Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
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Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)
4,078 3,826 3,850 3,900
Median Age: 42.0
square miles: 14.1
Rural: 100%
Form of Government:Second Class Township
Board of Supervisors
Contact: Paul E. Fisher, Secretary
Municipal Building
278 South Mercer Street
Greenville, PA 16125-1539
(724)588-5032
Police: 6 Personel
Fire: 40 Personel
Median Household: $30,723
Median Family: $36,078
Families Below Poverty: 0.8%
Persons Below Poverty: 2.8%
Unemployment: 5.3%
Retail: 15.0%
Manufacturing: 27.8%
Educational Services: 8.1%
Health Services: 18.6%
Principal Employers (50+ Employees)
Treasure Island department Store
BiLo Foods
Giant Eagle
Whitecliff Nursing Home
Svedala Industries, Inc - Hodge Foundry Division
Sanray Corperation - Greenville Perkins
Bessemer & Lake Erie Rai;road Company
Electricity: Penn Pwer
Gas: National Fuel Gas
Telephone: Bell Atlantic
Water: greenville Water Authority
Sanitary Sewer: Greenville Municipal Authority (Treatment Facility)
Total Housing Units: 1,503
Single Family: 84.5%
Multi-Family: 8.0%
Mobile Home: 6.5%
Other: 1.1%
Renter Occupied: 15.2%
Seasonal: 0.3%
Vacant: 2.5%
Median House Value: $55,400
Median Year Built: 1958
Water Service
Public: 26.7%
Other: 73.3%
Sewer Service
Public: 63.3%
Other: 36.7%
Pre-Primary
Public: 53
Private: 70
Elementary\High School
Public: 480
Private: 58
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
High School Graduate: 82.1%
College Graduate: 12%
Graduate Degree: 8.7%
First Natioal Bank of Pennsylvania
National City Bank
Hempfield Township Municipal Park - Public