Mercer County, Pennsylvania Totally Explained

Everything about Mercer County Pennsylvania totally explained

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; Sharon is its largest city.
Mercer County was part of the Sharon MSA as designated by the U.S. Census Bureau until the 2000 census, when it was appended to the Youngstown-Warren, Ohio MSA.

Geography

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

Adjacent counties

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 120,293 people, 46,712 households, and 32,371 families residing in the county. The population density was 179 people per square mile (69/km²). There were 49,859 housing units at an average density of 74 per square mile (29/km²). 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. 24.5% were of German, 12.0% Italian, 10.5% Irish, 9.3% English and 6.8% American ancestry according to Census 2000.
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.

Political bellwether

Mercer County is considered a political bellwether for the state of Pennsylvania since its demographics, urban/rural ratio, and party affiliation closly mirror the state as a whole. This failed to hold true during the 2004 Presidential election however when George W. Bush won Mercer County with 51% of the vote. That year John Kerry won the state as a whole with 51% of the popular vote.

Municipalities

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs,, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Mercer County:

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

Recreation

There is one Pennsylvania state park in Mercer County. Maurice K. Goddard State Park, named for Maurice K. Goddard, former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, is just off exit 130 of Interstate 79 on Pennsylvania Route 358 near Stoneboro.

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