Beaverdale

Geography

Beaverdale is located in southeastern Cambria County at (40.322095, -78.697636). The CDP is primarily within Summerhill Township, but the southern end of the CDP extends into Adams Township. The community of Lloydell is in the southeastern part of the CDP. Pennsylvania Route 869 passes through Beaverdale, leading west to Sidman and to the southeast across the Allegheny Front to Interstate 99 at St. Clairsville. Blue Knob State Park is to the southeast, and the city of Johnstown is to the west. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. The community is in the valley of the South Fork of the Little Conemaugh River.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  1,592
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,212
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  1,128
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,080
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,025
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  916
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  914
• Red-eyed Vireo

  Vireo olivaceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  839

Largest nearby schools

• Forest Hills El Sch
  Elementary · Sidman · 957 students · 14.7:1 ratio
• Richland El Sch
  Elementary · Johnstown · 811 students · 14.5:1 ratio
• Forest Hills JSHS
  High · Sidman · 775 students · 14.9:1 ratio
• Richland HS
  High · Johnstown · 715 students · 14.3:1 ratio
• Portage Area El Sch
  Elementary · Portage · 448 students · 12.8:1 ratio
• Portage Area JSHS
  High · Portage · 359 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• Penn Cambria Intrmd Sch
  Elementary · Lilly · 211 students · 14.1:1 ratio
• Penn Cambria Primary Sch
  Elementary · Lilly · 184 students · 11.5:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2020-10-06
  5 km WSW of Bolivar, Pennsylvania