Forest City, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2008: 1,725. Population change since 2000: -7.0%

Males: 771	(44.7%)
Females: 954	(55.3%)

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

Zip codes: 18421.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,039 (it was $26,766 in 2000)

Forest City:	$32,039
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,610

Forest City:	$19,610
Pennsylvania:	$26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $98,937 (it was $59,400 in 2000)

Forest City:	$98,937
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $132,829; Detached houses: $134,063; In 2-unit structures: $111,648; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $119,912; Mobile homes: $25,909

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Races in Forest City:

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

2008 cost of living index in Forest City: 85.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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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: 1909 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 borough:	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 (19.6 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (92.0 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (98.8 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Vandling borough, PA (1.1 miles ), Union Dale borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Carbondale, PA (2.4 miles ), Waymart borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Mayfield borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Prompton borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Jermyn borough, PA (3.1 miles ), Bethany borough, PA (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 41.65 N, Longitude: 75.47 W

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	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	53.7	54.9	0.0	0.0	55.6	0.0
Robberies	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	54.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	2	3	1	3	3	2	1
per 100,000	107.8	161.0	54.9	166.6	166.1	111.3	56.7
Burglaries	3	3	0	3	8	2	3
per 100,000	161.6	161.0	0.0	166.6	443.0	111.3	170.0
Thefts	12	21	21	7	9	16	12
per 100,000	646.6	1127.2	1153.8	388.7	498.3	890.4	679.9
Auto thefts	2	0	2	3	1	0	0
per 100,000	107.8	0.0	109.9	166.6	55.4	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	110.7	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	67.3	131.5	126.4	73.8	88.6	110.2	50.4

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

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.16
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Forest City, Pennsylvania

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Forest City-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 24% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.0 miles away from the Forest City borough center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 30.9 miles away from the borough center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Forest City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 96.1 miles away from Forest City center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 74.7 miles away from Forest City center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi) earthquake occurred 95.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Forest City:

MARIAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; CARBONDALE, PA)
WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; HONESDALE, PA)
MID-VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; PECKVILLE, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Forest City, PA

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

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

MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 21 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,438)
SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 39 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 11,498)
BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 4,081)
LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 45 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)

Public high school in Forest City:

Forest City Regional High School (Students: 435; Location: 100 Susquehanna St; Grades: 7 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Forest City:

Forest City Regional Elementary School (Students: 496; Location: 100 Susquehanna St; Grades: KG - 6)

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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 borough:	2.2 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	57.5%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	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 2007:

This borough:	13.4%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This borough:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Forest City, PA

147 people in nursing homes

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 (2009 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: $477.9 mil, Deposits: $416.0 mil, headquarters in Honesdale, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 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: $600.0 mil, Deposits: $542.4 mil, headquarters in Clarks Summit, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Comm Bancorp, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Susquehanna County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (68%) Electricity (15%) Utility gas (9%) Coal or coke (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Forest City

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Episcopal Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	37.4%	35.7%	6.3%	4.0%	3.4%
Congregations	38.5%	15.4%	7.7%	5.1%	9.0%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Church of Christ	Lutheran Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	3.1%	2.4%	2.2%	1.3%	4.2%
Congregations	3.8%	1.3%	1.3%	2.6%	15.4%

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	1	$1,789	$21,468	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$2,378	$28,536	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	2	$6,905	$41,430	7	$3,159
Streets and Highways	2	$3,793	$22,758	0	$0
Welfare	0	$0		1	$1,134
Totals for Government	6	$14,865	$29,730	8	$4,293

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)
WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
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)
WEJL (630 AM; 2 kW; SCRANTON, PA)
WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; 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.)
WYCY (105.3 FM; HAWLEY, PA; Owner: DE WIT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDNH-FM (95.3 FM; HONESDALE, PA; Owner: DE WIT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHWK (98.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
WAAL (99.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WIYN (94.7 FM; DEPOSIT, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Forest City:

W18BN (Channel 18; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH TELECASTERS)
WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
WSKG-TV (Channel 46; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
WICZ-TV (Channel 40; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: STAINLESS BROADCASTING, L.P.)
WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
WBRE-TV (Channel 28; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
WYOU (Channel 22; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBNG-TV (Channel 12; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $524,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,575
Total average daily truck traffic: 142
Total future (year 2010) average daily traffic: 2,342

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7

Call Sign: K3OUA, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 08/24/1994, Expiration Date: 08/24/2004, Cancelation Date: 08/25/2006
Registrant: Dam Operators At Stillwater Dm, Rte 171 Stillwater Lake Engrs, Forest City, PA 18421-0143
Call Sign: K3PBU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00143351
Grant Date: 10/21/1999, Expiration Date: 01/16/2010
Registrant: Martin M Peritsky, 505 Susquehanna St, Forest City, PA 18421
Call Sign: W3RQA, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 07/26/1995, Expiration Date: 07/26/2005, Cancelation Date: 07/27/2007
Registrant: William J Yakely, 806 Main St, Forest City, PA 18421
Call Sign: W3ZKN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00143684
Grant Date: 03/02/2000, Expiration Date: 05/08/2010
Registrant: Donald F Gumpert, Rr 1 Box 72, Forest City, PA 18421-9714
Call Sign: WB5TNY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01197759
Grant Date: 09/29/2006, Expiration Date: 12/24/2016, Certifier: Kent D Maxwell
Registrant: Kent D Maxwell, Rd 1 Box 65a, Forest City, PA 18421
Call Sign: KB3KBQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00720102
Grant Date: 07/23/2003, Expiration Date: 07/23/2013, Certifier: Tim Ryan
Registrant: Tim Ryan, 120 North St, Forest City, PA 18421
Call Sign: KB3KQI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00789042
Grant Date: 12/29/2003, Expiration Date: 12/29/2013, Certifier: James J Parker
Registrant: James J Parker, 797 White Oak Dr, Forest City, PA 18421

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