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South Side Area School District
The South Side Area School District is a small, rural, public school district in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately . It serves the boroughs of Shippingport, Hookstown, Frankfort Springs, and Georgetown, and the township of Greene Township and Hanover Township. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 6,935 people. In 2009, the district residents’ per capita income was $17,378, while the median family income The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ... was $49,030. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. South Side Area School District operates three schools: South Side High School (9th-12th), South Side Middle School ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest, New York to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous state in the nation with over 13 million residents as of 2020. It is the 33rd-largest state by area and ranks ninth among all states in population density. The southeastern Delaware Valley metropolitan area comprises and surrounds Philadelphia, the state's largest and nation's sixth most populous city. Another 2.37 million reside in Greater Pittsburgh in the southwest, centered around Pittsburgh, the state's second-largest and Western Pennsylvania's largest city. The state's su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School District
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations. North America United States In the U.S, most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts, which usually operate several schools, and the largest urban and suburban districts operate hundreds of schools. While practice varies significantly by state (and in some cases, within a state), most American school districts operate as independent local governmental units under a grant of authority and within geographic limits created by state law. The executive and legislative power over locally controlled policies and operations of an independent school district are, in most cases, held by a school district's board of education. Depending on state law, members of a local board of education (often referred to informally as a school board) may be elected, appointed by a political office holder, serve ex officio, or a combination of any of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Beaver County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 168,215. Its county seat is Beaver. The county was created on March 12, 1800, from parts of Allegheny and Washington counties. It took its name from the Beaver River. Beaver County is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The original townships at the date of the erection of Beaver County (1800) were North Beaver, east and west of the Big Beaver Creek; South Beaver, west of the Big Beaver; and Sewickley, east of the Big Beaver—all north of the Ohio River; and Hanover, First Moon, and Second Moon, south of the Ohio. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.1%) is water. It has a humid continental climate (''Dfa''/''Dfb'') and average monthly temperatures in the Beaver/Rochester vicinity range from 29.4 °F in January to 73.2 °F in July. Bodies of water * The Ohio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shippingport, Pennsylvania
Shippingport is a borough in western Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Ohio River. The population was 159 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Shippingport is home to the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station, and formerly the Bruce Mansfield Power Plant and Shippingport Atomic Power Station, the world's first full-scale atomic electric power plant devoted exclusively to peacetime uses. Nuclear energy Shippingport is the site of the United States' first commercial nuclear power plant, the Shippingport Atomic Power Station, which began operation in 1957. Although the original Shippingport reactor was decommissioned in 1982, the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station Units 1 and 2 from the same site have been in operation since 1976 and 1987, respectively. Geography Shippingport is located in west-central Beaver County at (40.623594, -80.424691), on the south side of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hookstown, Pennsylvania
Hookstown is a borough which is located in western Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 130 at the time of the 2020 census. It is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. History Hookstown was named after Matthias Hook, an early pioneer and Revolutionary War soldier, and his family. The only known surviving relatives are the McCormick family, who still reside in Hookstown and surrounding areas in western Pennsylvania. Through his daughter, Catherine Hook, who married George Griffey, multiple present-day descendants across the United States are able to trace their roots back to Mathias Hook. A Griffey family reunion has been held annually in West Springfield, Pennsylvania, every June, for more than a hundred years. In 1975, Little Blue Run Lake, the U.S.'s largest coal slurry waste impound, was built directly west of the town and has caused environmental damage to the surrounding communities. Geography Hookstown is located in western Beaver Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfort Springs, Pennsylvania
Frankfort Springs is a borough in southern Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 117 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Surrounding neighborhoods Frankfort Springs has two borders, with Hanover Township to the north, east and west and with Washington County's Hanover Township to the south. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 130 people, 48 households, and 33 families residing in the borough. The population density was 520.4 people per square mile (200.8/km²). There were 51 housing units at an average density of 204.1 per square mile (78.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population. There were 48 households, out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 29.2% of all households w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgetown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Georgetown is a borough in western Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 208 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Little Blue Run Lake, the U.S.'s largest coal slurry waste impound, is located next to the town. History The area of the Ohio headwaters was long inhabited by the Shawnee and several other groups of Native Americans. The first known Europeans to enter the region were French explorers/traders during the 17th century. Christopher Gist was one of the first English colonists to survey the Ohio River Region around present day Pittsburgh in 1751. George Washington would also survey the area in 1753 as an envoy to demand the French to vacate the territory, which the British had claimed, as land disputes were occurring between British and French colonies at the time. Hostilities broke out in 1754 during the French and Indian War. In 1763 the region became British territory after a War with Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greene Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Greene Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,185 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Geography Greene Township is a largely rural area in the southwestern part of Beaver County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.56%, is water. Surrounding neighborhoods Greene Township has five land borders, including Shippingport to the northeast, Raccoon Township to the east, Hanover Township to the south, Hancock County, West Virginia to the west, and Georgetown to the northwest. Across the Ohio River, the township runs adjacent with Glasgow, Ohioville and Midland. The borough of Hookstown, though a separate municipality, is located within Greene Township (in the center) and provides the mailing address for the township. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,705 people, 947 households, and 753 families residi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanover Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Hanover Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,690 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. History Two historic sites in Hanover Township are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the David Littell House, a nineteenth-century farmhouse, and the Recreational Demonstration Area part of Raccoon Creek State Park, which was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, Hanover Township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.34%, is water. Surrounding neighborhoods Hanover Township has six borders, including Hancock County, West Virginia to the west, the townships of Greene and Raccoon to the north, Independence, to the east, and Washington County's Hanover Township to the south. The small borough of Frankfort Springs is surrounded by Beaver County's Hanover Township to the north, east and west wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Capita Income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita income is national income divided by population size. Per capita income is often used to measure a sector's average income and compare the wealth of different populations. Per capita income is also often used to measure a country's standard of living. It is usually expressed in terms of a commonly used international currency such as the euro or United States dollar, and is useful because it is widely known, is easily calculable from readily available gross domestic product (GDP) and population estimates, and produces a useful statistic for comparison of wealth between sovereign territories. This helps to ascertain a country's development status. It is one of the three measures for calculating the Human Development Index of a country. Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Median Family Income
The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of understanding income distribution. Median income can be calculated by household income, by personal income, or for specific demographic groups. Median equivalent adult income The following table represents data from OECD's "median disposable income per person" metric; disposable income deducts from gross income the value of taxes on income and wealth paid and of contributions paid by households to public social security schemes. The figures are equivalised by dividing income by the square root of household size. As OECD displays median disposable incomes in each country's respective currency, the values were converted here using PPP conversion factors for private consumption from the same source, accounting for each country's cost of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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