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Sullivan County

Population in July 2008: 131. Population change since 2000: -10.9%
 

Males: 67  (51.7%)
Females: 64  (48.3%)

Median resident age:  43.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip code: 18616


Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,121 (it was $26,625 in 2000)
Forksville:  $33,121
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,211
Forksville:  $18,211
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $116,105 (it was $74,500 in 2000)
Forksville:  $116,105
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $142,690; Detached houses: $140,880

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Races in Forksville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
  • American Indian (4.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Forksville: 86.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (63.9%), Irish (27.2%), English (19.7%), United States (13.6%), Dutch (10.2%), Polish (4.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 12/22/1880

Elevation: 1040 feet

Land area: 1.51 square miles.

Population density: 87 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Forksville

  • High school or higher: 90.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
  • Unemployed: 18.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Forksville borough

  • Never married: 17.4%
  • Now married: 55.3%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 12.1%
  • Divorced: 14.4%

3 residents are foreign born (2.0% Latin America).

This borough:  2.0%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Forksville:  1.1% ($813)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (48.8 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (126.8 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (128.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Eagles Mere, PA (2.4 miles) , Laporte borough, PA (2.7 miles ), Dushore borough, PA (3.3 miles ), New Albany borough, PA (3.4 miles ), Picture Rocks borough, PA (4.0 miles ), Monroe borough, PA (4.1 miles ), Canton borough, PA (4.1 miles ), Jamison City, PA (4.2 miles) .

Latitude: 41.49 N, Longitude: 76.60 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

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Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-8.1%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (23%)
  • Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (13%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Utilities (10%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
  • Rail transportation (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (33%)
  • Utilities (19%)
  • Private households (11%)
  • Paper (7%)
  • Gasoline stations (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (17%)
  • Religious workers (10%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
  • Computer specialists (7%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)



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Forksville-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 19% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/29/1976, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.2 miles away from the Forksville borough center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 41.7 miles away from the borough center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Forksville-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 98% 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 85.6 miles away from Forksville 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 86.3 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 99.2 miles away from the city center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 71.7 miles away from Forksville center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 73.4 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.8 miles away from Forksville center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Forksville:
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 21 miles; TOWANDA, PA)
  • MUNCY VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; MUNCY, PA)
  • TROY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; TROY, PA)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Forksville:
  • PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 25 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,666)
  • MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 33 miles; MANSFIELD, PA; FT enrollment: 2,831)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 35 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
  • BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 3,534)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,438)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 50 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)

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Creek: Little Loyalsock Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

DARWAY NURSING HOME (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-03-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (AUG-03-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-12-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (MAY-12-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-14-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (FEB-14-2006)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2005 and FEB-24-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-24-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (FEB-24-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-31-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (MAY-31-2005)
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • 52 regular monitoring violations
  • 5 other older monitoring violations
JENNING'S COUNTRY STORE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Forksville that have no violations reported:
  • FORKSVILLE GENERAL STORE (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This borough:  2.2 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  62.7%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  7.5%
Whole state:  5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  22.1%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  7.6%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Forksville, PA



Forksville compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above 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 below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Sullivan County Pennsylvania:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (69%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Wood (11%)
  • Coal or coke (3%)


Religion statistics for Forksville

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.79%
Here43.8%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in America The Wesleyan ChurchFriends (Quakers)
Adherents39.8%22.0%11.2%10.4%4.2%
Congregations22.2%37.0%3.7%7.4%3.7%
NameAssemblies of GodUnited Church of ChristOrthodox Church in America: Territorial DiocesesMennonite Church USAOther
Adherents3.3%3.2%2.4%2.3%1.1%
Congregations3.7%7.4%3.7%7.4%3.7%
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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$249
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$119
Totals for Government 0$0 8$368



Forksville government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,000
    General - Other: $4,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $63,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $10,000
    Individual Income: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $7,000

