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'Sharon' is a city in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, in the United States, 75 miles (121 km) northwest of Pittsburgh. Sharon is located at (41.230106, -80.498960).
Sharon was settled in 1795, incorporated as a borough on October 6, 1841, and incorporated as a city on December 17, 1918. The city operates under the PA third-class city charter, with a mayor-council form of government.
The founding families of Sharon first settled on the flat plain bordering the Shenango River (this area is situated between two hills and is the current location of Sharon's downtown and the North and South flats business districts). According to local legend, the community probably received its name from a Bible-reading settler who likened the location to the Plain of Sharon in Israel.
Due to its large coal deposits, Sharon was once an industrial center, with rolling mills, boiler and machine shops, furnaces, flour mills, ordnance works, and manufactories of explosives, nails, horse collars, spokes, chains, stoves, and lumber products. Today, there is still some steel and metalworking as well as other manufacturing, but the city has experienced levels of deindustrialization; despite the reclamation of several industrial sites and investments from manufacturing businesses, most of the city's job growth today is in the service sector.
In 1900, the population was 8,916 persons; in 1910, 15,270 persons; in 1920, 21,747 persons; and 25,622 people lived in Sharon in 1940. The population was 16,328 at the 2000 census.Sharon, along with Mercer County, is counted by the US Census Bureau as part of the Youngstown-Warren, OH Metropolitan Area.
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,328 people, 6,792 households, and 4,190 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,676.7/km² (4,342.6/mi²). There were 7,388 housing units at an average density of 758.6/km² (1,964.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.44% White, 10.85% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 2.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.
There were 6,791 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city the population was distributed with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,945, and the median income for a family was $34,581. Males had a median income of $30,072 versus $20,988 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,913. About 14.0% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.7 km² (3.8 mi²), all land. However, the Shenango River runs through the city and provides drinking water to Sharon and several surrounding communities.
The following are just a handful of the businesses that are currently based in Sharon:
★ Sharon Regional Health System (health care) [1]
★ The Herald (newspaper) [2]
★ Sharon Tube Co. (pipe and tube products) [3]
★ G.W. Becker Inc. (crane parts manufacturer) [4]
★ Quaker Steak and Lube (restaurateur) [5]
★ American Industries Inc. (railcar parts manufacturer) [6]
★ Virostick Transfer Co. (relocation)
★ Winner International (anti-theft devices) [7]
★ Winner Steel LLC (galvanization) [8]
★ WinTronics, Inc. (technology) [9]
★ Montgomery Mouse Trap Company (pest control products) [10]
★ Winner Global Defense (national security) [11]
★ Primary Health Network (health care provider) [12]
★ Keystone Blind Association (visual impairment services) [13]
★ Amrod Bridge & Iron Inc. (steel fabrication) [14]
The following businesses are not based in Sharon but operate facilities there:
★ John Maneely Co. (pipe and tube products) [15]
★ Fessler Machine Co. (machine parts) [16]
★ Sunbelt Transformer Co. [17]
★ Redi-Bag USA (polyethylene products) [18]
★ Crosstex International (medical equipment) [19]
★ Pennsylvania State University (education) [20]
★ Aqua America (water supplier) [21]
★ Eastern Software/Fidelity Information Services (technology) [22]
★ G&K Services (apparel services) [23]
★ OmniSource Inc. (scrap recycling) [24]
Notable native Sharonites include:
★ Author John D. MacDonald
★ Indianapolis Colts cornerback Marlin Jackson
★ Singer Tony Butala of The Lettermen
★ Great White guitarist Ty Longley
★ Lady Fantastic drummer and 6 time black belt karate champion Nick Kloss
★ Drummer Bernie Dresel of The Brian Setzer Orchestra
★ Drummer Jonathan Dresel of the Jimmy Kimmel Show
★ Drummer Nick Gligor of The Fabulous Flashbacks
★ Former baseball player and business owner Anthony Snowell
★ Composer/songwriter Johnny Broderick
★ Actors Lester Rawlins and Carmen Argenziano
Because of Sharon's location on the Pennsylvania/Ohio border, it is served by NBC affiliate WFMJ, CBS affiliate WKBN-TV, FOX affiliate WYFX-LP, and ABC affiliate WYTV, all broadcast from nearby Youngstown.
