Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
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Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)
1,199 1,223 1,110 1,330
Median Age: 37.2
square miles: 14.7
Rural: 100%
Form of Government:Second Class Township
Board of Supervisors
Contact: Sherri Riddle, Secretary
Township Building
2873 Mercer-Butler Pike
Grove City, PA 16127
(724)794-1773
Police:
Median Household: $26,779
Median Family: $29,375
Families Below Poverty: 4.2%
Persons Below Poverty: 6.1%
Unemployment: 4.6%
Retail: 18.7%
Manufacturing: 22.0%
Educational Services: 14.6%
Transportation: 8.2%
Principal Employers (50+ Employees)
Tri-County Landfill Inc.
Electricity: Penn Power
Gas: Peoples Gas Company
Columbia Gas Company
Telephone: Bell Atlantic
Water: On Lot
Sanitary Sewer: On Lot
Total Housing Units: 486
Single Family: 75.5%
Multi-Family: 1.6%
Mobile Home: 22.0%
Other: 0.8%
Renter Occupied: 12.3%
Seasonal: 1.6%
Vacant: 2.7%
Median House Value: $59,100
Median Year Built: 1966
Water Service
Public: 3.5%
Other: 96.5%
Sewer Service
Public: 2.1%
Other: 97.9%
Pre-Primary
Public: 20
Private: 3
Elementary\High School
Public: 233
Private: 1
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
High School Graduate: 80.4%
College Graduate: 9.6%
Graduate Degree: 7.9%