Beavertown, Snyder County, Pennsylvania

Beavertown, Pennsylvania
Borough
Post office
Location of Beavertown in Snyder County, Pennsylvania.
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Coordinates: 40°45′13″N 77°10′08″W / 40.75361°N 77.16889°W / 40.75361; -77.16889Coordinates: 40°45′13″N 77°10′08″W / 40.75361°N 77.16889°W / 40.75361; -77.16889
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Snyder
Settled	1810
Incorporated (borough)	1914
Government
• Mayor	Lee Hollenbach, Jr.
Area [1]
• Total	0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2)
• Land	0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2] (benchmark at center of borough)	651 ft (198 m)
Highest elevation [2] (south borough boundary)	710 ft (220 m)
Lowest elevation [2] (Luphers Run)	595 ft (181 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	965
• Estimate  (2019)[3]	963
• Density	1,255.54/sq mi (484.85/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST)
• Summer (DST)	EDT
ZIP code	17813
Area code(s)	570 Exchange: 658
FIPS code	42-04848
GNIS feature ID	1215574

Beavertown is a borough in Snyder County, located in Central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley in the United States. The population was 965 at the 2010 census.

Geography[]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.

Beavertown is surrounded by Beaver Township.

Demographics[]

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 870 people, 364 households, and 256 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,132.9 people per square mile (436.2/km²). There were 394 housing units at an average density of 513.0 per square mile (197.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.62% White, 0.11% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population.

There were 364 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $36,146, and the median income for a family was $43,088. Males had a median income of $30,515 versus $20,952 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,792. About 3.1% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government[]

Beavertown is governed by a council of seven elected officials. The Borough Council meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m., except August, when it will be held the first Tuesday, at the Borough Office, Beavertown Borough Building, 111 West Walnut Street Beavertown, Pa. 17813 570-658-2482

The Beavertown Polling place is the Beavertown Borough Building. The Snyder County Election Calendar follows the state's calendar. Nomination Petitions can be obtained at the Commissioners Office in the Snyder County Courthouse.

Snyder County Government directory^{[permanent dead link]}

Beavertown is in the 85th Legislative District for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Pennsylvania Senate District 27 is held by Senator John Gordner. Beavertown is in the United States House of Representatives 10th District held by Rep. Fred Keller. Pennsylvania is represented in the United States Senate by Senator Bob Casey, Jr. and Senator Patrick Toomey.

Libraries[]

Beavertown Community Library is a public library that is part of the Snyder County Library system. It is located 111 W. Walnut Street, Beavertown. (570)-658-3437 Patrons have free use of the PA Power Library and Access Pennsylvania which provide extensive online resources for children and adults. There are also branches of the library system in the Community Building in Middleburg and on Library Lane in McClure.

Snyder County Historical Society 30 East Market St., Middleburg, PA.17842 570-837-6191 10207 Museum and Library^{[permanent dead link]} Research services are provided for a fee.

The State Library of Pennsylvania Commonwealth & Walnut Sts., Harrisburg, PA. This library provides information for State Government and citizens, collects and preserves Pennsylvania's written heritage through materials published for, by, and about Pennsylvania.

Other information[]

Beavertown was the seasonal home of Davy Jones, a member of The Monkees.

Beavertown was originally called Swifttown. It was named after John Swift who settled there having received a grant for the land in 1760. He sold the land to Jacob Lechner. He named the town after Swift.

The town of Beavertown was later named after Peter Bievernour and Rebecca Bievernour (née Nichman) of the Pennsylvania Bevenour family. “About 1840, Rebecca Beavernour [sic] (proper spelling Bievenour) kept a little confectionary store on the site of this village ... Soon afterward, other houses were built near the Beavernour store and since then, an attractive little village has grown up, now known as Beavertown.” George R. Prowell, History of York County, Pennsylvania, pg. 939; see also Gibson, Vol. 1, pg. 661.

See also[]

• LuLu, a car manufactured in Beavertown

References[]

• The Beavertown News—Town Newspaper