Place:Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

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Beaver County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 168,215. Its county seat is Beaver. The county was created on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny and Washington counties. It took its name from the Beaver River.

Beaver County is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1800 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1800 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1800 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1803 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1800 5,776
1810 12,168
1820 15,340
1830 24,183
1840 29,368
1850 26,689
1860 29,140
1870 36,148
1880 39,605
1890 50,077
1900 56,432
1910 78,353
1920 111,621
1930 149,062
1940 156,754
1950 175,192
1960 206,948
1970 208,418
1980 204,441
1990 186,093

Research Tips

External links

  • Outstanding guide to Beaver County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
  • www.co.beaver.pa.us/


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