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Population (year 2000): 6,918. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,827 (-1.3% change)

Males: 3,167	(45.8%)
Females: 3,751	(54.2%)

Huntingdon County

Median resident age:	32.7 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 16652.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,200 (it was $31,261 in 2000)

Huntingdon	$32,200
Pennsylvania:	$44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $83,200 (it was $69,900 in 2000)

Huntingdon	$83,200
Pennsylvania:	$131,900

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Races in Huntingdon:

White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
Black (1.4%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (31.0%), Irish (14.2%), English (10.4%), United States (7.9%), Italian (7.3%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/29/1796

Elevation: 643 feet

Land area: 3.45 square miles.

Population density: 1982 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Huntingdon

High school or higher: 84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.8%
Unemployed: 5.4%
Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Huntingdon borough

Never married: 37.0%
Now married: 42.0%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 11.3%
Divorced: 7.7%

78 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.1%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

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

Huntingdon:	1.4% ($959)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Frederick, MD (84.4 miles , pop. 52,767).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (126.3 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (200.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Petersburg borough, PA (5.9 miles ), Mill Creek borough, PA (6.9 miles ), Alexandria borough, PA (7.3 miles ), Mapleton borough, PA (8.7 miles ), Mount Union borough, PA (11.7 miles ), Kistler borough, PA (12.8 miles ), Williamsburg borough, PA (13.3 miles ), Marklesburg borough, PA (13.4 miles ).

Latitude: 40.50 N, Longitude: 78.01 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,584 (+37.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,772 (60.0%)

People in group quarters in Huntingdon

1001 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
146 people in nursing homes
65 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
19 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 814

Huntingdon household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +20 (+0.3%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (19%)
Public administration (14%)
Construction (10%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (28%)
Health care (11%)
Social assistance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Child care workers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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Crime in Huntingdon by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	2	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	28.8	0.0	14.5	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.5	0.0	0.0
Assaults	20	5	19	8	13	14
per 100,000	289.0	72.0	277.0	116.2	188.6	203.4
Burglaries	5	4	5	4	6	10
per 100,000	72.2	57.6	72.9	58.1	87.1	145.3
Thefts	68	75	76	65	72	106
per 100,000	982.5	1079.4	1108.2	943.8	1044.7	1540.2
Auto thefts	4	7	0	4	2	1
per 100,000	57.8	100.7	0.0	58.1	29.0	14.5
Arson	0	0	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.5	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	106.8	92.7	104.8	85.7	87.9	113.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (12 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.76
US city average:	3.00

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Huntingdon-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 38% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/20/1989, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 15.8 miles away from the Huntingdon city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 9/18/1991, a category 2 tornado 18.0 miles away from the city center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Huntingdon:

J C BLAIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (WARM SPRINGS AVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Huntingdon:

TYRONE HOSP (about 23 miles; TYRONE, PA)
ALTOONA HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ALTOONA, PA)
BON SECOURS MERCY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; ALTOONA, PA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Huntingdon:

ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 26 miles; ALTOONA, PA; ID: AOO)
UNIVERSITY PARK (about 27 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA; ID: UNV)
JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 59 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; ID: JST)

Other public-use airports nearest to Huntingdon:

COVE VALLEY (about 16 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, PA; ID: 6G6)
HUNTINGDON COUNTY (about 16 miles; MOUNT UNION, PA; ID: MUU)
MID-STATE (about 28 miles; PHILIPSBURG, PA; ID: PSB)

Amtrak station:
HUNTINGDON (402 ALLEGHENY ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, snack bar.

Local government website: www.huntingdonboro.com

College/University in Huntingdon:

JUNIATA COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,265; Location: 1700 MOORE ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.juniata.edu)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Huntingdon:

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 24 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 24 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; FT enrollment: 38,248)
SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 49 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 57 miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; FT enrollment: 3,738)
DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 60 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,098)
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 61 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,851)
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 71 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 2,216)

Public high school in Huntingdon:

HUNTINGDON AREA SHS (Students: 799; Grades: 09 - 12)

Private high schools in Huntingdon:

CALVARY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 114; Location: 300 STANDING STONE AVE; Grades: KG - 12)
HUNTINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 60; Location: R D 4 BOX 72; Grades: KG - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Huntingdon:

HUNTINGDON AREA MS (Students: 589; Grades: 06 - 08)
STANDING STONE EL SCH (Students: 447; Grades: KG - 05)
SOUTHSIDE EL SCH (Students: 359; Grades: KG - 05)
JACKSON-MILLER EL SCH (Students: 77; Grades: KG - 05)

Library in Huntingdon:

HUNTINGDON COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $466,620; Location: 330 PENN ST; 70,629 books; 3,327 audio materials; 2,646 video materials; 77 serial subscriptions)

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Church in Huntingdon: Calvary Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery (1), Riverview Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Standing Stone Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Lincoln Caverns (Caverns; Warrior Rdg).

Hotels: Days Inn (St And Us Route # 22), Griffith Brothers White Tail Ridge Lodge (Fairgrounds), Days Inn Huntingdon (US Route 22 & 4th Street), Comfort Inn Huntingdon (100 South 4th Street).

Courts: Hartslog Court (38 Hartslog Court), Huntingdon County Offices - Court Administration (Courthouse).