These are the current elected officials in the city. All are Democrats, the party with which about 70% of the city's voter populace is registered.
'MAYOR'
★ Robert J. Lucas ''(term expires 2010)''
'CITY COUNCIL'
★ Fred J. Hoffman, President ''(term expires 2008)''
★ Darin D. Flower, Vice President ''(term expires 2010)''
★ Victor S. Heutsche ''(term expires 2010)''
★ Jennifer Kotyk Barborak ''(term expires 2008)''
★ Francis P. Connelly ''(term expires 2008)''
The 1988 movie Tiger Warsaw, starring Patrick Swayze, was filmed in Sharon. The film, directed by Pakistani filmmaker Amin Chaudhri (who started a studio in the Sharon area), made extensive usage of the town's post-industrial backdrop.
Although located in Pennsylvania, Sharon is the site of the Brookfield Elementary School, a public elementary school serving residents of the adjacent Brookfield (Ohio) Local School District. This anomaly occurred when the Ohio school district purchased the closed Sacred Heart School, located on Sharon's West Hill. Because the school site borders Ohio, there was consideration of actually changing the Pennsylvania-Ohio state line to move the school into Ohio (or vice-versa), but the legal difficulties of the Ohio district operating a school in Pennsylvania were resolved without re-drawing the state line.
★ Official Website of the City of Sharon (under construction)
★ ''The'' (Sharon, PA) ''Herald''
Sharon was settled in 1795, incorporated as a borough on October 6, 1841, and incorporated as a city on December 17, 1918. The city operates under the PA third-class city charter, with a mayor-council form of government.
| Contents |
| Brief History |
| Census Figures |
| Demographics |
| Geography |
| Local Businesses and Features |
| Local Personalities |
| Broadcast Media |
| Elected Officials |
| Trivia and Odd Facts |
| External links |
Brief History
The founding families of Sharon first settled on the flat plain bordering the Shenango River (this area is situated between two hills and is the current location of Sharon's downtown and the North and South flats business districts). According to local legend, the community probably received its name from a Bible-reading settler who likened the location to the Plain of Sharon in Israel.
Due to its large coal deposits, Sharon was once an industrial center, with rolling mills, boiler and machine shops, furnaces, flour mills, ordnance works, and manufactories of explosives, nails, horse collars, spokes, chains, stoves, and lumber products. Today, there is still some steel and metalworking as well as other manufacturing, but the city has experienced levels of deindustrialization; despite the reclamation of several industrial sites and investments from manufacturing businesses, most of the city's job growth today is in the service sector.
Postcard of Sharon
Census Figures
In 1900, the population was 8,916 persons; in 1910, 15,270 persons; in 1920, 21,747 persons; and 25,622 people lived in Sharon in 1940. The population was 16,328 at the 2000 census.Sharon, along with Mercer County, is counted by the US Census Bureau as part of the Youngstown-Warren, OH Metropolitan Area.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,328 people, 6,792 households, and 4,190 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,676.7/km² (4,342.6/mi²). There were 7,388 housing units at an average density of 758.6/km² (1,964.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.44% White, 10.85% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 2.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.
There were 6,791 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city the population was distributed with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,945, and the median income for a family was $34,581. Males had a median income of $30,072 versus $20,988 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,913. About 14.0% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.7 km² (3.8 mi²), all land. However, the Shenango River runs through the city and provides drinking water to Sharon and several surrounding communities.
