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County:

Beaver County

State:

Pennsylvania

FIPS Code:

42007

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

133,961

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

2.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

30

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

High Hills

Metro Status:

Large metro area of 1+ million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

208,418

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

204,441

-1.9%

-5.4%

3.5%

1990:

186,093

-9.0%

-11.2%

2.2%

2000:

181,412

-2.5%

-3.2%

0.7%

2005:

177,377

-2.2%

-1.3%

-0.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

167,018

92.1%

0-to-19:

45,655

25.2%

Black:

10,728

5.9%

20-to-39:

42,938

23.7%

Hispanic:

1,315

0.7%

40-to-59:

50,886

28.0%

American Indian:

156

0.1%

60-plus:

41,933

23.1%

Other:

2,195

1.2%

Median Age:

40.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

416.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.8%

Median Family Income:

$45,495

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.2%

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