Mars, Pennsylvania
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Mars is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 1,746 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Mars is located at (40.696594, -80.012205)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.2 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.
[edit] History
The borough of Mars, Pennsylvania was founded in 1873, and is situated about halfway between the cities of Pittsburgh and Butler. It is home to the popular roadside attraction, the Mars "Spaceship" or "Flying Saucer". It is also home to the Mars Train Station which is one of the last remaining railroad depots still standing from the now defunct Pittsburgh and Western Railroad.
The 1996 comedy film, Kingpin, was filmed throughout the borough. There was also a Kraft salad dressing commercial that was filmed in downtown in 2000. However, the commercial never aired on television. In 2006, Mars was featured briefly on The History Channel.
The USS Mars (AFS-1) was named after the borough. The ship became part of the Pacific Fleet in 1963, and was decommissioned in 1998. It was then sunk in 2006 as a target vessel. The bell of the Mars was donated to the borough, and has become a permanent memorial in the downtown park close to the "Spaceship".
[edit] Schools
The Mars Area School District serves the boroughs of Mars, and Valencia. It also serves Adams Township and Middlesex Township in Butler County.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,746 people, 687 households, and 395 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,498.1/km² (3,906.5/mi²). There were 715 housing units at an average density of 613.5/km² (1,599.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.68% White, 0.46% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.
There were 687 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.4% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the borough the population was spread out with 18.6% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 33.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 70.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 64.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $33,073, and the median income for a family was $46,136. Males had a median income of $34,083 versus $26,080 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $17,701. About 7.8% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.
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Butler County, Pennsylvania County Seat: Butler |
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| Cities | |
| Boroughs |
Bruin | Callery | Cherry Valley | Chicora | Connoquenessing | East Butler | Eau Claire | Evans City | Fairview | Harmony | Harrisville | Karns City | Mars | Petrolia | Portersville | Prospect | Saxonburg | Seven Fields | Slippery Rock | Valencia | West Liberty | West Sunbury | Zelienople |
| Townships |
Adams | Allegheny | Brady | Buffalo | Butler | Center | Cherry | Clay | Clearfield | Clinton | Concord | Connoquenessing | Cranberry | Donegal | Fairview | Forward | Franklin | Jackson | Jefferson | Lancaster | Marion | Mercer | Middlesex | Muddy Creek | Oakland | Parker | Penn | Slippery Rock | Summit | Venango | Washington | Winfield | Worth |
| Communities and CDPs |
Fernway | Fox Run | Homeacre-Lyndora | Meadowood | Meridian | Nixon | Oak Hills | Shanor-Northvue |
