Editing Eastvale, Pennsylvania

{{Short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, United States}}
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'''Eastvale''' is a [[borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania]], United States, along the [[Beaver River (Pennsylvania)|Beaver River]]. The population was 183 at the [[2020 United States census|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=July 19, 2022}}</ref> It is part of the [[Pittsburgh metropolitan area]].

==History==
[[Image:Second Avenue Eastvale Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|left|View along Second Avenue]]
Originally known as "Fetterman",<ref name=history>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120216130841/http://www.bchistory.org/beavercounty/BeaverCountyCommunities/Eastvale/Eastvale.html "Eastvale"]. Beaver County Bicentennial Commission. ''Beaver County Bicentennial Atlas''. [[Beaver, Pennsylvania|Beaver]]: Beaver County Bicentennial Commission, 1976.</ref> Eastvale was incorporated from parts of [[North Sewickley Township, Pennsylvania|North Sewickley]] and [[Pulaski Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Pulaski]] townships on July 1, 1892. The population was 256 at the [[1900 United States census|1900 census]], the first taken since incorporation. A post office was operated in the community from 1897 to 1901, since which time Eastvale addresses have been served by the Beaver Falls post office.<ref>Bausman, Joseph H. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=3o0CAAAAMAAJ History of Beaver County Pennsylvania and Its Centennial Celebration]''. [[New York City|New York]]: Knickerbocker, 1904, 849. Accessed July 19, 2009.</ref> The first bridge between Eastvale and Beaver Falls was completed in the 1880s and replaced by the current [[Eastvale Bridge]] in 1962. Eastvale's economy was long dependent on a [[brickworks]] at the borough's southern end, which closed by the mid-1970s.<ref name=history />

==Geography==
Eastvale is located at {{coord|40|46|4|N|80|18|52|W| region:US-PA_type:city(293)}} (40.767765, −80.314579),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> across the [[Beaver River (Pennsylvania)|Beaver River]] from the city of [[Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania|Beaver Falls]].<ref name=history />

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (33.33%) is water.<ref name="GR1" /> Eastvale consists primarily of a strip of land along the Beaver River, far longer than it is wide.<ref name="DeLorme. 2003">DeLorme. ''Pennsylvania Atlas & Gazetteer''. 8th ed. [[Yarmouth, Maine|Yarmouth]]: [[DeLorme]], 2003, 56. {{ISBN|0-89933-280-3}}.</ref> By area, it is the smallest municipality in Beaver County.<ref name=history />

===Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods===
Eastvale has two land borders, including [[North Sewickley Township, Pennsylvania|North Sewickley Township]] to the northeast and [[Daugherty Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Daugherty Township]] to the southeast. Across the Beaver River to the west, Eastvale runs adjacent with [[Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania|Beaver Falls]] and has a direct connection via [[Eastvale Bridge]], which is also part of the borough's main road of [[Pennsylvania Route 588]]<ref name="DeLorme. 2003"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 256
|1910= 322
|1920= 429
|1930= 601
|1940= 573
|1950= 533
|1960= 513
|1970= 453
|1980= 379
|1990= 328
|2000= 293
|2010= 225
|2020= 183
|estyear=2021
|estimate=180
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|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</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|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 293 people, 125 households, and 81 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|3,424.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 133&nbsp;housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,554.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 96.93% White, 1.71% African American, and 1.37% from other races.

There were 125 households, out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65&nbsp;years of age or older. The median age was 37&nbsp;years. For every 100&nbsp;females there were 96.6&nbsp;males. For every 100&nbsp;females age&nbsp;18 and over, there were 99.1&nbsp;males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,781, and the median income for a family was $31,667. Males had a median income of $27,708 versus $21,538 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $14,063. About 9.2% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.5% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty-five or over.

==Government==
Eastvale is governed by a [[city council|borough council]] with at least five members. As of the end of 2008, the council president was Pamela Cupac.<ref name=department />

==Education==
Eastvale's children attend the schools of the [[Big Beaver Falls Area School District]].<ref name=history /> Before the district was formed by consolidation in 1958, Eastvale operated its own school district.<ref>[http://www.pittsburghlive.com/images/video//2006_pdfs/2006-09-03county_list.pdf Pre-consolidation school districts list]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (PDF), Pittsburghlive.com. Accessed February 18, 2009.</ref>

==Public safety==
While Eastvale formerly had a small [[volunteer fire department]], fire protection in the community is the primary responsibility of the Beaver Falls Fire Department.<ref name=department>[https://archive.today/20130204141958/http://timesonline.com/articles/2009/01/08/news/doc495ad5e3db04d918503000.txt Eastvale hires Beaver Falls Fire Department], ''[[The Beaver County Times]]'', December 30, 2008. Accessed 2009-02-18.</ref> Eastvale has also contracted with Beaver Falls for police protection since 1997.<ref>[http://www.lgcpa.org/thepdfs/36.pdf Contracted Police Services in Pennsylvania] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006143254/http://www.lgcpa.org/thepdfs/36.pdf |date=October 6, 2011 }} (PDF), Governor's Center for Local Government Services, April 26, 1999. Accessed 2009-02-18.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* Eastvale, Pennsylvania is at coordinates {{coord|40|46|4|N|80|18|52|W| region:US-PA_type:city(293)}}.
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[[Category:Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1892]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Beaver County, Pennsylvania]]