Forty Fort, Pennsylvania

Back to Forty Fort, PA housing info, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, PA smaller cities, PA small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Forty Fort, PA Luzerne County Population in July 2008: 4,243. Population change since 2000: -7.3%   Males: 1,967   (46.4%) Females: 2,276   (53.6%) Median resident age:   41.5 years Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,893 (it was $40,306 in 2000) Forty Fort:   $49,893 Pennsylvania:   $48,576 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,148 Forty Fort:   $25,148 Pennsylvania:   $26,228 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $133,744 (it was $99,800 in 2000) Forty Fort:   $133,744 Pennsylvania:   $155,000 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $160,436; Detached houses: $151,956; Townhouses or other attached units: $101,003; In 2-unit structures: $201,816; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $242,972 Forty Fort, PA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: Peppermint Place Races in Forty Fort: White Non-Hispanic (98.1%) Hispanic (0.5%) Black (0.5%) 2008 cost of living index in Forty Fort: 86.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Forty Fort, Pennsylvania on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Forty Fort is mentioned 252 times on our forum: High School in Forty Fort/Kingston?  (3 replies) New Upscale Housing Coming to Downtown Scranton  (211 replies) Lesbian Life in NEPA  (115 replies) Scranton is in Growth Mode  (165 replies) Scranton really does suck  (136 replies) Dam Susquehanna, dammit  (103 replies) Ancestries: Polish (22.5%), Irish (22.4%), German (17.5%), Italian (17.2%), English (9.0%), Slovak (6.9%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 555 feet Land area: 1.34 square miles. Population density: 3167 people per square mile   (average).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	0.47
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Forty Fort-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 0% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.2 miles away from the Forty Fort borough center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.

On 7/4/1960, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 8.1 miles away from the borough center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Forty Fort-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 94% 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 66.5 miles away from Forty Fort 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 66.5 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 61.7 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 81.1 miles away from Forty Fort center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Political contributions by individuals in Forty Fort, PA

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Cemetery: Forty Fort Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Creek: Abrahams Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This borough:	2.3 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	63.4%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	3.5%
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

This borough:	6.0%
Whole state:	11.0%

This borough:	3.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Forty Fort, PA

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3.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,014 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.58%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($340 average AGI)

Luzerne County:	0.04%
Pennsylvania average:	0.12%

from Lackawanna County, PA	0.40% ($33,529 average AGI)
from Columbia County, PA	0.17% ($30,034)
from Schuylkill County, PA	0.14% ($31,690)

3.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,456 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.63%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($223 average AGI)

Luzerne County:	0.02%
Pennsylvania average:	0.05%

to Lackawanna County, PA	0.35% ($39,731 average AGI)
to Columbia County, PA	0.20% ($30,057)
to Schuylkill County, PA	0.19% ($31,150)

• River St & Wyoming Ave, Call Sign: KGF395, Licensee ID: L00119775
  Assigned Frequencies : 39.0200 MHz, 155.595 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/15/2003, Expiration Date: 02/03/2013
  Registrant: Forty Fort, Borough Of, River St & Wyoming Ave, Forty Fort, PA 18704, Phone: (717) 287-3762
• Corner Of River St & Wyoming Ave, Call Sign: WJT66, Licensee ID: L00119775
  Assigned Frequencies : 154.740 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/15/2003, Expiration Date: 01/20/2013
  Registrant: Forty Fort, Borough Of, River St & Wyoming Ave, Forty Fort, PA 18704