Bridgewater

History

The earliest permanent American settlers arrived in about 1798 or 1799 and founded the town of Sharon. In 1805 and 1806, U.S. vice president Aaron Burr constructed boat yards in Sharon and had several cargo boats built for his travel to the Louisiana Territory. Bridgewater was incorporated as a borough on April 2, 1835, and consolidated with Sharon in 1868.

Geography

Bridgewater is located at (40.703827, −80.296715). The borough lies at the confluence of the Ohio and Beaver rivers. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and (10.39%) is water. Bridgewater has three land borders, with Beaver to the southwest, Brighton Township to the west and 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, the borough of Rochester, and Monaca.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Pennsylvania Cyber CS
  Other · Midland · 9,838 students · 23.3:1 ratio
• Blackhawk HS
  High · Beaver Falls · 762 students · 14.7:1 ratio
• Ambridge Area HS
  High · Ambridge · 733 students · 19.8:1 ratio
• Central Valley HS
  High · Monaca · 709 students · 15.4:1 ratio
• Blackhawk Intermediate Sch
  Elementary · Beaver Falls · 708 students · 15.7:1 ratio
• Highland MS
  Middle · Beaver Falls · 700 students · 15.2:1 ratio
• Lincoln Park Performing Arts CS
  High · Midland · 699 students · 17.5:1 ratio
• Beaver Area SHS
  High · Beaver · 644 students · 16.1:1 ratio