Ashland, Pennsylvania

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Population (year 2000): 3,283. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,140 (-4.4% change)

Males: 1,590	(48.4%)
Females: 1,693	(51.6%)

Schuylkill County

Median resident age:	40.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 17921.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,700 (it was $27,234 in 2000)

Ashland	$29,700
Pennsylvania:	$44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $42,700 (it was $37,200 in 2000)

Ashland	$42,700
Pennsylvania:	$131,900

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Races in Ashland:

White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)

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Ancestries: German (38.0%), Irish (24.0%), Dutch (9.1%), Polish (8.5%), Italian (7.1%), English (6.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/13/1857

Land area: 1.74 square miles.

Population density: 1808 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ashland

High school or higher: 74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
Unemployed: 7.5%
Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ashland borough

Never married: 25.6%
Now married: 50.9%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 13.2%
Divorced: 7.9%

6 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.2%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

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

Ashland:	1.8% ($672)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (41.8 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (98.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Centralia, PA (1.5 miles) , Fountain Springs, PA (1.5 miles) , Gordon borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Locustdale, PA (2.2 miles) , Aristes, PA (2.6 miles ), Lavelle-Locustdale, PA (2.8 miles ), Wilburton Number Two, PA (2.9 miles) , Wilburton Number One, PA (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 40.78 N, Longitude: 76.34 W

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Ashland, Pennsylvania business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -482 (-12.8%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Public administration (12%)
Paper (11%)
Construction (10%)
Educational services (7%)
Machinery (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Transportation equipment (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (25%)
Educational services (15%)
Apparel (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Social assistance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)

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Crime in Ashland by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	1	2	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	30.3	62.1	31.3	0.0	0.0
Assaults	5	2	0	3	6	3
per 100,000	152.2	60.6	0.0	93.9	188.6	94.9
Burglaries	4	9	5	9	22	9
per 100,000	121.8	272.9	155.2	281.7	691.4	284.6
Thefts	33	34	47	35	42	46
per 100,000	1004.6	1030.9	1459.2	1095.5	1319.9	1454.8
Auto thefts	2	5	2	4	2	0
per 100,000	60.9	151.6	62.1	125.2	62.9	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	4	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	125.7	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	84.0	93.7	92.8	101.7	143.9	97.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.59
US city average:	3.00

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Ashland-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 8% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.6 miles away from the Ashland city center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 37.0 miles away from the city center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Birthplace of: Janet Asimov - (born 1926), author.

Hospital/medical center in Ashland:

ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (101 BROAD STREET ROUTE 61)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Ashland:

GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL-WARNE CLINIC (about 12 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
SHAMOKIN AREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; COAL TOWNSHIP, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Ashland, PA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ashland:

READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 40 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
LANCASTER (about 46 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 50 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ashland:

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY /JOE ZERBEY/ (about 6 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA; ID: ZER)
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (about 15 miles; SHAMOKIN, PA; ID: N79)
BLOOMSBURG MUNI (about 16 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; ID: N13)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ashland:

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 17 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 41 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 3,534)
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 45 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,438)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 49 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)

Public high school in Ashland:

NORTH SCHUYLKILL JSHS (Students: 983; Grades: 07 - 12)

Private high school in Ashland:

CARDINAL BRENNAN JR SR HIGH SC (Students: 245; Location: 130 ACADEMY LANE; Grades: 7 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Ashland:

ASHLAND AREA EL SCH (Students: 447; Grades: KG - 06)

Library in Ashland:

ASHLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $83,939; Location: 1229 CENTRE ST; 36,377 books; 95 audio materials; 211 video materials; 55 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attractions: Ashland Area Historic Preservation Society (318 Center St), Ashland Community Enterprises Inc (Tours & Charters; 19 Oak Sts).

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

ASHLAND AREA WATER AUTHORITY (Population served: 4200, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2005. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-30-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (NOV-30-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-22-2005)

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-30-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (NOV-30-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-22-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-30-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (NOV-30-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-22-2005)

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2004. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (NOV-15-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-27-2004), St Consent Decree/Judgement (DEC-27-2004)

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-2004. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-08-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-27-2004), St Consent Decree/Judgement (DEC-27-2004)

One minor monitoring violation

13 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	60.1%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.2%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	12.8%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This city:	4.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Ashland compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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

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Banks with branches in Ashland (2007 data):

Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Ashland Branch at 800-804 Centre Street, branch established on 1964-08-10. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
CommunityBanks: Ashland Branch at 725 Centre Street, branch established on 1875-06-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,490.4 mil, Deposits: $2,518.1 mil, headquarters in Millersburg, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 75 total offices, Holding Company: Community Banks, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Ashland mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Schuylkill 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
Solid Waste Management	2	$5,167	$31,002	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	5	$17,973	$43,135	6	$1,924
Water Supply	2	$5,167	$31,002	0	$0
Sewerage	4	$11,305	$33,915	0	$0
Financial Administration	2	$7,543	$45,258	0	$0
Health	0	$0		2	$374
Streets and Highways	1	$2,537	$30,444	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		4	$589
Police - Other	1	$2,079	$24,948	0	$0
Other Government Administration	4	$7,078	$21,234	1	$102
Totals for Government	21	$58,850	$33,629	13	$2,989

Ashland government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,000
Charges - Sewerage: $313,000
Solid Waste Management: $141,000

Parking Facilities: $28,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $87,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $467,000
Sewerage: $345,000

Solid Waste Management: $165,000

Regular Highways: $144,000

Central Staff Services: $91,000

Fire Protection: $52,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $23,000

Housing & Community Development: $23,000

Financial Administration: $22,000

General Public Buildings: $21,000

Parks & Recreation: $16,000

Health Services - Other: $4,000

General - Other: $2,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $1,074,000
Benefit Payments: $37,000

Interest Revenue: $22,000

From Other Government: $8,000

From Local Government: $2,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $47,000
General - Interest on Debt: $108,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $13,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,793,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,745,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,745,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $53,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,740,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $37,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $116,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $66,000
All Other: $12,000

General Support: $3,000
Tax - Property: $377,000
Individual Income: $222,000

NEC: $62,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $780,000

3.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,458 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.76%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($236 average AGI)
Schuylkill County: 0.04%
Pennsylvania average: 0.12%

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

from Berks County, PA	0.41% ($35,187 average AGI)
from Luzerne County, PA	0.41% ($31,150)
from Carbon County, PA	0.31% ($29,281)

3.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,732 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.39%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($227 average AGI)
Schuylkill County: 0.03%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

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

to Luzerne County, PA	0.31% ($31,690 average AGI)
to Berks County, PA	0.30% ($32,480)
to Dauphin County, PA	0.26% ($30,014)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ashland:

WPPA (1360 AM; 5 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
WRKK (1200 AM; 10 kW; HUGHESVILLE, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPAM (1450 AM; 1 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: CURRAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WISL (1480 AM; 1 kW; SHAMOKIN, PA; Owner: BASIC LICENSING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ashland:

WSPI (99.7 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, PA; Owner: H & P COMMUNICATIONS, LTD)
WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
WBLJ-FM (95.3 FM; SHAMOKIN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPGM-FM (96.7 FM; DANVILLE, PA; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WQKX (94.1 FM; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W256AB (99.1 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WEGH (107.3 FM; NORTHUMBERLAND, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLGL (92.3 FM; RIVERSIDE, PA; Owner: SUNAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
WMGH-FM (105.5 FM; TAMAQUA, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
WVLY-FM (100.9 FM; MILTON, PA; Owner: MILTON-LEWISBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Ashland:

WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
W24BL (Channel 24; POTTSVILLE, ETC., PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)

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