East Prospect, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2007: 760. Population change since 2000: +11.9%

Males: 386	(50.9%)
Females: 374	(49.1%)

Median resident age:	33.2 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 17317.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,228 (it was $41,250 in 2000)

East Prospect:	$50,228
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $150,675 (it was $95,900 in 2000)

East Prospect:	$150,675
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $160,200; Detached houses: $166,699; Townhouses or other attached units: $143,924; Mobile homes: $38,214

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Races in East Prospect:

White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in East Prospect: 88.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (53.4%), Irish (14.3%), United States (10.5%), Italian (6.9%), Dutch (6.5%), English (5.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1874

Elevation: 493 feet

Land area: 0.35 square miles.

Population density: 2150 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in East Prospect

High school or higher: 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
Unemployed: 3.6%
Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in East Prospect borough

Never married: 19.4%
Now married: 59.6%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 8.1%
Divorced: 11.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This borough:	0.0%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

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

East Prospect:	1.4% ($1,326)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (12.4 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (46.2 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (72.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Yorkana borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Wrightsville borough, PA (1.9 miles ), Columbia borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Hallam borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Windsor borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Marietta borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Stonybrook-Wilshire, PA (2.5 miles ), Mountville borough, PA (2.6 miles ).

Latitude: 39.97 N, Longitude: 76.52 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 717

East Prospect household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: +10 (+1.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (9%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Machinery (6%)
Utilities (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Social assistance (9%)
Health care (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Public administration (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

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East Prospect-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 74% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/5/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.7 miles away from the East Prospect borough center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/14/2004, a category 3 tornado 21.6 miles away from the borough center caused $18 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near East Prospect:

HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP YORK (about 4 miles; YORK, PA)
YORK HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; YORK, PA)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YORK (about 9 miles; YORK, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in East Prospect, PA

Airports and Heliports located in East Prospect:

D.Evans Farm Airport (Runways: 1)
Herbst Heliport

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Amtrak stations near East Prospect:

10 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
13 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.
14 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Operable nuclear power plants near East Prospect:

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

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East Prospect:

YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 5 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 9 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 19 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 29 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 30 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; BEL AIR, MD; FT enrollment: 2,646)
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; FT enrollment: 5,564)

Public elementary/middle school in East Prospect:

Canadochly Elementary School (Students: 443; Location: PO Box 118; Grades: KG - 5)

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Average household size:

This borough:	2.6 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	77.1%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	6.6%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	4.9%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This borough:	3.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in East Prospect, PA

East Prospect compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age 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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Banks with branches in East Prospect (2009 data):

Susquehanna Bank: East Prospect State Bank Branch at 1 South Main Street, branch established on 1918-01-01. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $13,406.7 mil, Deposits: $9,071.9 mil, headquarters in Lititz, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 242 total offices, Holding Company: Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

East Prospect mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in York County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (48%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%) Electricity (22%) Wood (1%)

Religon statistics for East Prospect

Adherents

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 religions
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.

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		8	$887
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		3	$253
Totals for Government	0	$0		11	$1,140

East Prospect government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $37,000
Current Operations - General Public Buildings: $45,000
Central Staff Services: $33,000

Solid Waste Management: $33,000

General - Other: $22,000

Police Protection: $22,000

Regular Highways: $9,000

Fire Protection: $7,000

Financial Administration: $5,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000

Housing & Community Development: $2,000

Health Services - Other: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $7,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $18,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $56,000
State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $18,000
Highways: $9,000
Tax - Individual Income: $55,000
Property: $24,000

NEC: $23,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $10,000

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 East Prospect:

WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, 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.)
WTHM (1440 AM; 1 kW; RED LION, PA; Owner: PIONEER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WVZN (1580 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBIA, PA; Owner: ESFUERZO DE UNION CRISTIANA)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, 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)
WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WOYK (1350 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WOYK, INC.)
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 East Prospect:

WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
W220BX (91.9 FM; MARIETTA, PA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WLAN-FM (96.9 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWMX (106.5 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WLIF (101.9 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WLIF, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around East Prospect:

WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
WGCB-TV (Channel 49; RED LION, PA; Owner: RED LION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
W23AY (Channel 23; YORK, PA; Owner: WIRELESS CABLE TV OF PA, INC.)
WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)

East Prospect fatal accident list:
May 19, 1985 05:55 AM, 00332, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

West Ridge Ave East Prospect Fire Station, Call Sign: KNFP433, Licensee ID: L00079597
Assigned Frequencies : 33.8800 MHz, 33.9000 MHz
Grant Date: 04/11/2002, Expiration Date: 05/06/2012
Registrant: Fire Chiefs And Fire Fighters Association Of York County Inc, 330 Emig Rd, Emigsville, PA 17318, Phone: (717) 252-1273
Sherman Remote, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85 m, Call Sign: WPFK869
Assigned Frequencies : 44.7600 MHz, 44.8400 MHz
Grant Date: 06/30/2004, Expiration Date: 09/12/2014
Registrant: Pennsylvania Game Commission, 2001 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797, Phone: (717) 787-4023, Fax: (717) 787-2832, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: WB3AVZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00173712
Grant Date: 08/17/2001, Expiration Date: 09/17/2011
Registrant: K Franklin Kiehner, 11 W. Maple Street, East Prospect, PA 17317-0497

	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	1	$242,100	3	$122,380	1	$29,950
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$244,350	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	1	$77,730	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: 0236.00

	B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$74,070
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0236.00

HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans

HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 5

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