place Code:	4204792 (Pennsylvania/Beaver Falls)

Beaver Falls is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Beaver Falls.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Beaver Falls and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Beaver Falls. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group. - Return to Citation


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