Snyder County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
SO2
NO2
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 13.5. This is significantly better than average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2005 was 13.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.5 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.32. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.5 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 3.52. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 20.5 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Beavertown and their reported violations in the past:
BEAVERTOWN WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 935, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-13-2006)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-24-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-19-2004)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-19-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-19-2004)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 9 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Beavertown that have no violations reported:
- GROSE CAMPSITES (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.6%
(15.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.6% for Black residents, 30.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 10.7% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This borough: | 2.5 people | | Pennsylvania: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This borough: | 71.8% | | Whole state: | 67.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This borough: | 4.4% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Beavertown, PA
Beavertown compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage 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 significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Beavertown (2011 data):
- Susquehanna Bank: Beavertown Branch at 101 West Market Street, branch established on 1973/10/15. Info updated 2012/02/28: Bank assets: $14,849.0 mil, Deposits: $10,294.4 mil, headquarters in Lititz, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 308 total offices, Holding Company: Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (70%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Coal or coke (6%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Snyder County Pennsylvania:
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Religion statistics for Beavertown (based on Snyder County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 47.60%
| Here |  | 47.6% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | United Church of Christ | Catholic Church | Old Order Mennonite |
| Adherents | 32.9% | 24.4% | 15.9% | 7.3% | 4.2% |
| Congregations | 22.4% | 30.6% | 11.8% | 1.2% | 8.2% |
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| Name | Church of the Nazarene | LDS (Mormon) Church | Mennonite; Other Groups | The Wesleyan Church | Other |
| Adherents | 3.2% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 7.5% |
| Congregations | 1.2% | 1.2% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 17.6% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 13 | This county: | 3.41 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9 | Snyder County: | 2.36 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 33 | Snyder County: | 8.65 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 27.6% | | Pennsylvania: | 27.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Snyder County: | 10.1% | | Pennsylvania: | 11.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,217 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,507 | $42,084 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $4,271 | $51,252 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $7,778 | $46,668 | 2 | $1,217 |
Beavertown government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $142,000 ($147.15)
Regular Highways: $80,000 ($82.90)
General - Other: $40,000 ($41.45)
Central Staff Services: $30,000 ($31.09)
Police Protection: $9,000 ($9.33)
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000 ($7.25)
Fire Protection: $3,000 ($3.11)
Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($2.07)
Financial Administration: $2,000 ($2.07)
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,000 ($1.04)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $16,000 ($16.58)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $12,000 ($12.44)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $10,000 ($10.36)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,000 ($2.07)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $7,000 ($7.25)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($1.04)
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $40,000 ($41.45)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $60,000 ($62.18)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $144,000 ($149.22)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $19,000 ($19.69)
- Tax - Individual Income: $58,000 ($60.10)
Property: $22,000 ($22.80)
NEC: $14,000 ($14.51)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $86,000 ($89.12)
5.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,467 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.60% | | 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:
5.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,220 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.19% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Beavertown:
- WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WIEZ (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WRKK (1200 AM; 10 kW; HUGHESVILLE, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, 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.)
- WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Beavertown:
- WLZS (106.1 FM; BEAVER SPRINGS, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC)
- WQJU (107.1 FM; MIFFLINTOWN, PA; Owner: CENTRAL PA CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WJRC (90.9 FM; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: SALT AND LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC)
- WJUN-FM (92.5 FM; MEXICO, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC.)
