Chippewa, Pennsylvania

Chippewa Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Township
Former McKinley School #3
Location in Beaver County and state of Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Beaver
Incorporated	1816
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
• Chairman	James R. Bouril
• Vice chairman	Thomas A. Roberts
• Supervisor	Nancy Lamey
Area
• Total	15.69 sq mi (40.64 km2)
• Land	15.69 sq mi (40.64 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	7,620
• Estimate (2016)	7,740
• Density	493.31/sq mi (190.46/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	15010
FIPS code	42-007-13488
Website	Website

Chippewa Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,620 at the 2010 census. The township shares the ZIP code of nearby Beaver Falls: therefore, all locations in Chippewa Township actually carry Beaver Falls addresses, despite their location within the designated township.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 15.7 square miles (40.6 km²), all of it land.

Chippewa Township has seven borders, including Big Beaver to the north, West Mayfield to the northeast, White Township to the east, Patterson Township to the southeast, Brighton Township to the south, South Beaver Township to the west, and a very small border with Darlington Township to the northwest.

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,021 people, 2,807 households, and 2,049 families residing in the township. The population density was 442.0 people per square mile (170.7/km²). There were 2,933 housing units at an average density of 184.7/sq mi (71.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.61% White, 0.93% African American, 0.01% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.27% of the population.