Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
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Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)
1,709 1,606 1,501 1,650
Median Age: 38.2
square miles: 21.2
Rural: 100%
Form of Government:Second Class Township
Board of Supervisors
Contact: Linda Hittie, Secretary
1019 Mercer-New Wilmington Rd.
New Wilmington, PA. 16142
Median Household: $29,194
Median Family: $32,240
Families Below Poverty: 8.4%
Persons Below Poverty: 10.9%
Unemployment: 4.1%
Retail: 18.0%
Manufacturing: 19.3%
Educational Services: 9%
Health Services: 9%
Principal Employers (50+ Employees)
Electricity:
Gas:
Telephone:
Water:
Source: Shenango River
Sanitary Sewer:
Total Housing Units: 581
Single Family: 81.6%
Multi-Family: 2.4%
Mobile Home: 14.3%
Other: 1.7%
Renter Occupied: 10.2%
Seasonal: 1.0%
Vacant: 2.3%
Median House Value: $54,700
Median Year Built: 1968
Water Service
Public: 9.5%
Other: 90.5%
Sewer Service
Public: 5.7%
Other: 94.3%
Pre-Primary
Public: 9
Private: 3
Elementary\High School
Public: 206
Private: 31
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
High School Graduate: 79.0%
College Graduate: 9.7%
Graduate Degree: 3.8%