- WCXR (103.7 FM; LEWISBURG, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
- WQLV (98.9 FM; MILLERSBURG, PA; Owner: HEPCO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWBE (98.3 FM; MIFFLINBURG, PA; Owner: B-98 BROADCASTING, INC)
- WBGM (88.1 FM; NEW BERLIN, PA; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WBUS (93.7 FM; BOALSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
- WCHX (105.5 FM; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: MIFFLIN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WQBR (99.9 FM; AVIS, PA; Owner: MAXIMUM IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WQKX (94.1 FM; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WRVH (107.9 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
- WEGH (107.3 FM; NORTHUMBERLAND, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WZXR (99.3 FM; SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
- WBZD-FM (93.3 FM; MUNCY, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
- WBHV (103.1 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WILQ (105.1 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
- WLGL (92.3 FM; RIVERSIDE, PA; Owner: SUNAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Beavertown:
- W18BC (Channel 18; MIDDLEBURG, PA; Owner: HEIRLOOM MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
- WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
- WILF (Channel 53; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: PEGASUS BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, L.P.)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 13,888
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,110
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 20,334
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 10 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Beavertown)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Beavertown, PA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - SNYD02, Shade Mountain, 2 Miles West Of (Lat: 40.722389 Lon: -77.120917), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 106.7 m, Call Sign: WPQR245
Assigned Frequencies: 6623.75 MHz, 6706.25 MHz, 6615.62 MHz, 6645.00 MHz, 6695.00 MHz Grant Date: 08/25/2000, Expiration Date: 08/25/2010, Certifier: Donald R Appleby Jr.
Registrant: Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, 2605 Interstate Drive, Suite 135, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Phone: (717) 772-8024, Fax: (717) 772-8097, Email:
- SHADE MT, Shade Mt. Rd., (Lat: 40.711167 Lon: -77.164139), Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WDD78, Licensee ID: L00976380
Assigned Frequencies: 6197.20 MHz, 6226.90 MHz, 6226.90 MHz, 6256.50 MHz, 6286.20 MHz, 6286.20 MHz, 6315.90 MHz, 6315.90 MHz, 6345.50 MHz, 6375.20 MHz Grant Date: 03/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 06/07/2005, Certifier: Dennis W Guard Jr.
Registrant: Intermedia Communications LLC
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3 - Call Sign: K3DP
Grant Date: 01/22/1998, Expiration Date: 01/22/2008, Cancellation Date: 01/23/2010
Registrant: Robert C Bitting Jr, 231 Thomas St, Beavertown, PA 17813 - Call Sign: KA4DDE
Grant Date: 03/23/1993, Expiration Date: 03/23/2003, Cancellation Date: 03/24/2005
Registrant: George Mc Intosh, 223 Walnut St, Beavertown, PA 17813 - Call Sign: KB3FSX, Licensee ID: L00298101
Grant Date: 11/14/2000, Expiration Date: 11/14/2010, Certifier: Charles F Chandler
Registrant: Charles F Chandler Mr., 247 S Thomas St, Beavertown, PA 17813
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 - WAGNER TYLER S, 1446 Bailey Hill Rd, Beavertown, PA 17813
Certificate: D004727 (Individual), Certificate Issue Date: 07/06/2011, Expiration Date: 07/05/2012
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: BEECH A23A (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 116 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-346 SERIES (165 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3682Q , Serial Number: M-1054, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 07/19/1967
Registrant (Individual): Craig A Baker, 220 S Center St, Beavertown, PA 17813 - Aircraft: CESSNA 182Q (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 112 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 735UA , Serial Number: 18265684, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 05/26/1977
Registrant (Individual): Tyler S Wagner, 1446 Bailey Hill Rd, Beavertown, PA 17813
| Most common first names in Beavertown, PA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Charles | 21 | 75.8 years |
| Mary | 18 | 78.4 years |
| John | 11 | 80.1 years |
| Robert | 8 | 67.3 years |
| William | 8 | 69.7 years |
| Helen | 7 | 82.4 years |
| Dorothy | 6 | 79.3 years |
| Mabel | 6 | 85.8 years |
| Paul | 6 | 73.0 years |
| James | 6 | 75.5 years |
| Most common last names in Beavertown, PA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Wagner | 16 | 72.7 years |
| Ettinger | 10 | 72.6 years |
| Hackenberg | 10 | 63.6 years |
| Aumiller | 10 | 73.3 years |
| Saylor | 10 | 75.6 years |
| Smith | 9 | 75.9 years |
| Walter | 9 | 72.9 years |
| Benfer | 9 | 87.0 years |
| Bingman | 8 | 83.5 years |
| Zechman | 7 | 76.1 years |
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