Mercer County, Pennsylvania

Population Characteristics
2000 U.S. Census

Information from DP-1
(Profile of General Demographic Characteristics, 2000)

Notes: Minorities include all persons of non-white race (black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, other races, two or more races) plus white persons of Hispanic or Latino origin not already counted in non-white race counts.

Municipality Population Trends % Change Minorities % Minority 2000 Population Age Median Age
1970 1980 1990 2000 1990-2000 1990 2000 2000 0-4 % 0-4 5-14 % 5-14 15-24 %15-24 25-44 %25-44 45-64 %45-64 65+ % 65+ 1990 2000
City of Farrell 11,000 8,645 6,841 6,050 -13.1% 2,915 3,022 50.0% 401 6.6% 905 15.0% 688 11.4% 1,425 23.6% 1,261 20.8% 1,370 22.6% 39.8 40.1
City of Hermitage 15,421 16,365 15,300 16,157 5.3% 472 873 5.4% 787 4.9% 2,065 12.8% 1,530 9.5% 3,978 24.6% 3,989 24.7% 3,808 23.6% 41.5 44.1
City of Sharon 22,653 19,057 17,493 16,328 -7.1% 1,668 2,300 14.1% 1,101 6.7% 2,227 13.6% 1,952 12.0% 4,439 27.2% 3,589 22.0% 3,020 18.5% 36.4 38.4
Clark Borough 467 667 610 633 3.6% 1 6 0.9% 42 6.6% 80 12.6% 66 10.4% 177 28.0% 185 29.2% 83 13.1% 36.7 40.7
Fredonia Borough 731 712 683 652 -4.8% 1 4 0.6% 47 7.2% 90 13.8% 103 15.8% 174 26.7% 154 23.6% 84 12.9% 30.1 35.7
Greenville Borough 8,704 7,730 6,734 6,380 -5.5% 162 250 3.9% 351 5.5% 785 12.3% 1,321 20.7% 1,584 24.8% 1,274 20.0% 1,065 16.7% 33.0 34.6
Grove City Borough 8,312 8,162 8,240 8,024 -2.7% 192 242 3.0% 305 3.8% 782 9.7% 2,806 35.0% 1,617 20.2% 1,172 14.6% 1,342 16.7% 28.0 26.8
Jackson Center Borough 274 265 244 221 -10.4% 2 1 0.5% 17 7.7% 39 17.6% 27 12.2% 75 33.9% 38 17.2% 25 11.3% 35.5 32.5
Jamestown Borough 937 854 761 636 -19.7% 2 3 0.5% 32 5.0% 93 14.6% 85 13.4% 173 27.2% 157 24.7% 96 15.1% 37.3 37.8
Mercer Borough 2,773 2,532 2,444 2,391 -2.2% 71 96 4.0% 145 6.1% 284 11.9% 321 13.4% 699 29.2% 540 22.6% 402 16.8% 35.2 37.4
New Lebanon Borough 211 197 209 205 -2.0% 1 1 0.5% 7 3.4% 31 15.1% 35 17.1% 55 26.8% 51 24.9% 26 12.7% 33.4 35.7
Sandy Lake Borough 772 779 722 743 2.8% 3 6 0.8% 42 5.7% 110 14.8% 104 14.0% 203 27.3% 156 21.0% 128 17.2% 37.4 37.3
Sharpsville Borough 6,126 5,375 4,729 4,500 -5.1% 155 198 4.4% 265 5.9% 616 13.7% 488 10.8% 1,198 26.6% 1,017 22.6% 916 20.4% 38.4 40.5
Sheakleyville Borough 141 155 145 164 11.6% 0 3 1.8% 6 3.7% 22 13.4% 21 12.8% 46 28.0% 44 26.8% 25 15.2% 41.0 40.5
