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Population (year 2000): 1,101. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,159 (+5.3% change)
 

Males: 559  (50.8%)
Females: 542  (49.2%)

Adams County

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

Zip codes: 17307.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,700 (it was $39,861 in 2000)
Biglerville  $43,700
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $144,800 (it was $101,400 in 2000)
Biglerville  $144,800
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Biglerville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.6%)
  • Hispanic (11.6%)
  • Other race (3.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Black (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (45.3%), Irish (11.8%), English (6.3%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%), Polish (3.5%), Italian (3.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 05/26/1903

Elevation: 636 feet

Land area: 0.64 square miles.

Population density: 1804 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Biglerville

  • High school or higher: 77.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 1.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Biglerville borough

  • Never married: 23.4%
  • Now married: 55.7%
  • Separated: 3.8%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

84 residents are foreign born (7.0% Latin America).

This city:  7.6%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Biglerville:  1.6% ($1,578)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Frederick, MD (36.8 miles , pop. 52,767).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (61.0 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (144.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Arendtsville borough, PA (3.5 miles ), Bendersville borough, PA (3.6 miles ), Bendersville Station-Aspers, PA (3.7 miles ), Gettysburg borough, PA (7.0 miles ), Cashtown-McKnightstown, PA (7.3 miles ), Lake Heritage, PA (9.3 miles ), Orrtanna, PA (9.5 miles) , York Springs borough, PA (10.6 miles ).

Latitude: 39.93 N, Longitude: 77.25 W


Area code: 717

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Population change in the 1990s: +102 (+10.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Paper (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Crime in Biglerville (2005):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 9 thefts (784.7 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 31.4 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Crime in Biglerville (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 assault (86.7 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 16 thefts (1387.7 per 100,000)
  • 3 auto thefts (260.2 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 93.7 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.74
US city average:  3.00

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Biglerville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 18% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/22/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.9 miles away from the Biglerville city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/7/1980, a category 3 tornado 15.6 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Biglerville:
  • GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA)
  • HEALTHSOUTH OF MECHANICSBURG (about 18 miles; MECHANICSBURG, PA)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP FOR SPECIAL SVS (about 18 miles; MECHANICSBURG, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Biglerville:
  • HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL-RICHARD A HENSON FLD (about 37 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD; ID: HGR)
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 39 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
  • BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 67 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; ID: BWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Biglerville:
  • GETTYSBURG AIRPORT AND TRAVEL CENTER (about 7 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; ID: W05)
  • SOUTHERN ADAMS COUNTY (about 13 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; ID: P98)
  • MID ATLANTIC SOARING CENTER (about 15 miles; FAIRFIELD, PA; ID: W73)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Biglerville:
  • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 7 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,216)
  • SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 18 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 20 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,098)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 24 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
  • WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 32 miles; WESTMINSTER, MD; FT enrollment: 2,245)
  • FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; FREDERICK, MD; FT enrollment: 2,407)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 37 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
Public high school in Biglerville:
  • BIGLERVILLE HS (Students: 537; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Biglerville:
  • JESUS IS LORD ACADEMY (Students: 38; Location: 3425 CHAMBERSBUG RD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Biglerville:
  • BIGLERVILLE EL SCH (Students: 401; Grades: KG - 06)
  • UPPER ADAMS MS (Students: 319; Grades: 07 - 08)

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Notable location: Fruit Research Labratory of Penn State (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Apple Harvest Festival the National (2880 Table Rock Road).

 

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

BIGLERVILLE WATER CO (Population served: 1245, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-24-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (OCT-24-2005)
  • 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 APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-02-2004), St Consent Decree/Judgement (AUG-02-2004)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-16-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-16-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-19-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-19-2001)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 5 regular monitoring violations
  • One other older monitoring violation
HOLLABAUGH BROTHERS (Population served: 39, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2001 and JUN-2002, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-26-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-01-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  67.7%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.0%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.2%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Biglerville compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage 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 below state average.


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Banks with branches in Biglerville (2007 data):
  • Adams County National Bank: Biglerville Branch at South Main Street, Extended, branch established on 1984-11-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $949.2 mil, Deposits: $670.3 mil, headquarters in Gettysburg, PA, positive income, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Acnb Corporation
  • PNC Bank, National Association: Biglerville Branch at 2 North Main Street, branch established on 1963-09-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The



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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
Police - Other 0$0 1$106
Sewerage 3$7,311$29,2440$0
Police Protection - Officers 2$5,838$35,0280$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$294
Financial Administration 0$0 2$2,601
Totals for Government 5$13,149$31,55811$3,002


Biglerville government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $290,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $138,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $175,000
    Police Protection: $82,000
    Water Utilities: $80,000
    Regular Highways: $44,000
    Central Staff Services: $30,000
    Fire Protection: $16,000
    General - Other: $13,000
    Financial Administration: $6,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $16,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $53,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $21,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $100,000
    Water Utilities: $13,000
    General Public Building: $11,000
    Sewerage: $8,000
    Police Protection: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,458,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $219,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $23,000
    Highways: $15,000
  • Tax - Property: $99,000
    Individual Income: $86,000
    NEC: $58,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $208,000

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:
from York County, PA  1.70% ($34,331 average AGI)
from Carroll County, MD  0.75% ($51,769)
from Frederick County, MD  0.61% ($55,689)


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:
to York County, PA  2.04% ($35,705 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, PA  0.41% ($37,590)
to Franklin County, PA  0.27% ($36,781)


Strongest AM radio stations in Biglerville:
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WGET (1320 AM; 1 kW; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMANY)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WFKJ (890 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CASHTOWN, PA; Owner: JESUS IS LORD MINISTRIES INTERNATION)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHYL (960 AM; 5 kW; CARLISLE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHVR (1280 AM; 5 kW; HANOVER, PA)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Biglerville:
  • WZBT (91.1 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: GETTYSBURG COLLEGE)
  • WAYZ-FM (104.7 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WETH (89.1 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
  • WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
  • W219BE (91.7 FM; WAYNESBORO, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BIBLE INSTITUTE, NDBA)
  • WFRE (99.9 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • W219BX (91.7 FM; FREDERICK, MD; Owner: CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN'S HOME & SCHOOL, INC)
  • WJUN-FM (92.5 FM; MEXICO, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC.)
  • WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WWVZ (103.9 FM; BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • 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)
  • WJAZ (91.7 FM; SUMMERDALE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. COMMWEALTH SYS. HGHR ED)
  • WNNK-FM (104.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Biglerville:
  • WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)

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