Findley Township

Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission

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Source: 1990 Census (unless otherwise indicated)

Local Municipalities

Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)

1,651 2,284 2,186 2,400

Median Age: 32.2

Area

square miles: 21.2

Urban/Rural

Rural: 100%

Government

Form of Government:Second Class Township

Board of Supervisors

Contact: Bette Shipton, Secretary

Findley Township Building

369 McClelland Rd.

Mercer, PA 16137

Income

Median Household: $25,912

Median Family: $27,708

Families Below Poverty: 7.3%

Persons Below Poverty: 8.1%

Unemployment: 6.8%

Major Areas Of Employment

Retail: 20.4%

Manufacturing: 24.0%

Educational Services: 9.3%

Health Services: 8.5%

Utilities

Electricity: Penn Power

Gas: Peoples Gas

Telephone: United of Pennsylvania

Water: On Lot Systems

Sanitary Sewer: On Lot Systems

Housing

Total Housing Units: 565

Single Family: 74.3%

Multi-Family: 1.2%

Mobile Home: 22.5%

Other: 1.9%

Renter Occupied: 11.7%

Seasonal: 1.6%

Vacant: 4.4%

Median House Value: $42,600

Median Year Built: 1960

Water Service

Public: 0.4%

Other: 98.8%

Sewer Service

Public: 0.0%

Other: 100%

School Enrollment

Pre-Primary

Public: 15

Private: 13

Elementary\High School

Public: 280

Private: 31

Educational Attainment (Age 25+)

High School Graduate: 70.6%

College Graduate: 4.2%

Graduate Degree: 1.6%