Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission

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Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)
197 209 224 210
Median Age: 35.8
square miles: 16.5
Rural: 100%
Form of Government:Borough
Mayor/Council
Contact: Mary A. Ziegler, Secretary
10 Center Street
Sandy Lake, PA 16145
(724)376-3737
Median Household: $23,971
Median Family: $26,500
Families Below Poverty: 6.9%
Persons Below Poverty: 9.2%
Unemployment: 2.7%
Retail: 8.7%
Manufacturing: 15.0%
Construction: 15.0%
Transportation: 16.2%
Electricity: Penn Power
Gas: Brownie, Ferral
Telephone: Alltel
Water: On Lot
Sanitary Sewer: On lot
Total Housing Units: 209
Single Family: 70.3%
Multi-Family: 1.4%
Mobile Home: 27.3%
Other: 1.0%
Renter Occupied: 9.6%
Seasonal: 9.6%
Vacant: 4.8%
Median House Value: $48,900
Median Year Built: 1969
Water Service
Public: 0.0%
Other: 100%
Sewer Service
Public: 0.0%
Other: 100%
Pre-Primary
Public: 6
Private: 0
Elementary\High School
Public: 21
Private: 0
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
High School Graduate: 65.0%
College Graduate: 6.7%
Graduate Degree: 5.0%