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Perry County

Population in July 2007: 1,467. Population change since 2000: -2.9%
 

Males: 693  (47.3%)
Females: 774  (52.7%)
Median resident age:  36.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 17074.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,000 (it was $31,594 in 2000)
Newport  $35,000
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $95,100 (it was $71,400 in 2000)
Newport  $95,100
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

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Races in Newport:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Newport: 87.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (39.0%), United States (12.2%), Irish (11.1%), English (5.8%), Dutch (5.3%), Italian (4.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/10/1840

Elevation: 395 feet

Land area: 0.33 square miles.

Population density: 4486 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Newport

  • High school or higher: 79.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Newport borough

  • Never married: 24.0%
  • Now married: 51.3%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 11.2%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Newport:  1.1% ($764)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (64.6 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (88.4 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (140.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Millerstown borough, PA (5.2 miles ), Bloomfield borough, PA (5.6 miles ), Thompsontown borough, PA (9.2 miles ), Duncannon borough, PA (9.3 miles ), New Buffalo, PA (11.4 miles) , Liverpool borough, PA (11.8 miles ), Millersburg borough, PA (12.9 miles ), Halifax borough, PA (14.0 miles ).

Latitude: 40.48 N, Longitude: 77.13 W


Area code: 717

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Population change in the 1990s: -136 (-8.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
  • Health care (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Finance and insurance (17%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (4%)


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Crime in Newport by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00021
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0135.768.1
Robberies 00001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.068.1
Assaults 111116716
    per 100,000 727.0743.71088.4474.91089.9
Burglaries 1485613
    per 100,000 925.3540.9340.1407.1885.6
Thefts 4150594653
    per 100,000 2709.83380.74013.63120.83610.4
Auto thefts 30001
    per 100,000 198.30.00.00.068.1
Arson 00011
    per 100,000 0.00.00.067.868.1
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 334.4321.8402.0356.9504.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.36
US city average:  3.00

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Newport-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 3% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/21/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.1 miles away from the Newport city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 52.9 miles away from the city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Newport:
  • HOLY SPIRIT HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; CAMP HILL, PA)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL CTR PA (CP) (about 17 miles; CAMP HILL, PA)
  • CARLISLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; CARLISLE, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Newport:
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 34 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
  • WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 55 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; ID: IPT)
  • UNIVERSITY PARK (about 55 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA; ID: UNV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newport:
  • MIFFLINTOWN (about 21 miles; MIFFLINTOWN, PA; ID: P34)
  • CARLISLE (about 21 miles; CARLISLE, PA; ID: N94)
  • CAPITAL CITY (about 27 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; ID: CXY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Newport:
  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 20 miles; CARLISLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,098)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 23 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 25 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 35 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
  • SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 36 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
  • BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 3,534)
  • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 45 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 2,216)
Public elementary/middle schools in Newport:
Private elementary/middle school in Newport:
  • PERRY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 51; Location: 253N 6TH STREET; Grades: KG - 6)
Library in Newport:
  • NEWPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $128,145; Location: 316 NORTH FOURTH ST; 30,830 books; 864 audio materials; 1,375 video materials; 65 serial subscriptions)

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Creek: Little Buffalo Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Newport include: Veterans Memorial Park (1), Fickes Field (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Newport that have no violations reported:
  • GREENVALLEY CPGRDS (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • JOSEPH E IBBERSON (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  60.4%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.0%
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 1999:
This city:  10.0%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.3%
Whole state:  5.1%

Newport compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • 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 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 Newport (2007 data):
  • The First National Bank of Newport: Red Hill Branch at Old Route 22 Bypass At Route 34, branch established on 1996-04-01; The First National Bank Of Newport at Center Square, branch established on 1893-05-08. Info updated 2006-06-29: Bank assets: $139.4 mil, Deposits: $103.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.
  • PNC Bank, National Association: Newport Branch at 1 North Second Street, branch established on 1905-05-07. 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



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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
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$498
Streets and Highways 2$3,861$23,1661$399
Sewerage 2$3,806$22,8360$0
Police Protection - Officers 2$5,216$31,2960$0
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,036
Totals for Government 6$12,883$25,76610$1,933



5.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,168 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.71%
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 Cumberland County, PA  1.58% ($34,318 average AGI)
from Dauphin County, PA  1.25% ($33,649)
from York County, PA  0.34% ($39,825)


5.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,123 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.38%
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 Cumberland County, PA  1.69% ($29,765 average AGI)
to Dauphin County, PA  1.20% ($32,505)
to York County, PA  0.31% ($29,982)


Strongest AM radio stations in Newport:
  • WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHYL (960 AM; 5 kW; CARLISLE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WTKT (1460 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIEZ (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WWII (720 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SHIREMANSTOWN, PA; Owner: HENSLEY BROADCASTING)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Newport:
  • WQLV (98.9 FM; MILLERSBURG, PA; Owner: HEPCO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLZS (106.1 FM; BEAVER SPRINGS, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC)
  • WJUN-FM (92.5 FM; MEXICO, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC.)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WJAZ (91.7 FM; SUMMERDALE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. COMMWEALTH SYS. HGHR ED)
  • WNNK-FM (104.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRBT (94.9 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRKZ-FM (102.3 FM; CARLISLE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WYGL-FM (100.5 FM; ELIZABETHVILLE, PA; Owner: SUNAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBUS (93.7 FM; BOALSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WCHX (105.5 FM; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: MIFFLIN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Newport:
  • WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W12CA (Channel 12; ELLIOTTSBURG, PA; Owner: HEIRLOOM MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • W40AF (Channel 40; DILLSBURG, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK, LLC)




Newport fatal accident list for 2005:
Nov 15, 2005 11:04 AM, Sr-34, Sr-849, Lat: 40.476606, Lon: -77.132633, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1


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