New Beaver, Pennsylvania facts for kids

Quick facts for kids New Beaver, Pennsylvania
Borough
Municipal building
Location in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lawrence
Established	1849
Incorporated (borough)	November 18, 1959
Area
• Total	14.57 sq mi (37.73 km2)
• Land	14.45 sq mi (37.43 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)
Highest elevation (east of PA 168)	1,285 ft (392 m)
Lowest elevation (Beaver River)	735 ft (224 m)
• Rank	lowest point in Lawrence County
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,372
• Density	94.95/sq mi (36.66/km2)
Time zone	UTC-4 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (EDT)
Area code(s)	724
Website	www.newbeaverborough.org

New Beaver is a small town, called a borough, located in the southern part of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. In 2020, about 1,370 people lived there. It's also considered part of the larger Pittsburgh area.

History of New Beaver

New Beaver started as a larger area called Big Beaver Township. It was one of the first thirteen townships in Lawrence County.

From Township to Borough

Originally, Big Beaver Township included the town of Wampum. Wampum became its own separate borough in 1876. Around the same time, a company called Wampum Cement and Lime Company started. This cement plant was located in Big Beaver Township, just outside the new Wampum borough.

In 1875, Big Beaver Township had five schools with about 266 students. The average number of students attending school each day was 170, and the school year lasted seven months.

Over the next 75 years, Big Beaver Township saw changes in its population and industries. After two world wars and several economic hard times, the population and businesses decreased. The nearby Borough of Wampum wanted to increase its tax money, so it decided to take over the Medusa Cement Plant from Big Beaver Township. At that time, state law allowed boroughs to take property from townships, and Wampum successfully did this.

Soon after, another borough, Ellwood, started thinking about taking over land south of the cement plant. To stop more land from being taken, the leaders of Big Beaver Township began the process of changing the township into the Borough of New Beaver in 1958. The official document creating the borough was signed on November 18, 1959. However, the community continued to operate as a township until elections for borough officials could be held in 1961.

Geography of New Beaver

New Beaver is located at 40°52′46″N 80°22′21″W / 40.87944°N 80.37250°W / 40.87944; -80.37250.

The United States Census Bureau says that the borough covers a total area of about 14.5 square miles (37.7 square kilometers). Most of this area, about 14.5 square miles (37.4 square kilometers), is land. A very small part, about 0.04 square miles (0.1 square kilometers), is water.

Recreation and Nature

A part of Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 148 is located within New Beaver. These lands are protected areas often used for hunting, hiking, and enjoying nature.

People of New Beaver

According to the census from 2000, there were 1,677 people living in New Beaver. Most of the people living there were White, making up about 98.21% of the population. A smaller number of people were African American or from other backgrounds.

There were 652 households, which means 652 homes where people lived. About 31.1% of these homes had children under 18 living there. Most households, 58.6%, were married couples living together.

The population was spread out by age:

• About 23.8% of people were under 18 years old.
• About 8.7% were between 18 and 24 years old.
• About 28.3% were between 25 and 44 years old.
• About 26.1% were between 45 and 64 years old.
• About 13.2% were 65 years old or older.

The average age of people in New Beaver was 39 years.

Education in New Beaver

The schools in New Beaver are part of the Mohawk Area School District.

See also

In Spanish: New Beaver para niños