Mercer County, Pennsylvania

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Mercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2000, the population was 120,293. Its county seat is Mercer ⁶; Sharon is its largest city.

Mercer County was also known as the Sharon MSA by the U.S. Census Bureau until the 2000 census, when it was appended to the Youngstown-Warren, Ohio MSA.

Contents

1 Geography

1.1 Adjacent Counties

2 Demographics
3 Municipalities

3.1 Cities
3.2 Boroughs
3.3 Townships

4 Education

4.1 Higher Education
4.2 Career-Based Education
4.3 Public School Districts

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,768 km² (683 mi²). 1,740 km² (672 mi²) of it is land and 28 km² (11 mi²) of it (1.58%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 120,293 people, 46,712 households, and 32,371 families residing in the county. The population density was 69/km² (179/mi²). There were 49,859 housing units at an average density of 29/km² (74/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.13% White, 5.25% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 46,712 households out of which 29.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.80% were married couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.70% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.40% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 18.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males.

Municipalities

Map of Mercer County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Cities and Boroughs (red) and Townships (white).

Cities

Boroughs

Townships

Education

Higher Education

Grove City College (Grove City)
Thiel College (Greenville)
Pennsylvania State University, Shenango Campus (Sharon)

Career-Based Education

Business Institute of Pennsylvania, Sharon
Mercer County Career and Technical Center, Mercer
Penn State Cosmetology Academy, Hermitage
Sharon Regional Health System Schools of Nursing and Radiology, Sharon
Winner Institute of Arts and Sciences, Transfer

Public School Districts

Commodore Perry School District
Farrell Area School District
Greenville Area School District
Grove City Area School District
Hermitage School District
Jamestown Area School District
Lakeview School District
Mercer Area School District
Reynolds School District
Sharon City School District
Sharpsville Area School District
West Middlesex Area School District

Municipalities and Communities of Mercer County, Pennsylvania (County Seat: Mercer)
Cities	Farrell \| Hermitage \| Sharon
Boroughs	Clark \| Fredonia \| Greenville \| Grove City \| Jackson Center \| Jamestown \| Mercer \| New Lebanon \| Sandy Lake \| Sharpsville \| Sheakleyville \| Stoneboro \| West Middlesex \| Wheatland
Townships	Coolspring Twp. \| Deer Creek Twp. \| Delaware Twp. \| East Lackawannock Twp. \| Fairview Twp. \| Findley Twp. \| French Creek Twp. \| Greene Twp. \| Hempfield Twp. \| Jackson Twp. \| Jefferson Twp. \| Lackawannock Twp. \| Lake Twp. \| Liberty Twp. \| Mill Creek Twp. \| New Vernon Twp. \| Otter Creek Twp. \| Perry Twp. \| Pine Twp. \| Pymatuning Twp. \| Salem Twp. \| Sandy Creek Twp. \| Sandy Lake Twp. \| Shenango Twp. \| South Pymatuning Twp. \| Springfield Twp. \| Sugar Grove Twp. \| West Salem Twp. \| Wilmington Twp. \| Wolf Creek Twp. \| Worth Twp.

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