Beaver County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 170,539.

Beaver County was created on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny and Washington Counties. Its county seat is Beaver^[1].

Beaver County is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Adjacent counties 2 Demographics 3 Municipalities 3.1 Cities 3.2 Boroughs 3.3 Townships 3.4 Census-designated places 3.5 Unincorporated communities 4 Area attractions 5 Transportation 5.1 Major highways 5.2 Airports 5.3 Public Transit 5.4 Bodies of Water 6 Education 6.1 Colleges and universities 6.2 Community, junior, and technical colleges 6.3 Public school districts 6.3.1 High schools 6.4 Charter Schools 6.5 Private schools 6.6 Former School Districts 7 Notable people 8 Law and government/Politics 8.1 County commissioners 8.2 Other county offices 8.3 Pennsylvania State Senate 8.4 Pennsylvania House of Representatives 8.5 United States House of Representatives 9 Protected areas 10 See also 11 References 12 External links

Geography []

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 444 square miles (1,150.0 km²), of which 434 square miles (1,124.1 km²) is land and 10 square miles (25.9 km²) (2.18%) is water.

Adjacent counties []

• Lawrence County (north)
• Butler County (east)
• Allegheny County (southeast)
• Washington County (south)
• Hancock County, West Virginia (west)
• Columbiana County, Ohio (west)