Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
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Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)
476 493 480 510
Median Age: 35.8
square miles: 16.5
Rural: 100%
Form of Government:Second Class Township
Board of Supervisiors
Contact: Doris A. Law, Secretary
Township Building
342 Lake Wilhelm Road
Clarks Mills, PA 16114
(724)253-4241
Police: State Police
Fire: Volunteer Fire Department
Median Household: $23,971
Median Family: $26,500
Families Below Poverty: 6.9%
Persons Below Poverty: 9.2%
Unemployment: 2.7%
Retail: 14.2%
Manufacturing: 31.0%
Agriculture: 11.4%
Health Services: 8.7%
Electricity: Penn Power
Gas: Individual Wells
Telephone: Alltell
Water: Individual Wells
Sanitary Sewer: On Lot Systems
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: 11
Private: 0
Elementary\High School
Public: 87
Private: 0
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
High School Graduate: 76.5
College Graduate: 7.2%
Graduate Degree: 1.6%
Goddard State Park - Public