Greenville, Pennsylvania

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Greenville is a borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania on the Shenango River, 85 miles (137 km) north by west of Pittsburgh. It is the seat of Thiel College (pronounced "teel"), opened in 1870. In the past, the manufacturing interests included railroad shops, bridge works, gristmills, a cement-block plant, an automobile factory, foundries and machine shops, saw and planing mills, steelworks, a railroad-car manufacturer and flour mills. Good water power was supplied by the Shenango River. In 1900, 4,814 people lived in Greenville; the number rose to 5,909 in 1910; and stood at 8,149 in 1940. The population was 6,380 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Greenville is located at 41°24′18″N, 80°23′12″W (41.404998, -80.386651)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,380 people, 2,464 households, and 1,471 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,263.2/km² (3,276.7/mi²). There were 2,723 housing units at an average density of 539.2/km² (1,398.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.33% White, 1.77% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.

There were 2,464 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the borough the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 16.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $38,869. Males had a median income of $31,324 versus $19,293 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,969. About 10.6% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

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• TWITCHproductions Independent short film company formed in Greenville by a group of High School student friends.