Friedens, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2007: 1,627.

Males: 810	(49.8%)
Females: 817	(50.2%)

Median resident age:	35.4 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 15541.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,879 (it was $36,117 in 2000)

Friedens:	$43,879
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $85,883 (it was $60,800 in 2000)

Friedens:	$85,883
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $131,441; Detached houses: $143,589; Townhouses or other attached units: $139,233; Mobile homes: $65,403

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Races in Friedens:

White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Friedens: 82.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (36.3%), United States (9.6%), Italian (8.6%), English (5.9%), Irish (5.8%), Polish (4.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 2030 feet

Land area: 3.14 square miles.

Population density: 518 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Friedens

High school or higher: 84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
Unemployed: 3.1%
Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Friedens CDP

Never married: 21.4%
Now married: 65.1%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 6.9%
Divorced: 5.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Friedens, Pennsylvania in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Friedens to the number of sex offenders is 542 to 1.

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

Friedens:	1.8% ($1,107)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (58.4 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (204.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Stoystown borough, PA (2.0 miles ), Shanksville borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Somerset borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Indian Lake borough, PA (2.7 miles ), Boswell borough, PA (2.8 miles ), Hooversville borough, PA (2.8 miles ), Jennerstown borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Berlin borough, PA (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 40.05 N, Longitude: 79.00 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 814

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Most common industries for males (%):

Public administration (13%)
Health care (11%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Construction (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Machinery (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Other health and personal care stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)

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Friedens-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 11% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.9 miles away from the Friedens place center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.3 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused $4 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Friedens:

SOMERSET COMM HOSP (about 7 miles; SOMERSET, PA)
MEYERSDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; MYERSDALE, PA)
WINDBER HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; WINDBER, PA)

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Amtrak station near Friedens:

20 miles: JOHNSTOWN (47 WALNUT ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Friedens:

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 18 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 42 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 46 miles; ALTOONA, PA; FT enrollment: 3,516)
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 48 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)

Public elementary/middle school in Friedens:

Friedens Elementary School (Students: 178; Location: 1936 Stoystown Rd; Grades: KG - 3)

Private elementary/middle school in Friedens:

STONYBROOK AMISH SCHOOL (Students: 18; Location: 1541 CORNERSTONE RD; Grades: 1 - 8)

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Notable locations in Friedens: Adams Station (A), Quemahoning Junction Station (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Friedens: Saint Michaels Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	76.4%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	8.3%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This place:	2.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Friedens, PA

15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Friedens compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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Unemployed percentage 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.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Somerset County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (76%) Electricity (10%) Coal or coke (7%) Utility gas (3%) Wood (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religon statistics for Friedens

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Church of the Brethren	United Church of Christ
Adherents	28.7%	23.5%	13.3%	9.5%	6.3%
Congregations	9.1%	18.2%	17.7%	11.6%	7.6%

Name	Mennonite Church USA	Christian and Missionary Alliance	Assemblies of God	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	2.5%	2.2%	1.7%	1.7%	10.5%
Congregations	4.0%	2.5%	3.0%	3.0%	23.2%

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.

3.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,319 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.26%
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 Cambria County, PA	0.87% ($35,913 average AGI)
from Westmoreland County, PA	0.23% ($35,463)
from Allegheny County, PA	0.19% ($57,607)

3.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,568 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.82%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($291 average AGI)
Somerset County: 0.05%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cambria County, PA	0.79% ($21,680 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.29% ($36,365)
to Westmoreland County, PA	0.23% ($31,597)

Strongest AM radio stations in Friedens:

WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
WYSN (1330 AM; 5 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCBC (1270 AM; 5 kW; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: CUMBERLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WHJB (1600 AM; 5 kW; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: JOHN H. CESSNA)
WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Friedens:

WUZY (97.7 FM; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN,INC.)
WCCL (101.7 FM; CENTRAL CITY, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WQEJ (89.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
WQZS (93.3 FM; MEYERSDALE, PA; Owner: ROGER WAHL)
WFRJ (88.9 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WKYE (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
WQKK (92.1 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WAYC (100.9 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WROG (102.9 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: TSCHUDY RADIO, INC)
WFWM (91.9 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
WKGO (106.1 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
WLIC (97.1 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
WFRB-FM (105.3 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
WWPN (101.1 FM; WESTERNPORT, MD; Owner: ERNEST F. SANTMYIRE)
WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
WSKE (104.3 FM; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
WLSW (103.9 FM; SCOTTDALE, PA; Owner: L. STANLEY WALL)
WMTZ (96.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Friedens:

WNPA (Channel 19; JEANNETTE, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PITTSBURGH INC.)
W57BM (Channel 57; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: PALM TELEVISION, L.P.)
WWCP-TV (Channel 8; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: PEAK MEDIA OF PA LICENSEE LLC)
WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
WJAC-TV (Channel 6; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

N Corner Int Rt 281 & Barron St, Call Sign: KNJV923, Licensee ID: L00825853
Assigned Frequencies : 33.6800 MHz, 33.7000 MHz
Grant Date: 03/10/2004, Expiration Date: 05/22/2014
Registrant: Friedens Vol Fire Company, Friedens, PA 15541, Phone: (814) 445-9947

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1

Somerset County Municipal Airport, Type: Building, Overall height: 5 m, Call Sign: KTH5, Licensee ID: L00002414
Assigned Frequencies : 122.800 MHz
Grant Date: 02/19/2009, Expiration Date: 04/06/2019
Registrant: County Of Somerset, 300 North Center Avenue, Suite 500, Somerset, PA 15501, Phone: (814) 445-1400, Fax: (814) 445-7991, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 21 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Friedens)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 6

Aircraft: WRIGHT THOMAS J LONG-EZ (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 44TJ , Serial Number: 17
Registrant (Individual): Thomas J Sr Wright, Po Box 195, Friedens, PA 15541
Aircraft: CESSNA 172S (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5196G , Serial Number: 172S9092, Year manufactured: 2002, Airworthiness Date: 05/28/2002
Registrant (Individual): Edward Olasz, Po Box 129, Friedens, PA 15541
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 57370 , Serial Number: 28-7425103, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 11/08/1973
Registrant (Co-Owned): Brett T Zimmerman, 115 Pickett Ln, Friedens, PA 15541, Other Owners: Bryan M Baker
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7301J , Serial Number: 28-24596, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 05/24/1968
Registrant (Individual): John R Witosky, 146 Stouffer Hill Rd, Friedens, PA 15541
Aircraft: AERONCA 7AC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 85107 , Serial Number: 7AC-3840, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 10/05/1956
Registrant (Individual): David L Mankamyer, 152 Aviator Ln, Friedens, PA 15541
Aircraft: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 926CD , Serial Number: 0351, Year manufactured: 2002, Airworthiness Date: 10/12/2002
Registrant (Corporation): Zimmerman Aircraft Rentals Inc, 115 Pickett Ln, Friedens, PA 15541

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$75,910	5	$76,764	16	$71,096	4	$32,410
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$54,470	4	$66,330	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	2	$34,010	9	$76,034	1	$24,590
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	3	$86,767	1	$77,860
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0209.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$88,900	1	$112,660
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0209.00

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 8

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