Brighton, Pennsylvania
| Brighton Township, Pennsylvania | |
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| Township | |
Tusca Area Reformed Presbyterian Church
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 Location in Beaver County and state of Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Beaver |
| Settled | 1798 |
| Incorporated | 1816 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.44 sq mi (50.36 km2) |
| • Land | 19.40 sq mi (50.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 8,227 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 8,369 |
| • Density | 431.30/sq mi (166.52/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 42-007-08680 |
| Website | www |
Brighton Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,227 at the 2010 census.
In late 2007, it was proposed that the borough of Beaver and Brighton Township combine. According to a report by the Governor's Center for Local Government Services, the two municipalities would possibly derive a significant financial benefit from uniting. Also being considered was the type of combination: either merger, in which one of the municipalities would be annexed by the other, or consolidation, in which the two would become a single new municipality under a new name. Any union would require voter approval.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.5 square miles (50.4 km2), of which 19.4 square miles (50.3 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.20%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,024 people, 2,783 households, and 2,193 families residing in the township. The population density was 422.1 people per square mile (163.0/km²). There were 2,875 housing units at an average density of 151.2/sq mi (58.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.96% White, 1.07% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.
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