Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
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Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)
496 513 551 580
Median Age: 31.9
square miles: 14.8
Rural: 100%
Form of Government:Second Class Township
Board of Supervisors
Contact: Linda Davison, Secretary
51 Grange Rd.
Cochranton, PA 16314
Median Household: $23,269
Median Family: $24,659
Families Below Poverty: 14.4%
Persons Below Poverty: 19.7%
Unemployment: 3.6%
Retail: 11.7%
Manufacturing: 28.8%
Construction: 11.3%
Health Services: 7.5%
Principal Employers (50+ Employees)
Electricity:
Gas:
Telephone:
Water:
Source: Shenango River
Sanitary Sewer:
Total Housing Units: 202
Single Family: 68.8%
Multi-Family: 0.0%
Mobile Home: 29.7%
Other: 1.5%
Renter Occupied: 7.4%
Seasonal: 16.8%
Vacant: 2.0%
Median House Value: $43,500
Median Year Built: 1967
Water Service
Public: 0.0%
Other: 100%
Sewer Service
Public: 0.0%
Other: 100%
Pre-Primary
Public: 5
Private: 4
Elementary\High School
Public: 80
Private: 22
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
High School Graduate: 63.0%
College Graduate: 6.2%
Graduate Degree: 1.3%