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Welcome to Beaver ...

Beaver is located in Beaver County<1> and is the County Seat for Beaver County.


The location of Beaver has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Beaver, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Beaver has a population of 4,267 people<3> (see below for details).

Beaver is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Beaver ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Beaver, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Beaver had an population of 4,267 people. This is a decrease of 5.83% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.64% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Beaver had a population of 4,531 people. This makes Beaver the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Beaver represents 0.04% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 216th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,531 people, the population of Beaver decreased 5.11% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,775 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Beaver.

Communities Also Named Beaver ...

While we believe that this Beaver is located in Beaver County, we know of another 3 Pennsylvania communities named Beaver. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chester, Dauphin and Huntingdon County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 44 communities that are also named Beaver - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas (6), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Beaver.

Communities near Beaver ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Beaver.

  • Franklin Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
  • East Liverpool
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Economy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Economy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Economy is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
  • Aliquippa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aliquippa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliquippa
    • Aliquippa is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliquippa <5>
  • Beaver Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bellevue
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Bellevue is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,980 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
  • Ellwood City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Ambridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambridge
    • Ambridge is located in Beaver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,535 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambridge <5>
  • West View
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
    • West View is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,470 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West View <5>
  • Coraopolis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Beaver. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Beaver.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Beaver. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beaver.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Beaver. Our list includes 36 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Beaver.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beaver ...

Looking for more information about Beaver? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Beaver, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Beaver.

Adding Beaver to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beaver in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Beaver was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Beaver post office opened in 1828.

We also found Beaver in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beaver.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beaver. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Beaver County: www.co.beaver.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Beaver, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Beaver.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Beaver - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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