Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
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Statistics: 1990 Census (unless otherwise indicated)
Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)
1,045 1,089 1,230 1,200
Median Age: 33.0
square miles: 17.3
Rural: 100%
Form of Government:Second Class Township
Board of Supervisors
Contact: Sue Montgomery, Secretary
Township Building
51 North Foster Road
Jackson Center, PA 16133
(724)662-2937
Police: Mercer County State Police Barracks
Median Household: $27,188
Median Family: $29,934
Families Below Poverty: $8.5%
Persons Below Poverty: 12.6%
Unemployment: 7.5%
Retail: 15.3%
Manufacturing: 21.6%
Educational Services: 8.6%
Health Services: 8.4%
Principal Employers (50+ Employees)
International Veneer Company
Atlas Energy
Jackson Commerce Park
Electricity: Penn Power
Gas: National Fuel Gas
Telephone: Bell Atlantic
Water: On Lot
Sanitary Sewer: On Lot
Total Housing Units: 439
Single Family: 84.1%
Multi-Family: 1.8%
Mobile Home: 13.2%
Other: 0.9%
Renter Occupied: 10.5%
Seasonal: 9.8%
Vacant: 3.2%
Median House Value: $51,900
Median Year Built: 1970
Water Service
Public: 30.1%
Other: 69.9%
Sewer Service
Public: 2.1%
Other: 97.9%
Pre-Primary
Public: 21
Private: 3
Elementary\High School
Public: 176
Private: 16
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
High School Graduate: 70.1%
College Graduate: 6.9%
Graduate Degree: 5.5%
Mercer County State Bank - Opening Spring 1997