Potter Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
| Potter Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania |
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Raccoon Creek in Potter Township, near its mouth
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 Location in Beaver County and state of Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Beaver |
| Incorporated | 1910 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.9 sq mi (17.9 km2) |
| • Land | 6.4 sq mi (16.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 548 |
| • Density | 85/sq mi (32.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Website | www |
Potter Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 548 at the 2010 census.
According to a Monday, March 15, 2012, online Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article by Eric Schwartzel, "Shell Oil Co. announced it will build a massive petrochemical "cracker" plant in Potter, Beaver County, making Pennsylvania the winner in a tri-state competition for the billion-dollar operation. ..." Shell confirmed that it would build the plant on June 7th, 2016.
Potter Township is located in central Beaver County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 6.9 square miles (17.9 km2), of which 6.4 square miles (16.7 km2) is land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2), or 6.75%, is water.
The Ohio River forms Potter Township's northern boundary. Raccoon Creek flows through Potter Township to its confluence with the Ohio.
Since 1950 Potter Township has been considered a "suburb" of Pittsburgh by the U.S. Census Bureau.
As of the census of 2000, there were 580 people, 210 households, and 168 families residing in the township. The population density was 94.6 people per square mile (36.5/km²). There were 222 housing units at an average density of 36.2/sq mi (14.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 99.14% White, 0.34% Native American, and 0.52% from two or more races.
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