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Armstrong County

Population in July 2007: 1,820. Population change since 2000: -6.8%
 

Males: 841  (46.2%)
Females: 979  (53.8%)
Median resident age:  39.0 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 16229.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,700 (it was $28,565 in 2000)
Freeport  $36,700
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $73,500 (it was $52,200 in 2000)
Freeport  $73,500
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

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Races in Freeport:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Freeport: 85.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (38.2%), Irish (22.6%), Italian (13.3%), Polish (13.1%), English (10.1%), United States (5.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 04/08/1833

Land area: 1.16 square miles.

Population density: 1575 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Freeport

  • High school or higher: 83.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Freeport borough

  • Never married: 22.0%
  • Now married: 55.7%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 12.4%
  • Divorced: 7.6%

20 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.0%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Freeport:  2.0% ($1,069)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (25.7 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (315.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Harrison Township, PA (4.2 miles ), West Leechburg borough, PA (5.6 miles ), Brackenridge borough, PA (6.0 miles ), Leechburg borough, PA (6.5 miles ), Lower Burrell, PA (6.7 miles ), Tarentum borough, PA (6.8 miles ), Hyde Park borough, PA (7.3 miles ), Arnold, PA (8.6 miles ).

Latitude: 40.67 N, Longitude: 79.69 W


Area code: 724

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Population change in the 1990s: -66 (-3.3%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)


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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.10
US city average:  3.00

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Freeport-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 2% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.4 miles away from the Freeport city center injured 140 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.4 miles away from the city center killed 9 people and injured 120 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Freeport:
  • ARMSTRONG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; KITTANNING, PA)
  • UPMC ST MARGARET (about 20 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
  • LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF PITTSBURGH INC (about 21 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Freeport:
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 28 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: AGC)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 35 miles; LATROBE, PA; ID: LBE)
  • PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 39 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: PIT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Freeport:
  • MC VILLE (about 9 miles; FREEPORT, PA; ID: P37)
  • ROCK (about 11 miles; TARENTUM, PA; ID: 9G1)
  • PITTSBURGH-MONROEVILLE (about 17 miles; MONROEVILLE, PA; ID: 4G0)

College/University in Freeport:
  • TRANSYLVANIA BIBLE SCHOOL (Location: 927 FREEPORT RD; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Freeport:
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 26 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 29 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 29 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 29 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
Public high school in Freeport:
Public elementary/middle schools in Freeport:
Private elementary/middle schools in Freeport:
  • ST MARY SCHOOL (Students: 96; Location: 610 HIGH STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
  • KELLYS KIDS (Students: 25; Location: PO BOX 25; Grades: PK - KG)
  • FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 14; Location: 925 FREEPORT ROAD; Grades: 1 - 9)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Kelly's Kids and St. Mary's are no longer in operation added by mike

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

COLONIAL GARDENS GUEST HOME (Population served: 45, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-05-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUL-05-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-22-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-22-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUL-05-2006)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2004 and JAN-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JAN-31-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-31-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-22-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-22-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-22-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-22-2005)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
  • One other older monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  60.6%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.1%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.4%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Freeport 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Freeport (2007 data):
  • National City Bank: Freeport Branch at 236 5th Street, branch established on 1960-11-21. Info updated 2006-09-27: Bank assets: $134,344.8 mil, Deposits: $86,955.0 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1347 total offices, Holding Company: National City Corporation



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Freeport government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $115,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $163,000
    Solid Waste Management: $92,000
    All Other: $25,000
    Parking Facilities: $15,000
    Parks & Recreation: $6,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $203,000
    Sewerage: $158,000
    Regular Highways: $128,000
    Police Protection: $121,000
    General - Other: $100,000
    Parks & Recreation: $48,000
    Central Staff Services: $28,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $10,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $11,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $173,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $159,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $14,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $43,000
    Interest Earnings: $24,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $35,000
    Police Protection: $16,000
    Libraries: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $165,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $31,000
    All Other: $24,000
    Housing & Community Development: $18,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $156,000
    Individual Income: $92,000
    NEC: $32,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $256,000

4.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,063 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.00%
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 Westmoreland County, PA  0.99% ($30,585 average AGI)
from Allegheny County, PA  0.71% ($33,038)
from Butler County, PA  0.46% ($30,844)


4.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,098 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.66%
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 Westmoreland County, PA  0.85% ($30,404 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA  0.71% ($31,936)
to Butler County, PA  0.66% ($32,856)


Strongest AM radio stations in Freeport:
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WAVL (910 AM; 5 kW; APOLLO, PA; Owner: EVANGEL HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY OF GOD)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WPGR (1510 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, PA; Owner: MCL/ MCM- INC.)
  • WGBN (1150 AM; 1 kW; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: PENTECOSTAL TEMPLE DEVELOPMENT CORP.)
  • WJAS (1320 AM; 6 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WBGG (970 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
  • WPTT (1360 AM; 5 kW; MCKEESPORT, PA; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEVADA)
  • KQV (1410 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CALVARY, INC.)
  • WEAE (1250 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Freeport:
  • WZPT (100.7 FM; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WSHH (99.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: RENDA B/CING CORP. OF NEVADA)
  • WLTJ (92.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPNT, INC.)
  • WJJJ (104.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDSY-FM (107.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WDVE (102.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWSW-FM (94.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WQED-FM (89.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WRWJ (88.1 FM; MURRYSVILLE, PA; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INCORPORATED)
  • WRRK (96.9 FM; BRADDOCK, PA; Owner: WPNT INC)
  • WORD-FM (101.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WSSZ (107.1 FM; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC.)
  • WPTS-FM (92.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH COMMONWEALTH SYS)
  • WLER-FM (97.7 FM; BUTLER, PA; Owner: WBUT, INC.)
  • WKST-FM (96.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBZZ (93.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WXDX-FM (105.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOGI (98.3 FM; DUQUESNE, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WDUQ (90.5 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY)
  • WYEP-FM (91.3 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PITTSBURGH COMM. B/CING. CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Freeport:
  • WCWB (Channel 22; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WCWB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WPCB-TV (Channel 40; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: CORNERSTONE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WPXI (Channel 11; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WBGN-LP (Channel 59; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: BRUNO GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPTG-LP (Channel 69; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WQEX (Channel 16; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • W65CG (Channel 65; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KDKA-TV (Channel 2; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • W25AX (Channel 25; KITTANNING, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
  • W60BL (Channel 60; BUTLER, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
  • WPGH-TV (Channel 53; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WPGH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WQED (Channel 13; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WBPA-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
  • W61CC (Channel 61; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE VIDEOHOUSE, INC.)
  • WIIC-LP (Channel 29; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WLLS-LP (Channel 49; INDIANA, PA; Owner: LARRY L. SCHRECONGOST)
  • WBOA-LP (Channel 64; KITTANNING, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WBYD-CA (Channel 35; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)




Freeport fatal accident list for 1988:
Oct 15, 1988 10:00 AM, 128, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2

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