Center Township, Beaver County
| Center Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania |
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Center Township Municipal Center
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 Location in Beaver County and state of Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Beaver |
| Settled | 1774 |
| Incorporated | 1914 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.35 sq mi (39.75 km2) |
| • Land | 15.05 sq mi (38.98 km2) |
| • Water | 0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 11,795 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 11,652 |
| • Density | 774.27/sq mi (298.95/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 42-007-12016 |
| Website | www |
Center Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Center Township is a suburban community located approximately 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Pittsburgh. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 11,795.
Center Township is home to two colleges, Penn State Beaver and Community College of Beaver County. Center Township is also one of the largest retail centers in the area. Ambitious municipal and recreation programs include a system of parks and playgrounds with picnic areas, recreation programs and a Community Youth Center.
Although Center Township is new among the family of communities making up Beaver County, her traditions go back to the earliest period of Ohio Valley history. Prior to colonial explorers, native Indians traveled the "Glade Path", an important trail crossing the future township from north to south.
One family of settlers in Beaver Valley, the Bakers, made their home in 1774 in the hills above Raccoon Creek near what is now Pleasant Drive in Center Township. At that time, all lands south of the Ohio had been claimed by Virginia, with the seat of government at Pittsburgh.
During the course of the Revolutionary War, Fort McIntosh was constructed at Beaver to aid settlers in defense against the Indians and the British at Detroit. Supplies were brought from Pittsburgh along the old Indian path. The trace was renamed Brodhead's Road, after the commander of Fort McIntosh.
When Beaver County was formed in 1800, three townships were created on the south side of the Ohio River: Hanover, First Moon and Second Moon. Later (in 1812) the area was reorganized into four townships. One of these was Moon, the parent of Center. Over the years, other communities were formed from Moon: Raccoon Township in 1837, Phillipsburg Borough in 1840 (now Monaca), and Potter Township in 1912.
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