Beaver Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships with similar names, see Beaver Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).
Beaver Township,
Columbia County,
Pennsylvania
Township
Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania highlighting Beaver Township
Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania highlighting Beaver Township
Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyColumbia
Settled1774
Incorporated1845
Area
[1]
 • Total35.79 sq mi (92.70 km2)
 • Land35.39 sq mi (91.67 km2)
 • Water0.40 sq mi (1.03 km2)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total879 Decrease
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
886
 • Density25.94/sq mi (10.01/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code570
FIPS code42-037-04704

Beaver Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 879 at the 2020 census.[2] Beaver Township is named for Beaver Run, a tributary of Catawissa Creek, both of which run through the township.[3]

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Chapter XIX, Beaver Township, History of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania".