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Erie County

Population in July 2008: 225. Population change since 2000: -4.7%
 

Males: 110  (49.2%)
Females: 115  (50.8%)

Median resident age:  37.0 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 16413.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,922 (it was $37,083 in 2000)
Elgin:  $42,922
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,043
Elgin:  $19,043
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,819 (it was $68,100 in 2000)
Elgin:  $88,819
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $89,304; Detached houses: $95,574; In 2-unit structures: $97,543; Mobile homes: $10,000

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Races in Elgin:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Elgin: 76.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (19.5%), English (18.2%), United States (9.3%), Irish (6.4%), Dutch (5.5%), Polish (4.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/08/1976

Elevation: 1388 feet

Land area: 1.56 square miles.

Population density: 144 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Elgin

  • High school or higher: 75.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
  • Unemployed: 5.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elgin borough

  • Never married: 15.4%
  • Now married: 69.2%
  • Separated: 3.8%
  • Widowed: 2.2%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This borough:  0.0%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Elgin:  1.3% ($917)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Erie, PA (22.5 miles , pop. 103,717).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Buffalo, NY (83.1 miles , pop. 292,648).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (274.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Union City borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Corry, PA (2.4 miles ), Spartansburg borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Canadohta Lake, PA (2.8 miles ), Wattsburg borough, PA (2.8 miles ), Lincolnville, PA (3.0 miles) , Riceville, PA (3.0 miles) , French Creek, NY (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 41.90 N, Longitude: 79.74 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 814

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Population change in the 1990s: +12 (+5.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (17%)
  • Metal and metal products (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Plastics and rubber products (22%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Extraction workers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (20%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Accountants and auditors (6%)
  • Other financial specialists (4%)



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Elgin-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 7% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.7 miles away from the Elgin borough center .

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 tornado 25.2 miles away from the borough center killed 7 people and injured 30 people.


Elgin-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 82% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 44.0 miles away from Elgin center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 75.9 miles away from the city center
On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 54.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/20/2006 at 20:11:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 76.6 miles away from Elgin center
On 10/16/1993 at 06:30:05, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.8 miles away from the city center
On 3/12/2007 at 23:18:16, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.9 miles away from Elgin center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Elgin:
  • CORRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; CORRY, PA)
  • TITUSVILLE HOSP (about 17 miles; TITUSVILLE, PA)
  • MILLCREEK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; ERIE, PA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elgin:
  • NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 18 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,304)
  • EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 26 miles; EDINBORO, PA; FT enrollment: 6,631)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV-PENN ST ERIE-BEHREND COLL (about 26 miles; ERIE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,481)
  • MERCYHURST COLLEGE (about 26 miles; ERIE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,824)
  • GANNON UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; ERIE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,766)
  • JAMESTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; JAMESTOWN, NY; FT enrollment: 2,662)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT FREDONIA (about 42 miles; FREDONIA, NY; FT enrollment: 4,758)

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

 

Average household size:
This borough:  2.8 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  83.3%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  7.1%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  9.9%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  2.3%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elgin, PA



Elgin compared to Pennsylvania 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house 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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Elgin travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Erie County Pennsylvania:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (75%)
  • Wood (16%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)


Religion statistics for Elgin

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)Assemblies of God
Adherents62.6%9.7%7.5%4.3%2.8%
Congregations16.2%17.7%9.2%8.5%3.8%
NameSalvation ArmyChristian and Missionary AllianceAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents2.5%2.1%1.4%1.0%6.1%
Congregations0.8%4.2%3.8%3.8%31.9%
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 1$300
Totals for Government 0$0 1$300



Elgin government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Current Operations - General Public Buildings: $17,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,000
    General - Other: $5,000
    Regular Highways: $5,000
    Fire Protection: $3,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $430,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $24,000
    Property: $4,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $5,000

3.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,271 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.15%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($501 average AGI)
Erie County:  0.15%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Crawford County, PA  0.32% ($25,080 average AGI)
from Allegheny County, PA  0.19% ($37,403)
from Warren County, PA  0.13% ($24,545)


3.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,651 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.93%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($297 average AGI)
Erie County:  0.06%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Crawford County, PA  0.30% ($27,093 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA  0.24% ($34,543)
to Chautauqua County, NY  0.09% ($28,938)


Strongest AM radio stations in Elgin:
  • WWCB (1370 AM; 1 kW; CORRY, PA; Owner: CORRY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WFNN (1330 AM; 5 kW; ERIE, PA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WRIE (1260 AM; 5 kW; ERIE, PA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ERIE, INC.)
  • WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNAE (1310 AM; 5 kW; WARREN, PA; Owner: KINZUA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWOW (1360 AM; 5 kW; CONNEAUT, OH; Owner: WWOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTIV (1230 AM; 1 kW; TITUSVILLE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elgin:
  • WCTL (106.3 FM; UNION CITY, PA; Owner: INSPIRATION TIME, INC.)
  • WRKT (100.9 FM; NORTH EAST, PA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WFGO (94.7 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WQHZ (102.3 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ERIE, INC.)
  • WRTS (103.7 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WMCE (88.5 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: MERCYHURST COLLEGE)
  • WXKC (99.9 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ERIE, INC.)
  • WXXO (104.5 FM; CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WKZA (106.9 FM; LAKEWOOD, NY; Owner: CROSS COUNTRY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WQLN-FM (91.3 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: PUBLIC B/C OF NW PENN. INC.)
  • WXTA (97.9 FM; EDINBORO, PA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ERIE, INC.)
  • WEFR (88.1 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WWSE (93.3 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: MEDIA ONE GROUP, LLC)
  • WNJA (89.7 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING ASSOC)
  • WGYY (100.3 FM; MEADVILLE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WUBJ (88.1 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WHUZ (94.3 FM; SAEGERTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WERG (89.9 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: GANNON UNIVERSITY)
  • WCOT (90.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • W205BA (88.9 FM; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Elgin:
  • WICU-TV (Channel 12; ERIE, PA; Owner: SJL OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.)
  • WJET-TV (Channel 24; ERIE, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF ERIE, L.L.C.)
  • WSEE-TV (Channel 35; ERIE, PA; Owner: INITIAL BROADCASTING OF PENNSYLVANIA LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WQLN (Channel 54; ERIE, PA; Owner: PUBLIC B/C OF NW PENN. INC.)
  • WFXP (Channel 66; ERIE, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W48CH (Channel 48; ERIE, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WNYB (Channel 26; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W46BA (Channel 46; JAMESTOWN, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING.ASSN.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $574,000
Total average daily traffic: 986
Total average daily truck traffic: 82
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 1,374

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: N3AXK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00248206
    Grant Date: 05/01/2004, Expiration Date: 05/01/2014
    Registrant: Anthony T Franczkowski, 18345 S. Main Street, Elgin, PA 16413
  • Call Sign: W3BZJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00610864
    Grant Date: 12/20/2002, Expiration Date: 02/16/2013, Certifier: Francis L Mc Cray
    Registrant: Francis L Mc Cray, 11558 E Pleasant St, Elgin, PA 16413



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$55,7301$67,1101$15,920
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$84,1000$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0118.02

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