Wyoming County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.2. This is about average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.0418. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 15.1 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 10.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 16.7. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 15.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.33. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.1 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Nicholson that have no violations reported:
- ELK DINER (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.2%
(16.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
| This borough: |  2.5 people | | Pennsylvania: |  2.4 people |
| This borough: | 64.6% | | Whole state: | 67.5% |
| This borough: | 4.4% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Nicholson, PA
Nicholson compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage 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.
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Banks with branches in Nicholson (2011 data):
- Peoples Neighborhood Bank: Nicholson Branch at 42-48 State Street, branch established on 1992/12/14. Info updated 2011/01/20: Bank assets: $620.8 mil, Deposits: $494.3 mil, headquarters in Hallstead, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Financial Services Corp.
- First National Bank of Pennsylvania: Nicholson Branch at 57 Main, branch established on 1905/09/18. Info updated 2012/01/10: Bank assets: $9,581.0 mil, Deposits: $7,462.2 mil, headquarters in Greenville, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 291 total offices, Holding Company: F.N.b. Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (83%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Wyoming County Pennsylvania:
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Religion statistics for Nicholson (based on Wyoming County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.38%
| Here | | 42.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Lutheran Church |
|---|
| Adherents | 47.9% | 35.6% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 1.9% |
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| Congregations | 13.2% | 44.7% | 7.9% | 5.3% | 2.6% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Episcopal Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 3.3% |
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| Congregations | 5.3% | 5.3% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 10.5% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 10 | Wyoming County: | 3.60 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | Wyoming County: | 1.08 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15 | Here: | 5.39 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 28 | Here: | 10.07 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Wyoming County: | 9.4% | | State: | 9.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | Wyoming County: | 30.1% | | State: | 27.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Here: | 12.2% | | Pennsylvania: | 11.5% |
| 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 | | 2 | $910 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $134 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,385 | $28,620 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $772 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $2,385 | $28,620 | 4 | $1,816 |
Nicholson government finances in 2002:
- Construction - Regular Highways: $5,000 ($6.51)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $38,000 ($49.48)
Regular Highways: $33,000 ($42.97)
General - Other: $15,000 ($19.53)
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000 ($13.02)
Central Staff Services: $10,000 ($13.02)
Financial Administration: $7,000 ($9.11)
Fire Protection: $6,000 ($7.81)
Solid Waste Management: $4,000 ($5.21)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($1.30)
Libraries: $1,000 ($1.30)
- General - Interest on Debt: $7,000 ($9.11)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $125,000 ($162.76)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $125,000 ($162.76)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $17,000 ($22.14)
Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($3.91)
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $167,000 ($217.45)
General - Other: $8,000 ($10.42)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $33,000 ($42.97)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $15,000 ($19.53)
General Support: $1,000 ($1.30)
All Other: $1,000 ($1.30)
- Tax - Individual Income: $53,000 ($69.01)
Property: $41,000 ($53.39)
NEC: $17,000 ($22.14)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $54,000 ($70.31)
5.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,137 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.67% | | 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:
6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,723 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.32% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Nicholson:
- WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WEMR (1460 AM; 5 kW; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
- WKJN (1440 AM; 5 kW; CARBONDALE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WEJL (630 AM; 2 kW; SCRANTON, PA)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WNBF (1290 AM; 9 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WQOR (750 AM; daytime; 2 kW; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS)
- WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WINR (680 AM; 5 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Nicholson:
- WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBHD (95.7 FM; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
- W212AT (90.3 FM; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA. EDUCTNL TV ASSOC.)
- WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WPGP (88.3 FM; TAFTON, PA; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
- WQFN (100.1 FM; FOREST CITY, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WCWI (94.3 FM; CARBONDALE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHWK (98.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
- WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAAL (99.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WPEL-FM (96.5 FM; MONTROSE, PA; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WSKG-FM (89.3 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB.TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
- WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Nicholson:
- WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
- WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
- WSKG-TV (Channel 46; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
- WICZ-TV (Channel 40; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: STAINLESS BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
- WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
- WBRE-TV (Channel 28; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
- WYOU (Channel 22; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBNG-TV (Channel 12; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- W26BS (Channel 14; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WBPN-LP (Channel 10; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: STAINLESS BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- WIVT (Channel 34; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
- W26CD (Channel 26; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
Nicholson fatal accident list:
Aug 22, 1989 06:35 PM, 92, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jul 8, 1985 03:04 AM, 00009, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 29, 1983 09:99 PM, 00009, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 4, 1982 03:99 PM, 00479, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 26, 1980 06:00 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
Nov 22, 1979 02:00 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 31 meters (102ft)
Total average daily traffic: 18,786
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,696
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2 - Gail Crider, 80 Kevin Lane (Lat: 41.612056 Lon: -75.779333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60.7 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Mcgasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- Stephanie I Jones, 80 Kevin Lane (Lat: 41.612056 Lon: -75.779333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60.7 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Mcgasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Fire House (Lat: 41.625639 Lon: -75.780472), Call Sign: KXM607, Licensee ID: L00116123
Assigned Frequencies: 154.310 MHz
Grant Date: 08/27/2004, Expiration Date: 05/15/2014
Registrant: Nicholson Fire Co 1 Inc, 77 Main St, Nicholson, PA 18446
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Nicholson)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 7 - Aircraft: CAMERON BALLOONS U S 0-42 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
N-Number: 3987H , Serial Number: 5702, Year manufactured: 1991, Airworthiness Date: 05/14/1991
Registrant (Corporation): Endless Mountains Hot Air Balloons Inc, Rr 1 Box 1462, Nicholson, PA 18446 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-151 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 80 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 43555 , Serial Number: 28-7415524, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 06/03/1974
Registrant (Co-Owned): Kenneth P Klass, Lake Sheridan # 295 / Rr # 2 Box 2336, Nicholson, PA 18446, Other Owners: Sarah A Klass - Aircraft: FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 8B-15 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
N-Number: 522WH , Serial Number: F8B-2087, Year manufactured: 2006, Airworthiness Date: 04/11/2006
Registrant (Corporation): Endless Mountains Hot Air Balloons Inc, Rr 1 Box 1462, Nicholson, PA 18446 - Aircraft: CAMERON BALLOONS US C-80 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
N-Number: 5300X , Serial Number: 6139, Year manufactured: 1997, Airworthiness Date: 12/23/1997
Registrant (Corporation): Endless Mountains Hot Air Balloons Inc, Rr 1 Box 1462, Nicholson, PA 18446 - Aircraft: FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 9B-15 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
N-Number: 533WH , Serial Number: F9B-2020, Year manufactured: 2007, Airworthiness Date: 10/31/2007
Registrant (Corporation): Endless Mountains Hot Air Balloons Inc, Rr 1 Box 1462, Nicholson, PA 18446 - Aircraft: LINDSTRAND BALLOONS 120A (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
N-Number: 544WH , Serial Number: 5427, Year manufactured: 2008, Airworthiness Date: 12/15/2008
Registrant (Corporation): Endless Mountains Hot Air Balloons Inc, Rr 1 Box 1462, Nicholson, PA 18446 - Aircraft: SCHWEPPENHEISER JOHN SONERAI II (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 6022D , Serial Number: 001
Registrant (Individual): John Schweppenheiser, Rr 1 Box 1376, Nicholson, PA 18446
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 06/23/1994
| Most common first names in Nicholson, PA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| John | 27 | 77.7 years |
| William | 26 | 71.2 years |
| Robert | 23 | 67.8 years |
| Mary | 21 | 81.6 years |
| Margaret | 20 | 79.1 years |
| Helen | 18 | 80.8 years |
| Charles | 16 | 71.7 years |
| Joseph | 15 | 71.9 years |
| Ruth | 13 | 78.1 years |
| James | 13 | 61.4 years |
| Most common last names in Nicholson, PA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Johnson | 11 | 83.8 years |
| Cook | 9 | 83.1 years |
| Oakley | 9 | 76.8 years |
| Davis | 9 | 81.3 years |
| Ross | 9 | 75.4 years |
| Miller | 9 | 79.0 years |
| Price | 8 | 80.9 years |
| Squier | 8 | 79.6 years |
| Ransom | 7 | 77.4 years |
| Smith | 7 | 70.7 years |
Businesses in Nicholson, PA
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