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Beaver County

Population in July 2007: 2,142. Population change since 2000: -6.2%
 

Males: 1,011  (47.2%)
Females: 1,131  (52.8%)
Median resident age:  44.2 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 15027.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,600 (it was $34,181 in 2000)
Conway  $41,600
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $107,800 (it was $80,700 in 2000)
Conway  $107,800
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

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Races in Conway:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Black (1.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Conway: 78.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (28.4%), Italian (20.0%), Irish (19.2%), English (9.8%), Polish (8.5%), Slovak (5.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 06/03/1902

Elevation: 760 feet

Land area: 1.25 square miles.

Population density: 1707 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Conway

  • High school or higher: 83.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Conway borough

  • Never married: 18.2%
  • Now married: 59.1%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 11.6%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

45 residents are foreign born

This city:  2.0%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Conway:  1.6% ($1,278)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (23.5 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (352.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Baden borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Freedom borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Monaca borough, PA (3.2 miles ), East Rochester borough, PA (3.3 miles ), Aliquippa, PA (3.8 miles ), Economy borough, PA (3.9 miles ), Harmony Township, PA (4.0 miles ), Rochester borough, PA (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 40.66 N, Longitude: 80.24 W


People in group quarters in Conway
  • 9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 3 people in religious group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 724

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Population change in the 1990s: -169 (-6.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Metal and metal products (11%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Rail transportation (9%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)


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Conway-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 38.6 miles away from the Conway city center killed 18 people and injured 310 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 34.8 miles away from the city center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Conway:
  • ALIQUIPPA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A (about 5 miles; ALIQUIPPA, PA)
  • MEDICAL CENTER BEAVE PA (about 7 miles; BEAVER, PA)
  • FORBES REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MONROEVILLE, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Conway, PA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Conway:
  • PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 13 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: PIT)
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 31 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: AGC)
  • YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN REGIONAL (about 51 miles; YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, OH; ID: YNG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Conway:
  • ZELIENOPLE MUNI (about 12 miles; ZELIENOPLE, PA; ID: 8G7)
  • BEAVER COUNTY (about 13 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; ID: BVI)
  • LAKEHILL (about 16 miles; MARS, PA; ID: P09)

Operable nuclear power plants near Conway:
  • 14 miles: Beaver Valley 1 and 2 in Shippingport, PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Conway:
  • GENEVA COLLEGE (about 10 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,059)
  • ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 15 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 22 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 22 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 22 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 24 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Conway and their reported violations in the past:

CONWAY BORO MUNI AUTH (Population served: 2290, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-27-2006), St Public Notif received (JUL-27-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-27-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-26-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-26-2006), St Compliance Meeting conducted (APR-26-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-07-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-07-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (NOV-07-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between AUG-10-2006 and JUL-27-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-27-2006), St Public Notif received (JUL-27-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-27-2006)
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-11-2006 and APR-26-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-26-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-26-2006), St Compliance Meeting conducted (APR-26-2006)
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between NOV-10-2005 and NOV-07-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-07-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-07-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (NOV-07-2005)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAR-2005. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-23-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (MAY-23-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-23-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-23-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (MAY-23-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-23-2005)
  • One regular monitoring violation
  • 9 other older monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.4%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.2%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.6%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.4%
Whole state:  5.1%

Conway compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • 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 below state average.
  • Renting percentage 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 below state average.


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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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,176
Sewerage 1$2,864$34,3680$0
Streets and Highways 4$8,770$26,3100$0
Police - Other 0$0 1$214
Police Protection - Officers 3$9,854$39,41610$2,052
Other Government Administration 3$5,470$21,8808$420
Totals for Government 11$26,958$29,40920$3,862



Conway government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $322,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $97,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $564,000
    Police Protection: $185,000
    General - Other: $170,000
    Regular Highways: $124,000
    Solid Waste Management: $97,000
    Central Staff Services: $66,000
    Fire Protection: $31,000
    Financial Administration: $21,000
    General Public Buildings: $14,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000
    Housing & Community Development: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $22,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $18,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $459,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $409,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $50,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $36,000
    Interest Earnings: $18,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $20,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $118,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $494,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $853,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $58,000
    Highways: $44,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $259,000
    Individual Income: $158,000
    NEC: $44,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $370,000

3.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,157 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.75%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($186 average AGI)
Beaver County:  0.03%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Allegheny County, PA  1.32% ($42,876 average AGI)
from Butler County, PA  0.38% ($43,324)
from Lawrence County, PA  0.24% ($31,494)


4.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,194 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.51%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($162 average AGI)
Beaver County:  0.03%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Allegheny County, PA  1.16% ($36,943 average AGI)
to Butler County, PA  0.36% ($41,655)
to Lawrence County, PA  0.24% ($32,880)


Strongest AM radio stations in Conway:
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBVP (1230 AM; 1 kW; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Owner: IORIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WBGG (970 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KQV (1410 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CALVARY, INC.)
  • WMBA (1460 AM; 1 kW; AMBRIDGE, PA; Owner: IORIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBZY (1280 AM; 5 kW; NEW CASTLE, PA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WKST (1200 AM; 5 kW; NEW CASTLE, PA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WZUM (1590 AM; 4 kW; CARNEGIE, PA; Owner: HORVATH BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WKBN (570 AM; 5 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Conway:
  • WAMO-FM (106.7 FM; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC)
  • WOGF (104.3 FM; EAST LIVERPOOL, OH; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
  • WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDSY-FM (107.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWSW-FM (94.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WMXY (98.9 FM; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WBZZ (93.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WORD-FM (101.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WJST (92.1 FM; ELLWOOD CITY, PA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WOGH (103.5 FM; BURGETTSTOWN, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WDUQ (90.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY)
  • WOGI (98.3 FM; DUQUESNE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WXDX-FM (105.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WITX (90.9 FM; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Owner: BEAVER FALLS EDUC. B/C FOUNDATION)
  • WKST-FM (96.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Conway:
  • WWBP-LP (Channel 25; FREEDOM, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • W66BQ (Channel 66; BEAVER, PA; Owner: BRUNO-GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KDKA-TV (Channel 2; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WPGH-TV (Channel 53; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPGH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WBGN-LP (Channel 59; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: BRUNO GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPTG-LP (Channel 69; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WQEX (Channel 16; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WBPA-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • WKBN-TV (Channel 27; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF YOUNGSTOWN LICENSE LLC)
  • W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WQED (Channel 13; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • W61CC (Channel 61; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE VIDEOHOUSE, INC.)
  • WFMJ-TV (Channel 21; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: WFMJ TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WIIC-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W56CL (Channel 56; NEW CASTLE, PA; Owner: BRUNO-GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W25CI (Channel 25; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • W57BH (Channel 57; WEIRTON, WV; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
  • W63AU (Channel 63; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE BON-TELE NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBYD-CA (Channel 35; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)




Conway fatal accident list for 2003:
Apr 7, 2003 04:00 AM, Sr-65, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


Conway fatal accident list for 1998:
Aug 13, 1998 08:23 AM, Sr-65, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1


Conway fatal accident list for 1990:
Feb 9, 1990 02:46 AM, 65, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


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