Sugarcreek, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
Location of Sugarcreek in Venango County, Pennsylvania. |
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Location of Sugarcreek in Venango County, Pennsylvania. | |
Coordinates: 41°25′16″N 79°49′08″W / 41.42111°N 79.81889°WCoordinates: 41°25′16″N 79°49′08″W / 41.42111°N 79.81889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Venango |
Settled | 1796 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough Council |
Area | |
• Total | 38.65 sq mi (100.10 km2) |
• Land | 37.51 sq mi (97.16 km2) |
• Water | 1.14 sq mi (2.95 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,294 |
• Estimate (2016) | 5,071 |
• Density | 135.18/sq mi (52.19/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code(s) | 814 |
FIPS code | 42-75000 |
Sugarcreek is a borough in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,331 at the 2000 census.
Sugarcreek is located at 41°25′16″N 79°49′8″W / 41.42111°N 79.81889°W (41.420993, -79.818883).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 37.9 square miles (98 km2), of which, 37.4 square miles (97 km2) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) of it (1.35%) is water. By area, it is the largest borough in the United States, not counting the boroughs of Alaska or those of New York City, which are entirely different kinds of "boroughs". A borough in Pennsylvania (or in Connecticut or New Jersey) is more like a town or township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,331 people, 2,093 households, and 1,521 families residing in the borough. The population density was 142.7 people per square mile (55.1/km²). There were 2,245 housing units at an average density of 60.1 per square mile (23.2/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.74% White, 0.32% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.28% of the population.