Stoneboro Borough 1,129 1,177 1,091 1,104 1.2% 13 19 1.7% 77 7.0% 138 12.5% 140 12.7% 288 26.1% 253 22.9% 208 18.8% 38.4 39.4
West Middlesex Borough 1,293 1,064 982 929 -5.7% 22 20 2.2% 37 4.0% 136 14.6% 110 11.8% 247 26.6% 233 25.1% 166 17.9% 36.4 40.0
Wheatland Borough 1,421 1,132 760 748 -1.6% 94 112 15.0% 44 5.9% 75 10.0% 59 7.9% 193 25.8% 170 22.7% 207 27.7% 49.9 45.8
Cities and Boroughs 82,365 74,868 67,988 65,865 -3.2% 5,774 7,156 10.9% 3,706 5.6% 8,478 12.9% 9,856 15.0% 16,571 25.2% 14,283 21.7% 12,971 19.7%    
Coolspring Township 1,518 1,984 2,140 2,287 6.4% 35 40 1.7% 145 6.3% 316 13.8% 212 9.3% 586 25.6% 609 26.6% 419 18.3% 40.1 41.8
Deer Creek Township 398 496 513 465 -10.3% 0 5 1.1% 27 5.8% 63 13.5% 57 12.3% 130 28.0% 111 23.9% 77 16.6% 31.9 40.3
Delaware Township 1,863 2,205 2,064 2,159 4.4% 6 28 1.3% 115 5.3% 274 12.7% 243 11.3% 603 27.9% 574 26.6% 350 16.2% 36.5 41.2
East Lackawannock Township 1,314 1,709 1,606 1,701 5.6% 34 59 3.5% 132 7.8% 241 14.2% 156 9.2% 428 25.2% 448 26.3% 296 17.4% 38.2 40.3
Fairview Township 889 965 910 1,036 12.2% 0 10 1.0% 79 7.6% 210 20.3% 129 12.5% 267 25.8% 241 23.3% 110 10.6% 32.9 33.4
Findley Township 1,337 1,651 2,284 2,305 0.9% 359 445 19.3% 68 3.0% 187 8.1% 228 9.9% 956 41.5% 659 28.6% 207 9.0% 32.2 40.5
French Creek Township 601 765 789 764 -3.3% 1 7 0.9% 47 6.2% 96 12.6% 89 11.6% 214 28.0% 197 25.8% 121 15.8% 35.0 39.8
Greene Township 1,099 1,292 1,247 1,153 -8.2% 17 14 1.2% 59 5.1% 128 11.1% 136 11.8% 280 24.3% 364 31.6% 186 16.1% 36.4 43.8
Hempfield Township 3,628 4,078 3,826 4,004 4.4% 48 63 1.6% 189 4.7% 517 12.9% 360 9.0% 892 22.3% 1,040 26.0% 1,006 25.1% 42.0 45.8
Jackson Township 691 1,045 1,089 1,206 9.7% 15 16 1.3% 66 5.5% 155 12.9% 168 13.9% 319 26.5% 340 28.2% 158 13.1% 33.0 40.3
Jefferson Township 1,623 2,007 1,998 2,416 17.3% 12 42 1.7% 159 6.6% 333 13.8% 239 9.9% 718 29.7% 619 25.6% 348 14.4% 36.7 39.3
Lackawannock Township 1,974 2,814 2,677 2,561 -4.5% 21 65 2.5% 209 8.2% 424 16.6% 316 12.3% 705 27.5% 615 24.0% 292 11.4% 30.9 35.1
Lake Township 544 598 651 706 7.8% 2 9 1.3% 51 7.2% 124 17.6% 99 14.0% 178 25.2% 163 23.1% 91 12.9% 31.6 34.8
Liberty Township 916 1,199 1,223 1,276 4.2% 1 18 1.4% 84 6.6% 167 13.1% 154 12.1% 365 28.6% 345 27.0% 161 12.6% 37.2 38.8
Mill Creek Township 466 587 604 639 5.5% 12 8 1.3% 44 6.9% 87 13.6% 76 11.9% 175 27.4% 169 26.4% 88 13.8% 35.7 38.1
