Bowmanstown, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2007: 894. Population change since 2000: -0.7%

Males: 429	(48.0%)
Females: 465	(52.0%)

Median resident age:	40.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 18030.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,521 (it was $34,688 in 2000)

Bowmanstown:	$41,521
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $138,079 (it was $82,900 in 2000)

Bowmanstown:	$138,079
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $148,672; Detached houses: $158,867; Townhouses or other attached units: $115,846; In 2-unit structures: $128,291; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $152,584; Mobile homes: $47,143

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Races in Bowmanstown:

White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Bowmanstown: 88.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (37.5%), Dutch (8.0%), United States (6.9%), Irish (5.8%), Italian (4.5%), English (4.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1808

Elevation: 495 feet

Land area: 0.77 square miles.

Population density: 1155 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bowmanstown

High school or higher: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
Unemployed: 4.5%
Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bowmanstown borough

Never married: 23.6%
Now married: 54.3%
Separated: 2.8%
Widowed: 8.2%
Divorced: 10.9%

12 residents are foreign born

This borough:	1.3%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

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

Bowmanstown:	1.3% ($1,065)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Allentown, PA (16.8 miles , pop. 106,632).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (61.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Parryville borough, PA (1.3 miles ), Palmerton borough, PA (1.6 miles ), Weissport East, PA (1.6 miles ), Weissport borough, PA (1.7 miles ), Lehighton borough, PA (1.9 miles ), Slatington borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Walnutport borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Jim Thorpe borough, PA (2.5 miles ).

Latitude: 40.80 N, Longitude: 75.66 W

Area code: 610

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Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+0.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (28%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)
Furniture and related products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Apparel (11%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Educational services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Carpenters (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Construction laborers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other healthcare support occupations (5%)

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Bowmanstown-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 39% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/26/1981, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.8 miles away from the Bowmanstown borough center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 22.5 miles away from the borough center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Bowmanstown:

GNADEN HUETTEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; LEHIGHTON, PA)
PALMERTON HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PALMERTON, PA)
ALLENTOWN STATE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Bowmanstown, PA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bowmanstown:

LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 16 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 5,725)
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 24 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 25 miles; EASTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,218)
EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 32 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)

User submitted facts and corrections:

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

Hotel: Bowmanstown Hotel Inc (524 White Street).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Bowmanstown that have no violations reported:

BOWMANSTOWN AUTHORITY (Population served: 900, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This borough:	2.3 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	66.1%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	8.2%
Whole state:	5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	9.2%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This borough:	4.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bowmanstown, PA

Bowmanstown 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.
Length of stay since moving in significantly 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 significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Bowmanstown mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Carbon County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (64%) Electricity (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Coal or coke (4%) Utility gas (1%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Religon statistics for Bowmanstown

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church	Episcopal Church
Adherents	53.1%	23.4%	12.4%	4.1%	2.1%
Congregations	24.7%	24.7%	18.3%	10.8%	3.2%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church	Evangelical Free Church of America	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	1.3%	1.1%	1.0%	0.7%	0.7%
Congregations	3.2%	2.2%	1.1%	2.2%	9.7%

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
Financial Administration	1	$1,669	$20,028	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$166
Streets and Highways	1	$2,345	$28,140	1	$1,085
Other and Unallocable	1	$3,321	$39,852	0	$0
Totals for Government	3	$7,335	$29,340	9	$1,251

6.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,414 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.65%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

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

from Lehigh County, PA	1.29% ($31,763 average AGI)
from Northampton County, PA	0.72% ($38,206)
from Monroe County, PA	0.67% ($36,205)

5.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,761 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.45%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($277 average AGI)
Carbon County: 0.05%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

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

to Lehigh County, PA	0.86% ($29,123 average AGI)
to Schuylkill County, PA	0.72% ($29,281)
to Luzerne County, PA	0.58% ($35,859)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bowmanstown:

WYNS (1160 AM; 4 kW; LEHIGHTON, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING HOLDINGS, INC.)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WLSH (1410 AM; 5 kW; LANSFORD, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
WAEB (790 AM; 4 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WKAP (1470 AM; 5 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WTKZ (1320 AM; 5 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALLENTOWN LICENSEE, L.L.C.)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bowmanstown:

