Sugar Grove Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania

For other Pennsylvania townships with similar names, see Sugar Grove Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).

Sugar Grove Township
Township
Mail Pouch Tobacco barn on Pennsylvania Route 18
Location of Sugar Grove Township in Mercer County
Location of Mercer County in Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Mercer
Area [1]
• Total	12.40 sq mi (32.11 km2)
• Land	12.39 sq mi (32.09 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	952
• Estimate  (2022) [2]	937
• Density	75.70/sq mi (29.23/km2)
Time zone	UTC-4 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (EDT)
Area code	724

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	909		—
2010	971		6.8%
2020	950		−2.2%
2022 (est.)	947	[2]	−0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

Sugar Grove Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. The population was 950 at the 2020 census, ^[4] a decrease from 971 in 2010. ^[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.3 square miles (31.9 km²), of which 12.3 square miles (31.8 km²) is land and 0.08% is water.

Demographics

As of the census ^[6] of 2000, there were 909 people, 363 households, and 283 families residing in the township. The population density was 74.0 inhabitants per square mile (28.6/km²). There were 377 housing units at an average density of 30.7 per square mile (11.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.80% White, 0.33% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population.

There were 363 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the township the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $36,010, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $21,339 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,602. About 4.2% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 14, 2017.
2. Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
4. Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
5. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2017-03-05.
6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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