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Elverson, PA map Population (year 2000): 959. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,180 (+23.0% change)
Males: 445  (46.4%)
Females: 514  (53.6%)

Chester County

Median resident age:  49.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 19520.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $64,400 (it was $57,813 in 2000)
Elverson  $64,400
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $298,400 (it was $184,200 in 2000)
Elverson  $298,400
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Elverson:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • Vietnamese (0.5%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)


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Ancestries: German (37.9%), English (18.0%), Irish (14.1%), United States (12.2%), Italian (5.0%), Swiss (3.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 06/1911

Elevation: 680 feet

Land area: 1.00 square miles.

Population density: 1165 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Elverson

  • High school or higher: 86.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elverson borough

  • Never married: 14.8%
  • Now married: 72.0%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 4.5%

26 residents are foreign born (1.6% Europe, 1.0% Asia).

This city:  2.7%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Elverson:  1.6% ($2,944)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (14.6 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (48.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: New Morgan, PA (3.3 miles) , Honey Brook borough, PA (6.8 miles ), Birdsboro borough, PA (7.7 miles ), Lorane, PA (9.9 miles ), Amity Gardens, PA (10.4 miles ), Flying Hills, PA (10.5 miles ), Reiffton, PA (11.6 miles ), Coatesville, PA (11.8 miles ).

Latitude: 40.15 N, Longitude: 75.83 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +487 (+103.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (18%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Electricians (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)


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Elverson-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 39% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/4/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.4 miles away from the Elverson city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/22/1955, a category 3 tornado 19.2 miles away from the city center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Elverson:
  • BRANDYWINE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; COATESVILLE, PA)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSPITAL OF READING (about 14 miles; READING, PA)
  • CARON HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; WERNERSVILLE, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elverson:
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 17 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
  • LANCASTER (about 32 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 38 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elverson:
  • MORGANTOWN (about 3 miles; MORGANTOWN, PA; ID: O03)
  • CHESTER COUNTY G O CARLSON (about 13 miles; COATESVILLE, PA; ID: 40N)
  • POTTSTOWN MUNI (about 14 miles; POTTSTOWN, PA; ID: N47)

Amtrak stations near Elverson:
  • 12 miles: COATESVILLE (3RD AVE. & FLEETWOOD ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
  • 14 miles: DOWNINGTOWN (VIADUCT AVE.). Services: public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 15 miles: PARKESBURG (WEST 1ST & S. CULVERT STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.

Operable nuclear power plants near Elverson:
  • 15 miles: Limerick 1 and 2 in Pottstown, PA.

Local government website: www.elverson.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elverson:
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 16 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 21 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 22 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 23 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • EASTERN COLLEGE (about 31 miles; ST DAVIDS, PA; FT enrollment: 2,456)
  • VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; VILLANOVA, PA; FT enrollment: 8,547)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
Public high school in Elverson:
  • TWIN VALLEY HS (Students: 1,029; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Elverson:
  • TWIN VALLEY MS (Students: 834; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • TWIN VALLEY EL CTR (Students: 363; Grades: KG - 05)

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

Tourist attraction: Crow's Nest Preserve (Nature Centers; 201 Piersol Road).

Court: Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (2 Mark Bird Lane).

 

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

HOPEWELL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP (Population served: 550, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
FRENCH CREEK STATE PARK (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-14-1997), St Compliance achieved (MAR-25-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between APR-1998 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-09-1998), St Compliance achieved (JUL-13-1999)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Elverson that have no violations reported:
  • HOPEWELL FURNACE NHS (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  76.2%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.2%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.8%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  0.6%
Whole state:  5.1%

Elverson compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Elverson (2007 data):
  • National Penn Bank: Elverson Branch at 83 West Main Street, branch established on 1915-01-01; Elverson Floating Branch at 83 West Main Street, branch established on 1998-02-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,411.4 mil, Deposits: $3,825.7 mil, headquarters in Boyertown, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 88 total offices, Holding Company: National Penn Bancshares, Inc.
  • CommunityBanks: Morgantown Crossings Branch at 750 Crossing Blvd, branch established on 2004-11-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,490.4 mil, Deposits: $2,518.1 mil, headquarters in Millersburg, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 75 total offices, Holding Company: Community Banks, Inc.



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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
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$1,400
Financial Administration 0$0 1$142
Totals for Government 0$0 2$1,542


Elverson government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $21,000
    All Other: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $66,000
    Regular Highways: $57,000
    Central Staff Services: $48,000
    Housing & Community Development: $40,000
    Solid Waste Management: $29,000
    General Public Buildings: $29,000
    Fire Protection: $18,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $20,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $544,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $15,000
    Highways: $8,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $146,000
    NEC: $71,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $20,000

6.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($74,917 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.81%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($649 average AGI)
Chester County:  0.09%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Montgomery County, PA  1.25% ($70,738 average AGI)
from Delaware County, PA  1.04% ($74,618)
from New Castle County, DE  0.42% ($112,586)


6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($74,906 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.11%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,186 average AGI)
Chester County:  0.07%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Montgomery County, PA  0.95% ($57,620 average AGI)
to Delaware County, PA  0.63% ($71,219)
to Lancaster County, PA  0.44% ($45,518)


Strongest AM radio stations in Elverson:
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCOJ (1420 AM; 5 kW; COATESVILLE, PA; Owner: WCOJ RADIO COMPANY, 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.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elverson:
  • WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WIOV-FM1 (105.1 FM; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WBYN (107.5 FM; BOYERTOWN, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
  • WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
  • WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)

TV broadcast stations around Elverson:
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)

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