Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania

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

Geography

Sugar Grove is located at 41°58′56″N 79°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

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

, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

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.^[8]
• There was a convention in Sugar Grove during the time that slaves came to the North and Canada by the Underground Railroad. It was re-held every year in the middle of June. Frederick Douglass delivered a speech there in June 1854, and Cynthia Catlin Miller hosted him for tea.
• 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.

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