New Vernon Township 402 476 493 524 5.9% 2 1 0.2% 43 8.2% 65 12.4% 58 11.1% 145 27.7% 134 25.6% 79 15.1% 35.8 38.3
Otter Creek Township 565 605 583 611 4.6% 13 14 2.3% 32 5.2% 101 16.5% 55 9.0% 198 32.4% 148 24.2% 77 12.6% 34.2 38.7
Perry Township 1,368 1,597 1,468 1,471 0.2% 19 12 0.8% 78 5.3% 201 13.7% 161 10.9% 421 28.6% 386 26.2% 224 15.2% 34.9 40.2
Pine Township 3,514 3,762 4,193 4,493 6.7% 240 347 7.7% 219 4.9% 663 14.8% 832 18.5% 1,040 23.1% 1,038 23.1% 701 15.6% 34.5 37.5
Pymatuning Township 3,073 3,880 3,736 3,782 1.2% 71 83 2.2% 293 7.7% 600 15.9% 425 11.2% 1,098 29.0% 847 22.4% 519 13.7% 32.5 36.6
Salem Township 679 695 678 769 11.8% 0 10 1.3% 50 6.5% 95 12.4% 87 11.3% 223 29.0% 210 27.3% 104 13.5% 34.8 39.8
Sandy Creek Township 753 847 806 848 5.0% 1 7 0.8% 41 4.8% 112 13.2% 90 10.6% 223 26.3% 248 29.2% 134 15.8% 36.4 42.3
Sandy Lake Township 884 1,163 1,161 1,248 7.0% 6 14 1.1% 80 6.4% 158 12.7% 119 9.5% 346 27.7% 347 27.8% 198 15.9% 36.5 41.5
Shenango Township 3,141 4,399 4,339 4,037 -7.5% 136 112 2.8% 227 5.6% 550 13.6% 399 9.9% 1,109 27.5% 1,066 26.4% 686 17.0% 35.9 41.3
South Pymatuning Township 2,973 3,016 2,775 2,857 2.9% 21 39 1.4% 142 5.0% 376 13.2% 263 9.2% 816 28.6% 739 25.9% 521 18.2% 39.6 41.7
Springfield Township 1,878 1,904 1,892 1,972 4.1% 22 30 1.5% 152 7.7% 267 13.5% 246 12.5% 573 29.1% 503 25.5% 231 11.7% 33.4 36.6
Sugar Grove Township 1,029 1,153 987 909 -8.6% 3 24 2.6% 51 5.6% 125 13.8% 82 9.0% 249 27.4% 236 26.0% 166 18.3% 38.3 42.1
West Salem Township 3,551 3,862 3,547 3,565 0.5% 20 52 1.5% 162 4.5% 424 11.9% 385 10.8% 842 23.6% 894 25.1% 858 24.1% 39.9 44.5
Wilmington Township 812 1,073 1,177 1,105 -6.5% 18 24 2.2% 75 6.8% 195 17.6% 181 16.4% 243 22.0% 262 23.7% 149 13.5% 29.8 35.9
Wolf Creek Township 610 711 653 729 10.4% 2 23 3.2% 40 5.5% 106 14.5% 82 11.2% 207 28.4% 214 29.4% 80 11.0% 35.0 39.7
Worth Township 767 893 906 830 -9.2% 6 8 1.0% 50 6.0% 116 14.0% 90 10.8% 242 29.2% 200 24.1% 132 15.9% 34.7 39.9
Townships 44,860 53,431 53,015 54,428 2.6% 1,143 1,629 3.0% 3,209 5.9% 7,476 13.7% 6,217 11.4% 14,791 27.2% 13,966 25.7% 8,769 16.1%    
Mercer County 127,225 128,299 121,003 120,293 -0.6% 6,917 8,785 7.3% 6,915 5.7% 15,954 13.3% 16,073 13.4% 31,362 26.1% 28,249 23.5% 21,740 18.1% 36.4 39.6
Pennsylvania 11,800,766 11,864,720 11,881,643 12,281,059 3.3% 1,459,585 1,958,599 15.9% 727,804 5.9% 1,691,794 13.8% 1,597,072 13.0% 3,508,562 28.6% 2,836,657 23.1% 1,919,165 15.6% 35.4 38