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Population in 2011: 512. Population change since 2000: -1.2%

Males: 250	(48.8%)
Females: 262	(51.2%)

Median resident age:	42.7 years
Pennsylvania median age:	43.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $72,207 (it was $57,750 in 2000)

Cross Roads:	$72,207
Pennsylvania:	$49,520

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $26,807

Cross Roads borough income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $223,273 (it was $130,300 in 2000)

Cross Roads:	$223,273
Pennsylvania:	$164,700

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $240,901; Detached houses: $247,818; Townhouses or other attached units: $162,570; Mobile homes: $139,839

Median gross rent in 2009: $944.

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White alone - 495 (96.7%)
Black alone - 9 (1.8%)
Hispanic - 4 (0.8%)
Asian alone - 2 (0.4%)
Two or more races - 2 (0.4%)

Races in Cross Roads detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Cross Roads: 97.0 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (39.6%), United States (15.3%), Irish (10.6%), English (7.3%), Italian (5.6%), Polish (3.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 10/16/1899

Elevation: 812 feet

Land area: 1.88 square miles.

Population density: 272 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Cross Roads:

High school or higher: 89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
Unemployed: 1.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cross Roads borough:

Never married: 15.9%
Now married: 73.8%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 4.3%
Divorced: 4.8%

8 residents are foreign born

This borough:	1.5%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,384 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,545 (1.1%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (21.1 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (35.1 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (76.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Felton borough, PA (1.7 miles ), Winterstown borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Stewartstown borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Red Lion borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Shrewsbury borough, PA (2.6 miles ), Dallastown borough, PA (2.6 miles ), Windsor borough, PA (2.6 miles ), Yoe borough, PA (2.7 miles ).

Latitude: 39.81 N, Longitude: 76.57 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 717

Cross Roads household income distribution

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	8.0%
Pennsylvania:	8.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: +256 (+97.7%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Manufacturing (28%)
Construction (20%)
Retail trade (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Other services, except public administration (8%)
Transportation and warehousing (6%)
Educational services (6%)

Health care and social assistance (23%)
Educational services (16%)
Manufacturing (14%)
Retail trade (12%)
Other services, except public administration (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Construction (3%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Carpenters (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
Cashiers (10%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Personal appearance workers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)

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Average climate in Cross Roads, Pennsylvania

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Cross Roads, Pennsylvania average temperatures

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Tornado activity:

Cross Roads-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 79% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/5/1952, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.2 miles away from the Cross Roads borough center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/7/1980, a category F3 tornado 25.0 miles away from the borough center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Cross Roads-area historical earthquake activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 75% 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 45.6 miles away from the city 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 46.4 miles away from Cross Roads center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 94.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 60.6 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 28.5 miles away from Cross Roads center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 88.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in York County (12) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Hurricanes: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Storms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Cross Roads:

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YORK (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; YORK, PA)
YORK HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; YORK, PA)
LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; LANCASTER, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Cross Roads, PA

Operable nuclear power plants near Cross Roads:

15 miles: Peach Bottom 2 and 3 in Delta, PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cross Roads:

York College Pennsylvania (about 13 miles; York, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,643)
Millersville University of Pennsylvania (about 18 miles; Millersville, PA; FT enrollment: 6,966)
Franklin and Marshall College (about 23 miles; Lancaster, PA; FT enrollment: 2,127)
Harford Community College (about 24 miles; Bel Air, MD; FT enrollment: 2,973)
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg (about 28 miles; Middletown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,416)
Stevenson University (about 28 miles; Stevenson, MD; FT enrollment: 2,679)
Towson University (about 30 miles; Towson, MD; FT enrollment: 16,542)

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York County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI NO₂ Ozone PM₁₀ PM_2.5 CO

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 38.0. This is about average.

City:	38.0
U.S.:	32.0

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 12.1. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 12.4 miles away from the city center.

City:	12.1
U.S.:	9.4

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 18.2. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 12.4 miles away from the city center.

City:	18.2
U.S.:	22.1

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 11.6. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 12.4 miles away from the city center.

