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Population (year 2000): 7,027. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,810 (-3.1% change)
 

Males: 3,154  (44.9%)
Females: 3,873  (55.1%)

Lackawanna County

Median resident age:  44.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,100 (it was $35,308 in 2000)
Blakely  $38,100
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $110,900 (it was $91,700 in 2000)
Blakely  $110,900
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Blakely:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: Italian (28.4%), Polish (24.8%), Irish (17.0%), Slovak (9.9%), English (7.0%), Welsh (6.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 08/27/1867

Elevation: 802 feet

Land area: 3.86 square miles.

Population density: 1764 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Blakely

  • High school or higher: 81.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blakely borough

  • Never married: 22.7%
  • Now married: 57.1%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 14.2%
  • Divorced: 5.2%

59 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.8%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Blakely:  1.4% ($1,290)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (7.0 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (107.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Olyphant borough, PA (1.3 miles ), Jessup borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Dickson City borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Throop borough, PA (2.8 miles ), Archbald borough, PA (3.0 miles ), Jermyn borough, PA (4.6 miles ), Dunmore borough, PA (4.9 miles ), Mayfield borough, PA (5.6 miles ).

Latitude: 41.48 N, Longitude: 75.59 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -557 (-7.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 565 (18.5%)


395 people in nursing homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

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Population change in the 1990s: -215 (-3.0%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (10%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Health care (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)


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Crime in Blakely by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000020
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.029.20.0
Robberies 006314
    per 100,000 0.00.086.743.414.658.6
Assaults 1413311
    per 100,000 199.114.243.443.414.614.7
Burglaries 316779
    per 100,000 42.714.286.7101.3102.1131.9
Thefts 364036429639
    per 100,000 512.1566.7520.5608.11400.6571.6
Auto thefts 221343
    per 100,000 28.428.314.543.458.444.0
Arson 000030
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.043.80.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 65.628.862.756.698.556.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  0.44
US city average:  3.00

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Blakely-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 34% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.5 miles away from the Blakely city center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 36.1 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Blakely:
  • MID-VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 1 miles; PECKVILLE, PA)
  • ALLIED SERVICES INST OF REHAB MEDICINE (about 6 miles; SCRANTON, PA)
  • MERCY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; SCRANTON, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blakely:
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 14 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
  • GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 56 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; ID: BGM)
  • SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 59 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; ID: MSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blakely:
  • SEAMANS FIELD (about 13 miles; FACTORYVILLE, PA; ID: 9N3)
  • SPRING HILL (about 17 miles; STERLING, PA; ID: 70N)
  • WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 23 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA; ID: WBW)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blakely:
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 8 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,438)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
  • EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 43 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
  • SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 48 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 11,498)
  • BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 4,081)
Private elementary/middle school in Blakely:
  • WEE CARE NURSERY SCHOOL AND DA (Students: 30; Location: RT 6 SCRANTON-CARBONDALE HWY; Grades: PK - KG)

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Notable location: Peckville (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Holy Ghost Cemetery (1), Saint Michaels Cemetery (2), Saint Nicholas Cemetery (3), Prospect Hill Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Sterry Creek (A), West Branch Tinklepaugh Creek (B), Wildcat Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  65.6%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.3%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.2%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  0.8%
Whole state:  5.1%

Blakely compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Blakely, Pennsylvania environmental map by EPA

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School



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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
Electric Power 4$14,492$43,4764$3,703
Streets and Highways 2$5,868$35,2080$0
Solid Waste Management 5$14,182$34,0372$3,145
Other Government Administration 1$4,766$57,19210$4,225
Other and Unallocable 1$2,046$24,5520$0
Parks and Recreation 1$2,449$29,3881$443
Police Protection - Officers 4$13,274$39,82212$9,301
Police - Other 0$0 3$319
Totals for Government 18$57,077$38,05132$21,135


Blakely government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $3,959,000
    Solid Waste Management: $302,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $3,828,000
    Electric Utilities: $1,782,000
    Regular Highways: $416,000
    Solid Waste Management: $367,000
    Police Protection: $302,000
    Parks & Recreation: $197,000
    Housing & Community Development: $181,000
    Fire Protection: $155,000
    Financial Administration: $115,000
    Central Staff Services: $70,000
    Sewerage: $69,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $66,000
    General Public Buildings: $60,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
    Health Services - Other: $5,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $1,016,000
    Benefit Payments: $85,000
    From Other Government: $54,000
    Interest Revenue: $45,000
    Local Employee Contribution: $31,000
    Withdrawals: $6,000
    From Local Government: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $104,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $591,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $11,135,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $14,856,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $10,197,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $15,794,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $312,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $70,000
    Electric Utilities: $69,000
    Police Protection: $23,000
    General Public Building: $5,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $113,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,925,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $135,000
    Highways: $114,000
    Housing & Community Development: $25,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $508,000
    NEC: $67,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $957,000

3.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,835 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.80%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($350 average AGI)
Lackawanna County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Luzerne County, PA  0.54% ($39,731 average AGI)
from Wayne County, PA  0.34% ($34,316)
from Wyoming County, PA  0.21% ($29,462)


3.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,520 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.82%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($280 average AGI)
Lackawanna County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Luzerne County, PA  0.61% ($33,529 average AGI)
to Wayne County, PA  0.23% ($30,665)
to Susquehanna County, PA  0.22% ($32,880)


Strongest AM radio stations in Blakely:
  • WEJL (630 AM; 2 kW; SCRANTON, PA)
  • WQOR (750 AM; daytime; 2 kW; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WKJN (1440 AM; 5 kW; CARBONDALE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
  • WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WICK (1400 AM; 1 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANCOM, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WGBI (910 AM; 1 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blakely:
  • W212AT (90.3 FM; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA. EDUCTNL TV ASSOC.)
  • WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
  • WBHD (95.7 FM; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WCWI (94.3 FM; CARBONDALE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPGP (88.3 FM; TAFTON, PA; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WQFN (100.1 FM; FOREST CITY, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • 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)
  • W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKRF (107.9 FM; TOBYHANNA, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WRTY (91.1 FM; JACKSON TOWNSHIP, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV COMMONWEALTH SYS HGR ED.)

TV broadcast stations around Blakely:
  • WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
  • W26CD (Channel 26; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
  • 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.)
  • W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
  • W51BP (Channel 51; CLARKS SUMMIT, ETC., PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • W19AR (Channel 19; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W48AQ (Channel 48; CLARKS SUMMIT, ETC., PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA EDUC'L. TV ASSN.)
  • W18BN (Channel 18; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH TELECASTERS)
  • W14CO (Channel 14; CLARKS SUMMIT, ETC., PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)

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