Herndon, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2008: 354. Population change since 2000: -7.6%

Males: 161	(45.7%)
Females: 193	(54.3%)

Median resident age:	42.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 17830.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,112 (it was $37,750 in 2000)

Herndon:	$44,112
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $27,953

Herndon:	$27,953
Pennsylvania:	$26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $77,568 (it was $60,600 in 2000)

Herndon:	$77,568
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

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Races in Herndon:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
Black (1.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Herndon: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (43.1%), United States (10.7%), English (4.4%), Irish (3.9%), French (2.9%), Italian (2.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 08/29/1902

Elevation: 460 feet

Land area: 0.80 square miles.

Population density: 441 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Herndon

High school or higher: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
Unemployed: 1.0%
Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Herndon borough

Never married: 14.5%
Now married: 66.2%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 11.9%
Divorced: 6.8%

6 residents are foreign born

This borough:	1.6%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

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

Herndon:	0.8% ($509)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (54.0 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (97.3 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (102.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Port Trevorton, PA (1.6 miles ), Pillow borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Freeburg borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Selinsgrove borough, PA (2.6 miles ), Berrysburg borough, PA (2.7 miles ), Klingerstown, PA (2.9 miles) , Hummels Wharf, PA (3.0 miles ), Mount Pleasant Mills, PA (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 40.70 N, Longitude: 76.84 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

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Population change in the 1990s: -39 (-9.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Food (19%)
Construction (13%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Mining (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (14%)
Educational services (10%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Wood products (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Food processing workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Life, physical, and social science technicians (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Woodworkers (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

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Average climate in Herndon, Pennsylvania

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Herndon-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 22% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 43.5 miles away from the Herndon borough center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 28.8 miles away from the borough center killed 6 people and injured 60 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Herndon-area historical earthquake activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 87% 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 49.7 miles away from Herndon 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 51.1 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 91.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 43.0 miles away from Herndon center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 49.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Herndon:

SUNBURY COMMUNITY HOSP (about 12 miles; SUNBURY, PA)
SHAMOKIN AREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; COAL TOWNSHIP, PA)
EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; LEWISBURG, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Herndon, PA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Herndon:

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,534)
HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 28 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 31 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 37 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 39 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 40 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; FT enrollment: 4,666)
DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 40 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,098)

Public high school in Herndon:

Line Mountain Jshs School (Students: 611; Location: RR 1 Box 1660; Grades: 7 - 12)

Private elementary/middle school in Herndon:

SCHWABEN CREEK SCHOOL (Students: 36; Location: BOX 365 CREEK HILL ROAD; Grades: 1 - 8)

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Churches in Herndon include: Zion Church (A), Seibert Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

HERNDON CAMP MEETING ASSN (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

4 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This borough:	2.2 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	61.8%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	4.6%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	9.4%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This borough:	2.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Herndon, PA

Herndon compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below 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 significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Herndon (2009 data):

The Herndon National Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1934-02-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $28.9 mil, Deposits: $20.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices
The Gratz National Bank: Herdon Office Branch at 4231 State Route 147, branch established on 2008-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $123.0 mil, Deposits: $101.6 mil, headquarters in Gratz, PA, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Gnb Financial Services, Inc.

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Herndon mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Northumberland County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (72%) Coal or coke (14%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Religion statistics for Herndon

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ	The Wesleyan Church
Adherents	36.5%	19.9%	14.5%	8.6%	8.1%
Congregations	7.7%	20.5%	20.5%	14.7%	3.8%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Christian and Missionary Alliance	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	2.5%	1.5%	1.1%	1.0%	6.5%
Congregations	5.8%	1.9%	1.9%	1.3%	21.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	0	$0		1	$400
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$210
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$2,000
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$432
Totals for Government	0	$0		9	$3,042

Herndon government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $2,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $50,000
General - Other: $33,000

Water Utilities: $11,000

Central Staff Services: $9,000

Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $6,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000

General Public Buildings: $2,000

Financial Administration: $1,000

Fire Protection: $1,000

Health Services - Other: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $167,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $17,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,000
Tax - Individual Income: $32,000
Property: $4,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $21,000

