Sugar Grove Township

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

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Source: 1990 Census (unless otherwise indicated)

Local Municipalities

Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)

1,153 987 1,109 1,050

Median Age: 38.3

Area

square miles: 12.3

Urban/Rural

Rural: 100%

Government

Form of Government:Second Class Township

Board of Supervisors

Contact: Bettie M. Ray, Secretary

Municipal Building

359 Groover Road

Greenville, PA 16125

(724)588-4143

Police:

Income

Median Household: $28,947

Median Family: $31,450

Families Below Poverty: 3.8%

Persons Below Poverty: 5.8%

Unemployment: 6.9%

Major Areas Of Employment

Retail: 13.3%

Manufacturing: 28.4%

Construction: 7.3%

Health Services: 14.1%

Principal Employers (50+ Employees)

Utilities

Electricity:

Gas:

Telephone:

Water:

Sanitary Sewer:

Housing

Total Housing Units: 398

Single Family: 77.9%

Multi-Family: 2.0%

Mobile Home: 19.1%

Other: 1.0%

Renter Occupied: 14.6%

Seasonal: 0.3%

Vacant: 4.5%

Median House Value: $44,600

Median Year Built: 1958

Water Service

Public: 0.5%

Other: 99.5%

Sewer Service

Public: 0.0%

Other: 100%

School Enrollment

Pre-Primary

Public: 0

Private: 7

Elementary\High School

Public: 166

Private: 12

Educational Attainment (Age 25+)

High School Graduate: 71.4

College Graduate: 5.0%

Graduate Degree: 3.0%

Community Banking

Libraries

Recreational Facilities

Cultural Facilities & Organizations