New Salem, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2008: 641. Population change since 2000: -1.1%

Males: 316	(49.4%)
Females: 325	(50.6%)

Median resident age:	41.1 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 15468.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $63,249 (it was $51,944 in 2000)

New Salem:	$63,249
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,050

New Salem:	$24,050
Pennsylvania:	$26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $177,699 (it was $113,100 in 2000)

New Salem:	$177,699
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $187,182; Detached houses: $194,567; Townhouses or other attached units: $138,475; In 2-unit structures: $96,738; Mobile homes: $39,722

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Races in New Salem:

White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
Chinese (1.7%)

2008 cost of living index in New Salem: 88.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (46.6%), Irish (7.9%), United States (7.7%), English (6.5%), Dutch (3.4%), French (2.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1833

Land area: 0.45 square miles.

Population density: 1412 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in New Salem

High school or higher: 81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
Unemployed: 1.8%
Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in New Salem borough

Never married: 20.3%
Now married: 62.4%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 7.2%
Divorced: 9.1%

6 residents are foreign born

This borough:	0.9%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

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

New Salem:	1.3% ($1,496)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (27.6 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (42.2 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (87.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Seven Valleys borough, PA (1.9 miles ), West York borough, PA (2.0 miles ), Spring Grove borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Grantley, PA (2.1 miles ), Jacobus borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Shiloh, PA (2.2 miles ), York, PA (2.3 miles ), Loganville borough, PA (2.4 miles ).

Latitude: 39.90 N, Longitude: 76.79 W

Area code: 724

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Population change in the 1990s: -27 (-4.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Machinery (8%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Printing and related support activities (7%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Paper (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (17%)
Health care (14%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

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New Salem-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 69% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/5/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.1 miles away from the New Salem borough center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/7/1980, a category 3 tornado 12.2 miles away from the borough center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

New Salem-area historical earthquake activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 76% 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 New Salem 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 50.9 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 33.2 miles away from the city 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 73.6 miles away from New Salem center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 76.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near New Salem:

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YORK (about 8 miles; YORK, PA)
HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP YORK (about 12 miles; YORK, PA)
HANOVER GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; HANOVER, PA)

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Amtrak station near New Salem:

20 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to New Salem:

YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 13 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 21 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 21 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 24 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 2,216)
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 24 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 26 miles; WESTMINSTER, MD; FT enrollment: 2,245)
HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 28 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)

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Average household size:

This borough:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	77.1%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	3.9%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	3.9%
Whole state:	11.0%

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

This borough:	2.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in New Salem, PA

New Salem compared to Pennsylvania 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.
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 above state average.

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Banks with branches in New Salem (2009 data):

National City Bank: New Salem Branch at 2 East Main St., branch established on 1936-10-07. Info updated 2009-01-16: Bank assets: $146,057.8 mil, Deposits: $104,197.4 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1582 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The

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2004 Presidential Election results in York County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (69%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Electricity (10%) Wood (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for New Salem

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.
Tables represent county-level data.

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		13	$1,668
Totals for Government	0	$0		13	$1,668

New Salem government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $1,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $37,000
Central Staff Services: $22,000

Fire Protection: $19,000

Regular Highways: $12,000

General - Other: $11,000

Solid Waste Management: $4,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000

General Public Buildings: $2,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,000

Libraries: $1,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000

Financial Administration: $1,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $23,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $367,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,000
All Other: $4,000
Tax - Individual Income: $60,000
Property: $10,000

NEC: $7,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $67,000

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 New Salem:

WOYK (1350 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WOYK, INC.)
WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHVR (1280 AM; 5 kW; HANOVER, PA)
WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WQXA (1250 AM; 1 kW; YORK, PA)
WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in New Salem:

WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W220BX (91.9 FM; MARIETTA, PA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WAYZ-FM (104.7 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WETH (89.1 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
WWMX (106.5 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WLAN-FM (96.9 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WZBA (100.7 FM; WESTMINSTER, MD; Owner: SHAMROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WLIF (101.9 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WLIF, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around New Salem:

WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
W23AY (Channel 23; YORK, PA; Owner: WIRELESS CABLE TV OF PA, INC.)
WGCB-TV (Channel 49; RED LION, PA; Owner: RED LION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
WBAL-TV (Channel 11; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WBAL HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
WMAR-TV (Channel 2; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
WJZ-TV (Channel 13; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Charles K Leto, Off T 784, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 106.7 m
Registrant: Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, Office Of Public-Safety Radio Services, 2605 Interstate Drive, Suite 135, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Phone: (717) 772-8024, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

North Mill St, Call Sign: KGF203, Licensee ID: L00070327
Assigned Frequencies : 33.7000 MHz
Grant Date: 02/28/2003, Expiration Date: 04/28/2013
Registrant: New Salem Volunteer Fire Dept, Box 486 S Mill St, New Salem, PA 15468, Phone: (412) 245-8352
ARMS30, Arms30, Off T 784, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 106.7 m, Call Sign: WQBK903
Assigned Frequencies : 868.325 MHz, 868.737 MHz
Grant Date: 10/27/2004, Expiration Date: 10/27/2014, Certifier: Donald R Appleby
Registrant: Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, 2605 Interstate Drive, Suite 135, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Phone: (717) 772-8024, Fax: (717) 772-8097, Email:
Off T 784, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 106.7 m, Call Sign: WQJB948
Assigned Frequencies : 868.325 MHz, 868.737 MHz
Grant Date: 11/24/2008, Expiration Date: 05/23/2009, Certifier: Charles K Leto
Registrant: Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, Suite 135, Interstate Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Phone: (717) 772-8024, Fax: (717) 772-8097, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

ARMS30, Off T 784, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 106.7 m, Call Sign: WPUX761
Assigned Frequencies : 6616.25 MHz
Grant Date: 05/22/2002, Expiration Date: 05/22/2012, Certifier: Donald R Appleby Jr.
Registrant: Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, 2605 Interstate Drive, Suite 135, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Phone: (717) 772-8024, Fax: (717) 772-8097, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KA3ORK, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 10/05/1995, Expiration Date: 10/05/2005, Cancelation Date: 10/06/2007
Registrant: Brenda S Stoner, Rd 1 Box 571, New Salem, PA 15468
Call Sign: KB3GES, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00329822
Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/27/2011, Certifier: Robert E Vail
Registrant: Robert E Vail, 6890 National Pike, New Salem, PA 15468

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans
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
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$128,970	3	$162,940	5	$152,380	2	$39,470
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0	1	$157,190	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$100,740	4	$159,103	1	$53,020
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	1	$172,380	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

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

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0217.20

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$154,300
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0217.20

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 6
Hazardous Condition: 2

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