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Potter County

Population in July 2007: 10,249.
Males: 4,738  (46.2%)
Females: 5,511  (53.8%)
Median resident age:  42.6 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 15065.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,079 (it was $33,482 in 2000)
Harrison Township:  $40,079
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $126,082 (it was $75,700 in 2000)
Harrison Township:  $126,082
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $142,859; Detached houses: $140,853; Townhouses or other attached units: $84,391; In 2-unit structures: $89,552; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $49,371

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Races in Harrison Township:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
  • Black (3.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Harrison Township: 87.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (27.2%), Polish (20.5%), Irish (16.4%), Italian (12.8%), Slovak (10.5%), English (6.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/1900

Elevation: 1622 feet

Land area: 7.27 square miles.

Population density: 1409 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Harrison Township

  • High school or higher: 84.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Harrison Township CDP

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 54.4%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 12.5%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

136 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.2%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Harrison Township:  2.2% ($1,645)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (21.6 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (317.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Brackenridge borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Tarentum borough, PA (2.7 miles ), Lower Burrell, PA (3.0 miles ), Freeport borough, PA (4.2 miles ), Arnold, PA (4.4 miles ), New Kensington, PA (4.7 miles ), Springdale borough, PA (7.1 miles ), West Leechburg borough, PA (7.4 miles ).

Latitude: 40.63 N, Longitude: 79.72 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -236 (-2.2%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,149 (24.7%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 724

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Most common industries for males:
  • Metal and metal products (16%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


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Harrison Township-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 1% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/3/1980, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 1.6 miles away from the Harrison Township place 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 6.5 miles away from the place 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 Harrison Township:
  • UPMC ST MARGARET (about 16 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
  • LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF PITTSBURGH INC (about 17 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)
  • CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE (about 20 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Harrison Township:
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 24 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: AGC)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 34 miles; LATROBE, PA; ID: LBE)
  • PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 36 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: PIT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Harrison Township:
  • ROCK (about 7 miles; TARENTUM, PA; ID: 9G1)
  • MC VILLE (about 13 miles; FREEPORT, PA; ID: P37)
  • PITTSBURGH-MONROEVILLE (about 13 miles; MONROEVILLE, PA; ID: 4G0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Harrison Township:
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 22 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 25 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 25 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 8,199)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 25 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,189)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)

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Notable location: Brackenridge Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Harrison Township include: Saint Ladislaus Church (A), Calvary Church (B), Kingdom Hall Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Mount Airy Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Allegheny River Pool Four (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Buffalo Creek (A), Little Bull Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Harrison Township: Harrison Hills County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  65.2%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.2%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  11.4%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  4.9%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Harrison Township, PA


People in group quarters in Harrison Township
  • 29 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 14 people in nursing homes
  • 9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 7 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 4 people in other group homes
  • 4 people in religious group quarters


Harrison Township compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Potter County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (92%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

5.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,428 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.83%
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 Tioga County, PA  0.82% ($48,667 average AGI)
from McKean County, PA  0.55% ($35,556)
from Allegany County, NY  0.40% ($23,308)


6.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,543 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.23%
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 Tioga County, PA  0.77% ($27,784 average AGI)
to McKean County, PA  0.55% ($28,833)
to Allegany County, NY  0.41% ($28,926)


Strongest AM radio stations in Harrison Township:
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGBN (1150 AM; 1 kW; NEW KENSINGTON, PA; Owner: PENTECOSTAL TEMPLE DEVELOPMENT CORP.)
  • WAVL (910 AM; 5 kW; APOLLO, PA; Owner: EVANGEL HEIGHTS ASSEMBLY OF GOD)
  • WPGR (1510 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, PA; Owner: MCL/ MCM- INC.)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPIT (730 AM; 5 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • 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)
  • WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Harrison Township:
  • 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.)
  • WPTS-FM (92.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH COMMONWEALTH SYS)
  • WKST-FM (96.1 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSSZ (107.1 FM; GREENSBURG, PA; Owner: MCL/MCM-INC.)
  • WXDX-FM (105.9 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBZZ (93.7 FM; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WLER-FM (97.7 FM; BUTLER, PA; Owner: WBUT, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Harrison Township:
  • 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.)
  • WBGN-LP (Channel 59; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: BRUNO GOODWORTH NETWORK, INC.)
  • WPTG-LP (Channel 69; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
  • WTAE-TV (Channel 4; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: WTAE HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • 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.)
  • 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)
  • W25AX (Channel 25; KITTANNING, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
  • W60BL (Channel 60; BUTLER, PA; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
  • WLLS-LP (Channel 49; INDIANA, PA; Owner: LARRY L. SCHRECONGOST)
  • WBYD-CA (Channel 35; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
  • W63AU (Channel 63; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: THE BON-TELE NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBOA-LP (Channel 64; KITTANNING, PA; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)

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