Ringtown, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2008: 762. Population change since 2000: -7.7%

Males: 359	(47.2%)
Females: 403	(52.8%)

Median resident age:	39.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 17967.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,665 (it was $36,563 in 2000)

Ringtown:	$45,665
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,996

Ringtown:	$24,996
Pennsylvania:	$26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $108,394 (it was $78,000 in 2000)

Ringtown:	$108,394
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $130,048; Detached houses: $129,572; Townhouses or other attached units: $112,613; Mobile homes: $12,500

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Races in Ringtown:

White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Ringtown: 84.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Polish (30.8%), German (24.8%), Irish (14.5%), Lithuanian (10.3%), English (9.7%), Italian (9.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 06/07/1909

Elevation: 1160 feet

Land area: 0.44 square miles.

Population density: 1724 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ringtown

High school or higher: 89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
Unemployed: 4.7%
Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ringtown borough

Never married: 21.0%
Now married: 60.9%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 11.3%
Divorced: 4.4%

7 residents are foreign born

This borough:	0.8%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

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

Ringtown:	1.5% ($1,136)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (39.2 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (82.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Shenandoah Heights, PA (1.6 miles ), Shenandoah borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Brandonville, PA (1.9 miles ), Gilberton borough, PA (2.0 miles ), Frackville borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Altamont, PA (2.3 miles ), Englewood, PA (2.3 miles ), Girardville borough, PA (2.3 miles ).

Latitude: 40.86 N, Longitude: 76.23 W

Area code: 570

Population change in the 1990s: -27 (-3.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Public administration (10%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Wood products (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Food (5%)
Paper (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (13%)
Plastics and rubber products (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Wood products (8%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Florists (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Cashiers (4%)

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Ringtown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 32% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 31.4 miles away from the Ringtown borough center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 6/18/1970, a category 3 tornado 31.7 miles away from the borough center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Ringtown-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 37.9 miles away from Ringtown center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 38.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.6 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 49.2 miles away from Ringtown center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 74.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ringtown:

ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; ASHLAND, PA)
GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL-WARNE CLINIC (about 12 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Ringtown, PA

Operable nuclear power plants near Ringtown:

14 miles: Susquehanna 1 and 2 in Berwick, PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ringtown:

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 15 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,438)
LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 36 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 3,534)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 39 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)

Public elementary/middle school in Ringtown:

Ringtown Elementary School (Students: 153; Location: 89 N Hancock St; Grades: KG - 6)

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Hotel: Banquet Hotel (Shnd Road).

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

HAPPY LOUIE'S (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This borough:	2.6 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	72.7%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	3.8%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	4.6%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This borough:	2.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ringtown, PA

Ringtown compared to Pennsylvania state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Number of rooms per house above 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 branches in Ringtown (2009 data):

Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Ringtown Branch at 16 West Main Street, branch established on 1953-09-09. Info updated 2007-12-13: Bank assets: $64,824.2 mil, Deposits: $42,406.1 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 707 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Schuylkill County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (79%) Electricity (13%) Coal or coke (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Ringtown

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church	Episcopal Church
Adherents	56.8%	17.7%	11.0%	7.4%	0.8%
Congregations	27.6%	15.5%	16.2%	16.2%	1.3%

Name	Salvation Army	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Other religions
Adherents	0.8%	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%	3.9%
Congregations	0.7%	1.7%	1.7%	1.3%	17.8%

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.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	2	$2,601	$15,606	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$2,679
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		2	$1,107
Water Supply	2	$7,007	$42,042	0	$0
Totals for Government	4	$9,608	$28,824	10	$3,786

Ringtown government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $36,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $108,000
General - Other: $62,000

Central Staff Services: $56,000

General Public Buildings: $19,000

Police Protection: $12,000

Water Utilities: $10,000

Libraries: $5,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000

Fire Protection: $5,000

Financial Administration: $3,000

Housing & Community Development: $3,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000

Health Services - Other: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $28,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $461,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $419,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $42,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $6,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $20,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $154,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $17,000
Tax - Individual Income: $66,000
Property: $51,000

NEC: $11,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $148,000

3.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,458 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.76%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($236 average AGI)
Schuylkill County: 0.04%
Pennsylvania average: 0.12%

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

from Berks County, PA	0.41% ($35,187 average AGI)
from Luzerne County, PA	0.41% ($31,150)
from Carbon County, PA	0.31% ($29,281)

3.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,732 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.39%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($227 average AGI)
Schuylkill County: 0.03%
Pennsylvania average: 0.05%

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

to Luzerne County, PA	0.31% ($31,690 average AGI)
to Berks County, PA	0.30% ($32,480)
to Dauphin County, PA	0.26% ($30,014)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ringtown:

WPPA (1360 AM; 5 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WLSH (1410 AM; 5 kW; LANSFORD, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WRKK (1200 AM; 10 kW; HUGHESVILLE, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ringtown:

WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
WSPI (99.7 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, PA; Owner: H & P COMMUNICATIONS, LTD)
WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMGH-FM (105.5 FM; TAMAQUA, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
WPGM-FM (96.7 FM; DANVILLE, PA; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQKX (94.1 FM; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W256AB (99.1 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
WEGH (107.3 FM; NORTHUMBERLAND, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
WBLJ-FM (95.3 FM; SHAMOKIN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ringtown:

WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
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.)
WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
W47AO (Channel 47; BERWICK, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
W19CI (Channel 19; BERWICK, PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
W24BL (Channel 24; POTTSVILLE, ETC., PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)

Ringtown fatal accident list:
Nov 23, 1976 11:10 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: K3KVK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00533530
Grant Date: 07/22/2002, Expiration Date: 09/29/2012, Certifier: Francis T Hillibush
Registrant: Francis T Hillibush, 71 North Bridge St, Ringtown, PA 17967
Call Sign: N3MHX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00744545
Grant Date: 09/19/2003, Expiration Date: 05/26/2012, Certifier: Daniel D Koch
Registrant: Daniel D Koch, 100 Hollow Road, Ringtown, PA 17967
Call Sign: WA2UCS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00951006
Grant Date: 12/14/2004, Expiration Date: 12/14/2014
Registrant: Charles K Kremer, 87 N Center St, Ringtown, PA 17967
Call Sign: W3EJM, Previous Call Sign: N3CZK, Licensee ID: L00015258
Grant Date: 02/03/2001, Expiration Date: 02/03/2011, Certifier: Edward J Mcnamee Iii
Registrant: Edward J Mc Namee Iii, 158 Lumpy Lane, Ringtown, PA 17967

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: CHARLES ROY CHARLES-CHLNGR II (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 57RC , Serial Number: CH20494-1134, Year manufactured: 1994, Airworthiness Date: 09/07/1994
Registrant (Individual): Charles K Sr Kremer, Po Box 55, Ringtown, PA 17967
Aircraft: COX KEITH MINI-MAX 1300Z (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 94514 , Serial Number: 001, Year manufactured: 1996, Airworthiness Date: 05/08/2007
Registrant (Individual): Charles K Kremer, Po Box 55, Ringtown, PA 17967
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 03/09/1993, Exported to: Germany

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 14

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