Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
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Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)
1,984 2,140 2,141 2,260
Median Age: 40.1
square miles: 19.6
Rural: 100%
Form of Government:Second Class Township
Board of Supervisors
Contact: Pauline K. Marsh, Secretary
498 N. Perry Highway
Mercer, PA 16137
Median Household: $28,854
Median Family: $31,364
Families Below Poverty: 8.6%
Persons Below Poverty: 11.1%
Unemployment: 4.7%
Retail: 20.1%
Manufacturing: 20.8%
Educational Services: 8.2%
Health Services: 9.6%
Principal Employers (50+ Employees)
Electricity:
Gas:
Telephone:
Water:
Source: Shenango River
Sanitary Sewer:
Total Housing Units: 838
Single Family: 76.0%
Multi-Family: 1.3%
Mobile Home: 21.0%
Other: 1.7%
Renter Occupied: 12.3%
Seasonal: 8.9%
Vacant: 4.5%
Median House Value: $61,100
Median Year Built: 1970
Water Service
Public: 33.5%
Other: 66.5%
Sewer Service
Public: 6.4%
Other: 93.6%
Pre-Primary
Public: 19
Private: 4
Elementary\High School
Public: 333
Private: 8
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
High School Graduate: 70.9%
College Graduate: 11.4%
Graduate Degree: 4.1%