Forest City, Pennsylvania

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Population (year 2000): 1,855. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,776 (-4.3% change)

Males: 830	(44.7%)
Females: 1,025	(55.3%)

Susquehanna County

Median resident age:	45.6 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 18421.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,600 (it was $26,766 in 2000)

Forest City	$27,600
Pennsylvania:	$44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $70,800 (it was $59,500 in 2000)

Forest City	$70,800
Pennsylvania:	$131,900

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Races in Forest City:

White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

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Ancestries: Polish (19.7%), Irish (19.6%), Italian (14.4%), German (14.0%), English (7.0%), Russian (6.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 08/15/1888

Elevation: 1482 feet

Land area: 0.90 square miles.

Population density: 1978 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Forest City

High school or higher: 72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 6.0%
Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Forest City borough

Never married: 24.0%
Now married: 42.2%
Separated: 3.0%
Widowed: 20.9%
Divorced: 9.9%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.2%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

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

Forest City:	1.5% ($897)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (21.5 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (108.6 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (116.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Vandling borough, PA (1.2 miles ), Union Dale borough, PA (4.7 miles ), Carbondale, PA (5.9 miles ), Waymart borough, PA (6.4 miles ), Mayfield borough, PA (9.1 miles ), Jermyn borough, PA (10.1 miles ), Prompton borough, PA (10.6 miles ), Archbald borough, PA (12.3 miles ).

Latitude: 41.65 N, Longitude: 75.47 W

147 people in nursing homes

Area code: 570

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Population change in the 1990s: -216 (-10.4%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Mining (7%)
Health care (6%)
Machinery (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Educational services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Food processing workers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Customer service representatives (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

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Crime in Forest City by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	1	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	53.7	54.9	0.0	0.0	55.6
Robberies	0	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	54.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	2	3	1	3	3	2
per 100,000	107.8	161.0	54.9	166.6	166.1	111.3
Burglaries	3	3	0	3	8	2
per 100,000	161.6	161.0	0.0	166.6	443.0	111.3
Thefts	12	21	21	7	9	16
per 100,000	646.6	1127.2	1153.8	388.7	498.3	890.4
Auto thefts	2	0	2	3	1	0
per 100,000	107.8	0.0	109.9	166.6	55.4	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	110.7	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	67.3	131.5	126.4	73.8	88.6	110.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.12
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Forest City, Pennsylvania

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Forest City-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 43% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.5 miles away from the Forest City city center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 35.1 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Forest City:

MARIAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; CARBONDALE, PA)
MID-VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; PECKVILLE, PA)
WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; HONESDALE, PA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Forest City:

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 28 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 48 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; ID: MSV)
GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 52 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; ID: BGM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Forest City:

CHERRY RIDGE (about 19 miles; HONESDALE, PA; ID: N30)
SEAMANS FIELD (about 21 miles; FACTORYVILLE, PA; ID: 9N3)
SPRING HILL (about 23 miles; STERLING, PA; ID: 70N)

Local government website: w1.igateway.com/clients1/forest/index.stm

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Forest City:

MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 22 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,438)
SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 43 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 11,498)
BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 4,081)
EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 47 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)

Public high school in Forest City:

FOREST CITY REGIONAL HS (Students: 433; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Forest City:

FOREST CITY REGIONAL EL SCH (Students: 451; Grades: KG - 06)

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Notable location: Forest City Breaker (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	57.5%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.3%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	13.4%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Forest City compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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Median house value 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.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage 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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Banks with branches in Forest City (2007 data):

The Honesdale National Bank: Forest City Branch at 619 Main Street, branch established on 1996-06-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $394.2 mil, Deposits: $346.0 mil, headquarters in Honesdale, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Honat Bancorp, Inc.
Community Bank & Trust Company: Forest City Branch at 521 Main Street, branch established on 2001-02-21. Info updated 2006-10-06: Bank assets: $539.2 mil, Deposits: $483.7 mil, headquarters in Clarks Summit, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Comm Bancorp, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Susquehanna County Pennsylvania:

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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
Financial Administration	1	$1,661	$19,932	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	2	$4,871	$29,226	6	$1,338
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$50
Streets and Highways	1	$2,125	$25,500	0	$0
Totals for Government	4	$8,657	$25,971	12	$1,388

Forest City government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $27,000
Charges - Solid Waste Management: $36,000
Parking Facilities: $12,000

All Other: $8,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $150,000
General - Other: $119,000

Regular Highways: $90,000

Solid Waste Management: $52,000

Central Staff Services: $41,000

Parks & Recreation: $31,000

General Public Buildings: $22,000

Fire Protection: $14,000

Financial Administration: $12,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000

Health Services - Other: $2,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $25,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $27,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $27,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $25,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $20,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $95,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $32,000
All Other: $13,000

General Support: $1,000
Tax - Property: $253,000
Individual Income: $106,000

NEC: $30,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $200,000

5.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,383 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.05%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Lackawanna County, PA	1.06% ($32,880 average AGI)
from Broome County, NY	0.58% ($43,229)
from Wyoming County, PA	0.43% ($31,071)

5.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,119 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.39%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Broome County, NY	0.94% ($31,877 average AGI)
to Lackawanna County, PA	0.91% ($28,180)
to Wyoming County, PA	0.49% ($27,654)

Strongest AM radio stations in Forest City:

WKJN (1440 AM; 5 kW; CARBONDALE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQOR (750 AM; daytime; 2 kW; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
WEJL (630 AM; 2 kW; SCRANTON, PA)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Forest City:

WPGP (88.3 FM; TAFTON, PA; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
WQFN (100.1 FM; FOREST CITY, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
WCWI (94.3 FM; CARBONDALE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
WBHD (95.7 FM; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W212AT (90.3 FM; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA. EDUCTNL TV ASSOC.)
WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
WHWK (98.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WYCY (105.3 FM; HAWLEY, PA; Owner: DE WIT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
WIYN (94.7 FM; DEPOSIT, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
WDNH-FM (95.3 FM; HONESDALE, PA; Owner: DE WIT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
WAAL (99.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Forest City:

W18BN (Channel 18; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH TELECASTERS)
WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)

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