City:	11.6
U.S.:	9.6

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.251. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 12.4 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.251
U.S.:	0.334

Lead (Pb) [µ/m³] level in 2007 was 0.00909. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.00909
U.S.:	0.06353

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 4.0%
(4.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This borough:	2.6 people
Pennsylvania:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	76.7%
Whole state:	67.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	4.6%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cross Roads, PA

Cross Roads compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Median household income above 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.

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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Cross Roads travel time to work - commute

Cross Roads mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (50%)
Electricity (23%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Wood (9%)
Coal or coke (2%)
Other fuel (2%)
Solar energy (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in York County Pennsylvania:

2008 Presidential Election results in York County Pennsylvania:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for Cross Roads (based on York County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.97%

Here		45.0%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	22.7%	22.0%	18.5%	11.6%	3.7%
Congregations	19.0%	3.1%	24.0%	10.7%	3.9%

Name	Church of the Brethren	Southern Baptist Convention	Assemblies of God	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Other
Adherents	2.3%	1.9%	1.8%	1.4%	14.1%
Congregations	3.9%	3.9%	4.7%	0.8%	26.0%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 62

York County:	1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:	2.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 5

This county:	0.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.09 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 17

York County:	0.40 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:	0.88 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 113

York County:	2.69 / 10,000 pop.
State:	2.52 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 231

Here:	5.49 / 10,000 pop.
State:	7.12 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	8.7%
Pennsylvania:	9.1%

Adult obesity rate:

York County:	28.7%
Pennsylvania:	27.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	11.9%
State:	11.5%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Financial Administration	0	$0	1	$136
Other Government Administration	0	$0	1	$136
Totals for Government	0	$0	2	$272

Cross Roads government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $3,000 ($5.86)
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $11,000 ($21.48)
Fire Protection: $9,000 ($17.58)

Central Staff Services: $8,000 ($15.63)

Housing & Community Development: $3,000 ($5.86)

Police Protection: $3,000 ($5.86)

Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($3.91)

Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000 ($3.91)

Libraries: $1,000 ($1.95)

General - Other: $1,000 ($1.95)

Financial Administration: $1,000 ($1.95)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $4,000 ($7.81)
Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($5.86)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $161,000 ($314.45)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,000 ($17.58)
All Other: $1,000 ($1.95)
Tax - Individual Income: $40,000 ($78.13)
Property: $7,000 ($13.67)

NEC: $4,000 ($7.81)
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,000 ($5.86)

5.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,253 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.47%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($271 average AGI)
York County:
0.05%
Pennsylvania average:
0.12%

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

from Baltimore County, MD	0.67% ($57,300 average AGI)
from Adams County, PA	0.47% ($35,705)
from Cumberland County, PA	0.46% ($49,538)

4.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,777 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.28%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($362 average AGI)
York County:
0.04%
Pennsylvania average:
0.05%

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

to Cumberland County, PA	0.48% ($38,928 average AGI)
to Adams County, PA	0.40% ($34,331)
to Lancaster County, PA	0.33% ($40,261)

Strongest AM radio stations in Cross Roads:

WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
WTHM (1440 AM; 1 kW; RED LION, PA; Owner: PIONEER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WOYK (1350 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WOYK, INC.)
WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cross Roads:

WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
W220BX (91.9 FM; MARIETTA, PA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WLIF (101.9 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WLIF, INC.)
WWMX (106.5 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WLAN-FM (96.9 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WZBA (100.7 FM; WESTMINSTER, MD; Owner: SHAMROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
WIYY (97.9 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WAYZ-FM (104.7 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Cross Roads:

WGCB-TV (Channel 49; RED LION, PA; Owner: RED LION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
W23AY (Channel 23; YORK, PA; Owner: WIRELESS CABLE TV OF PA, INC.)
WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
WBAL-TV (Channel 11; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WBAL HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
WMAR-TV (Channel 2; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
WJZ-TV (Channel 13; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WUTB (Channel 24; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$199,080	1	$252,340	13	$174,071	1	$128,100
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0	1	$162,170	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0	4	$204,615	1	$48,510
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	3	$179,247	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0239.00

	B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$158,610
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0239.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1
Hazardous Condition: 2

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