Information compiled as a service of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
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Population 1980 1990 1994(Est.) 2000(Proj.)
893 906 968 990
Median Age: 34.7
square miles: 25.0
Rural: 100%
Form of Government:Second Class Township
Board of Supervisors
Contact: Blanche I. Bodesheim, Secretary
2101 Sandy Lake-Grove City Road
Jackson Center, PA 16133-9020
(814)786-7746
Police:
Median Household: $30,625
Median Family: $33,750
Families Below Poverty: 6.7%
Persons Below Poverty: 8.7%
Unemployment: 6.9%
Retail: 14.6%
Manufacturing: 24.4%
Agriculture: 10.0%
Health Services: 10.3%
Principal Employers (50+ Employees)
Stoneboro Nurseries
Electricity: Penn Power
Gas: National Fuel Gas
Telephone: G.T.E
Water: Individual Water Wells
Sanitary Sewer: On Lot Sewage Systems
Total Housing Units: 351
Single Family: 73.5%
Multi-Family: 0.6%
Mobile Home: 24.2%
Other: 1.7%
Renter Occupied: 10.85
Seasonal: 4.6%
Vacant: 4.6%
Median House Value: $42,500
Median Year Built: 1957
Water Service
Public: 0.8%
Other: 99.2%
Sewer Service
Public: 0.0%
Other: 100%
Pre-Primary
Public: 13
Private: 0
Elementary\High School
Public: 182
Private: 4
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
High School Graduate: 73.6%
College Graduate: 7.1%
Graduate Degree: 4.0%