Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
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Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)
965 910 887 960
Median Age: 32.9
square miles: 18.7
Rural: 100%
Form of Government:Second Class Township
Board of Supervisors
Contact: Jane E. Clark, Secretary
Fairview Township Municipal Building
1578 N. Perry Highway
Fredonia, PA 16137
Fire: Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department
Median Household: 23,214
Median Family: 26,726
Families Below Poverty: 9.4%
Persons Below Poverty: 12.8%
Unemployment: 3.3%
Retail: 20.0%
Manufacturing: 20.3%
Agriculture: 10.4%
Wholesale Trade: 9.4%
Electricity: Penn Power
Gas: Some Individual Wells
Telephone: Alltell
Water: Individual Wells
Sanitary Sewer: On Lot Systems
Total Housing Units: 324
Single Family: 79.3%
Multi-Family: 0.6%
Mobile Home: 16.7%
Other: 3.4%
Renter Occupied: 11.4%
Seasonal: 2.5%
Vacant: 4.9%
Median House Value: $42,000
Median Year Built: 1961
Water Service
Public: 1.2%
Other: 98.8%
Sewer Service
Public: 0.0%
Other: 100%
Pre-Primary
Public: 9
Private: 2
Elementary\High School
Public: 182
Private: 16
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
High School Graduate: 72.5%
College Graduate: 6.1%
Graduate Degree: 2.0%
Mercer County State Bank