Adams County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 37.3. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.4 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bendersville and their reported violations in the past:
BENDERSVILLE WATER CO (Population served: 618, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-03-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (FEB-03-2006)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUL-12-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-13-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUN-13-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-14-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (FEB-14-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-08-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (FEB-08-2005)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 22 regular monitoring violations
- 3 other older monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 4.4%
(2.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 9.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 9.5% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This borough: |  2.9 people | | Pennsylvania: |  2.4 people |
| This borough: | 73.8% | | Whole state: | 67.5% |
| This borough: | 5.0% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bendersville, PA
Bendersville compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly 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 Bendersville (2011 data):
- ACNB Bank: Bendersville Branch at 101 North Main Street, branch established on 1908/04/20. Info updated 2011/02/07: Bank assets: $988.9 mil, Deposits: $785.0 mil, headquarters in Gettysburg, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: Acnb Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (69%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Adams County Pennsylvania:
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Religion statistics for Bendersville (based on Adams County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.45%
| Here | | 54.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Church of Christ | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God |
|---|
| Adherents | 39.5% | 22.7% | 9.0% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
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| Congregations | 7.7% | 22.2% | 12.8% | 13.7% | 3.4% |
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| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of the Brethren | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
|---|
| Adherents | 3.0% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 9.2% |
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| Congregations | 2.6% | 2.6% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 29.1% |
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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: 16 | Adams County: | 1.59 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5 | Adams County: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23 | Here: | 2.29 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 77 | Here: | 7.66 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Adams County: | 7.8% | | State: | 9.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | Adams County: | 25.6% | | State: | 27.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Here: | 13.0% | | 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 | $1,709 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 9 | $11,399 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,516 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 13 | $14,624 |
Bendersville government finances in 2002:
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $31,000 ($48.36)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $83,000 ($129.49)
Regular Highways: $34,000 ($53.04)
Police Protection: $21,000 ($32.76)
Central Staff Services: $20,000 ($31.20)
Fire Protection: $7,000 ($10.92)
General - Other: $6,000 ($9.36)
General Public Buildings: $3,000 ($4.68)
Financial Administration: $1,000 ($1.56)
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000 ($1.56)
- General - Interest on Debt: $26,000 ($40.56)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $11,000 ($17.16)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $456,000 ($711.39)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $125,000 ($195.01)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $431,000 ($672.39)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $150,000 ($234.01)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $4,000 ($6.24)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($1.56)
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($1.56)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $38,000 ($59.28)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $128,000 ($199.69)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,000 ($15.60)
All Other: $3,000 ($4.68)
- Tax - Individual Income: $39,000 ($60.84)
Property: $25,000 ($39.00)
NEC: $11,000 ($17.16)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $43,000 ($67.08)
6.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,933 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.36% | | Pennsylvania average: | 4.99% |
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($287 average AGI)| Adams County: | 0.08% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,107 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.76% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($249 average AGI)| Adams County: | 0.06% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bendersville:
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WHYL (960 AM; 5 kW; CARLISLE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
- WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- WHVR (1280 AM; 5 kW; HANOVER, PA)
- WFKJ (890 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CASHTOWN, PA; Owner: JESUS IS LORD MINISTRIES INTERNATION)
- WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WGET (1320 AM; 1 kW; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMANY)
- WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bendersville:
- WAYZ-FM (104.7 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
- WETH (89.1 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
- WZBT (91.1 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: GETTYSBURG COLLEGE)
- WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
- WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
- WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W219BE (91.7 FM; WAYNESBORO, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE, NDBA)
- WEEO-FM (103.7 FM; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
- WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
- WJUN-FM (92.5 FM; MEXICO, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC.)
- WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WFRE (99.9 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W219BX (91.7 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL, INC)
- WJAZ (91.7 FM; SUMMERDALE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. COMMWEALTH SYS. HGHR ED)
- WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
- WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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)
TV broadcast stations around Bendersville:
- WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
- WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
- WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
Bendersville fatal accident list:
Aug 20, 2005 06:43 AM, Sr-4008, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 7, 2002 12:30 AM, Sr-4008, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 1320 Bendersville Wenks Rd (Lat: 39.991194 Lon: -77.289417), Type: Building, Structure height: 8 m, Call Sign: WPTC495
Assigned Frequencies: 461.775 MHz
Grant Date: 08/28/2001, Expiration Date: 08/28/2011, Certifier: Thomas Garretson
Registrant: Triangle Communication Inc, 99 15th St, New Cumberland, PA 17070, Phone: (717) 774-7455
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - BENDERSVILLE, Lat: 40.154722 Lon: -77.184222, Call Sign: WQFN562
Assigned Frequencies: 956.368 MHz
Grant Date: 08/24/2006, Expiration Date: 08/24/2016, Certifier: Tammy Inman
Registrant: Sensus, 450 N Gallatin Ave, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: N3NFD, Licensee ID: L00521294
Grant Date: 05/22/2002, Expiration Date: 08/18/2012
Registrant: Anthony C Helman, Box 161 103 Kime Ave, Bendersville, PA 17306
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Bendersville, PA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| John | 6 | 73.9 years |
| Robert | 6 | 76.3 years |
| Paul | 6 | 72.5 years |
| Edna | 5 | 81.2 years |
| Edith | 4 | 81.0 years |
| Mary | 4 | 85.8 years |
| Harry | 3 | 80.6 years |
| Alice | 3 | 81.3 years |
| Charles | 3 | 77.0 years |
| Edward | 3 | 70.3 years |
| Most common last names in Bendersville, PA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Orner | 11 | 79.7 years |
| Taylor | 7 | 81.6 years |
| Warren | 6 | 76.2 years |
| Black | 5 | 73.2 years |
| Crum | 5 | 86.6 years |
| Routsong | 5 | 78.4 years |
| Kime | 4 | 64.8 years |
| Peters | 4 | 83.0 years |
| Kuhn | 3 | 77.1 years |
| Cluck | 3 | 83.0 years |
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