County of Butler Comprehensive Plan
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THE COUNTY OF BUTLER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PHASE I (RECONNAISSANCE REPORT) 1997 Prepared by the Butler County Planning Commission The preparation of th~sreport was financed in part through a State Planning Assistance Grant (SPAG) from the Department of Community and Economic Development, under the: provisions of Act 5A, approved June 30, 1995, as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Strategic Planning and Program Operations Office. p James L. Kennedy, Chairman William L. McCarrier Glenn L. Anderson PlanninP Commission Jeffrey M. Thompson, Chairman Howard L. Graham Paul M. Montgomery Theodore J. Walwik Howie J. Pentony Frank E. Uhl Kenneth M. Thomas James F. Peters Daniel D. Santoro Planning Director David P. Johnston TABLE OF CONTENTS m History and Historic Preservation ........................................... HHPl Native American Prehistory ............................................ HHPl Heritage of the Native American Period ................................... HHP2 The Early Historic Period: Pre-Settlement ................................... HHP3 Heritage of the Native-White and Colonial Conflicts in Butler County ............."P4 PlaceNarnes ..................................................... HHP4 DonatiodDepreciation Lands ........................................ HHP4 Initial Settlement of the County, 1790-1860 ................................ HHPS The Heritage of the Era of Settlement in Butler County ....................... HHP7 The Industrial Revolution - 1860-1945 .................................... HHPS Oil Production in Butler County ......................................... HHPS CoalandLimestone .................................................. HHP9 Manufacturing ..................................................... HHPlO PreludetoJeep ..................................................... HHPll Butler County Industrial Heritage ....................................... HHP12 Suburbanization and New Diversification - 1945 to the Present ................. HHP13 Housing ................................................................ H1 DatafromtheCensus ................................................... H1 0 Count ............................................................... H2 Occupancy Status ...................................................... H4 Tenure .............................................................. H6 Value: Owner-Occupied ................................................. H6 Rentalunits .......................................................... H7 Housing Type ......................................................... H8 Housing AEordability ................................................... H9 Age of Housing ...................................................... H11 HousingQuality ...................................................... H12 Callery Borough ...................................................... H13 CherryValleyBorough ................................................. H13 Evans City Borough ................................................... H13 FairviewBorough ..................................................... H13 Kams City Borough ................................................... H14 PetroliaBorough ..................................................... H14 Washington Township ................................................. H14 Summary ........................................................... H15 Population and Demographics ............................................... D1 Population Characteristics ................................................ D4 Race and Ethnic Background .......................................... D4 AgeandGender .................................................... D5 . HouseholdData .................................................... D6 Miscellaneous Characteristics .......................................... D9 Income ........................................................... D9 Population Projections ................................................. D11 Summary ........................................................... D12 CommunityFacilities ..................................................... CFI PoliceService ........................................................ CFI Fire Companies and AmbulancdRescue Service .............................. CF2 Medical Facilities ..................................................... CF3 The Butler County Emergency Management Agency ........................... CF3 Public SchoolDistricts ................................................. CF4 The Butler Area School District ....................................... CF4 The Karns City Area School District .................................... CF5 The Mars Area School District ........................................ CF6 TheMoniteauSchoolDistrict ......................................... CF6 The Seneca Valley School District ...................................... CF7 The Slippery Rock Area School District ................................. CF8 The South Butler County School District ................................ CF8 Colleges and Universities ............................................... CF9 Butler County Community College ..................................... CF9 Slippery Rock University ............................................ CFlO Pubic Parks and Recreation ............................................... CFI 1 Planning Sector One .................................................. CF13 PlanningSectorTwo ................................................. CF14 PlanningSectorThree ................................................. CF15 Planning SectorFour ................................................. CF18 Planning SectorFive . ................................................. CF20 Future Municipal Recreation Developments ................................ CF21 Stateparks ......................................................... CF22 State Game Lands .................................................... CF24 TheOldStoneHouse ................................................. CF24 GladeRunManagementArea ........................................... CF25 Summary .......................................................... CF25 PoliceServices ................................................... CF25 Fire Companies and AmbulancdRescue Services .......................... CF25 Medical Facilities ................................................. CF26 The Butler County Emergency Management Agency/Center ................. CF26 PublicSchoolDistrict .............................................. CF26 Colleges and Universities ........................................... CF26 Parks and Recreation .............................................. CF26 Public Utilities ........................................................... P1 WaterISewer Systems ................................................... PI I. I. Sewer ............................................................ P1 Water ............................................................ P3 Sector1 ............................................................. P3 The Borough of Harrisville ............................................ P3 SlipperyRock ...................................................... P4 ProspectBorough ................................................... P5 Boyers ........................................................... P5 Sector2 ............................................................. P5 Northeast Parker Sewer Authority ...................................... P5 Bear Creek Watershed Authority ........................................ P6 Petrolia ........................................................... P7 Bruin ............................................................ P7 Sector3 ............................................................. P7 Center Township .................................................... P7 ButlerArea ........................................................ P8 ChicoraBorough ................................................... P9 Sector4 ............................................................. PI0 CranbenyTownship ................................................. PlO JacksonTownship ................................................... PI2 BoroughofZelienople ............................................... P13 ConnoquenessingBorough ............................................ p14 HarmonyBorough .................................................. P14 EvansCityBorough ................................................. PI5 Western Butler County Authority ....................................... p16 Breakneck Creek Regional Authority .................................... P17 SevenFields ....................................................... P18 AdamsTownship ................................................... P18 Mars ............................................................. PlS Sector5 ............................................................. P18 Buffalo Township ................................................... P18 SaxonburgArea .................................................... P19 Summary ............................................................ P20 EconomicProfile ........................................................ EP1 ConsumerEconomics .................................................. EP1 Income ............................................................. EP7 Occupation and Industry ............................................... EP12 Overall Economic Performance .........................................