Grove City
Borough
Nickname: Crossroads of the East
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Mercer
Coordinates	41°9′37″N 80°53′13″W / 41.16028, -80.88694
Area	2.7 sq mi (7 km²)
Population	8,024 (2000)
Density	3,025.7 /sq mi (1,168 /km²)
Established	1883
Mayor	Randy Riddle
Timezone	EST (UTC-4)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)
Zip code	16127
Area code	724
Location of Grove City in Mercer County
Location of Grove City within Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Grove City is a borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, approximately 50 miles north of Pittsburgh. It is the home of Grove City College, a Christian conservative arts college founded in 1876. A traditional industrial center, Grove City has manufactured locomotive engines, carriages, and gas engines, foundry products, and motor trucks without much urban growth.

Grove City is in the midst of a revitalization to create a downtown district said to be conductive to economic development and improved quality of life for the entire community.

A Liquor Bill was passed in 2007 to terminate Grove City's claim of being a dry town.

In 1900, the population numbered 1,599; in 1910, 3,674 people lived there; and in 1940, 6,296 people lived there. The population was 8,024 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Grove City is located at 41°9′37″N, 80°5′13″W (41.160290, -80.086911)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km²), of which, 2.7 square miles (6.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.75%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 8,024 people, 2,575 households, and 1,560 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,025.7 people per square mile (1,169.1/km²). There were 2,745 housing units at an average density of 1,035.1/sq mi (399.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.32% White, 0.64% African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.08% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population.

There were 2,575 households out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.4% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the borough the population was spread out with 16.7% under the age of 18, 31.8% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 14.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $34,598, and the median income for a family was $46,676. Males had a median income of $36,467 versus $21,934 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,365. About 4.8% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

Colleges

• Grove City College

References

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