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Carbon County

Population in July 2007: 953. Population change since 2000: -1.7%
 

Males: 477  (50.1%)
Females: 476  (49.9%)
Median resident age:  39.9 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 18216.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,400 (it was $31,058 in 2000)
Beaver Meadows  $34,400
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $75,700 (it was $56,900 in 2000)
Beaver Meadows  $75,700
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

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Races in Beaver Meadows:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Beaver Meadows: 86.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Slovak (20.9%), German (13.2%), Polish (12.3%), Italian (11.1%), Irish (10.5%), Czech (5.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1897

Elevation: 1559 feet

Land area: 0.26 square miles.

Population density: 3688 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Beaver Meadows

  • High school or higher: 83.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beaver Meadows borough

  • Never married: 32.1%
  • Now married: 45.5%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 12.1%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

9 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.9%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Beaver Meadows:  1.5% ($872)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (37.4 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (83.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Tresckow, PA (3.6 miles ), Jeddo, PA (4.7 miles) , Hazleton, PA (4.7 miles ), McAdoo borough, PA (5.8 miles ), Weatherly borough, PA (6.0 miles ), West Hazleton borough, PA (6.3 miles ), Freeland borough, PA (6.4 miles ), Lansford borough, PA (7.0 miles ).

Latitude: 40.93 N, Longitude: 75.91 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 570

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Population change in the 1990s: -32 (-3.2%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (18%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)
  • Educational services (3%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)


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Beaver Meadows-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 3% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/26/1981, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.4 miles away from the Beaver Meadows city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 31.0 miles away from the city center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Beaver Meadows:
  • HAZLETON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; HAZLETON, PA)
  • HAZLETON-ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; HAZLETON, PA)
  • ST LUKE'S MINERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; COALDALE, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Beaver Meadows:
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 31 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 39 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 39 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Beaver Meadows:
  • HAZLETON MUNI (about 7 miles; HAZLETON, PA; ID: HZL)
  • JAKE ARNER MEMORIAL (about 15 miles; LEHIGHTON, PA; ID: 22N)
  • FLYING M AERODROME (about 20 miles; GERMANSVILLE, PA; ID: P91)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beaver Meadows:
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,438)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 33 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 36 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 37 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 37 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)

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

BEAVER MEADOWS BOROUGH (Population served: 1078, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-2000. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (JAN-29-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-13-2001)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-2000. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (OCT-17-2000), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-19-2000), St Compliance achieved (NOV-07-2000)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-2000. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-29-2000), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-19-2000), St Compliance achieved (NOV-07-2000)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-2000. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-15-2000), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-19-2000), St Compliance achieved (NOV-07-2000)
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAY-2000. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-15-2000), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-19-2000), St Compliance achieved (NOV-07-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-15-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (NOV-15-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-2005)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In NOV-2004. Follow-up actions: St Consent Decree/Judgement (JAN-20-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-20-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-21-2005)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In OCT-2004. Follow-up actions: St Consent Decree/Judgement (JAN-20-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-20-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-21-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Consent Decree/Judgement (JAN-20-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-20-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-21-2005)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2004. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-08-2004), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JAN-20-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-21-2005)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
  • 38 other older monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Beaver Meadows that have no violations reported:
  • J & N MINI MART (Population served: 500, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  63.9%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.5%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.6%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.5%
Whole state:  5.1%

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


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2004 Presidential Election results in Carbon County Pennsylvania:


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Beaver Meadows government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $40,000
    Sewerage: $32,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $165,000
    Solid Waste Management: $81,000
    General - Other: $64,000
    Sewerage: $48,000
    Regular Highways: $29,000
    Police Protection: $28,000
    General Public Buildings: $24,000
    Central Staff Services: $18,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    Fire Protection: $8,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
    Parks & Recreation: $6,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $17,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $23,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $21,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $315,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $264,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $15,000
    All Other: $3,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $58,000
    Property: $32,000
    NEC: $10,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $75,000

6.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,414 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.65%
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 Lehigh County, PA  1.29% ($31,763 average AGI)
from Northampton County, PA  0.72% ($38,206)
from Monroe County, PA  0.67% ($36,205)


5.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,761 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.45%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($277 average AGI)
Carbon County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lehigh County, PA  0.86% ($29,123 average AGI)
to Schuylkill County, PA  0.72% ($29,281)
to Luzerne County, PA  0.58% ($35,859)


Strongest AM radio stations in Beaver Meadows:
  • WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WLSH (1410 AM; 5 kW; LANSFORD, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
  • WAZL (1490 AM; 1 kW; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYNS (1160 AM; 4 kW; LEHIGHTON, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
  • WPPA (1360 AM; 5 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Beaver Meadows:
  • W218AX (91.5 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: GOSPEL MEDIA INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W202BD (88.3 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, 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.)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WMGH-FM (105.5 FM; TAMAQUA, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
  • W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • W288BE (105.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Beaver Meadows:
  • WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
  • WBRE-TV (Channel 28; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • WYOU (Channel 22; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
  • WYLN-LP (Channel 35; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
  • W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)




Beaver Meadows fatal accident list for 1988:
Sep 26, 1988 09:20 AM, 93, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


Beaver Meadows fatal accident list for 1983:
Dec 31, 1983 12:99 AM, 00170, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

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