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Population in July 2007: 3,434. Population change since 2000: +1.5%
 

Males: 1,625  (48.2%)
Females: 1,748  (51.8%)

Chester County

Median resident age:  34.6 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 19365.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $50,000 (it was $44,934 in 2000)
Parkesburg  $50,000
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $179,100 (it was $110,600 in 2000)
Parkesburg  $179,100
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Parkesburg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.6%)
  • Black (6.9%)
  • Hispanic (3.8%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Parkesburg: 104.3 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (25.6%), Irish (24.9%), English (10.1%), Italian (9.1%), United States (9.0%), Polish (6.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 03/01/1872

Elevation: 543 feet

Land area: 1.25 square miles.

Population density: 2744 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Parkesburg

  • High school or higher: 82.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Parkesburg borough

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 55.5%
  • Separated: 3.8%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

61 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.8%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Parkesburg:  1.9% ($2,131)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greater Newark, DE (22.9 miles , pop. 67,114).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (53.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Atglen borough, PA (3.7 miles ), Christiana borough, PA (5.2 miles ), Gap, PA (7.1 miles ), Coatesville, PA (7.3 miles ), South Coatesville borough, PA (7.5 miles ), Modena borough, PA (8.1 miles ), Honey Brook borough, PA (9.4 miles ), West Grove borough, PA (11.5 miles ).

Latitude: 39.96 N, Longitude: 75.92 W


People in group quarters in Parkesburg
  • 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 2 people in religious group quarters
  • 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area codes: 484, 610

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Population change in the 1990s: +349 (+11.5%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


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Crime in Parkesburg by Year

Type 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00137
    per 100,000 0.00.029.287.2203.0
Robberies 00212
    per 100,000 0.00.058.529.158.0
Assaults 66464
    per 100,000 177.8177.1117.0174.4116.0
Burglaries 471667
    per 100,000 118.5206.6468.0174.4203.0
Thefts 1110563819
    per 100,000 325.9295.21637.91104.3551.0
Auto thefts 01512
    per 100,000 0.029.5146.229.158.0
Arson 00020
    per 100,000 0.00.00.058.10.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 177.4) 56.964.0174.3172.0243.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (9 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.63
US city average:  3.00

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Parkesburg-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 41% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.1 miles away from the Parkesburg city center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/22/1955, a category 3 tornado 20.7 miles away from the city center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Parkesburg:
  • BRANDYWINE HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; COATESVILLE, PA)
  • SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY MED CENTER (about 11 miles; WEST GROVE, PA)
  • CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Parkesburg:
  • LANCASTER (about 28 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 29 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 30 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Parkesburg:
  • CHESTER COUNTY G O CARLSON (about 5 miles; COATESVILLE, PA; ID: 40N)
  • MORGANTOWN (about 14 miles; MORGANTOWN, PA; ID: O03)
  • NEW GARDEN (about 15 miles; TOUGHKENAMON, PA; ID: N57)

Amtrak station:
PARKESBURG (WEST 1ST & S. CULVERT STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.


Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Parkesburg:
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 23 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 10,419)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 26 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 27 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 27 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 3,817)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 31 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 32 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 36 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
Private high school in Parkesburg:
  • GRACE COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 10; Location: 10 HURLEY ROAD; Grades: 2 - 12)
Library in Parkesburg:
  • PARKESBURG FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $150,705; Location: 105 WEST ST; 23,236 books; 755 audio materials; 1,454 video materials; 56 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attraction: Chester County - Courthouse- Directions To County of Chesters Major Facilities- Correctional Ce (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 2 West 2nd Avenue).

Court: Court G (610 North Culvert).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Parkesburg and their reported violations in the past:

APPLEVILLE MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 406, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and OCT-25-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-10-1994), St Compliance achieved (OCT-25-1996)
  • 40 regular monitoring violations
HERSHEY'S FARM MARKET (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-09-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Parkesburg that have no violations reported:
  • KEYSTONE MOTEL (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.7 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  70.0%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.6%
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 1999:
This city:  7.5%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.6%
Whole state:  5.1%

Parkesburg compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Parkesburg (2007 data):
  • CommunityBanks: West Sadsbury Branch at 850 Commons Drive, Route 10 And Route 30, branch established on 2002-04-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,490.4 mil, Deposits: $2,518.1 mil, headquarters in Millersburg, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 75 total offices, Holding Company: Community Banks, Inc.
  • Fulton Bank: Parkesburg Shopping Center Branch at 100 First Avenue, branch established on 1988-12-10. Info updated 2007-01-16: Bank assets: $5,707.1 mil, Deposits: $3,342.8 mil, headquarters in Lancaster, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 86 total offices, Holding Company: Fulton Financial Corporation
  • Sovereign Bank: Parkesburg Branch at 214-226 First Avenue, branch established on 1966-11-10. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.



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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
Police - Other 0$0 2$1,937
Police Protection - Officers 8$25,926$38,8898$7,032
Streets and Highways 4$9,527$28,5811$516
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$1,999
Other Government Administration 0$0 10$6,863
Financial Administration 0$0 1$664
Totals for Government 12$35,453$35,45323$19,012



Parkesburg government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $206,000
    All Other: $145,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $523,000
    General - Other: $433,000
    Regular Highways: $306,000
    Central Staff Services: $148,000
    Solid Waste Management: $76,000
    Fire Protection: $50,000
    General Public Buildings: $45,000
    Parks & Recreation: $40,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $40,000
    Housing & Community Development: $27,000
    Financial Administration: $13,000
    Libraries: $6,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $1,334,000
    Benefit Payments: $37,000
    Interest Revenue: $22,000
    From Other Government: $8,000
    From Local Government: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $11,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $250,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $236,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $14,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $40,000
    Interest Earnings: $28,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $63,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $71,000
    All Other: $3,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $473,000
    Individual Income: $222,000
    NEC: $74,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $431,000

6.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($74,917 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.81%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($649 average AGI)
Chester County:  0.09%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Montgomery County, PA  1.25% ($70,738 average AGI)
from Delaware County, PA  1.04% ($74,618)
from New Castle County, DE  0.42% ($112,586)


6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($74,906 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.11%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,186 average AGI)
Chester County:  0.07%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Montgomery County, PA  0.95% ($57,620 average AGI)
to Delaware County, PA  0.63% ($71,219)
to Lancaster County, PA  0.44% ($45,518)


Strongest AM radio stations in Parkesburg:
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCOJ (1420 AM; 5 kW; COATESVILLE, PA; Owner: WCOJ RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Parkesburg:
  • WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WIOV-FM1 (105.1 FM; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WBYN (107.5 FM; BOYERTOWN, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WXCY (103.7 FM; HAVRE DE GRACE, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSTW (93.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJBR-FM (99.5 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • W280CP (103.9 FM; WAGONTOWN, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Parkesburg:
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)

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