Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
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Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)
8,162 8,240 9,046 8,400
Median Age: 35.2
square miles: 2.7
Urban: 100%
Form of Government:Borough
Mayor/Council
Contact: Nancy S. Albright, Secretary
Muncipal Building
123 West Main Street
Grove City, PA 16127
(724)458-7060
Police: 8 full-time personnel
Fire: 22 volunteers
Median Household: $28,947
Median Family: $31,450
Families Below Poverty: 3.8%
Persons Below Poverty: 5.8%
Unemployment: 6.1%
Retail: 19.7%
Manufacturing: 14.0%
Educational Services: 28.0%
Health Services: 8.3%
Principal Employers (50+ Employees)
General Electric
Cooper Energy Services
Grove City College
Grove City School District
Satec Systems Inc.
Electricity: Penn Power
Gas: Peoples Natural Gas
Telephone: Bell Atlantic, United Telephone
Water: Grove City Borough
Sanitary Sewer: Grove City Borough, Pine Township
Total Housing Units: 2,762
Single Family: 66.5%
Multi-Family: 29.0%
Mobile Home: 2.2%
Other: 2.3%
Renter Occupied: 35.1%
Seasonal: 0.6%
Vacant: 4.0%
Median House Value: $45,000
Median Year Built: 1941
Water Service
Public: 99.7%
Other: 0.3%
Sewer Service
Public: 98.8%
Other: 1.2%
Pre-Primary
Public: 54
Private: 57
Elementary\High School
Public: 875
Private: 27
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
High School Graduate: 78.9%
College Graduate: 13.7%
Graduate Degree: 12.3%
First Western Bank, F.S.B.
First National Bank of Mercer County
First National Bank of Slippery Rock
National City Bank
Mellon Bank
PNC Bank
Grove City Park
YMCA
Country Club
Sports Club