Franklintown, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2007: 555. Population change since 2000: +4.3%

Males: 278	(50.2%)
Females: 277	(49.8%)

Median resident age:	29.4 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 17323.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,856 (it was $43,409 in 2000)

Franklintown:	$52,856
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $134,806 (it was $85,800 in 2000)

Franklintown:	$134,806
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $143,230; Detached houses: $178,232; Townhouses or other attached units: $123,089; In 2-unit structures: $123,204; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $48,099; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $112,798; Mobile homes: $75,000

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Races in Franklintown:

White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
American Indian (0.6%)

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

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Ancestries: German (38.3%), English (13.7%), Irish (12.2%), United States (11.1%), French (4.7%), Dutch (3.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 04/29/1869

Elevation: 700 feet

Land area: 0.25 square miles.

Population density: 2247 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Franklintown

High school or higher: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
Unemployed: 6.1%
Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Franklintown borough

Never married: 38.6%
Now married: 46.3%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 3.4%
Divorced: 9.9%

12 residents are foreign born (1.9% Asia, 0.4% Africa).

This borough:	2.3%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

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

Franklintown:	1.4% ($1,185)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (38.5 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (57.5 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (100.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Dillsburg borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Wellsville borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Lake Meade, PA (2.5 miles ), York Springs borough, PA (2.6 miles ), Boiling Springs, PA (2.8 miles ), Mount Holly Springs borough, PA (3.0 miles ), Mechanicsburg borough, PA (3.1 miles ), Lewisberry borough, PA (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 40.08 N, Longitude: 77.03 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 717

Franklintown household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +167 (+45.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (32%)
Public administration (6%)
Food (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Machinery (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
Health care (11%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Social assistance (5%)
Utilities (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electricians (22%)
Computer specialists (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Carpenters (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Customer service representatives (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (12%)
Legal support workers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Customer service representatives (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Child care workers (5%)

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Franklintown-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 53% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.2 miles away from the Franklintown borough center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/5/1952, a category 3 tornado 18.6 miles away from the borough center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Franklintown:

HEALTHSOUTH OF MECHANICSBURG (about 11 miles; MECHANICSBURG, PA)
HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP FOR SPECIAL SVS (about 11 miles; MECHANICSBURG, PA)
HOLY SPIRIT HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CAMP HILL, PA)

Amtrak station near Franklintown:

16 miles: HARRISBURG (4TH & CHESTNUT STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.franklintownboro.com.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Franklintown:

MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 6 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 13 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,098)
HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 18 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 19 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 20 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 2,216)
SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 23 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 24 miles; YORK, PA; FT enrollment: 4,541)

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Average household size:

This borough:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	69.7%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	10.4%
Whole state:	5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	9.6%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This borough:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Franklintown, PA

Franklintown compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Franklintown mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in York County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (58%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Utility gas (3%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religon statistics for Franklintown

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.
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	1	$3,225	$38,700	0	$0
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$1,248
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$218
Totals for Government	1	$3,225	$38,700	2	$1,466

Franklintown government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $42,000
All Other: $2,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $19,000
General Public Buildings: $9,000
Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $74,000
General - Other: $58,000

Central Staff Services: $45,000

Solid Waste Management: $31,000

Police Protection: $24,000

Regular Highways: $18,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000

Financial Administration: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $177,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $180,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $299,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $58,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $10,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $26,000
Housing & Community Development: $2,000

All Other: $1,000
Tax - Individual Income: $44,000
Property: $18,000

NEC: $9,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $38,000

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 Franklintown:

WHYL (960 AM; 5 kW; CARLISLE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWII (720 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SHIREMANSTOWN, PA; Owner: HENSLEY BROADCASTING)
WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
WTKT (1460 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WOYK (1350 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WOYK, INC.)
WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHVR (1280 AM; 5 kW; HANOVER, PA)
WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIOO (1000 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CARLISLE, PA; Owner: WIOO RADIO INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Franklintown:

WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WJAZ (91.7 FM; SUMMERDALE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. COMMWEALTH SYS. HGHR ED)
WNNK-FM (104.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WRBT (94.9 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WVMM (90.7 FM; GRANTHAM, PA; Owner: MESSIAH COLLEGE)
WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJUN-FM (92.5 FM; MEXICO, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC.)
WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
WAYZ-FM (104.7 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WETH (89.1 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
WQLV (98.9 FM; MILLERSBURG, PA; Owner: HEPCO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Franklintown:

WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
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.)
W40AF (Channel 40; DILLSBURG, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK, LLC)

Franklintown fatal accident list:
Nov 25, 2000 11:48 AM, Sr-194, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

107 S Baltimore St Franklintown Fire Co, Call Sign: KTG718, Licensee ID: L00079597
Assigned Frequencies : 33.8800 MHz, 33.9000 MHz
Grant Date: 11/16/2001, Expiration Date: 11/25/2011
Registrant: Fire Chiefs & Fighters Asson Of York Co Inc, 330 Emig Rd, Emigsville, PA 17318, Phone: (717) 767-4097, Fax: (717) 764-3243, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: WA3AIA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00685979
Grant Date: 12/15/2004, Expiration Date: 02/09/2015, Certifier: Richard H Blouch
Registrant: Richard H Blouch, 118 S Baltimore St Box 75, Franklintown, PA 17323

	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	$115,840	1	$162,640	1	$25,760
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$152,770	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

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See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0204.10

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