W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WAEB-FM (104.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWPJ (89.5 FM; PEN ARGYL, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
W285DH (104.9 FM; N. WHITEHALL TOWNSHI, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, ET. AL.)
WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
WJCS (89.3 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
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.)
WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
WBYX (88.7 FM; STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP)
WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
W278AI (103.5 FM; CENTER VALLEY, PA; Owner: BUX-MONT EDUCATIONAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bowmanstown:

WFMZ-TV (Channel 69; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WLVT-TV (Channel 39; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
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.)
W07DC (Channel 7; ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
WBPH-TV (Channel 60; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: SONSHINE FAMILY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
W46BL (Channel 46; ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Bowmanstown, Pennsylvania:

Fatal accident count: 11
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 15
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 8
Fatalities: 12
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 27
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Pennsylvania average:

Fatal accident count: 83
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 119
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
Fatalities: 89
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 209
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 15

See more detailed statistics of Bowmanstown fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 36 meters (118ft)
Total average daily traffic: 66,986
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,866

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Bradley W Baker, 1.5 Miles South, Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.8 m, Overall height: 53.3 m, , Licensee ID: L00001463
Registrant: Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Route 283 & Eisenhower Blvd, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7676, Phone: (717) 986-8751, Email:
Benjamin M Doyle, Lehigh County, Pa, Type: Tower, Structure height: 77.7 m, Overall height: 77.7 m
Registrant: Aviation Management Associates, Inc., 1101 King Street, Suite 325, Alexandria, VA 22314, Phone: (703) 518-9923, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

Lehigh Tunnel 1.5 Mi S, Call Sign: WFK493
Assigned Frequencies : 458.150 MHz
Grant Date: 01/06/2004, Expiration Date: 03/01/2014
Registrant: Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7676, Phone: (716) 986-9687, Fax: (717) 986-8752, Email:
Lehigh Tunnel 1.5 Mi S, Call Sign: WYR523
Assigned Frequencies : 453.150 MHz, 453.150 MHz
Grant Date: 01/06/2004, Expiration Date: 03/01/2014
Registrant: Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7676, Phone: (716) 986-9687, Fax: (717) 986-8752, Email:
Lehi06, 1.5 Miles South, Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.8 m, Overall height: 53.3 m, Call Sign: WPXJ740
Assigned Frequencies : 866.737 MHz, 867.725 MHz, 868.375 MHz
Grant Date: 04/17/2003, Expiration Date: 04/17/2013, Certifier: Donald R Appleby Jr
Registrant: Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, 2605 Interstate Drive, Suite 135, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Phone: (717) 772-8024, Fax: (717) 772-8097, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4

LEHI06, 1.5 Miles South, Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.8 m, Overall height: 53.3 m, Call Sign: WPSS384
Assigned Frequencies : 6746.25 MHz
Grant Date: 07/23/2001, Expiration Date: 07/23/2011, Certifier: Donald R Appleby Jr
Registrant: Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, 2605 Interstate Drive, Suite 135, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Phone: (717) 772-8024, Fax: (717) 772-8097, Email:
SLT, Lehigh County, Pa, Type: Tower, Structure height: 77.7 m, Call Sign: WQJV440
Assigned Frequencies : 6805.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/12/2009, Expiration Date: 01/12/2019, Certifier: Laurie Bailey
Registrant: Tuway Communications, 2115 City Line Road, Bethlehem, PA 18017, Phone: (610) 865-3811, Fax: (610) 865-3818, Email:
PALMERTON, 1.5 Miles South, Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.8 m, Overall height: 53.3 m, Call Sign: KGI86
Assigned Frequencies : 6790.00 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz
Grant Date: 03/07/2008, Expiration Date: 06/03/2018
Registrant: Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7676, Phone: (716) 986-9687, Fax: (717) 986-8752, Email:
BLUE MTN, 1.96 Mi Se Of Pa 895 & I 76, Structure height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: WLC578
Assigned Frequencies : 10795.0 MHz, 10875.0 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$151,020	4	$112,640	2	$34,730
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$78,790	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	2	$152,505	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	1	$144,140	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0208.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$89,580
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2003 2001

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0208.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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