Platea, Pennsylvania

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Population in 2011: 430. Population change since 2000: -9.3%

Males: 220	(51.2%)
Females: 210	(48.8%)

Median resident age:	43.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:	43.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $53,047 (it was $38,125 in 2000)

Platea:	$53,047
Pennsylvania:	$49,520

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $22,641

Platea borough income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $102,527 (it was $84,800 in 2000)

Platea:	$102,527
Pennsylvania:	$164,700

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $112,427; Detached houses: $119,955; Townhouses or other attached units: $107,797; In 2-unit structures: $82,433; Mobile homes: $79,262

Median gross rent in 2009: $764.

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White alone - 423 (98.4%)
Two or more races - 3 (0.7%)
Hispanic - 2 (0.5%)
Black alone - 1 (0.2%)
Asian alone - 1 (0.2%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Platea: 94.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (29.1%), Irish (11.2%), United States (7.4%), Polish (6.8%), English (4.0%), Russian (3.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1870

Elevation: 876 feet

Land area: 3.29 square miles.

Population density: 131 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Platea:

High school or higher: 84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
Unemployed: 6.2%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Platea borough:

Never married: 17.9%
Now married: 68.8%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 3.9%
Divorced: 6.8%

18 residents are foreign born (3.4% Europe, 0.4% North America).

This borough:	3.8%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,409 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,000 (1.4%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Erie, PA (17.1 miles , pop. 103,717).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Cleveland, OH (76.6 miles , pop. 478,403).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (302.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Cranesville borough, PA (1.9 miles ), Girard borough, PA (1.9 miles ), Albion borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Lake City borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Avonia, PA (2.7 miles ), McKean borough, PA (3.1 miles ), Springboro borough, PA (3.3 miles ), Edinboro borough, PA (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 41.95 N, Longitude: 80.33 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 814

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Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	7.6%
Pennsylvania:	8.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: +8 (+1.7%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Manufacturing (26%)
Transportation and warehousing (16%)
Health care and social assistance (15%)
Wholesale trade (8%)
Construction (7%)
Retail trade (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)

Health care and social assistance (34%)
Educational services (18%)
Manufacturing (13%)
Retail trade (9%)
Transportation and warehousing (7%)
Construction (3%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Metal workers and plastic workers (16%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)

Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

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Tornado activity:

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

On 5/31/1985, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.2 miles away from the Platea borough center killed 12 people and injured 82 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1985, a category F4 tornado 19.4 miles away from the borough center .

Earthquake activity:

Platea-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 61% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 32.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 49.4 miles away from Platea center
On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 24.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/20/2006 at 20:11:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 47.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/16/1993 at 06:30:05, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.5 miles away from Platea center
On 6/30/2003 at 19:21:17, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 46.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Erie County (7) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 2, Flood: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Wind: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Platea:

MILLCREEK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; ERIE, PA)
ERIE VA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, about 18 miles away; ERIE, PA)
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CONNEAUT MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; CONNEAUT, OH)

Amtrak station near Platea:

18 miles: ERIE (14TH & PEACH ST.) . Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Platea:

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (about 12 miles; Edinboro, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,252)
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (about 15 miles; Erie, PA; FT enrollment: 2,574)
Gannon University (about 18 miles; Erie, PA; FT enrollment: 2,936)
Mercyhurst College (about 18 miles; Erie, PA; FT enrollment: 3,674)
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College (about 22 miles; Erie, PA; FT enrollment: 4,031)
Allegheny College (about 23 miles; Meadville, PA; FT enrollment: 2,094)
Grove City College (about 57 miles; Grove City, PA; FT enrollment: 2,499)

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Notable locations in Platea: Gresh Farms (A), Platea Volunteer Fire Company (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Erie County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.9. This is about average.

City:	32.9
U.S.:	32.0

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.78. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.7 miles away from the city center.

City:	2.78
U.S.:	2.43

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.391. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.9 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.391
U.S.:	0.334

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 7.98. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.8 miles away from the city center.

City:	7.98
U.S.:	9.39

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 13.4. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.8 miles away from the city center.

City:	13.4
U.S.:	22.1

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 9.59. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.8 miles away from the city center.

City:	9.59
U.S.:	9.59

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.6%
(8.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This borough:	2.7 people
Pennsylvania:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	79.0%
Whole state:	67.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	8.1%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.2% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Platea, PA

Platea compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Platea mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (55%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
Wood (11%)
Other fuel (4%)
Electricity (1%)
Coal or coke (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Erie County Pennsylvania:

2008 Presidential Election results in Erie County Pennsylvania:

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Religion statistics for Platea (based on Erie County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.81%

Here		58.8%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Assemblies of God
Adherents	62.6%	9.7%	7.5%	4.3%	2.8%
Congregations	16.2%	17.7%	9.2%	8.5%	3.8%

Name	Salvation Army	Christian and Missionary Alliance	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Episcopal Church	Other
Adherents	2.5%	2.1%	1.4%	1.0%	6.1%
Congregations	0.8%	4.2%	3.8%	3.8%	31.9%

