Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
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Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)
2,007 1,998 1,868 2,100
Median Age: 36.7
square miles: 25.3
Rural: 100%
Form of Government:Second Class Township
Board of Supervisors
Contact: Sandra L. Durney, Secretary
Muncipial Building
7407 Lamor Road
Mercer, PA 16137
(724)662-3310
Median Household: $27,188
Median Family: $29,934
Families Below Poverty: 8.5%
Persons Below Poverty: 12.6%
Unemployment: 7.5%
Retail: 17.6%
Manufacturing: 24.0%
Educational Services: 6.4%
Health Services: 12.3%
Principal Employers (50+ Employees)
Tennessee Gas
Electricity: Penn Power
Gas: National Fuel Gas
Telephone: Bell Atlantic
Water: Shenango Valley Water
Source: Shenango River
Sanitary Sewer: On Lot
Total Housing Units: 763
Single Family: 73.4%
Multi-Family: 1.6%
Mobile Home: 23.5%
Other: 1.6%
Renter Occupied: 8.4%
Seasonal: 0.3%
Vacant: 3.7%
Median House Value: $48,800
Median Year Built: 1966
Water Service
Public: 3.7%
Other: 96.3%
Sewer Service
Public: 3.9%
Other: 96.1%
Pre-Primary
Public: 32
Private: 4
Elementary\High School
Public: 299
Private: 29
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
High School Graduate: 73.3%
College Graduate: 4.8%
Graduate Degree: 3.7%
Zahniser Lodge/Play Ground