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Lebanon County

Population in July 2008: 234. Population change since 2000: -3.3%
 

Males: 120  (51.7%)
Females: 114  (48.3%)

Median resident age:  52.1 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 17064.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $81,115 (it was $62,917 in 2000)
Mount Gretna:  $81,115
Pennsylvania:  $50,713

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $53,669

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $256,916 (it was $158,200 in 2000)
Mount Gretna:  $256,916
Pennsylvania:  $164,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $265,236; Detached houses: $269,764

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Races in Mount Gretna:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
  • Korean (0.8%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Mount Gretna: 94.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (44.6%), English (14.5%), Irish (9.9%), Italian (9.1%), United States (6.6%), Scottish (5.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 620 feet

Land area: 0.16 square miles.

Population density: 1506 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mount Gretna

  • High school or higher: 96.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 26.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Gretna borough

  • Never married: 16.1%
  • Now married: 63.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 12.1%

2 residents are foreign born

This borough:  0.8%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Mount Gretna:  1.0% ($1,516)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (16.8 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (65.4 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (72.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Timber Hills, PA (0.6 miles ), Mount Gretna Heights, PA (0.6 miles ), Quentin, PA (1.7 miles ), Cornwall borough, PA (1.9 miles ), Annville, PA (2.5 miles ), Campbelltown, PA (2.5 miles ), Cleona borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Pleasant Hill, PA (2.5 miles ).

Latitude: 40.25 N, Longitude: 76.47 W

Area code: 717

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Population change in the 1990s: -62 (-20.4%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (12%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (23%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (18%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Printing and related support activities (9%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
  • Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Food (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (16%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (6%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Food processing workers (6%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Registered nurses (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Top executives (5%)



Average climate in Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania

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Mount Gretna-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 67% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/2004, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.1 miles away from the Mount Gretna borough center caused $18 million in damages.

On 6/18/1970, a category 3 tornado 14.0 miles away from the borough center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Mount Gretna-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 65% 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 23.7 miles away from Mount Gretna 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 25.2 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 76.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 13.6 miles away from Mount Gretna center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 72.2 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 72.6 miles away from Mount Gretna center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Gretna:
  • PHILHAVEN HOSP (about 1 miles; MT GRETNA, PA)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; LEBANON, PA)
  • MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 9 miles; HERSHEY, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Mount Gretna, PA

Amtrak stations near Mount Gretna:
  • 10 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 16 miles: LANCASTER (53 MCGOVERN AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Gretna:
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 14 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 18 miles; YORK, PA; FT enrollment: 4,541)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 19 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 22 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 28 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 29 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 39 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,098)

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Average household size:
This borough:  2.1 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  64.1%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  5.1%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This borough:  0.8%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This borough:  0.8%
Whole state:  5.1%


Mount Gretna compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above 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 significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Lebanon County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (79%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Other fuel (2%)


Religion statistics for Mount Gretna

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 48.66%
Here48.7%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Church of ChristChurch of the Brethren
Adherents23.8%20.5%17.0%14.8%6.0%
Congregations5.9%21.7%13.8%15.1%6.6%
NameOld Order MennoniteAssemblies of GodMennonite; Other GroupsPresbyterian Church (USA)Other
Adherents2.2%2.1%1.9%1.5%10.0%
Congregations3.3%2.6%5.9%1.3%23.7%
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 1$2,996$35,9520$0
Streets and Highways 0$0 5$2,203
Sewerage 5$6,611$15,8660$0
Parks and Recreation 0$0 6$4,844
Water Supply 0$0 5$3,082
Totals for Government 6$9,607$19,21416$10,129



Mount Gretna government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $15,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $105,000
    Parks & Recreation: $65,000
    All Other: $8,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $12,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $107,000
    General - Other: $107,000
    Sewerage: $69,000
    Central Staff Services: $40,000
    Water Utilities: $34,000
    Police Protection: $21,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $7,000
    Fire Protection: $4,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $45,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $50,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $40,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $55,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $24,000
    Interest Earnings: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $23,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $183,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $50,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $16,000
    Highways: $9,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $76,000
    Property: $32,000
    NEC: $13,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $200,000

5.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,172 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.04%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($261 average AGI)
Lebanon County:  0.07%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Dauphin County, PA  1.00% ($43,425 average AGI)
from Lancaster County, PA  0.67% ($42,638)
from Berks County, PA  0.64% ($34,670)


4.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,254 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.27%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($228 average AGI)
Lebanon County:  0.03%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Dauphin County, PA  0.89% ($36,188 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, PA  0.55% ($39,517)
to Berks County, PA  0.43% ($49,058)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Gretna:
  • WWSM (1510 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ANNVILLE-CLEONA, PA; Owner: PATRICK H. SICKAFUS)
  • WLBR (1270 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, PA; Owner: LEBANON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WLAN (1390 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, PA)
  • WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, 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.)
  • WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Gretna:
  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WQIC (100.1 FM; LEBANON, PA; Owner: LEBANON BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWKL (92.1 FM; PALMYRA, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLAN-FM (96.9 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W220BX (91.9 FM; MARIETTA, PA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WNNK-FM (104.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRBT (94.9 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Mount Gretna:
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGCB-TV (Channel 49; RED LION, PA; Owner: RED LION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • W23AY (Channel 23; YORK, PA; Owner: WIRELESS CABLE TV OF PA, INC.)


Mount Gretna fatal accident list:
Mar 24, 2006 03:25 AM, Sr-117, Lat: 40.238975, Lon: -76.504281, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 13, 1989 07:00 AM, 117, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Aug 16, 1988 08:58 AM, 117, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 16, 1981 12:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Mt Gretna Maint Bldg 2.5 Mi S, Call Sign: KFX321
    Assigned Frequencies : 156.195 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/19/2001, Expiration Date: 02/09/2012
    Registrant: Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7676, Phone: (716) 986-9687, Fax: (717) 986-8752, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5
  • Call Sign: N3HGP, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 07/03/1989, Expiration Date: 07/03/1999, Cancelation Date: 07/04/2001
    Registrant: Sandra C Bowman, Third & Weaver Sts Box 636, Mount Gretna, PA 17064
  • Call Sign: N3MJL, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 06/02/1992, Expiration Date: 06/02/2002, Cancelation Date: 06/03/2004
    Registrant: John C Balmer, 109 Fifth St, Mount Gretna, PA 17064
  • Call Sign: WA2ITP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01451443
    Grant Date: 12/11/2008, Expiration Date: 12/11/2018
    Registrant: David J Mayercik, 219 Village Ln, Mount Gretna, PA 17064
  • Call Sign: WA3REY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01176554
    Grant Date: 02/16/1999, Expiration Date: 02/16/2009, Cancelation Date: 06/17/2008
    Registrant: Thomas B Bowman Jr, 307 Third Street, Mount Gretna, PA 17064
  • Call Sign: W3REY, Previous Call Sign: WA3REY, Licensee ID: L01176554
    Grant Date: 06/17/2008, Expiration Date: 06/17/2018, Certifier: Thomas B Bowman Jr.
    Registrant: Thomas B Bowman Jr, 307 Third Street, Mount Gretna, PA 17064



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$102,8201$80,490
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0040.00 , 0041.00

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1


Mount Gretna on our top lists:
    • #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"

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