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Dauphin County

Population in July 2008: 946. Population change since 2000: -1.8%
 

Males: 437  (46.2%)
Females: 509  (53.8%)

Median resident age:  37.6 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,553 (it was $41,917 in 2000)
Royalton:  $50,553
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,353
Royalton:  $22,353
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $110,282 (it was $73,200 in 2000)
Royalton:  $110,282
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $116,145; Detached houses: $123,571; Townhouses or other attached units: $128,703; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $62,486; Mobile homes: $15,588

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Races in Royalton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)
  • Black (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Royalton: 85.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (37.2%), United States (10.7%), Irish (10.1%), Dutch (9.1%), Italian (5.4%), English (4.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 09/27/1892

Elevation: 320 feet

Land area: 0.35 square miles.

Population density: 2726 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Royalton

  • High school or higher: 72.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
  • Unemployed: 1.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Royalton borough

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 56.5%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 14.1%

11 residents are foreign born

This borough:  1.1%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Royalton:  1.4% ($1,046)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (24.6 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (61.2 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (84.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Middletown borough, PA (0.8 miles ), Goldsboro borough, PA (1.7 miles ), Highspire borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Valley Green, PA (2.0 miles ), Hummelstown borough, PA (2.3 miles ), York Haven borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Bressler-Enhaut-Oberlin, PA (2.4 miles ), Rutherford, PA (2.5 miles ).

Latitude: 40.19 N, Longitude: 76.73 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 717

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Population change in the 1990s: -99 (-9.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (11%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (14%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)



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Royalton-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 61% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/2004, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.0 miles away from the Royalton borough center caused $18 million in damages.

On 4/5/1952, a category 3 tornado 16.5 miles away from the borough center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Royalton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 72% 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 37.7 miles away from Royalton 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 39.2 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 90.2 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 25.3 miles away from Royalton center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 80.0 miles away from the city center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 64.0 miles away from Royalton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Royalton:
  • MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 8 miles; HERSHEY, PA)
  • PINNACLE HEALTH SYSTEM (about 9 miles; HARRISBURG, PA)
  • HARRISBURG STATE HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; HARRISBURG, PA)

Amtrak stations near Royalton:
  • 7 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 10 miles: HARRISBURG (4TH & CHESTNUT STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Royalton:
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 1 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 11 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 15 miles; YORK, PA; FT enrollment: 4,541)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 15 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 24 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 25 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,098)
  • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 36 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 2,216)

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Notable location: Royalton Municipal Building (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Royalton: Royalton United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  68.6%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  6.8%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  7.8%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  1.5%
Whole state:  5.1%

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Royalton compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Dauphin County Pennsylvania:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (50%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)


Religion statistics for Royalton

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Church of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents33.2%17.4%13.3%4.7%4.5%
Congregations6.2%21.8%14.5%6.2%3.6%
Name General Conference Churches of GodEvangelical Free Church of AmericaSouthern Baptist ConventionEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents2.6%2.6%2.0%1.8%18.0%
Congregations6.2%1.5%2.5%2.2%35.3%
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 1$3,126$37,5120$0
Other Government Administration 2$5,243$31,4580$0
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 4$1,705
Streets and Highways 2$5,794$34,7640$0
Electric Power 0$0 2$498
Totals for Government 5$14,163$33,9916$2,203



Royalton government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $54,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $11,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $302,000
    Regular Highways: $62,000
    Central Staff Services: $58,000
    Solid Waste Management: $54,000
    Police Protection: $45,000
    General - Other: $44,000
    General Public Buildings: $14,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
    Financial Administration: $5,000
    Health Services - Other: $4,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General: $19,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $11,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $15,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $15,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $11,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $58,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $198,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $360,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $20,000
    All Other: $10,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $85,000
    Property: $51,000
    NEC: $23,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $153,000

6.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,939 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.18%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($246 average AGI)
Dauphin County:  0.09%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cumberland County, PA  1.08% ($36,392 average AGI)
from Lancaster County, PA  0.44% ($36,810)
from York County, PA  0.44% ($31,613)


5.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,286 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.95%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($229 average AGI)
Dauphin County:  0.06%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cumberland County, PA  1.22% ($40,564 average AGI)
to Lebanon County, PA  0.49% ($43,425)
to York County, PA  0.41% ($38,885)


Strongest AM radio stations in Royalton:
  • WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WTKT (1460 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WWII (720 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SHIREMANSTOWN, PA; Owner: HENSLEY BROADCASTING)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWSM (1510 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ANNVILLE-CLEONA, PA; Owner: PATRICK H. SICKAFUS)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLBR (1270 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, PA; Owner: LEBANON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WOYK (1350 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WOYK, INC.)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Royalton:
  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMSS (91.1 FM; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Owner: MIDDLETOWN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNNK-FM (104.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • W220BX (91.9 FM; MARIETTA, PA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WRBT (94.9 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WJAZ (91.7 FM; SUMMERDALE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. COMMWEALTH SYS. HGHR ED)
  • WYCR (98.5 FM; YORK-HANOVER, PA; Owner: RADIO HANOVER, INC.)
  • WWKL (92.1 FM; PALMYRA, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLAN-FM (96.9 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGTY (107.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, PA; Owner: TIMES AND NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Royalton:
  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WGCB-TV (Channel 49; RED LION, PA; Owner: RED LION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • W23AY (Channel 23; YORK, PA; Owner: WIRELESS CABLE TV OF PA, INC.)
  • W40AF (Channel 40; DILLSBURG, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK, LLC)


Royalton fatal accident list:
Apr 8, 1980 04:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 13 meters (43ft)
Total costs: $3,920,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,372
Total average daily truck traffic: 269
Total future (year 2013) average daily traffic: 8,378

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Roy, Canal Street And Amtrak Row, Type: Building, Structure height: 8 m, Call Sign: WPSS743, Licensee ID: L00022880
    Assigned Frequencies : 160.635 MHz, 160.935 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/25/2001, Expiration Date: 07/25/2011, Certifier: Joseph Mc Conaghy
    Registrant: National Railroad Passenger Corporation Dba Amtrak, 30th Street Station Box 41, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Phone: (215) 349-1964, Fax: (215) 349-4541, Email:



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$90,9501$147,2601$25,140
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$125,4800$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0240.01

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