Sharpsville, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
First Universalist Church, a historic site in the borough
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Location of Sharpsville in Mercer County |
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Location of Sharpsville within Pennsylvania | |
Coordinates: 41°15′32″N 80°28′54″W / 41.25889°N 80.48167°WCoordinates: 41°15′32″N 80°28′54″W / 41.25889°N 80.48167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Mercer |
Established | 1874 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alexander Kovach |
Area | |
• Total | 1.4 sq mi (4 km2) |
Elevation | 1,000 ft (300 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 4,500 |
• Density | 3,200/sq mi (1,200/km2) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-4) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-5) |
Zip code | 16150 |
Area code(s) | 724 |
Website | www.sharpsville.org |
Sharpsville is a borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Shenango River. The population was 4,415 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The First Universalist Church of Sharpsville and Jonas J. Pierce House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sharpsville is located at 41°15′32″N 80°28′54″W / 41.25889°N 80.48167°W (41.259005, -80.481791).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), of which 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (1.42%) is water.
As of the census 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 per square mile (1,250.0/km2). There were 2,016 housing units at an average density of 1,453.4 per square mile (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.