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York County

Population in July 2007: 1,335. Population change since 2000: -2.6%

Males: 641	(48.1%)
Females: 694	(51.9%)

Median resident age:	39.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 17347.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,305 (it was $42,135 in 2000)

Mount Wolf:	$51,305
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $138,734 (it was $88,300 in 2000)

Mount Wolf:	$138,734
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $151,433; Detached houses: $160,015; Townhouses or other attached units: $125,342; In 2-unit structures: $71,185; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $56,396

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Races in Mount Wolf:

White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
Hispanic (1.6%)
Black (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Mount Wolf: 86.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (38.9%), United States (11.0%), Irish (6.3%), English (3.4%), Italian (2.2%), Polish (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 08/23/1910

Elevation: 594 feet

Land area: 0.54 square miles.

Population density: 2461 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Mount Wolf

High school or higher: 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
Unemployed: 1.2%
Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Wolf borough

Never married: 20.3%
Now married: 59.9%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 8.3%
Divorced: 9.9%

16 residents are foreign born

This borough:	1.2%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

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

Mount Wolf:	1.7% ($1,458)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (21.3 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (52.4 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (82.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Manchester borough, PA (0.9 miles ), York Haven borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Emigsville, PA (2.1 miles ), Springetts Manor-Yorklyn, PA (2.4 miles ), North York borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Goldsboro borough, PA (2.6 miles ), Maytown, PA (2.6 miles ), East York, PA (2.6 miles ).

Latitude: 40.06 N, Longitude: 76.71 W

Mount Wolf household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: -134 (-8.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (13%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Printing and related support activities (5%)
Food (5%)
Paper (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (8%)
Health care (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Social assistance (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Educational services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Child care workers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

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

On 4/5/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.8 miles away from the Mount Wolf borough center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/14/2004, a category 3 tornado 16.4 miles away from the borough center caused $18 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Wolf:

YORK HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; YORK, PA)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YORK (about 9 miles; YORK, PA)
HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP YORK (about 12 miles; YORK, PA)

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Amtrak stations near Mount Wolf:

8 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
12 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
17 miles: HARRISBURG (4TH & CHESTNUT STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Wolf:

YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 7 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 9 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 17 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 19 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 19 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 28 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,098)
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 32 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 2,216)

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Average household size:

This borough:	2.4 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	72.4%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	6.6%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	4.7%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This borough:	2.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Wolf, PA

34 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents

Mount Wolf compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage 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.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Mount Wolf mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in York County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (85%) Electricity (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Religon statistics for Mount Wolf

Adherents

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	22.7%	22.0%	18.5%	11.6%	3.7%
Congregations	19.0%	3.1%	24.0%	10.7%	3.9%

Name	Church of the Brethren	Southern Baptist Convention	Assemblies of God	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Other religions
Adherents	2.3%	1.9%	1.8%	1.4%	14.1%
Congregations	3.9%	3.9%	4.7%	0.8%	26.0%

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	$1,357
Other Government Administration	0	$0		9	$1,003
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$638
Police - Other	0	$0		1	$536
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$197
Totals for Government	0	$0		13	$3,731

5.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,253 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.47%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($271 average AGI)
York County: 0.05%
Pennsylvania average: 0.12%

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

from Baltimore County, MD	0.67% ($57,300 average AGI)
from Adams County, PA	0.47% ($35,705)
from Cumberland County, PA	0.46% ($49,538)

4.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,777 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.28%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($362 average AGI)
York County: 0.04%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

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

to Cumberland County, PA	0.48% ($38,928 average AGI)
to Adams County, PA	0.40% ($34,331)
to Lancaster County, PA	0.33% ($40,261)

Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Wolf:

WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
WQXA (1250 AM; 1 kW; YORK, PA)
WOYK (1350 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WOYK, INC.)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTKT (1460 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WWII (720 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SHIREMANSTOWN, PA; Owner: HENSLEY BROADCASTING)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Wolf:

WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W220BX (91.9 FM; MARIETTA, PA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
WLAN-FM (96.9 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WNNK-FM (104.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WRBT (94.9 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
WJAZ (91.7 FM; SUMMERDALE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. COMMWEALTH SYS. HGHR ED)
WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)

TV broadcast stations around Mount Wolf:

WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
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.)
WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)

Mount Wolf fatal accident list:
Jul 28, 1988 07:19 AM, Walnut St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total costs: $153,000
Total average daily traffic: 9,451
Total average daily truck traffic: 547
Total future (year 2009) average daily traffic: 8,390

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4

54 Center St, Call Sign: KGD216, Licensee ID: L00079597
Assigned Frequencies : 33.5400 MHz, 33.5800 MHz, 33.8800 MHz, 33.9000 MHz
Grant Date: 10/08/2004, Expiration Date: 07/13/2014
Registrant: Fire Chiefs And Fire Fighters Assn Of York County Inc
E Manchester Twp Bldg Rd 1, Call Sign: KTO446
Assigned Frequencies : 154.115 MHz, 154.115 MHz
Grant Date: 03/23/2004, Expiration Date: 04/06/2014
Registrant: East Manchester Township, 5080 North Sherman Street, Mount Wolf, PA 17347-9678, Phone: (717) 266-6735, Fax: (717) 266-0429, Email:
East Manchester Twp Bldg, Call Sign: WQY275
Assigned Frequencies : 45.0800 MHz
Grant Date: 10/27/1998, Expiration Date: 01/12/2004, Cancelation Date: 09/24/2003
Registrant: East Manchester, Township Of, 5082 N Sherman St, Mount Wolf, PA 17347, Phone: (717) 266-6195
54 Center Street, Call Sign: WPGZ518
Assigned Frequencies : 155.190 MHz
Grant Date: 02/07/2000, Expiration Date: 04/18/2005, Cancelation Date: 06/18/2005, Certifier: Daryl Albright
Registrant: Radio Maintenance Inc, 5400 Board Road, Mt Wolf, PA 17347, Phone: (717) 266-4776, Fax: (717) 266-0440

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Mount Wolf)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$181,310	6	$129,653	8	$119,731	3	$34,123	1	$185,510	1	$39,100
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$53,270	2	$139,325	1	$28,050	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$173,580	6	$136,377	2	$56,065	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	2	$148,325	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	1	$118,950	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0210.20

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$134,650	1	$130,950
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0210.20

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