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Crawford County

Population in July 2008: 467. Population change since 2000: +23.5%
Males: 243  (52.1%)
Females: 224  (47.9%)

Median resident age:  38.2 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,661 (it was $46,944 in 2000)
Blooming Valley:  $50,661
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,611
Blooming Valley:  $19,611
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $102,423 (it was $76,600 in 2000)
Blooming Valley:  $102,423
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $116,386; Detached houses: $118,413; Mobile homes: $31,250

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Races in Blooming Valley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
  • Black (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Blooming Valley: 79.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (35.4%), Irish (18.0%), English (15.6%), United States (7.9%), Czech (6.9%), Hungarian (5.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1280 feet

Land area: 1.94 square miles.

Population density: 240 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Blooming Valley

  • High school or higher: 85.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 1.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blooming Valley borough

  • Never married: 17.4%
  • Now married: 67.4%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 4.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This borough:  0.0%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Blooming Valley:  1.8% ($1,344)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Erie, PA (30.1 miles , pop. 103,717).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Cleveland, OH (85.3 miles , pop. 478,403).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (281.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Guys Mills, PA (2.2 miles) , Woodcock, PA (2.4 miles) , Saegertown borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Meadville, PA (2.5 miles ), Fredericksburg, PA (2.7 miles ), Venango borough, PA (2.7 miles ), Townville borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Cambridge Springs borough, PA (2.9 miles ).

Latitude: 41.68 N, Longitude: 80.04 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 814

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Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-3.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Machinery (21%)
  • Metal and metal products (16%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (10%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Metal and metal products (11%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (20%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)



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Blooming Valley-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 24% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 34.0 miles away from the Blooming Valley borough center killed 18 people and injured 310 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.9 miles away from the borough center .


Blooming Valley-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 22.5 miles away from Blooming Valley center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 58.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 43.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/20/2006 at 20:11:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 62.3 miles away from Blooming Valley center
On 10/16/1993 at 06:30:05, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 50.1 miles away from the city center
On 3/12/2007 at 23:18:16, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.6 miles away from Blooming Valley center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Blooming Valley:
  • MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; MEADVILLE, PA)
  • TITUSVILLE HOSP (about 17 miles; TITUSVILLE, PA)
  • CORRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; CORRY, PA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blooming Valley:
  • NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 30 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,304)
  • EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 35 miles; EDINBORO, PA; FT enrollment: 6,631)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV-PENN ST ERIE-BEHREND COLL (about 35 miles; ERIE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,481)
  • MERCYHURST COLLEGE (about 35 miles; ERIE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,824)
  • GANNON UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; ERIE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,766)
  • GROVE CITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; GROVE CITY, PA; FT enrollment: 2,306)
  • SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 44 miles; SLIPPERY ROCK, PA; FT enrollment: 6,399)

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Average household size:
This borough:  2.6 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  75.7%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  5.6%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  3.1%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  0.9%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blooming Valley, PA



Blooming Valley compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly 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 significantly below 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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School Enrollment by Level of School


Blooming Valley travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Crawford County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (63%)
  • Wood (14%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)


Religion statistics for Blooming Valley

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)American Baptist Churches in the USAEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents35.5%20.3%9.7%5.3%4.7%
Congregations9.2%25.4%7.5%5.8%3.5%
NameOld Order AmishUnited Church of ChristChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)Christian and Missionary AllianceOther religions
Adherents4.3%2.6%2.6%2.6%12.5%
Congregations13.3%3.5%2.3%4.0%25.4%
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.


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
Other Government Administration 0$0 2$30
Totals for Government 0$0 2$30



Blooming Valley government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $14,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $18,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $343,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $8,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $31,000
    Property: $7,000
    NEC: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $11,000

4.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,121 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.35%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($213 average AGI)
Crawford County:  0.06%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Erie County, PA  0.97% ($27,093 average AGI)
from Mercer County, PA  0.37% ($34,008)
from Venango County, PA  0.36% ($25,581)


4.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,828 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.84%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($188 average AGI)
Crawford County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Erie County, PA  1.01% ($25,080 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA  0.36% ($23,814)
to Mercer County, PA  0.35% ($28,634)


Strongest AM radio stations in Blooming Valley:
  • WMGW (1490 AM; 1 kW; MEADVILLE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WFNN (1330 AM; 5 kW; ERIE, PA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRIE (1260 AM; 5 kW; ERIE, PA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ERIE, INC.)
  • WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWOW (1360 AM; 5 kW; CONNEAUT, OH; Owner: WWOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFUN (970 AM; 5 kW; ASHTABULA, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNIO (1390 AM; 10 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: YOUNGSTOWN RADIO LICENSE, L.L.C.)
  • WKBN (570 AM; 5 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blooming Valley:
  • WGYY (100.3 FM; MEADVILLE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WHUZ (94.3 FM; SAEGERTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WXXO (104.5 FM; CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WVME (91.9 FM; MEADVILLE, PA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WCTL (106.3 FM; UNION CITY, PA; Owner: INSPIRATION TIME, INC.)
  • WXTA (97.9 FM; EDINBORO, PA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ERIE, INC.)
  • WUSE (93.9 FM; FAIRVIEW, PA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WOXX (99.3 FM; FRANKLIN, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WQHZ (102.3 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ERIE, INC.)
  • WFGO (94.7 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WUUZ (107.7 FM; COOPERSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WEFR (88.1 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WFSE (88.9 FM; EDINBORO, PA; Owner: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA)
  • WARC (90.3 FM; MEADVILLE, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY COLLEGE)
  • WICT (95.1 FM; GROVE CITY, PA; Owner: YOUNGSTOWN RADIO LICENSE, L.L.C.)
  • WQLN-FM (91.3 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: PUBLIC B/C OF NW PENN. INC.)
  • WRKT (100.9 FM; NORTH EAST, PA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WLLF (96.7 FM; MERCER, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRTS (103.7 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WXKC (99.9 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ERIE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Blooming Valley:
  • W52BO (Channel 52; MEADVILLE, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WJET-TV (Channel 24; ERIE, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF ERIE, L.L.C.)
  • WICU-TV (Channel 12; ERIE, PA; Owner: SJL OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.)
  • WSEE-TV (Channel 35; ERIE, PA; Owner: INITIAL BROADCASTING OF PENNSYLVANIA LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WQLN (Channel 54; ERIE, PA; Owner: PUBLIC B/C OF NW PENN. INC.)
  • WFXP (Channel 66; ERIE, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFXI-CA (Channel 17; MERCER, PA; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF YOUNGSTOWN LICENSE LLC)
  • W48CH (Channel 48; ERIE, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


Blooming Valley fatal accident list:
May 7, 2003 05:27 AM, Sr-77, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Jan 25, 1978 01:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

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