Big Beaver, Pennsylvania

"Big Beaver" redirects here. For other uses, see Big Beaver (disambiguation).

Big Beaver, Pennsylvania
Borough
Borough of Big Beaver
First Primitive Methodist Church of Beaver Falls
Location in Beaver County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 40°49′22″N 80°22′11″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Beaver
Settled	1802
Incorporated	1858
Government
• Type	Borough Council
Area
• Total	18.03 sq mi (46.69 km2)
• Land	17.79 sq mi (46.09 km2)
• Water	0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2)
Elevation	1,089 ft (332 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,970
• Estimate  (2018)	1,875
• Density	106.50/sq mi (41.12/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	724
FIPS code	42-06240
Website	http://bigbeaverborough.org/home/

Big Beaver is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,970 at the 2010 census. The area was originally incorporated as Big Beaver Township in 1802, and was reincorporated as a borough in 1958.

Geography

Big Beaver is located at 40°49′22″N 80°22′11″W (40.822723, -80.369682).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 18.0 square miles (47 km²), of which, 17.8 square miles (46 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (1.00%) is water.

Big Beaver Borough is drained by tributaries to the Beaver River in the east and North Fork Little Beaver Creek in the west. Beaver River tributaries include Stockman Run, Clarks Run, and Wallace Run.

Recreation

A small portion of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 148 is located along the northern border of Big Beaver.

Surrounding neighborhoods

Big Beaver has nine borders, including New Beaver in Lawrence County to the north, Koppel to the northeast, North Sewickley Township to the east, Beaver Falls to the southeast, West Mayfield to the south-southeast, Chippewa Township to the south, and Darlington Township and New Galilee to the west. The borough of Homewood is situated entirely within Big Beaver to the southeast.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1960	2,381		—
1970	2,739		15.0%
1980	2,815		2.8%
1990	2,298		−18.4%
2000	2,186		−4.9%
2010	1,970		−9.9%
2018 (est.)	1,875		−4.8%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,186 people, 869 households, and 635 families residing in the borough. The population density was 122.7 people per square mile (47.4/km²). There were 905 housing units at an average density of 50.8 per square mile (19.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.17% White, 0.69% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.

There were 869 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $37,297, and the median income for a family was $43,523. Males had a median income of $34,688 versus $23,945 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,228. About 7.0% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.