Blanchard, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2007: 660.

Males: 311	(47.2%)
Females: 349	(52.8%)

Median resident age:	39.4 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 16826.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,320 (it was $31,042 in 2000)

Blanchard:	$38,320
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,615

Blanchard:	$22,615
Pennsylvania:	$26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $102,209 (it was $67,400 in 2000)

Blanchard:	$102,209
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

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Races in Blanchard:

White Non-Hispanic (99.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Blanchard: 86.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (34.8%), Irish (13.5%), United States (13.0%), English (8.7%), Italian (5.3%), Dutch (4.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 620 feet

Land area: 1.20 square miles.

Population density: 550 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Blanchard

High school or higher: 75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
Unemployed: 5.3%
Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blanchard CDP

Never married: 20.3%
Now married: 59.4%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 9.2%
Divorced: 10.7%

5 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.8%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Blanchard, Pennsylvania in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Blanchard to the number of sex offenders is 330 to 1.

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

Blanchard:	1.7% ($1,153)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (98.3 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (131.6 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (148.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Beech Creek borough, PA (1.1 miles ), Howard borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Monument, PA (2.5 miles) , Mill Hall borough, PA (2.6 miles ), Flemington borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Lock Haven, PA (3.1 miles ), Castanea, PA (3.1 miles ), Madisonburg, PA (3.2 miles) .

Latitude: 41.06 N, Longitude: 77.60 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (19%)
Metal and metal products (11%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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Blanchard-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 20% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.3 miles away from the Blanchard place center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/29/1976, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.8 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Blanchard-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 96.5 miles away from Blanchard center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 19.3 miles away from the city center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 89.4 miles away from Blanchard center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Blanchard:

LOCK HAVEN HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA)
HEALTHSOUTH NITTANY VALLEY REHAB (about 15 miles; PLEASANT GAP, PA)
CENTRE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blanchard:

LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 12 miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,738)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 23 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; FT enrollment: 38,248)
PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 37 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; FT enrollment: 4,666)
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 3,534)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 56 miles; ALTOONA, PA; FT enrollment: 3,516)
MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 58 miles; MANSFIELD, PA; FT enrollment: 2,831)
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 62 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)

Public elementary/middle school in Blanchard:

Liberty Curtain Elementary School (Students: 284; Location: PO Box 329; Grades: KG - 5)

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Church in Blanchard: Liberty Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Marsh Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	74.4%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	8.3%
Whole state:	5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	9.9%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blanchard, PA

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Blanchard compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age 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 Centre County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (73%) Electricity (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Coal or coke (3%) Wood (2%) Solar energy (1%)

Religion statistics for Blanchard

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	36.6%	19.6%	11.5%	4.7%	4.3%
Congregations	4.5%	28.1%	10.7%	9.6%	5.1%

Name	Assemblies of God	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Christian and Missionary Alliance	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	2.7%	2.6%	1.9%	1.9%	14.2%
Congregations	1.7%	2.2%	3.9%	1.7%	32.6%

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.

7.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,815 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.93%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

1.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($823 average AGI)
Centre County: 1.08%
Pennsylvania average: 0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Clearfield County, PA	0.38% ($30,517 average AGI)
from Clinton County, PA	0.29% ($32,896)
from Blair County, PA	0.28% ($36,287)

7.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,689 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.69%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.19% of residents moved to foreign countries ($688 average AGI)
Centre County: 0.19%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Clearfield County, PA	0.32% ($26,831 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.27% ($33,780)
to Clinton County, PA	0.24% ($27,667)

Strongest AM radio stations in Blanchard:

WBPZ (1230 AM; 1 kW; LOCK HAVEN, PA; Owner: LIPEZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WIEZ (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WBLF (970 AM; 1 kW; BELLEFONTE, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, 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.)
WPHB (1260 AM; 5 kW; PHILIPSBURG, PA)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blanchard:

WQBR (99.9 FM; AVIS, PA; Owner: MAXIMUM IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBHV (103.1 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
WBUS (93.7 FM; BOALSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WOWY (98.7 FM; PLEASANT GAP, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
WPSU-FM (91.5 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
WSNU (92.1 FM; LOCK HAVEN, PA; Owner: LIPEZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGMR (101.1 FM; TYRONE, PA; Owner: CARY H. SIMPSON DBA ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
WJSA-FM (96.3 FM; JERSEY SHORE, PA; Owner: CONVENANT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WZYY (106.9 FM; RENOVO, PA; Owner: WESTVIEW COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WTLR (89.9 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: CENTRAL PENNSYLIA CHRISTIAN INST)
WZWW (95.3 FM; BELLEFONTE, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WLZS (106.1 FM; BEAVER SPRINGS, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC)
WJHT (107.9 FM; PORT MATILDA, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
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)
WRVH (107.9 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
WUBZ-FM (105.9 FM; PHILIPSBURG, PA; Owner: MOSHANNON VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WZXR (99.3 FM; SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
WBZD-FM (93.3 FM; MUNCY, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
WCXR (103.7 FM; LEWISBURG, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Blanchard:

WILF (Channel 53; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: PEGASUS BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, L.P.)
W59AI (Channel 59; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: PEAK MEDIA OF PA LICENSEE LLC)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KB3PVL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01331737
Grant Date: 10/12/2007, Expiration Date: 10/12/2017, Certifier: Christopher S Frantz
Registrant: Christopher S Frantz, Blanchard, PA 16826

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5759F , Serial Number: 28-25062, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 10/11/1968
Registrant (Individual): Dean A Gelnett, Po Box 305, Blanchard, PA 16826

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$67,390	1	$68,080
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$91,300
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0101.00

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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