Big Beaver is a borough in northern Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,852 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The area was originally incorporated as Big Beaver Township in 1802, and was reincorporated as a borough in 1958.
Name: | Big Beaver borough |
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LSAD Code: | 21 |
LSAD Description: | borough (suffix) |
State: | Pennsylvania |
County: | Beaver County |
Incorporated: | 1858 |
Elevation: | 1,089 ft (332 m) |
Total Area: | 18.03 sq mi (46.69 km²) |
Land Area: | 17.79 sq mi (46.09 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.23 sq mi (0.60 km²) |
Total Population: | 1,852 |
Population Density: | 104.08/sq mi (40.19/km²) |
Area code: | 724 |
FIPS code: | 4206240 |
Website: | bigbeaverborough.org |
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Geography
Big Beaver is located at 40°49′22″N 80°22′11″W / 40.82278°N 80.36972°W / 40.82278; -80.36972 (40.822723, -80.369682). It is located 34.1 miles miles from Pittsburgh as the crow flies and 44 miles by road.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 18.0 square miles (47 km), of which 17.8 square miles (46 km) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km) (1.00%) is water.
Big Beaver Borough is drained by tributaries of 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.
Surrounding neighborhoods
Big Beaver borders nine municipalities, 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.
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