Local Businesses and Features
The following are just a handful of the businesses that are currently based in Sharon:
★ Sharon Regional Health System (health care) [1]
★ The Herald (newspaper) [2]
★ Sharon Tube Co. (pipe and tube products) [3]
★ G.W. Becker Inc. (crane parts manufacturer) [4]
★ Quaker Steak and Lube (restaurateur) [5]
★ American Industries Inc. (railcar parts manufacturer) [6]
★ Virostick Transfer Co. (relocation)
★ Winner International (anti-theft devices) [7]
★ Winner Steel LLC (galvanization) [8]
★ WinTronics, Inc. (technology) [9]
★ Montgomery Mouse Trap Company (pest control products) [10]
★ Winner Global Defense (national security) [11]
★ Primary Health Network (health care provider) [12]
★ Keystone Blind Association (visual impairment services) [13]
★ Amrod Bridge & Iron Inc. (steel fabrication) [14]
The following businesses are not based in Sharon but operate facilities there:
★ John Maneely Co. (pipe and tube products) [15]
★ Fessler Machine Co. (machine parts) [16]
★ Sunbelt Transformer Co. [17]
★ Redi-Bag USA (polyethylene products) [18]
★ Crosstex International (medical equipment) [19]
★ Pennsylvania State University (education) [20]
★ Aqua America (water supplier) [21]
★ Eastern Software/Fidelity Information Services (technology) [22]
★ G&K Services (apparel services) [23]
★ OmniSource Inc. (scrap recycling) [24]
Local Personalities
Notable native Sharonites include:
★ Author John D. MacDonald
★ Indianapolis Colts cornerback Marlin Jackson
★ Singer Tony Butala of The Lettermen
★ Great White guitarist Ty Longley
★ Lady Fantastic drummer and 6 time black belt karate champion Nick Kloss
★ Drummer Bernie Dresel of The Brian Setzer Orchestra
★ Drummer Jonathan Dresel of the Jimmy Kimmel Show
★ Drummer Nick Gligor of The Fabulous Flashbacks
★ Former baseball player and business owner Anthony Snowell
★ Composer/songwriter Johnny Broderick
★ Actors Lester Rawlins and Carmen Argenziano
Broadcast Media
Because of Sharon's location on the Pennsylvania/Ohio border, it is served by NBC affiliate WFMJ, CBS affiliate WKBN-TV, FOX affiliate WYFX-LP, and ABC affiliate WYTV, all broadcast from nearby Youngstown.
Elected Officials
These are the current elected officials in the city. All are Democrats, the party with which about 70% of the city's voter populace is registered.
'MAYOR'
★ Robert J. Lucas ''(term expires 2010)''
Bob Lucas
'CITY COUNCIL'
★ Fred J. Hoffman, President ''(term expires 2008)''
★ Darin D. Flower, Vice President ''(term expires 2010)''
★ Victor S. Heutsche ''(term expires 2010)''
★ Jennifer Kotyk Barborak ''(term expires 2008)''
★ Francis P. Connelly ''(term expires 2008)''
Trivia and Odd Facts
The 1988 movie Tiger Warsaw, starring Patrick Swayze, was filmed in Sharon. The film, directed by Pakistani filmmaker Amin Chaudhri (who started a studio in the Sharon area), made extensive usage of the town's post-industrial backdrop.
Although located in Pennsylvania, Sharon is the site of the Brookfield Elementary School, a public elementary school serving residents of the adjacent Brookfield (Ohio) Local School District. This anomaly occurred when the Ohio school district purchased the closed Sacred Heart School, located on Sharon's West Hill. Because the school site borders Ohio, there was consideration of actually changing the Pennsylvania-Ohio state line to move the school into Ohio (or vice-versa), but the legal difficulties of the Ohio district operating a school in Pennsylvania were resolved without re-drawing the state line.
External links
★ Official Website of the City of Sharon (under construction)
★ ''The'' (Sharon, PA) ''Herald''
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