Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
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Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)
3,016 2,775 3,094 2,800
Median Age: 39.6
square miles: 21.4
Rural: 100%
Form of Government:Second Class Township
Board of Supervisors
Contact: R. Glenn Adams, Secretary
Muncipal Building
3483 Tamarack Drive
Sharpsville, PA 16150
(724)962-7856
Police:
Median Household: $30,260
Median Family: $32,778
Families Below Poverty: 4.2%
Persons Below Poverty: 5.65
Unemployment: 4.6%
Retail: 19.3%
Manufacturing: 25.8%
Educational Services: 7.7%
Health Services: 12.2%
Principal Employers (50+ Employees)
Electricity:
Gas:
Telephone:
Water:
Sanitary Sewer:
Total Housing Units: 1,076
Single Family: 90.3%
Multi-Family: 4.5%
Mobile Home: 3.9%
Other: 1.3%
Renter Occupied: 10.5%
Seasonal: 0.3%
Vacant: 2.0%
Median House Value: $51,100
Median Year Built: 1959
Water Service
Public: 1.8%
Other: 98.2%
Sewer Service
Public: 44.2%
Other: 55.8%
Pre-Primary
Public: 39
Private: 6
Elementary\High School
Public: 385
Private: 67
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
High School Graduate: 78.0%
College Graduate: 8.2%
Graduate Degree: 4.0%