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Population (year 2000): 3,332. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,655 (+9.7% change)
 

Males: 1,625  (48.8%)
Females: 1,707  (51.2%)

Lancaster County

Median resident age:  35.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 17517.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $53,200 (it was $49,085 in 2000)
Denver  $53,200
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $134,900 (it was $101,400 in 2000)
Denver  $134,900
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Denver:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (54.1%), United States (8.8%), Irish (6.0%), English (5.9%), Italian (3.8%), Swiss (2.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1900

Elevation: 380 feet

Land area: 1.31 square miles.

Population density: 2789 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Denver

  • High school or higher: 78.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Denver borough

  • Never married: 22.9%
  • Now married: 60.6%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

61 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.8%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Denver:  1.6% ($1,631)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (16.3 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (70.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Reamstown, PA (2.0 miles ), Ephrata borough, PA (4.8 miles ), Adamstown borough, PA (5.5 miles ), Akron borough, PA (7.1 miles ), Wernersville borough, PA (7.7 miles ), Terre Hill borough, PA (8.0 miles ), Robesonia borough, PA (8.1 miles ), Rothsville, PA (9.1 miles ).

Latitude: 40.23 N, Longitude: 76.14 W


Area code: 717

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Population change in the 1990s: +505 (+17.9%).


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (20%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Mining (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Furniture and related products (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)


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Crime in Denver by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.028.80.00.0
Rapes 000001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.027.4
Robberies 001000
    per 100,000 0.00.029.20.00.00.0
Assaults 034120
    per 100,000 0.089.6116.828.856.10.0
Burglaries 84513531
    per 100,000 240.0119.5145.9374.4140.1849.5
Thefts 556641619091
    per 100,000 1649.71971.91196.71756.92522.42493.8
Auto thefts 241543
    per 100,000 60.0119.529.2144.0112.182.2
Arson 000002
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.054.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 87.6114.792.5171.4130.9187.7

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Denver-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 38% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/4/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.6 miles away from the Denver city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/18/1970, a category 3 tornado 13.1 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Denver:
  • EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; EPHRATA, PA)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSPITAL OF READING (about 14 miles; READING, PA)
  • CARON HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WERNERSVILLE, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Denver:
  • LANCASTER (about 13 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 16 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Denver:
  • KELLER BROTHERS (about 13 miles; LEBANON, PA; ID: 08N)
  • SMOKETOWN (about 15 miles; SMOKETOWN, PA; ID: Q08)
  • DECK (about 15 miles; MYERSTOWN, PA; ID: 9D4)

Amtrak station near Denver:
  • 18 miles: LANCASTER (53 MCGOVERN AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.


Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Denver:
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 14 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 23 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 30 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 36 miles; YORK, PA; FT enrollment: 4,541)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 41 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 42 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 42 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
Public high school in Denver:
  • COCALICO SHS (Students: 1,104; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Denver:
  • COCALICO MS (Students: 878; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • DENVER EL SCH (Students: 550; Grades: KG - 05)
  • BRECKNOCK EL SCH (Students: 525; Grades: KG - 06)
Private elementary/middle schools in Denver:
  • GEHMANS MENNONITE SCHOOL (Students: 189; Location: 650 GEHMAN SCHOOL RD; Grades: KG - 8)
  • CHESTNUT HILL SCHOOL (Students: 49; Location: 643 FIVE POINTVILLE RD; Grades: KG - 9)
  • MUDDY CREEK SCHOOL (Students: 20; Location: 988 BEAM ROAD; Grades: 1 - 10)

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Cemetery: Fairview Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Hotels: Black Horse Lodge & Suites (2180 North Reading Road), Comfort Inn Denver (2017 North Reading Road), Denver House (240 Main Street), Holiday Inn Lancaster Cty Antq (1 Denver Road).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Denver and their reported violations in the past:

DENVER BORO (Population served: 3350, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between JAN-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-27-1996)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAR-2004. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2004)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In FEB-2004. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2004)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2004)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JAN-2004. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2004)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In NOV-2002. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-11-2003)
  • 6 minor monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
  • One other older monitoring violation
HICKORY RUN CPGRD (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
HAWK VALLEY BAR & RESTAURANT (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-2001 and SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-29-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-29-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-11-2006 and JUL-21-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-13-2006), St Compliance achieved (JUL-21-2006)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 4 regular monitoring violations
GREENVIEW BIBLE CAMP (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
DUTCH COUSIN CAMPSITE (Population served: 72, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-04-2006)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Denver that have no violations reported:
  • GRACE BRETHREN RETREAT CENTER (Population served: 140, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  74.6%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.3%
Whole state:  5.0%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.2%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.5%
Whole state:  5.1%

Denver compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.


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Banks with branches in Denver (2007 data):
  • Fulton Bank: Denver Branch at 335 Main Street, branch established on 1901-12-19; Cocalico Branch at 2350 North Reading Road, branch established on 2006-04-24. Info updated 2007-01-16: Bank assets: $5,707.1 mil, Deposits: $3,342.8 mil, headquarters in Lancaster, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 86 total offices, Holding Company: Fulton Financial Corporation
  • The Ephrata National Bank: Denver Branch at 1 Main St., branch established on 1981-02-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $606.7 mil, Deposits: $469.3 mil, headquarters in Ephrata, PA, positive income, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Hibshman Trust For Ephrata National Bank Stock, The



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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
Streets and Highways 4$12,401$37,2030$0
Other Government Administration 1$4,760$57,1201$1,134
Financial Administration 1$2,940$35,2801$1,528
Totals for Government 6$20,101$40,2022$2,661


Denver government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $131,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $480,000
    All Other: $155,000
    Parks & Recreation: $46,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $396,000
    Parks & Recreation: $87,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $287,000
    Sewerage: $240,000
    Central Staff Services: $170,000
    General - Other: $154,000
    Regular Highways: $145,000
    Water Utilities: $138,000
    Parks & Recreation: $73,000
    Housing & Community Development: $52,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $38,000
    Fire Protection: $25,000
    Financial Administration: $10,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000
    Libraries: $5,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $19,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $258,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $468,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $433,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $35,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $91,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $18,000
    Special Assessments: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $20,000
    Fire Protection: $18,000
    Sewerage: $15,000
    Regular Highways: $10,000
    Water Utilities: $7,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,303,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $275,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $48,000
    Housing & Community Development: $39,000
    All Other: $16,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $290,000
    Property: $241,000
    NEC: $119,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $268,000

3.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,376 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.88%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($340 average AGI)
Lancaster County:  0.08%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Chester County, PA  0.40% ($45,518 average AGI)
from York County, PA  0.28% ($40,261)
from Berks County, PA  0.23% ($43,649)


3.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,892 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.61%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($413 average AGI)
Lancaster County:  0.06%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to York County, PA  0.28% ($39,474 average AGI)
to Dauphin County, PA  0.24% ($36,810)
to Chester County, PA  0.23% ($44,340)


Strongest AM radio stations in Denver:
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WLAN (1390 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, PA)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLBR (1270 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, PA; Owner: LEBANON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWSM (1510 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ANNVILLE-CLEONA, PA; Owner: PATRICK H. SICKAFUS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Denver:
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WIOV-FM1 (105.1 FM; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WLAN-FM (96.9 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBYN (107.5 FM; BOYERTOWN, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • W259AA (99.7 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WLCH (91.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: SPANISH AMERICAN CIVIC ASSC FOR EQUL)
  • W214AL (90.7 FM; DENVER, ETC., PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNV, COMMONWEALTH SYS. EDUCA.)

TV broadcast stations around Denver:
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)

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