Grove City. <1> Village (2020 pop. 41,252), Franklin co., central Ohio. It has some manufacturing. A Thoroughbred track is there. Its population has grown 51.2% since 2000. <2> Borough (2020 pop. 7,871), Mercer co., NW Penn. Located approximately halfway between Pittsburgh and Erie, the town was historically a center of heavy manufacturing, including carriages, engines, and foundry parts; two large locomotive factories are located there. Grove City College (founded 1876), a private Christian school, and George Junior Republic, a residential high school for troubled boys.
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