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{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Bridgewater, Pennsylvania
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|settlement_type = [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|Borough]]
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]]
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Beaver]]
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|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Paul David 'Re-Pete' Pavlinich 
|leader_title2 = Tammy Pavlinich
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|leader_title3 = Treasury Secretary
|leader_name3 = Jermey Merkel
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|established_title = Settled
|established_date = 1798
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|established_date1 = 1835
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|area_total_km2 = 1.89
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|population_total = 745
|population_density_km2 = 461.93
|population_density_sq_mi = 1195.83
|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|area_code = [[Area code 724|724]]
|website = {{URL|http://www.bridgewaterpa.com}}
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'''Bridgewater''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in central [[Beaver County, Pennsylvania]], United States, at the confluence of the [[Beaver River (Pennsylvania)|Beaver]] and [[Ohio River|Ohio]] rivers. The population was 745 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021">{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2021 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=July 19, 2022}}</ref> It is part of the [[Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]. The borough is best known as the home of the [[Bruster's Ice Cream]] chain. A few scenes in the 1986 movie ''[[Gung Ho (film)|Gung Ho]]'' were also shot in Bridgewater. Much of Bridgewater, including its two major streets, are included in the [[Bridgewater Historic District (Bridgewater, Pennsylvania)|Bridgewater Historic District]].

==Geography==
[[File:Scenic flight along Ohio River 20241020 (8).jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of Bridgewater from 2000ft above the ground]]
[[File:Bridgewater-Rochester.jpg|thumb|left|The eponymous bridge between the borough and adjoining Rochester]]
Bridgewater is located at {{coord|40|42|14|N|80|17|48|W|type:city}} (40.703827, −80.296715).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The borough lies at the confluence of the [[Ohio River|Ohio]] and [[Beaver River (Pennsylvania)|Beaver]] rivers.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (10.39%) is water.

===Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods===
Bridgewater has three land borders, with [[Beaver, Pennsylvania|Beaver]] to the southwest, [[Brighton Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Brighton Township]] to the west and [[Fallston, Pennsylvania|Fallston]] to the northwest. Across the Beaver River from the east to its confluence with the Ohio River southeast, Bridgewater runs adjacent with [[Rochester Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania|Rochester Township]], the borough of [[Rochester, Pennsylvania|Rochester]], and [[Monaca, Pennsylvania|Monaca]].

==Demographics==
[[File:Bridgewater borough building.jpg|thumb|Bridgewater Borough Hall]]
{{US Census population
|1860= 822
|1870= 1119
|1880= 1112
|1890= 1177
|1900= 1347
|1910= 1562
|1920= 1340
|1930= 1792
|1940= 1621
|1950= 1316
|1960= 1292
|1970= 966
|1980= 879
|1990= 751
|2000= 739
|2010= 704
|2020= 745
|estyear=2021
|estimate=735
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archivedate=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 739 people, 335 households, and 210 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,068.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 361 housing units at an average density of {{convert|522.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 89.04% White, 8.80% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 335 households, out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.71.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 19.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $31,023 versus $24,286 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $19,695. About 8.8% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Children in Bridgewater are served by the [[Beaver Area School District]]. The current schools serving Bridgewater are:
*College Square Elementary School – grades K–2
*Dutch Ridge Elementary School – grades 3–6
*Beaver Area Middle School – grades 7–8
*[[Beaver Area High School]] – grades 9–12

==Media==
''[[The Beaver County Times]]'', the sole newspaper covering Beaver County, has its headquarters in Bridgewater. A daily publication, it is the descendant of the acquisition and merger of many of the county's newspapers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/2011/02/08/about-beaver-county-times/18315594007/ |title=About the Beaver County Times |publisher=[[The Beaver County Times]] |date=February 11, 2011 |access-date=January 25, 2023 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.bridgewaterpa.com Borough website]
{{Beaver County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1798]]
[[Category:Pittsburgh metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Beaver County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1798 establishments in Pennsylvania]]