Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
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Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)
765 789 788 800
Median Age: 35.0
square miles: 20.8
Rural: 100
Form of Government:Second Class Township
Board of Supervisors
Contact: Nellie J. Burkett, Secretary
RD #1 Box 40
Carlton, PA 16311
Police: State Police
Fire: Cochranton V.F.D
Median Household: $25,819
Median Family: $27,222
Families Below Poverty: 10.8%
Persons Below Poverty: 11.1%
Unemployment: 4.4%
Retail: 16.8%
Manufacturing: 26.1%
Agriculture: 7.8%
Health Services: 11.3%
Principal Employers (50+ Employees)
Electricity: Penn Power
Gas: National Fuel Gas
Telephone: Alltel
Water: On Lot
Sanitary Sewer: On Lot
Total Housing Units: 378
Single Family: 68.0%
Multi-Family: 0.0%
Mobile Home: 30.4%
Other: 1.6%
Renter Occupied: 10.6%
Seasonal: 21.4%
Vacant: 4.8%
Median House Value: $38,000
Median Year Built: 1957
Water Service
Public: 3.1%
Other: 96.9%
Sewer Service
Public: 4.7%
Other: 95.3%
Pre-Primary
Public: 16
Private: 4
Elementary\High School
Public: 118
Private: 17
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
High School Graduate: 73.6%
College Graduate: 5.6%
Graduate Degree: 5.6%
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