Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania

Sandy Lake is a borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. It established in 1849. The population was 743 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.GeographySandy Lake is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.8sqmi, all of it land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 743 people, 298 households, and 211 families residing in the borough. The population density was 896.4 people per square mile (345.6/km2). There were 330 housing units at an average density of 398.1 per square mile (153.5/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.33% White, 0.13% African American, 0.40% Asian, and 0.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.13% of the population.There were 298 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94.