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Population (year 2000): 1,217. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,357 (+11.5% change)
 

Males: 592  (48.6%)
Females: 625  (51.4%)

Chester County

Median resident age:  29.9 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 19310.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $53,900 (it was $48,393 in 2000)
Atglen  $53,900
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $204,900 (it was $126,500 in 2000)
Atglen  $204,900
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Atglen:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.8%)
  • Black (8.4%)
  • Hispanic (4.9%)
  • Other race (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (24.8%), Irish (18.8%), English (15.8%), Italian (8.5%), Scotch-Irish (4.6%), United States (3.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 12/20/1875

Elevation: 504 feet

Land area: 0.88 square miles.

Population density: 1524 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Atglen

  • High school or higher: 85.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Atglen borough

  • Never married: 30.4%
  • Now married: 52.7%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 3.5%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

28 residents are foreign born (1.0% Latin America, 0.7% North America, 0.6% Europe).

This city:  2.3%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Atglen:  2.0% ($2,579)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (23.6 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (57.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Christiana borough, PA (1.6 miles ), Parkesburg borough, PA (3.7 miles ), Gap, PA (4.1 miles ), Honey Brook borough, PA (11.0 miles ), Coatesville, PA (11.1 miles ), Paradise, PA (11.2 miles ), South Coatesville borough, PA (11.2 miles ), Oxford borough, PA (11.4 miles ).

Latitude: 39.95 N, Longitude: 75.97 W


Area code: 610

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Population change in the 1990s: +387 (+46.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Construction (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


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Atglen-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 41% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.5 miles away from the Atglen city center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/4/1950, a category 3 tornado 20.1 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Atglen:
  • BRANDYWINE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; COATESVILLE, PA)
  • SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY MED CENTER (about 13 miles; WEST GROVE, PA)
  • EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; EPHRATA, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Atglen:
  • LANCASTER (about 25 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 29 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 33 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Atglen:
  • CHESTER COUNTY G O CARLSON (about 9 miles; COATESVILLE, PA; ID: 40N)
  • MORGANTOWN (about 16 miles; MORGANTOWN, PA; ID: O03)
  • SMOKETOWN (about 17 miles; SMOKETOWN, PA; ID: Q08)

Amtrak stations near Atglen:
  • 4 miles: PARKESBURG (WEST 1ST & S. CULVERT STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.
  • 11 miles: COATESVILLE (3RD AVE. & FLEETWOOD ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
  • 19 miles: DOWNINGTOWN (VIADUCT AVE.). Services: public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Atglen:
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 26 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 10,419)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 27 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 27 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 29 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 3,817)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 29 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 34 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
  • HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; BEL AIR, MD; FT enrollment: 2,646)
Public high school in Atglen:
  • OCTORARA AREA HS (Students: 849; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Atglen:
  • OCTORARA MS (Students: 650; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • OCTORARA EL SCH (Students: 625; Grades: 03 - 05)
  • OCTORARA PRIMARY LC (Students: 545; Grades: KG - 02)
Private elementary/middle schools in Atglen:
  • WEST FALLOWFIELD CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 191; Location: 795 FALLOWFIELD RD; Grades: KG - 8)
  • HIGHLAND AMISH SCHOOL (Students: 32; Location: UMBLE ROAD; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Atglen:
  • ATGLEN READING CENTER (Operating income: $39,262; Location: 413 VALLEY AVE.; 7,443 books; 48 audio materials; 574 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)

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

BOROUGH OF ATGLEN (Population served: 1200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2005 and AUG-16-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-14-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-16-2005)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2004 and FEB-11-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-11-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (FEB-11-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-11-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and OCT-24-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (OCT-01-2002), Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-24-2002)
  • 3 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  3.0 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  76.8%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  9.9%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  16.8%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.4%
Whole state:  5.1%

Atglen compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Atglen (2007 data):
  • Bank of Lancaster County, National Association: Atglen Branch at 120 West Main Street, branch established on 1967-06-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,921.9 mil, Deposits: $1,471.3 mil, headquarters in Strasburg, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 36 total offices, Holding Company: Sterling Financial Corporation



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Atglen government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $38,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $291,000
    Solid Waste Management: $52,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $35,000
    General Public Buildings: $20,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $162,000
    Sewerage: $83,000
    Police Protection: $81,000
    Housing & Community Development: $66,000
    Water Utilities: $56,000
    Solid Waste Management: $42,000
    Regular Highways: $23,000
    General Public Buildings: $14,000
    Fire Protection: $12,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
    Libraries: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $236,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $216,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $56,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $38,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,753,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $217,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $38,000
  • Tax - Property: $124,000
    Individual Income: $75,000
    NEC: $51,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $109,000

6.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($74,917 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.81%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($649 average AGI)
Chester County:  0.09%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Montgomery County, PA  1.25% ($70,738 average AGI)
from Delaware County, PA  1.04% ($74,618)
from New Castle County, DE  0.42% ($112,586)


6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($74,906 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.11%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,186 average AGI)
Chester County:  0.07%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Montgomery County, PA  0.95% ($57,620 average AGI)
to Delaware County, PA  0.63% ($71,219)
to Lancaster County, PA  0.44% ($45,518)


Strongest AM radio stations in Atglen:
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCOJ (1420 AM; 5 kW; COATESVILLE, PA; Owner: WCOJ RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Atglen:
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WIOV-FM1 (105.1 FM; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WXCY (103.7 FM; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBYN (107.5 FM; BOYERTOWN, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Atglen:
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)

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