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: 46

Erie County:	1.65 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:	2.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 3

This county:	0.11 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.09 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 26

Erie County:	0.93 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:	0.88 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 81

Erie County:	2.90 / 10,000 pop.
State:	2.52 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 195

Here:	6.98 / 10,000 pop.
State:	7.12 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	9.2%
Pennsylvania:	9.1%

Adult obesity rate:

Erie County:	29.8%
Pennsylvania:	27.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	12.7%
State:	11.5%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Financial Administration	0	$0	1	$108
Other Government Administration	0	$0	1	$991
Streets and Highways	0	$0	1	$55
Totals for Government	0	$0	3	$1,154

Platea government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $4,000 ($9.30)
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $16,000 ($37.21)
Regular Highways: $11,000 ($25.58)

General - Other: $11,000 ($25.58)

Fire Protection: $10,000 ($23.26)

Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000 ($13.95)

Financial Administration: $5,000 ($11.63)

General Public Buildings: $3,000 ($6.98)

Solid Waste Management: $3,000 ($6.98)

Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($2.33)
General - Interest on Debt: $2,000 ($4.65)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $43,000 ($100.00)
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $45,000 ($104.65)
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $80,000 ($186.05)
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $8,000 ($18.60)
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($4.65)
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000 ($4.65)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $66,000 ($153.49)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000 ($32.56)
All Other: $6,000 ($13.95)
Tax - Individual Income: $39,000 ($90.70)
Property: $18,000 ($41.86)

NEC: $5,000 ($11.63)
Total Salaries & Wages: $15,000 ($34.88)

3.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,271 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.15%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($501 average AGI)
Erie County:
0.15%
Pennsylvania average:
0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Crawford County, PA	0.32% ($25,080 average AGI)
from Allegheny County, PA	0.19% ($37,403)
from Warren County, PA	0.13% ($24,545)

3.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,651 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.93%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($297 average AGI)
Erie County:
0.06%
Pennsylvania average:
0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Crawford County, PA	0.30% ($27,093 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.24% ($34,543)
to Chautauqua County, NY	0.09% ($28,938)

Strongest AM radio stations in Platea:

WWOW (1360 AM; 5 kW; CONNEAUT, OH; Owner: WWOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WFNN (1330 AM; 5 kW; ERIE, PA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WRIE (1260 AM; 5 kW; ERIE, PA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ERIE, INC.)
WFUN (970 AM; 5 kW; ASHTABULA, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WJET (1400 AM; 1 kW; ERIE, PA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Platea:

WUSE (93.9 FM; FAIRVIEW, PA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WXTA (97.9 FM; EDINBORO, PA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ERIE, INC.)
WEFR (88.1 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WQHZ (102.3 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ERIE, INC.)
WFGO (94.7 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WFSE (88.9 FM; EDINBORO, PA; Owner: EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA)
WQLN-FM (91.3 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: PUBLIC B/C OF NW PENN. INC.)
WXXO (104.5 FM; CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
WGOJ (105.5 FM; CONNEAUT, OH; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WFXJ-FM (107.5 FM; NORTH KINGSVILLE, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGYY (100.3 FM; MEADVILLE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
WRKT (100.9 FM; NORTH EAST, PA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WERG (89.9 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: GANNON UNIVERSITY)
WXKC (99.9 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF ERIE, INC.)
WHUZ (94.3 FM; SAEGERTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
WRTS (103.7 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WMCE (88.5 FM; ERIE, PA; Owner: MERCYHURST COLLEGE)
WREO-FM (97.1 FM; ASHTABULA, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCVJ (90.9 FM; JEFFERSON, OH; Owner: AGAPE SCHOOL, INC.)
WCTL (106.3 FM; UNION CITY, PA; Owner: INSPIRATION TIME, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Platea:

WJET-TV (Channel 24; ERIE, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF ERIE, L.L.C.)
WSEE-TV (Channel 35; ERIE, PA; Owner: INITIAL BROADCASTING OF PENNSYLVANIA LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
WQLN (Channel 54; ERIE, PA; Owner: PUBLIC B/C OF NW PENN. INC.)
WFXP (Channel 66; ERIE, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
WICU-TV (Channel 12; ERIE, PA; Owner: SJL OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.)
W48CH (Channel 48; ERIE, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W52BO (Channel 52; MEADVILLE, PA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Platea fatal accident list:

Jan 16, 2008 07:18 AM, Sr-18, Lat: 41.941117, Lon: -80.327556, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Mar 27, 2005 01:49 AM, Sr-0018, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 4,999
Total average daily truck traffic: 166
Total future (year 2022) average daily traffic: 8,595

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$130,040	2	$106,040	8	$109,648	2	$47,290	0	$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$47,810	3	$111,933	1	$83,170	1	$22,540
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	2	$75,675	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0102.02

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$67,240
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2008 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0102.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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