5.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,803 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.35%
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 Lycoming County, PA  0.89% ($20,818 average AGI)
from Bradford County, PA  0.85% ($29,286)


6.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,623 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.19%
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 Bradford County, PA  1.29% ($34,938 average AGI)
to Lycoming County, PA  1.13% ($32,071)


Strongest AM radio stations in Forksville:
  • WRKK (1200 AM; 10 kW; HUGHESVILLE, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WATS (960 AM; 5 kW; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Forksville:
  • WCOZ (103.9 FM; LAPORTE, PA; Owner: SMITH AND FITZGERALD, PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRVH (107.9 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WZXR (99.3 FM; SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WBZD-FM (93.3 FM; MUNCY, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WHGL-FM (100.3 FM; CANTON, PA; Owner: CANTROAIR COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W263AG (100.5 FM; SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: DBA COVENANT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WILQ (105.1 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
  • WMTT (94.7 FM; TIOGA, PA; Owner: EUROPA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDKC (101.5 FM; COVINGTON, PA; Owner: MID-ATLANTIC BROADCASTING, INC)
  • W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Forksville:
  • W25AQ (Channel 25; TOWANDA, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA EDUC'L. TV ASSN.)


Forksville fatal accident list:
Mar 11, 1980 03:00 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 15, 1975 04:10 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 21 meters (69ft)
Total costs: $924,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,592
Total average daily truck traffic: 285
Total future (year 2029) average daily traffic: 3,988

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • Rt 87, Call Sign: KYS646, Licensee ID: L00078242
    Assigned Frequencies : 48.1200 MHz, 48.4400 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/18/2005, Expiration Date: 07/16/2015
    Registrant: Voam Electric Cooperative Inc, 212 Locust St, Harrisburg, PA 17108-1266, Phone: (717) 233-5704, Fax: (717) 236-3320, Email:
  • 1 Mi N, Call Sign: KYV464, Licensee ID: L00078242
    Assigned Frequencies : 48.4400 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/19/2004, Expiration Date: 05/22/2014
    Registrant: Voam Electric Cooperative, Inc., 212 Locust St., Harrisburg, PA 17108-1266, Phone: (717) 233-5704, Fax: (717) 236-3320, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • STATION, Bear Mountain Off Rt 154, Overall height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: WNTK219
    Assigned Frequencies : 2146.80 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/27/1996, Expiration Date: 06/27/2001, Cancelation Date: 09/30/2001
    Registrant: Phone: (717) 946-5010

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5
  • Call Sign: N3XXH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00241233
    Grant Date: 05/16/2006, Expiration Date: 07/31/2016
    Registrant: Michael P Torluccio, 2324 Route 4008, Forksville, PA 18616
  • Call Sign: K7REB, Previous Call Sign: KA7CUX, Licensee ID: L00133234
    Grant Date: 10/05/1999, Expiration Date: 10/05/2009, Certifier: Richard E Bush
    Registrant: Richard E Bush, 579 Mccarty Ridge Road, Forksville, PA 18616
  • Call Sign: KB3EQN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00213311
    Grant Date: 03/01/2000, Expiration Date: 03/01/2010, Certifier: Robert C Torluccio
    Registrant: Robert C Torluccio, Rr1 Box 1244, Forksville, PA 18616
  • Call Sign: KB3RSE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01434241
    Grant Date: 10/02/2008, Expiration Date: 10/02/2018, Cancelation Date: 10/21/2008, Certifier: Teresa E Torluccio
    Registrant: Teresa E Torluccio, 2324 Route 4008, Forksville, PA 18616
  • Call Sign: KB3TNT, Previous Call Sign: KB3RSE, Licensee ID: L01434241
    Grant Date: 10/21/2008, Expiration Date: 10/21/2018, Certifier: Teresa E Torluccio
    Registrant: Teresa E Torluccio, 2324 Route 4008, Forksville, PA 18616



Forksville on our top lists:
  • #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
  • #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"

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