Sugar Grove is a borough in

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, United States. The population was 614 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Sugar Grove is located at (41.982166, -79.341588). According to the

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, the borough has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 613 people, 232 households, and 180 families residing in the borough. The

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was . There were 250 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 99.51%

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, 0.16%

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, and 0.33% from two or more races.

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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

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for the borough was $16,896. About 6.7% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the

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

Trivia

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of the band

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is buried in Mission Cemetery in Sugar Grove. * Gene Johnson, mandolinist and tenor vocalist of the country band

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, grew up in Sugar Grove. * There was a convention in Sugar Grove during the time that slaves came to the North and

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by the

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. It was re-held every year in the middle of June. * There were fugitives that Joah Carter hid during the

times from the Corry, Pennsylvania area. *Location of Camp Stone, a summer camp run by the

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organization.

References

{{authority control Boroughs in Warren County, Pennsylvania Populated places established in 1893 1893 establishments in Pennsylvania