Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania

Sugar Grove
Borough
Etymology: the surrounding maple forests
Location of Sugar Grove in Warren County, Pennsylvania.
Sugar Grove Location of Sugar Grove in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°58′56″N79°20′30″W / 41.98222°N 79.34167°W / 41.98222; -79.34167
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Warren
Founded	1797
Area [1]
• Total	1.12 sq mi (2.90 km2)
• Land	1.12 sq mi (2.90 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	614
• Estimate  (2019) [2]	573
• Density	511.15/sq mi (197.38/km2)
Time zone	UTC-4 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (EDT)
ZIP code	16350 [3]
Area code	814
Website	www.sugargrovepa.com

Keystone Marker for Sugar Grove

Sugar Grove is a borough in Sugar Grove Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 614 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Sugar Grove is located at 41°58′56″N79°20′30″W / 41.98222°N 79.34167°W / 41.98222; -79.34167 (41.982166, -79.341588). ^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1850	1,523		—
1860	1,646		8.1%
1870	1,729		5.0%
1880	1,861		7.6%
1890	292		−84.3%
1900	334		14.4%
1910	459		37.4%
1920	371		−19.2%
1930	445		19.9%
1940	440		−1.1%
1950	520		18.2%
1960	636		22.3%
1970	701		10.2%
1980	630		−10.1%
1990	604		−4.1%
2000	613		1.5%
2010	614		0.2%
2019 (est.)	573	[2]	−6.7%
Sources: [5] [6] [7]

As of the census ^[6] of 2000, there were 613 people, 232 households, and 180 families residing in the borough. The population density was 550.2 people per square mile (212.4 people/km²). There were 250 housing units at an average density of 224.4 per square mile (86.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.51% White, 0.16% African American, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.

There were 232 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 88.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.1 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $36,125, and the median income for a family was $41,964. Males had a median income of $29,519 versus $21,607 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,896. About 6.7% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

History

• 17-18 June 1854. An anti-slavery convention of abolitionists was held in Sugar Grove at the farm of James Younie ^{[8] [9]} on the western end of the village. Frederick Douglass, Lewis Clarke, and Jermain Loguen gave speeches during the weekend event. The William and Sarah Storum family of nearby Busti, New York organized the convention ^[10] and likely provided accommodations for the speakers. Local abolitionist Cynthia Catlin Miller hosted Douglass for tea.

Trivia

• Rob Buck of the band 10,000 Maniacs is buried in Mission Cemetery in Sugar Grove.
• Gene Johnson, mandolinist and tenor vocalist of the country band Diamond Rio, grew up in Sugar Grove. ^[11]
• There is a local celebration of the June 1854 anti-slavery convention that likewise recalls the Juneteenth holiday. ^[12]
• There were fugitives that Joah Carter hid during the Underground Railroad times from the Corry, Pennsylvania area.
• Location of Camp Stone, a summer camp run by the Bnei Akiva organization.

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
3. "Sugar Grove PA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
7. "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.
8. "James Younie". Find A Grave.
9. Miller, Franklin R. (17–18 June 1854). Diary. Frank B. Miller Papers Collection, Warren County Historical Society, Warren, Pennsylvania.
10. Douglass, Frederick (23 June 1854). "Letter from the Editor". Frederick Douglass' Newspaper: 2.
11. Chadbourne, Eugene. "Gene Johnson biography". Allmusic . Retrieved 21 July 2019.
12. "Sugar Grove Underground Railroad Convention". Thefreedictionary.com.