Chippewa Township, 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	15.7 sq mi (40.6 km2)
• Land	15.7 sq mi (40.6 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	7,620
• Density	486/sq mi (187.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
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 addresses in Chippewa Township actually carry the Beaver Falls name, 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.

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.

There were 2,807 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.96.