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

LAKE RAYSTOWN FAMILY CAMPING (Population served: 400, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (DEC-30-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-14-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (FEB-06-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-22-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-05-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUN-11-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (DEC-01-1997), St Compliance achieved (SEP-25-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One minor monitoring violation

2 regular monitoring violations

GREENWOOD FURNACE ST PARK (Population served: 300, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 regular monitoring violations

HUNTINGDON CC (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	56.8%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.1%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	13.9%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	5.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Huntingdon compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students above state average.

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Banks with branches in Huntingdon (2007 data):

Omega Bank: at 431 Penn Street, 14th Street Branch, Westminster Woods Branch. Info updated 2006-07-10: Bank assets: $1,790.5 mil, Deposits: $1,332.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 71 total offices, Holding Company: Omega Financial Corporation
Clearfield Bank & Trust Company: Huntingdon Plaza Branch at Route 22, Huntingdon Plaza, branch established on 1976-03-25; Huntingdon Drive-Up Branch at 500 Penn Street, branch established on 1957-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $362.9 mil, Deposits: $327.1 mil, headquarters in Clearfield, PA, positive income, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Cbt Financial Corp.
PNC Bank, National Association: Huntingdon Branch at 614 Washington Street, branch established on 1949-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
Northwest Savings Bank: Smithfield Branch at Ridge Road And Pennsylvania Avenue, branch established on 1971-10-04. Info updated 2006-06-07: Bank assets: $6,564.7 mil, Deposits: $5,434.2 mil, headquarters in Warren, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 162 total offices
Community State Bank of Orbisonia: Huntingdon Branch at 50 Pennsylvania Avenue, branch established on 1995-08-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $191.7 mil, Deposits: $173.4 mil, headquarters in Orbisonia, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Orbisonia Community Bancorp, Inc.
Huntingdon Savings Bank: at 423 Penn Street, branch established on 1923-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $11.6 mil, Deposits: $9.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1 total offices

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2004 Presidential Election results in Huntingdon County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Police - Other	4	$11,393	$34,179	3	$1,328
Financial Administration	5	$12,897	$30,953	1	$664
Other Government Administration	2	$9,719	$58,314	10	$3,813
Police Protection - Officers	11	$42,792	$46,682	0	$0
Streets and Highways	12	$30,761	$30,761	0	$0
Sewerage	7	$18,378	$31,505	0	$0
Water Supply	4	$11,584	$34,752	0	$0
Totals for Government	45	$137,525	$36,673	14	$5,805

Huntingdon government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $1,140,000
Solid Waste Management: $78,000

Parking Facilities: $40,000

All Other: $34,000
Construction - Sewerage: $726,000
Regular Highways: $127,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $1,148,000
Water Utilities: $1,110,000

Police Protection: $489,000

Regular Highways: $481,000

Sewerage: $224,000

Financial Administration: $148,000

General Public Buildings: $100,000

Solid Waste Management: $80,000

Fire Protection: $55,000

Parks & Recreation: $39,000

Central Staff Services: $23,000

Housing & Community Development: $7,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $4,000

Health Services - Other: $2,000

Libraries: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $766,000
Housing & Community Development: $136,000
General - Interest on Debt: $481,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $207,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $13,767,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $8,799,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $4,118,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $850,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $123,000
General Revenue, NEC: $109,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $161,000
Water Utilities: $51,000

Police Protection: $22,000

General Public Building: $20,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,802,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,533,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $226,000
Highways: $124,000

General Support: $5,000
Tax - Property: $777,000
Individual Income: $372,000

NEC: $117,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,631,000

4.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,543 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.16%
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 Mifflin County, PA	0.53% ($24,744 average AGI)
from Blair County, PA	0.47% ($30,280)
from Centre County, PA	0.44% ($44,254)

4.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,126 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.42%
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 Blair County, PA	0.55% ($26,977 average AGI)
to Centre County, PA	0.48% ($33,169)
to Mifflin County, PA	0.43% ($27,754)

Strongest AM radio stations in Huntingdon:

WHUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
WIEZ (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
WFBG (1290 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
WVAM (1430 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
WKMC (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROARING SPRING, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
WPHB (1260 AM; 5 kW; PHILIPSBURG, PA)
WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WRSC (1390 AM; 2 kW; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Huntingdon:

WLAK (103.5 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
WWLY (106.3 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES,LLC)
WKVR-FM (92.3 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: JUNIATA COLLEGE)
WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
WJHT (107.9 FM; PORT MATILDA, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
W270AG (101.9 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
WBUS (93.7 FM; BOALSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
WBHV (103.1 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
WJSM-FM (92.7 FM; MARTINSBURG, PA; Owner: MARTINSBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPSU-FM (91.5 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
WVNW (96.7 FM; BURNHAM, PA; Owner: WVNW, INC.)
WGMR (101.1 FM; TYRONE, PA; Owner: CARY H. SIMPSON DBA ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
WEEO-FM (103.7 FM; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
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)
WFGY (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
WKYE-FM1 (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WINSTON RADIO CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Huntingdon:

W63AJ (Channel 63; HUNTINGDON/WILLIAMSB, PA; Owner: PEAK MEDIA OF PA LICENSEE LLC)
W13BY (Channel 13; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: GEORGE W. KIMBLE)

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