4.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,316 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.35%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($164 average AGI)
Northumberland County: 0.05%
Pennsylvania average: 0.12%

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

from Union County, PA	0.68% ($30,529 average AGI)
from Snyder County, PA	0.49% ($28,565)
from Lycoming County, PA	0.39% ($28,164)

4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,638 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.98%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($296 average AGI)
Northumberland County: 0.06%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

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

to Union County, PA	0.76% ($29,919 average AGI)
to Snyder County, PA	0.55% ($33,472)
to Lycoming County, PA	0.32% ($29,184)

Strongest AM radio stations in Herndon:

WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WYGL (1240 AM; 1 kW; SELINSGROVE, PA; Owner: SUNAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WRKK (1200 AM; 10 kW; HUGHESVILLE, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WIEZ (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Herndon:

WQKX (94.1 FM; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEGH (107.3 FM; NORTHUMBERLAND, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WYGL-FM (100.5 FM; ELIZABETHVILLE, PA; Owner: SUNAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WLZS (106.1 FM; BEAVER SPRINGS, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC)
WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
WLGL (92.3 FM; RIVERSIDE, PA; Owner: SUNAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WQLV (98.9 FM; MILLERSBURG, PA; Owner: HEPCO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WVLY-FM (100.9 FM; MILTON, PA; Owner: MILTON-LEWISBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
WQSU (88.9 FM; SELINSGROVE, PA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY)
WWBE (98.3 FM; MIFFLINBURG, PA; Owner: B-98 BROADCASTING, INC)
WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
WJUN-FM (92.5 FM; MEXICO, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC.)
WBLJ-FM (95.3 FM; SHAMOKIN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCXR (103.7 FM; LEWISBURG, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
WRVH (107.9 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
WBGM (88.1 FM; NEW BERLIN, PA; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WQJU (107.1 FM; MIFFLINTOWN, PA; Owner: CENTRAL PA CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE, INC.)
WJRC (90.9 FM; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: SALT AND LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Herndon:

WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
W18BC (Channel 18; MIDDLEBURG, PA; Owner: HEIRLOOM MINISTRIES, INC.)

Herndon fatal accident list:
Jan 1, 1996 01:45 AM, 147, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 4, 1987 11:15 AM, Sr01470280, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Edward G Roach, Rd2, Lubold Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

LITTLE MTN, 1.25 Mi Ne Of Where Sr 147 Crosses Mahoney Creek, Overall height: 91.4 m, Call Sign: WMK800
Assigned Frequencies : 6345.49 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6675.00 MHz, 6315.84 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75025, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:
On Little Mountain 2.5 Mi Nne Of, Overall height: 25 m, Call Sign: WNTY672
Assigned Frequencies : 6590.62 MHz
Grant Date: 04/12/2000, Expiration Date: 04/11/2010
Registrant: Phone: (717) 983-4440

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KA3BVJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01327401
Grant Date: 09/27/2007, Expiration Date: 12/26/2017, Certifier: Dennis L Williard Sr
Registrant: Dennis L Williard Sr, Box 354, Herndon, PA 17830
Call Sign: KB0LNL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00758547
Grant Date: 10/29/2003, Expiration Date: 12/28/2013
Registrant: Louis P Toenjes, Rd 2 Box 609, Herndon, PA 17830
Call Sign: N3JIW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00323424
Grant Date: 02/08/2001, Expiration Date: 05/07/2011
Registrant: Marvin A Paul Jr, Herndon, PA 17830
Call Sign: N3SHN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00133774
Grant Date: 06/10/2004, Expiration Date: 07/08/2014, Certifier: Mark A Letterman
Registrant: Mark A Letterman, Rd 2 Box 101, Herndon, PA 17830
Call Sign: WB3FHT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00369496
Grant Date: 06/14/2007, Expiration Date: 09/03/2017, Certifier: Andrew P Bobb
Registrant: Andrew P Bobb, 1 South Center St, Herndon, PA 17830

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3
Hazardous Condition: 1

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