Sugar Grove is a borough in Sugar Grove Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania,

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. 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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or Latino 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

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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.

History

On 17–18 June 1854, an anti-slavery convention of abolitionists was held in Sugar Grove at the farm of James Younie on the western end of the village.

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, and Jermain Loguen gave speeches during the weekend event. The William and Sarah Storum family of nearby

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organized the convention and likely provided accommodations for the speakers. Local abolitionist

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hosted Douglass for tea. There is a local celebration of the June 1854 anti-slavery convention that likewise recalls the

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holiday. There were fugitives that

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hid during the

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times from the

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area.

References

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