Sharpsville
Borough
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Mercer
Elevation	1,000 ft (305 m)
Coordinates	41°15′32″N 80°28′54″W / 41.25889, -80.48167
Area	1.4 sq mi (4 km²)
Population	4,500 (2000)
Density	3,244.3 /sq mi (1,253 /km²)
Established	1874
Mayor	Kenneth P. Robertson
Timezone	EST (UTC-4)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)
Zip code	16150
Area code	724
Location of Sharpsville in Mercer County
Location of Sharpsville within Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Website: www.sharpsville.org

Sharpsville is a borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, along the Shenango River. The population was 4,500 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Sharpsville is located at 41°15′32″N, 80°28′54″W (41.259005, -80.481791)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.42%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 4,500 people, 1,912 households, and 1,263 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,244.3 people per square mile (1,250.0/km²). There were 2,016 housing units at an average density of 1,453.4/sq mi (560.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.20% White, 2.31% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.

There were 1,912 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the borough the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $32,580, and the median income for a family was $39,468. Males had a median income of $31,969 versus $21,339 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,979. About 8.2% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

• Official website

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