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Lackawanna County

Population in July 2007: 8,527. Population change since 2000: -2.9%
 

Males: 3,937  (46.2%)
Females: 4,590  (53.8%)
Median resident age:  43.1 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 18518.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,400 (it was $35,090 in 2000)
Old Forge  $42,400
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $137,900 (it was $95,800 in 2000)
Old Forge  $137,900
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

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Races in Old Forge:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Old Forge: 88.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (42.3%), Polish (26.2%), Irish (15.4%), German (9.1%), Welsh (5.8%), Russian (5.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 04/28/1899

Elevation: 740 feet

Land area: 3.45 square miles.

Population density: 2468 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Old Forge

  • High school or higher: 81.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Old Forge borough

  • Never married: 26.1%
  • Now married: 54.0%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 11.4%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

144 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.6%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Old Forge:  1.3% ($1,269)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (5.6 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (103.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Moosic borough, PA (2.0 miles ), Duryea borough, PA (2.0 miles ), Avoca borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Taylor borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Dupont borough, PA (3.4 miles ), Hughestown borough, PA (3.9 miles ), Pittston, PA (4.7 miles ), West Pittston borough, PA (5.1 miles ).

Latitude: 41.37 N, Longitude: 75.74 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,761 (-20.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 649 (16.3%)


People in group quarters in Old Forge
  • 55 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 48 people in nursing homes
  • 2 people in religious group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

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Old Forge, Pennsylvania business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -83 (-0.9%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (26%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Apparel (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Old Forge (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 robbery (11.7 per 100,000)
  • 23 assaults (268.5 per 100,000)
  • 14 burglaries (163.4 per 100,000)
  • 47 thefts (548.7 per 100,000)
  • 11 auto thefts (128.4 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 100.9 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  0.23
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Old Forge, Pennsylvania

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Old Forge-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 27% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.5 miles away from the Old Forge city center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.

On 7/4/1960, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.8 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Old Forge:
  • COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; SCRANTON, PA)
  • MOSES TAYLOR HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; SCRANTON, PA)
  • ALLIED SERVICES INST OF REHAB MEDICINE (about 8 miles; SCRANTON, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Old Forge:
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 3 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 54 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
  • GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 60 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; ID: BGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Old Forge:
  • WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 10 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA; ID: WBW)
  • SEAMANS FIELD (about 15 miles; FACTORYVILLE, PA; ID: 9N3)
  • SKYHAVEN (about 17 miles; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; ID: 76N)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Old Forge:
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 7 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,093)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,203)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,438)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
  • EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 46 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 52 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 11,498)
Public high school in Old Forge:
Private high school in Old Forge:
  • TRIBORO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 75; Location: 100 SOUTH MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Old Forge:

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Notable locations in Old Forge: Barbertown (A), Lackawanna Station (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Old Forge Cemetery (1), Slavic Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Mill Creek (A), Saint Johns Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  65.6%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.8%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.6%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.7%
Whole state:  5.1%

Old Forge compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in Old Forge (2007 data):
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Old Forge Branch at 303 South Main Street, branch established on 1934-09-01. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
  • Old Forge Bank: at 216 South Main Street, branch established on 1909-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $214.8 mil, Deposits: $180.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices



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3.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,835 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.80%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($350 average AGI)
Lackawanna County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Luzerne County, PA  0.54% ($39,731 average AGI)
from Wayne County, PA  0.34% ($34,316)
from Wyoming County, PA  0.21% ($29,462)


3.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,520 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.82%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($280 average AGI)
Lackawanna County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Luzerne County, PA  0.61% ($33,529 average AGI)
to Wayne County, PA  0.23% ($30,665)
to Susquehanna County, PA  0.22% ($32,880)


Strongest AM radio stations in Old Forge:
  • WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
  • WGBI (910 AM; 1 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WEJL (630 AM; 2 kW; SCRANTON, PA)
  • WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WICK (1400 AM; 1 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANCOM, INC.)
  • WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WEMR (1460 AM; 5 kW; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKJN (1440 AM; 5 kW; CARBONDALE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQOR (750 AM; daytime; 2 kW; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WYCK (1340 AM; 1 kW; PLAINS, PA; Owner: LB RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Old Forge:
  • 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.)
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
  • W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W288BE (105.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WPGP (88.3 FM; TAFTON, PA; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WCWI (94.3 FM; CARBONDALE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQFN (100.1 FM; FOREST CITY, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Old Forge:
  • WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
  • 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.)
  • W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
  • W26CD (Channel 26; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W51BP (Channel 51; CLARKS SUMMIT, ETC., PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • W19AR (Channel 19; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W48AQ (Channel 48; CLARKS SUMMIT, ETC., PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA EDUC'L. TV ASSN.)
  • W54BO (Channel 54; KINGSTON, PA; Owner: KATHY POTERA)
  • W14CO (Channel 14; CLARKS SUMMIT, ETC., PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)


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