Wilmington 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.)

1,073 1,177 1,209 1,280

Median Age: 29.8

Area

square miles: 13.1

Urban/Rural

Rural: 100%

Government

Form of Government:Second Class Township

Board of Supervisors

Contact: Linda Jennings, Secretary

R.D. #1, Box 1A

Mercer Street

Volant, PA 16156

(724)533-3260

Income

Median Household: $25,560

Median Family: $26,687

Families Below Poverty: 17.6%

Persons Below Poverty: 23.5%

Unemployment: 2.6%

Major Areas Of Employment

Retail: 12.8%

Manufacturing: 19.8%

Educational Services: 14.3%

Agriculture: 13.9%

Principal Employers (50+ Employees)

Wilmington Livestock Auction

Utilities

Electricity: Penn Power

Gas: Peoples Natural Gas

Telephone: GTE

Water: On Lot

Sanitary Sewer: On Lot

Housing

Total Housing Units: 382

Single Family: 81.4%

Multi-Family: 6.8%

Mobile Home: 9.2%

Other: 2.6%

Renter Occupied: 20.2%

Seasonal: 0.3%

Vacant: 2.6%

Median House Value: $62,100

Median Year Built: 1965

Water Service

Public: 4.8%

Other: 95.2%

Sewer Service

Public: 4.4%

Other: 95.6%

School Enrollment

Pre-Primary

Public: 17

Private: 6

Elementary\High School

Public: 192

Private: 42

Educational Attainment (Age 25+)

High School Graduate: 72.2%

College Graduate: 12.3%

Graduate Degree: 8.1%