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York County

Population in July 2007: 6,061. Population change since 2000: -1.4%
 

Males: 2,919  (48.2%)
Females: 3,142  (51.8%)
Median resident age:  34.2 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 17356.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,626 (it was $35,828 in 2000)
Red Lion:  $43,626
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $130,878 (it was $83,300 in 2000)
Red Lion:  $130,878
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $142,182; Detached houses: $162,087; Townhouses or other attached units: $126,049; In 2-unit structures: $93,088; In 3 to 4-unit structures: $56,396; In 5 to 9-unit structures: $112,798; Mobile homes: $8,879

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Races in Red Lion:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Black (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Red Lion: 87.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (38.7%), Irish (10.1%), United States (8.1%), English (7.5%), Scotch-Irish (4.4%), Welsh (2.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 01/16/1880

Land area: 1.28 square miles.

Population density: 4721 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Red Lion

  • High school or higher: 77.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Red Lion borough

  • Never married: 25.3%
  • Now married: 53.5%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 13.3%

58 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.9%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Red Lion:  1.4% ($1,194)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (22.9 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (40.9 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (100.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Windsor borough, PA (2.0 miles ), Yoe borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Dallastown borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Felton borough, PA (4.2 miles ), Winterstown borough, PA (4.2 miles ), Yorkana borough, PA (5.4 miles ), Spry, PA (5.6 miles ), Stonybrook-Wilshire, PA (5.8 miles ).

Latitude: 39.90 N, Longitude: 76.61 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +261 (+4.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 515 (16.3%)

Area code: 717

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Population change in the 1990s: -402 (-6.1%).


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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (17%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Printing and related support activities (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)


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Red Lion-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 40% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/5/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.6 miles away from the Red Lion city center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/14/2004, a category 3 tornado 26.4 miles away from the city center caused $18 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Red Lion:
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP YORK (about 4 miles; YORK, PA)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YORK (about 5 miles; YORK, PA)
  • YORK HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; YORK, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Red Lion:
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 22 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
  • LANCASTER (about 27 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
  • BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 51 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; ID: BWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Red Lion:
  • SHOESTRING AVIATION AIRFIELD (about 9 miles; STEWARTSTOWN, PA; ID: 0P2)
  • BAUBLITZ COMMERCIAL (about 10 miles; BROGUE, PA; ID: 9W8)
  • MC GINNESS (about 12 miles; COLUMBIA, PA; ID: 8N7)

Amtrak stations near Red Lion:
  • 17 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 18 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Local government website: www.redlionpa.org

College/University in Red Lion:
  • SIGNATURE BEAUTY ACADEMY (Location: 129 CHARLES LN; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Red Lion:
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 8 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 19 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 22 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
  • MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; FT enrollment: 5,564)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 33 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
  • HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; BEL AIR, MD; FT enrollment: 2,646)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 34 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
Public high school in Red Lion:
Private high school in Red Lion:
  • RED LION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 239; Location: 105 SPRINGVALE ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Red Lion:
Private elementary/middle school in Red Lion:
  • CAPE HORN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 13; Location: PO BOX 345 147 FIRST AVENUE; Grades: KG - 2)
Library in Red Lion:
  • KALTREIDER-BENFER LIBRARY (Operating income: $343,859; Location: 147 S CHARLES ST; 41,462 books; 2,025 audio materials; 483 video materials; 50 serial subscriptions)

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Parks in Red Lion include: Fairmount Park (1), Red Lion Stadium (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

INDIAN SPRING VALLEY POOL (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  63.9%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  8.2%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  10.4%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  4.7%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Red Lion, PA


27 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
12 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Red Lion compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with most branches in Red Lion (2007 data):
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Cape Horn Branch at 750 Lombard Road, branch established on 1974-05-06; Dairyland Branch at 900 Country Club Road, branch established on 1974-06-26. 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.
  • Fulton Bank: Cape Horn Branch at 3191 Cape Horn Road, branch established on 1992-03-21. 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
  • Bank of Hanover and Trust Company: Red Lion Branch at 2991 Cape Horn Road, branch established on 2000-04-03. Info updated 2006-07-07: Bank assets: $816.7 mil, Deposits: $701.8 mil, headquarters in Hanover, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: Sterling Financial Corporation
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Red Lion Branch at One N Main St, branch established on 1959-03-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • Commerce Bank/Harrisburg National Association: Red Lion Branch at 3109 Cape Horn Road, branch established on 2001-10-13. Info updated 2006-06-15: Bank assets: $1,865.2 mil, Deposits: $1,617.7 mil, headquarters in Lemoyne, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices, Holding Company: Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
  • Sovereign Bank: 880 W Broadway Branch at 880 W Broadway, branch established on 1955-11-17. 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.
  • Susquehanna Bank PA: Red Lion Branch at 3199 Cape Horn Road, branch established on 1998-11-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,297.3 mil, Deposits: $1,705.2 mil, headquarters in Lititz, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 58 total offices, Holding Company: Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.
  • Northwest Savings Bank: 3140 Cape Horn Road Branch at 3140 Cape Horn Road, branch established on 2003-01-09. Info updated 2006-06-07: Bank assets: $6,564.7 mil, Deposits: $5,434.2 mil, headquarters in Warren, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 162 total offices
  • 2 other banks with 2 local branches



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2004 Presidential Election results in York County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (68%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Red Lion government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $340,000
    Parks & Recreation: $145,000
    All Other: $54,000
    Parking Facilities: $25,000
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $94,000
    Regular Highways: $54,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $675,000
    Solid Waste Management: $384,000
    Parks & Recreation: $204,000
    Regular Highways: $203,000
    Central Staff Services: $177,000
    General - Other: $172,000
    General Public Buildings: $120,000
    Fire Protection: $56,000
    Financial Administration: $20,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $14,000
    Housing & Community Development: $8,000
    Libraries: $7,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $77,000
    Interest Earnings: $27,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $528,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $102,000
    All Other: $79,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $509,000
    Individual Income: $475,000
    NEC: $184,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,533,000

5.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,253 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.47%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($271 average AGI)
York County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Baltimore County, MD  0.67% ($57,300 average AGI)
from Adams County, PA  0.47% ($35,705)
from Cumberland County, PA  0.46% ($49,538)


4.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,777 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.28%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($362 average AGI)
York County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cumberland County, PA  0.48% ($38,928 average AGI)
to Adams County, PA  0.40% ($34,331)
to Lancaster County, PA  0.33% ($40,261)


Strongest AM radio stations in Red Lion:
  • WTHM (1440 AM; 1 kW; RED LION, PA; Owner: PIONEER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WOYK (1350 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WOYK, INC.)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WQXA (1250 AM; 1 kW; YORK, PA)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Red Lion:
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W220BX (91.9 FM; MARIETTA, PA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLAN-FM (96.9 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
  • WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WWMX (106.5 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLIF (101.9 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WLIF, INC.)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WZBA (100.7 FM; WESTMINSTER, MD; Owner: SHAMROCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WIYY (97.9 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Red Lion:
  • W23AY (Channel 23; YORK, PA; Owner: WIRELESS CABLE TV OF PA, INC.)
  • WGCB-TV (Channel 49; RED LION, PA; Owner: RED LION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WBAL-TV (Channel 11; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WBAL HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WMAR-TV (Channel 2; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WJZ-TV (Channel 13; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)


Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
Red Lion, Pennsylvania:
  • Fatal accident count: 10
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 10
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 23
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pennsylvania average:
  • Fatal accident count: 83
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 119
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
  • Fatalities: 89
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 209
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 15

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