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Community
Mercyhurst Preparatory School is located on East
Grandview Boulevard, which is the southeastern boundary of the city of
Erie. The site is bounded on the north by East 38th Street Boulevard and
St. Luke parish complex and on the east and west by residential areas,
including both single family homes and multi-unit apartment buildings. The
grounds incorporate rolling hills, large flat open areas, and playing
fields, including a baseball/football field to the immediate
north of the high school athletic wing. From the rear of the school, the
panorama includes the city stretching northward to Lake Erie.
Erie is the third largest city in Pennsylvania, the
county seat of Erie County. It is located on the northwest corner of the
state on a natural port of Lake Erie. The city is situated midway between
New York and Chicago, within 120 miles of Cleveland, Ohio, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, and Buffalo, New York.
Our commitment to the arts and a strong academic
program also reflects the needs and interests of the larger community, one
which enjoys the intellectual influence of four colleges/universities --
Mercyhurst College, Gannon University, Penn State Behrend, and Edinboro
University of Pennsylvania. With several art galleries, theaters, the Erie
Art Museum (where some MPS students volunteer), and the well attended
annual music and arts festivals, Erie is a community where interest in the
arts continues to flourish.
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People QuickFacts |
Erie |
Pennsylvania |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
101,373 |
12,365,455 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-2.3% |
0.7% |
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Population, 2000 |
103,717 |
12,281,054 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
-4.6% |
3.4% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.2% |
5.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
25.4% |
23.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
15.4% |
15.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.4% |
51.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
80.6% |
85.4% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
14.2% |
10.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% |
0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.7% |
1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z |
Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.9% |
1.5% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.3% |
1.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
4.4% |
3.2% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000 |
56.2% |
63.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.2% |
4.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
9.2% |
8.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
79.9% |
81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
17.4% |
22.4% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
16.3 |
25.2 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
44,971 |
5,249,750 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
56.2% |
71.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$65,900 |
$97,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
40,938 |
4,777,003 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.39 |
2.48 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$28,387 |
$40,106 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$14,972 |
$20,880 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
18.8% |
11.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Erie |
Pennsylvania |
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Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
1,788,955 |
11,600,008 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
487,417 |
159,354,185 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
772,261 |
109,948,462 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$7,432 |
$9,150 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
81,011 |
12,227,177 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
5,907 |
837,756 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
9.7% |
5.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
15.4% |
24.2% |
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Geography QuickFacts |
Erie |
Pennsylvania |
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Land area, 2000 (square miles) |
22 |
44,817 |
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Persons per square mile, 2000 |
4,722.9 |
274 |
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FIPS Code |
24000 |
42 |
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Counties |
Erie County |
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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race. |
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(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable
race categories. |
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FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data |
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NA: Not available |
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D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information |
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X: Not applicable |
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S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards |
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Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown |
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F: Fewer than 100 firms |
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Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts |
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