Clark, Pennsylvania

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Clark, Pennsylvania
Borough
Milton south of Nora, Clark.jpg
Houses on Milton Street
Mercer County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Clark Highlighted.svg
Location of Clark in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 41°16′55″N80°24′35″W / 41.28194°N 80.40972°W / 41.28194; -80.40972
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Mercer
Established1829
Area
[1]
 • Total3.62 sq mi (9.38 km2)
 • Land3.01 sq mi (7.80 km2)
 • Water0.61 sq mi (1.58 km2)
Highest elevation
[2] (southwest corner of township)
1,200 ft (400 m)
Lowest elevation
[2] (Shenango River Reservoir)
896 ft (273 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total576
 • Density191.30/sq mi (73.87/km2)
Time zone UTC-4 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (EDT)
Zip code
16113
Area code 724

Clark is a borough in western Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the southern shore of the Shenango River Reservoir. The population was 576 at the 2020 census. [4] It is part of the Hermitage micropolitan area.

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History

Clark bore the name of Clarksville into the late 1950s. The original community was moved to the present site following the construction of a Shenango River dam for flood control near Sharpsville.

Geography

Clark is located at 41°16′55″N80°24′35″W / 41.28194°N 80.40972°W / 41.28194; -80.40972 (41.282049, -80.409591). [5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2), of which 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (19.31%) is water.

Notable locations

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 264—
1900 220—
1910 216−1.8%
1920 2243.7%
1930 27924.6%
1940 32115.1%
1950 3457.5%
1960 312−9.6%
1970 46749.7%
1980 66742.8%
1990 610−8.5%
2000 6333.8%
2010 6401.1%
2020 576−10.0%
2021 (est.)571 [4] −0.9%
Sources: [6] [7] [8] [9] [3]

As of the census [7] of 2000, there were 633 people, 227 households, and 194 families residing in the borough. The population density was 207.9 inhabitants per square mile (80.3/km2). There were 233 housing units at an average density of 76.5 per square mile (29.5/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.53% White, 0.16% African American, 0.16% from other races, and 0.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 227 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.7% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.1% were non-families. 11.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $53,438, and the median income for a family was $56,944. Males had a median income of $40,729 versus $26,625 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $24,892. About 1.0% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

Official Clark Borough, Mercer County Website

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Pymatuning Creek Topo Map, Mercer County PA (Sharpsville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  7. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  8. ↑ "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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