Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
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Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)
1,904 1,892 1,765 1,950
Median Age: 33.4
square miles: 27.4
Rural: 100%
Form of Government:Second Class Township
Board of Supervisors
Contact: Virginia Riddle, Secretary
Township Building
1791 Perry Highway
Volant, PA 16156
(724)748-4999
E-Mail c/o Barb Conroy, Code Administrator at conviro@pgh.net
Police:
Median Household: $23,177
Median Family: $26,174
Families Below Poverty: 12.1%
Persons Below Poverty: 12.8%
Unemployment: 5.9%
Retail: 19.3%
Manufacturing: 20.0%
Educational Services: 10.3%
Health Services: 9.8%
Principal Employers (50+ Employees)
Electricity:
Gas:
Telephone:
Water:
Sanitary Sewer:
Total Housing Units: 725
Single Family: 73.9%
Multi-Family: 2.1%
Mobile Home: 22.1%
Other: 1.9%
Renter Occupied: 14.5%
Seasonal: 3.2%
Vacant: 5.7%
Median House Value: $40,600
Median Year Built: 1957
Water Service
Public: 17.0%
Other: 83.0%
Sewer Service
Public: 1.2%
Other: 98.8%
Pre-Primary
Public: 19
Private: 6
Elementary\High School
Public: 353
Private: 31
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
High School Graduate: 69.3%
College Graduate: 6.0%
Graduate Degree: 3.1%