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Huntingdon County

Population in July 2007: 2,352. Population change since 2000: -6.0%
 

Males: 1,055  (44.9%)
Females: 1,297  (55.1%)
Median resident age:  38.2 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 17066.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $23,300 (it was $21,048 in 2000)
Mount Union  $23,300
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $65,900 (it was $49,500 in 2000)
Mount Union  $65,900
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

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Races in Mount Union:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.6%)
  • Black (11.0%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Mount Union: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (20.0%), United States (16.3%), Irish (11.6%), Italian (7.5%), English (4.2%), Dutch (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 04/19/1867

Elevation: 626 feet

Land area: 1.13 square miles.

Population density: 2087 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mount Union

  • High school or higher: 72.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
  • Unemployed: 9.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Union borough

  • Never married: 22.7%
  • Now married: 44.2%
  • Separated: 3.2%
  • Widowed: 14.7%
  • Divorced: 15.1%

19 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.8%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Mount Union:  1.3% ($660)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Frederick, MD (73.5 miles , pop. 52,767).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (114.5 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (190.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Kistler borough, PA (1.1 miles ), Newton Hamilton borough, PA (3.4 miles ), Mapleton borough, PA (3.9 miles ), Mill Creek borough, PA (4.9 miles ), Shirleysburg, PA (6.1 miles) , Orbisonia borough, PA (9.8 miles ), Rockhill Furnace borough, PA (9.9 miles ), Huntingdon borough, PA (11.7 miles ).

Latitude: 40.38 N, Longitude: 77.88 W


Area code: 814

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Population change in the 1990s: -377 (-13.1%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (18%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (8%)
  • Paper (7%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (13%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)


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Crime in Mount Union (2002):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 robbery (39.8 per 100,000)
  • 4 assaults (159.0 per 100,000)
  • 7 burglaries (278.3 per 100,000)
  • 53 thefts (2107.4 per 100,000)
  • 2 auto thefts (79.5 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 153.9 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.4)

Crime in Mount Union (2005):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 10 assaults (411.9 per 100,000)
  • 8 burglaries (329.5 per 100,000)
  • 53 thefts (2182.9 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 192.8 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.70
US city average:  3.00

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Mount Union-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 32% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/16/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 34.0 miles away from the Mount Union city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/20/1989, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 16.8 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Union:
  • J C BLAIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; HUNTINGDON, PA)
  • LEWISTON HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; LEWISTOWN, PA)
  • MEADOWS PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 32 miles; CENTRE HALL, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Union:
  • ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 31 miles; ALTOONA, PA; ID: AOO)
  • UNIVERSITY PARK (about 32 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA; ID: UNV)
  • HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL-RICHARD A HENSON FLD (about 49 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD; ID: HGR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Union:
  • HUNTINGDON COUNTY (about 5 miles; MOUNT UNION, PA; ID: MUU)
  • EWT 4 (about 24 miles; HONEY GROVE, PA; ID: 02P)
  • COVE VALLEY (about 25 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, PA; ID: 6G6)

Amtrak station near Mount Union:
  • 12 miles: HUNTINGDON (402 ALLEGHENY ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, snack bar.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Union:
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 29 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 38,248)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 34 miles; ALTOONA, PA; FT enrollment: 3,516)
  • SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 37 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 49 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,098)
  • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 59 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 2,216)
  • LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 61 miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; FT enrollment: 3,738)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 64 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
Public elementary/middle schools in Mount Union:

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Cemeteries: Shaver Cemetery (1), Mount Union Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: All Season Inn (Route 22).

 

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

L&L CAMPGROUND (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • 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-25-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  58.7%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.4%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  28.6%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  14.0%
Whole state:  5.1%

Mount Union compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in 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 significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Mount Union (2007 data):
  • Omega Bank: Mount Union Branch at 16-20 East Shirley Street, branch established on 1969-02-17. Info updated 2006-07-10: Bank assets: $1,790.5 mil, Deposits: $1,332.4 mil, headquarters in Huntingdon, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 71 total offices, Holding Company: Omega Financial Corporation
  • Community State Bank of Orbisonia: Mount Union Branch at 111 East Shirley Street, branch established on 1989-04-17. 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.
  • Mifflin County Savings Bank: Shirley Street Branch at 23-27 East Shirley Street, branch established on 1923-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $92.9 mil, Deposits: $73.8 mil, headquarters in Lewistown, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 5 total offices
  • Clearfield Bank & Trust Company: Mount Union Branch at 16 West Shirley Street, branch established on 1960-04-25. 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.



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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
Parks and Recreation 0$0 2$1,528
Streets and Highways 2$3,868$23,2080$0
Police Protection - Officers 6$14,433$28,8660$0
Sewerage 2$4,151$24,9060$0
Other and Unallocable 1$1,860$22,3200$0
Other Government Administration 10$16,419$19,7030$0
Financial Administration 5$10,242$24,5810$0
Water Supply 3$6,622$26,4880$0
Totals for Government 29$57,595$23,8322$1,528



Mount Union government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $468,000
    All Other: $86,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $31,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $310,000
    Police Protection: $226,000
    Regular Highways: $165,000
    Central Staff Services: $53,000
    General - Other: $52,000
    Housing & Community Development: $32,000
    General Public Buildings: $20,000
    Fire Protection: $19,000
    Financial Administration: $18,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $11,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $20,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $312,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,195,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $5,621,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,621,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $5,195,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $60,000
    Interest Earnings: $18,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $6,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $519,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $53,000
    All Other: $15,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $250,000
    Individual Income: $117,000
    NEC: $42,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $551,000

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 Mount Union:
  • 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.)
  • 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.)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFBG (1290 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • WKMC (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROARING SPRING, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVAM (1430 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Union:
  • WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
  • WLAK (103.5 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WWLY (106.3 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES,LLC)
  • WBUS (93.7 FM; BOALSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WVNW (96.7 FM; BURNHAM, PA; Owner: WVNW, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WBHV (103.1 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • W270AG (101.9 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • WJHT (107.9 FM; PORT MATILDA, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WJSM-FM (92.7 FM; MARTINSBURG, PA; Owner: MARTINSBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WJUN-FM (92.5 FM; MEXICO, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC.)
  • WPSU-FM (91.5 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WGMR (101.1 FM; TYRONE, PA; Owner: CARY H. SIMPSON DBA ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WCHX (105.5 FM; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: MIFFLIN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFGY (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)





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