Felton, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2007: 468. Population change since 2000: +3.8%

Males: 238	(51.0%)
Females: 230	(49.0%)

Median resident age:	40.0 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 17322.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,571 (it was $42,353 in 2000)

Felton:	$51,571
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $138,891 (it was $88,400 in 2000)

Felton:	$138,891
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $168,572; Detached houses: $176,307; Townhouses or other attached units: $129,820; In 2-unit structures: $60,233; Mobile homes: $57,083

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Races in Felton:

White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
Other race (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Felton: 87.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (33.9%), United States (11.4%), English (5.6%), Italian (3.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%), Dutch (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 06/02/1899

Elevation: 540 feet

Land area: 0.65 square miles.

Population density: 718 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Felton

High school or higher: 73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 1.6%
Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Felton borough

Never married: 18.3%
Now married: 61.1%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 7.3%
Divorced: 11.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This borough:	0.0%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

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

Felton:	1.3% ($1,182)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (18.8 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (37.9 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (75.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Cross Roads borough, PA (1.7 miles ), Winterstown borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Red Lion borough, PA (1.9 miles ), Windsor borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Dallastown borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Yoe borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Stewartstown borough, PA (2.7 miles ), Spry, PA (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 39.85 N, Longitude: 76.56 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 717

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Population change in the 1990s: -66 (-12.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (13%)
Machinery (9%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Printing and related support activities (5%)
Other direct selling establishments (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (11%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Health care (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Cashiers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Customer service representatives (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

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Felton-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 10.6 miles away from the Felton borough center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/7/1980, a category 3 tornado 24.7 miles away from the borough center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Felton:

HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP YORK (about 6 miles; YORK, PA)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YORK (about 8 miles; YORK, PA)
YORK HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; YORK, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Felton, PA

Amtrak stations near Felton:

18 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
20 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.

Operable nuclear power plants near Felton:

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

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Felton:

YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 11 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 15 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 25 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; BEL AIR, MD; FT enrollment: 2,646)
MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; FT enrollment: 5,564)
WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 30 miles; WESTMINSTER, MD; FT enrollment: 2,245)
MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 31 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)

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Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pine Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

KEY PLASTICS (Population served: 325, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This borough:	2.6 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	76.3%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	6.4%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 1.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	5.7%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This borough:	1.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Felton, PA

Felton compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Felton mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in York County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (74%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Electricity (6%) Utility gas (3%) Wood (2%) Coal or coke (1%)

Religon statistics for Felton

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.
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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
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$597
Totals for Government	0	$0		1	$597

Felton government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $25,000
All Other: $2,000
Current Operations - General Public Buildings: $57,000
General - Other: $46,000

Solid Waste Management: $25,000

Regular Highways: $22,000

Police Protection: $11,000

Central Staff Services: $10,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000

Fire Protection: $5,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000

Housing & Community Development: $4,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $4,000

Health Services - Other: $1,000

Sewerage: $1,000

Financial Administration: $1,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $134,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,000
All Other: $2,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,000
Tax - Individual Income: $38,000
NEC: $7,000

Property: $6,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $121,000

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 Felton:

WTHM (1440 AM; 1 kW; RED LION, PA; Owner: PIONEER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, 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)
WOYK (1350 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WOYK, INC.)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, 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.)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WLAN (1390 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, PA)
WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Felton:

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

TV broadcast stations around Felton:

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.)
WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
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.)
WJZ-TV (Channel 13; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WUTB (Channel 24; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)

Felton fatal accident list:
Jan 25, 2007 01:33 AM, Sr-2054, Sr-2081, Lat: 39.861392, Lon: -76.549242, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 12 meters (39ft)
Total costs: $1,463,000
Total average daily traffic: 5,902
Total average daily truck traffic: 487
Total future (year 2005) average daily traffic: 7,428

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Edward G Roach, 11549 Shaulls Road, Type: Pole, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 59.4 m
Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Felton, PA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

CROSSROADS, 13081 High Point Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.6 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: WQGQ248, Licensee ID: L00007955
Assigned Frequencies : 10558.1 MHz, 10563.1 MHz, 10567.5 MHz
Grant Date: 03/20/2007, Expiration Date: 03/20/2017, Certifier: Robert L Bragg Jr
Registrant: York County Department Of Emergency Services, 110 Pleasant Acres Road, York, PA 17402, Phone: (717) 324-4856, Fax: (717) 840-4841, Email:
CROSSROADS PA, High Point Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.7 m, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: WQIT418
Assigned Frequencies : 10755.0 MHz
Grant Date: 05/08/2008, Expiration Date: 05/08/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 30 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Felton)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4

Aircraft: TAYLORCRAFT BC-65 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 78 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 27569 , Serial Number: 2210, Year manufactured: 1940, Airworthiness Date: 08/18/1955
Registrant (Individual): Craig R Gunder, 10666 Guinston Rd, Felton, PA 17322
Aircraft: PIPER PA-23-160 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4051P , Serial Number: 23-1528, Year manufactured: 1958
Registrant (Corporation): Imhoff & Young LLC, 9936 Scout Camp Rd, Felton, PA 17322
Aircraft: TAYLORCRAFT L-2B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 82 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 46079 , Serial Number: 4959, Year manufactured: 1943, Airworthiness Date: 06/23/1956
Registrant (Individual): Craig R Gunder, 10666 Guinston Rd, Felton, PA 17322
Aircraft: CESSNA 172F (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5666R , Serial Number: 17253300, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 07/08/1965
Registrant (Individual): Nancy L Boileau, Po Box 150, Felton, PA 17322

	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	$167,430	2	$207,235	1	$37,350
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$287,740	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	1	$88,410	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

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	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$87,230	1	$89,160
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

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See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0237.10

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 54
Hazardous Condition: 14
Good Intent Call: 7

Incident types - Felton

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