Platea, Pennsylvania

Back to Platea, PA housing info, Erie County, Pennsylvania, PA smaller cities, PA small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Erie County Population in July 2008: 438. Population change since 2000: -7.6%   Males: 220   (50.4%) Females: 218   (49.6%) Median resident age:   38.1 years Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,128 (it was $38,125 in 2000) Platea:   $44,128 Pennsylvania:   $48,576 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,755 Platea:   $17,755 Pennsylvania:   $26,228 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $110,600 (it was $84,800 in 2000) Platea:   $110,600 Pennsylvania:   $155,000 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $117,833; Detached houses: $125,183; Townhouses or other attached units: $118,636; In 2-unit structures: $97,543; Mobile homes: $62,500 Platea, PA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Platea: White Non-Hispanic (97.7%) Hispanic (1.1%) Other race (0.8%) Two or more races (0.8%) 2008 cost of living index in Platea: 86.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Platea, Pennsylvania on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Good family communities in Erie, PA ?  (30 replies) Latest news from Platea, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations 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: 133 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Platea, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Platea-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 2% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (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 4 tornado 19.4 miles away from the borough center .

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 Platea center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 49.4 miles away from the city 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 Platea 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 the city 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 Platea center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Average household size:

This borough:	2.8 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	79.7%
Whole state:	67.2%

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

This borough:	12.9%
Whole state:	11.0%

This borough:	6.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Platea, PA

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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%

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%

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)