Alexandria, Pennsylvania

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Population (year 2000): 401. Estimated population in July 2006: 379 (-5.5% change)

Males: 192	(47.9%)
Females: 209	(52.1%)

Huntingdon County

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 16611.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,900 (it was $40,662 in 2000)

Alexandria	$41,900
Pennsylvania:	$44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $73,200 (it was $61,500 in 2000)

Alexandria	$73,200
Pennsylvania:	$131,900

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Races in Alexandria:

White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
Hispanic (2.0%)
Korean (1.2%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.0%)
Other race (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (28.4%), Irish (19.7%), English (9.0%), United States (5.7%), Italian (3.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 04/11/1827

Elevation: 720 feet

Land area: 0.11 square miles.

Population density: 3329 people per square mile

(average).

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For population 25 years and over in Alexandria

High school or higher: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
Unemployed: 8.6%
Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alexandria borough

Never married: 25.1%
Now married: 45.2%
Separated: 3.0%
Widowed: 13.9%
Divorced: 12.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alexandria:	1.2% ($713)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Frederick, MD (91.1 miles , pop. 52,767).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (129.3 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (206.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Petersburg borough, PA (3.6 miles ), Huntingdon borough, PA (7.3 miles ), Birmingham, PA (9.1 miles) , Williamsburg borough, PA (9.8 miles ), Tyrone borough, PA (12.7 miles ), Marklesburg borough, PA (13.0 miles ), Mill Creek borough, PA (14.3 miles ), Tipton, PA (14.7 miles ).

Latitude: 40.56 N, Longitude: 78.10 W

17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 814

Alexandria household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -10 (-2.4%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Paper (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (20%)
Health care (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Paper (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

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Average climate in Alexandria, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Alexandria, Pennsylvania average temperatures

Alexandria, Pennsylvania average precipitation

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Alexandria-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 41% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 58.2 miles away from the Alexandria city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/5/1975, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 18.1 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Alexandria:

J C BLAIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; HUNTINGDON, PA)
TYRONE HOSP (about 17 miles; TYRONE, PA)
ALTOONA HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; ALTOONA, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Alexandria, PA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alexandria:

ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 25 miles; ALTOONA, PA; ID: AOO)
UNIVERSITY PARK (about 27 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA; ID: UNV)
JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 54 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; ID: JST)

Other public-use airports nearest to Alexandria:

COVE VALLEY (about 12 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, PA; ID: 6G6)
MID-STATE (about 23 miles; PHILIPSBURG, PA; ID: PSB)
HUNTINGDON COUNTY (about 24 miles; MOUNT UNION, PA; ID: MUU)

Amtrak stations near Alexandria:

8 miles: HUNTINGDON (402 ALLEGHENY ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, snack bar.
13 miles: TYRONE (10TH & LOGAN AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alexandria:

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 18 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 24 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; FT enrollment: 38,248)
SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 56 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 56 miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; FT enrollment: 3,738)
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 57 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,851)
DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 67 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,098)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 72 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)

Public high school in Alexandria:

JUNIATA VALLEY JSHS (Students: 424; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Alexandria:

JUNIATA VALLEY EL SCH (Students: 444; Grades: KG - 06)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Alexandria and their reported violations in the past:

ALEXANDRIA BORO WATER AUTH (Population served: 815, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2005. Follow-up actions: St Consent Decree/Judgement (OCT-31-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (OCT-31-2005)

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Consent Decree/Judgement (OCT-31-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (OCT-31-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Consent Decree/Judgement (OCT-31-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (OCT-31-2005)

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In APR-2004. Follow-up actions: St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUN-16-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-16-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-16-2004)

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAR-2004. Follow-up actions: St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUN-16-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-16-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-16-2004)

34 regular monitoring violations

9 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	71.8%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	7.2%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	3.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Alexandria compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Alexandria (2007 data):

Omega Bank: Alexandria Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1965-11-01. Info updated 2006-07-10: Bank assets: $1,790.5 mil, Deposits: $1,332.4 mil, headquarters in Huntingdon, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 71 total offices, Holding Company: Omega Financial Corporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Huntingdon County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$250
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$200
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		1	$216
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$50
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$16
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$20
Totals for Government	0	$0		13	$752

4.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,543 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.16%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Mifflin County, PA	0.53% ($24,744 average AGI)
from Blair County, PA	0.47% ($30,280)
from Centre County, PA	0.44% ($44,254)

4.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,126 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.42%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Blair County, PA	0.55% ($26,977 average AGI)
to Centre County, PA	0.48% ($33,169)
to Mifflin County, PA	0.43% ($27,754)

Strongest AM radio stations in Alexandria:

WHUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
WFBG (1290 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
WVAM (1430 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
WPHB (1260 AM; 5 kW; PHILIPSBURG, PA)
WIEZ (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WKMC (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROARING SPRING, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WTRN (1340 AM; 1 kW; TYRONE, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
WRSC (1390 AM; 2 kW; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alexandria:

WLAK (103.5 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WWLY (106.3 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES,LLC)
WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
WJHT (107.9 FM; PORT MATILDA, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
W270AG (101.9 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
WBHV (103.1 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
WBUS (93.7 FM; BOALSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WJSM-FM (92.7 FM; MARTINSBURG, PA; Owner: MARTINSBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPSU-FM (91.5 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
WGMR (101.1 FM; TYRONE, PA; Owner: CARY H. SIMPSON DBA ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
WFGY (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
WKYE-FM1 (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WINSTON RADIO CORPORATION)
WALY (103.9 FM; BELLWOOD, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
WBRX-FM1 (94.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: SHERLOCK BROADCASTING, INC)
WPRR (100.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
WUBZ-FM (105.9 FM; PHILIPSBURG, PA; Owner: MOSHANNON VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WVNW (96.7 FM; BURNHAM, PA; Owner: WVNW, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Alexandria:

W63AJ (Channel 63; HUNTINGDON/WILLIAMSB, PA; Owner: PEAK MEDIA OF PA LICENSEE LLC)
W32AX (Channel 32; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
W41CF (Channel 41; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W13BY (Channel 13; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: GEORGE W. KIMBLE)

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