Editing Beavertown, Snyder County, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
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'''Beavertown''' is a borough in [[Snyder County, Pennsylvania|Snyder County]], located in Central [[Pennsylvania]]'s [[Susquehanna River Valley]],  United States. The population was 1,005 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=14 July 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.8|sqmi|1}}, all  land.

Beavertown is surrounded by [[Beaver Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania|Beaver Township]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 363
|1920= 525
|1930= 604
|1940= 664
|1950= 700
|1960= 738
|1970= 783
|1980= 853
|1990= 877
|2000= 870
|2010= 965
|2020= 1005
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1002
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="USDecennialCensus">{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=11 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2" /><ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 870 people, 364 households, and 256 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,132.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 394 housing units at an average density of {{convert|513.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.62% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.26% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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.

==Other information==
Beavertown was the seasonal home of [[Davy Jones (actor)|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.

==See also==
* [[LuLu]], a car manufactured in Beavertown

==References==
<references/>
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180412212746/https://beavertownnews.com/ The Beavertown News]—Town Newspaper

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1810]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Snyder County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1914 establishments in Pennsylvania]]