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Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
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| Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania | |
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| Country |  United States |
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| Commonwealth |  Pennsylvania |
| County | Beaver County |
| Incorporated | November 9, 1868 (borough) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
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Beaver Falls is a city in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,920 at the 2000 census. It is located 31 miles (50 km) northwest of Pittsburgh, and on the Beaver River, six miles (9 km) from its confluence with the Ohio River. A variety of manufacturing plants had kept the residents busy in the twentieth century, however, the city has suffered a fair amount of economic malaise lately due to the decline in the steel-making capacity in the Pittsburgh region where Beaver Falls is situated.
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Originally called Brighton, Beaver Falls was chartered as a borough in 1868. It adopted the commission form of government in 1913. Population counts were as follows: in 1890, 9,735; in 1900, 10,054; in 1910, 12,191; in 1920, 12,802; and in 1940, 17,098 — nearly 75% higher than the 2000 population of 9,920, with the drop in its population being attributable to its central location in the Rust Belt. On May 31, 1985, an F3 tornado hit just north of the city as it went across northern portions of Beaver County, as part of the eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania tornado outbreak.
The city is perhaps best known in fiction as the setting of the television situation comedy Mr. Belvedere. The plates for United States paper currency are manufactured here. Geneva College is located in the College Hill neighborhood on the north side of the city. The world's first recorded college basketball game occurred in the city on April 8, 1893 when a team from Geneva College defeated the New Brighton YMCA.
Beaver Falls is located at (40.758865, -80.319737)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.9 km² (2.3 mi²). 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (7.02%) is water.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 9,920 people, 3,798 households, and 2,259 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,806.7/km² (4,681.6/mi²). There are 4,380 housing units at an average density of 797.7/km² (2,067.1/mi²).
The racial makeup of the city was 78.82% White, 17.53% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 2.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.06% of the population.
There were 3,798 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.6% were married couples living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.5% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 9.00.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 16.7% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 84.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,344, and the median income for a family was $30,405. Males had a median income of $31,151 versus $22,243 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,808. About 19.8% of families and 22.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.8% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.
- Jack Damaska, MLB player
- Joanie Dodds, runner-up on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 6
- Ernest P. Kline, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1971 to 1979
- Sean Miller, Xavier head men's basketball coach
- Joe Namath, legendary Hall of Fame AFL and NFL quarterback; led New York Jets in upset victory in Super Bowl III over the heavily favored Baltimore Colts
- Harry Traver, engineer and roller coaster designer
- Joe Walton, college and professional American football coach
- Beaver River Trail, a paved Rail trail that runs over the former Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad right-of-way along the Beaver River.
- Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls, the first public library in Beaver County. The library was established in 1903 by Andrew Carnegie as part his Carnegie library plan. The structure is on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Reeves Field is the playing field for the Beaver Falls Fighting Tigers and the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes football teams.
The closest airport to the city is Beaver County Airport. Though located in Allegheny County, Pittsburgh International Airport is within close proximity of Beaver Falls, and is easily accessible by way of PA 60.
PA 60 is located just west of the city, and is accessible from Beaver Falls via PA 51, PA 551, and PA 588. PA 18 is the main road through Beaver Falls, and becomes the city's Main Street when going through downtown. PA 65 is located soughteast of Beaver Falls in New Brighton. Plus, the Pennsylvania Turnpike is located just north of Beaver Falls, providing access to the entire state.
Two major freight haulers in the city include CSX Transportation, and the Norfolk Southern Railway. Both railroads have their mainlines running through Beaver Falls. NS also has a subsidiary line along the Beaver River.
Though it isn't used for transporting goods and materials, the Beaver River is a navigable waterway for boating.
- Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Beaver Valley Flying Club
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Beaver County, Pennsylvania |
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Aliquippa | Beaver Falls |
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Ambridge | Baden | Beaver | Big Beaver | Bridgewater | Conway | Darlington | East Rochester | Eastvale | Economy | Ellwood City | Fallston | Frankfort Springs | Freedom | Georgetown | Glasgow | Homewood | Hookstown | Industry | Koppel | Midland | Monaca | New Brighton | New Galilee | Ohioville | Patterson Heights | Rochester | Shippingport | South Heights | West Mayfield |
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Brighton | Center | Chippewa | Darlington | Daugherty | Franklin | Greene | Hanover | Harmony | Hopewell | Independence | Marion | New Sewickley | North Sewickley | Patterson | Potter | Pulaski | Raccoon | Rochester | South Beaver | Vanport | White |
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