Bridgewater is a borough in central Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, at the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio rivers. The population was 744 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The borough is best known as the home of the Bruster’s Ice Cream chain. A few scenes in the 1986 movie Gung Ho were also shot in Bridgewater. Much of Bridgewater, including its two major streets, are included in the Bridgewater Historic District.
Name: | Bridgewater borough |
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LSAD Code: | 21 |
LSAD Description: | borough (suffix) |
State: | Pennsylvania |
County: | Beaver County |
Incorporated: | 1835 |
Elevation: | 1,024 ft (312 m) |
Total Area: | 0.73 sq mi (1.89 km²) |
Land Area: | 0.62 sq mi (1.61 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.10 sq mi (0.27 km²) |
Total Population: | 745 |
Population Density: | 1,195.83/sq mi (461.93/km²) |
Area code: | 724 |
FIPS code: | 4208632 |
Website: | www.bridgewaterpa.com |
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Geography
Bridgewater is located at 40°42′14″N 80°17′48″W / 40.70389°N 80.29667°W / 40.70389; -80.29667 (40.703827, −80.296715). The borough lies at the confluence of the Ohio and Beaver rivers.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km), of which 0.7 square miles (1.8 km) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) (10.39%) is water.
Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods
Bridgewater has three land borders, with Beaver to the southwest, Brighton Township to the west and Fallston to the northwest. Across the Beaver River from the east to its confluence with the Ohio River southeast, Bridgewater runs adjacent with Rochester Township, the borough of Rochester, and Monaca.
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