Bedford County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 19.0. This is significantly better than average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2008 was 0.160. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 23.1 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.17. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 23.1 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 11.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.0. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 23.1 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Saxton and their reported violations in the past:
HAPPY HOLLOW RESTAURANT (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
HERITAGE COVE RESORT (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-26-2005), St Site Visit (enforcement) (SEP-26-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between SEP-10-2005 and SEP-26-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-26-2005), St Site Visit (enforcement) (SEP-26-2005)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 21.6%
(21.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents)
Average household size:
| This borough: | 2.1 people | | Pennsylvania: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This borough: | 53.5% | | Whole state: | 67.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This borough: | 7.6% | | 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: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Saxton, PA
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Saxton compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in 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 Saxton (2011 data):
- First National Bank of Pennsylvania: Saxton Branch at 911 Church Street, branch established on 1904/06/04. Info updated 2012/01/10: Bank assets: $9,581.0 mil, Deposits: $7,462.2 mil, headquarters in Greenville, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 291 total offices, Holding Company: F.N.b. Corporation
- Community State Bank of Orbisonia: Saxton Branch at 620 Main Street, branch established on 1999/07/20. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $292.3 mil, Deposits: $266.8 mil, headquarters in Orbisonia, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Orbisonia Community Bancorp, Inc.
- Clearfield Bank & Trust Company: Saxton Branch at 729 Main Street, branch established on 1974/11/25. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $404.9 mil, Deposits: $345.3 mil, headquarters in Clearfield, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Cbt Financial Corp.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (77%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Coal or coke (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Bedford County Pennsylvania:
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Religion statistics for Saxton (based on Bedford County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.39%
| Here |  | 42.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Church of the Brethren | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Church of Christ | Catholic Church |
| Adherents | 24.2% | 16.6% | 13.4% | 13.1% | 9.7% |
| Congregations | 26.7% | 13.3% | 11.9% | 14.1% | 2.2% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | General Conference Churches of God | Other |
| Adherents | 4.9% | 4.8% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 9.2% |
| Congregations | 7.4% | 3.7% | 1.5% | 3.7% | 15.6% |
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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: 15 | This county: | 3.03 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Bedford County: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 25 | This county: | 5.04 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 34 | Bedford County: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Here: | 8.5% | | Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 25.2% | | Pennsylvania: | 27.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Bedford County: | 9.1% | | State: | 11.5% |
| 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,547 | $18,564 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $1,989 | $23,868 | 2 | $771 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $4,151 | $24,906 | 1 | $260 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $7,687 | $23,061 | 3 | $1,031 |
Saxton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Parking Facilities: $1,000 ($1.36)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,000 ($2.72)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $136,000 ($185.03)
General - Other: $73,000 ($99.32)
Central Staff Services: $36,000 ($48.98)
Regular Highways: $34,000 ($46.26)
Police Protection: $31,000 ($42.18)
Financial Administration: $4,000 ($5.44)
Fire Protection: $3,000 ($4.08)
General Public Buildings: $1,000 ($1.36)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000 ($10.88)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,000 ($1.36)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,000 ($1.36)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $9,000 ($12.24)
General Revenue, NEC: $7,000 ($9.52)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $203,000 ($276.19)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $215,000 ($292.52)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $18,000 ($24.49)
All Other: $8,000 ($10.88)
- Tax - Individual Income: $39,000 ($53.06)
Property: $35,000 ($47.62)
NEC: $10,000 ($13.61)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $85,000 ($115.65)
3.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,926 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.53% | | Pennsylvania average: | 4.99% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
3.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,725 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.51% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Saxton:
- WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
- WKMC (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROARING SPRING, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
- WJSM (1110 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MARTINSBURG, PA; Owner: MARTINSBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFBG (1290 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
- WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WHUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
- WHJB (1600 AM; 5 kW; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: JOHN H. CESSNA)
- WVAM (1430 AM; 5 kW; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WBFD (1310 AM; 3 kW; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Saxton:
- WJSM-FM (92.7 FM; MARTINSBURG, PA; Owner: MARTINSBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAYC (100.9 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
- W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
- WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
- WSKE (104.3 FM; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
- WLAK (103.5 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WEEO-FM (103.7 FM; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
- WBXQ (94.7 FM; CRESSON, PA; Owner: SOUNDS GOOD, INC.)
- WFGY (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
- WKYE-FM1 (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WINSTON RADIO CORPORATION)
- WALY (103.9 FM; BELLWOOD, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
- WPRR (100.1 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: VITAL LICENSES, LLC)
- WWLY (106.3 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES,LLC)
- WBRX-FM1 (94.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: SHERLOCK BROADCASTING, INC)
- WJHT (107.9 FM; PORT MATILDA, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WQEJ (89.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
- WBUS (93.7 FM; BOALSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Saxton:
- W32AX (Channel 32; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: BENJAMIN PEREZ)
- W65AL (Channel 65; MARTINSBURG, PA; Owner: PEAK MEDIA OF PA LICENSEE LLC)
Saxton fatal accident list:
Dec 14, 2002 06:45 PM, Sr-913, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Feb 11, 1984 11:99 PM, Main St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1 - 7 Mi Se (Lat: 40.129444 Lon: -78.170833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 80.1 m, Overall height: 85 m
Registrant: Firis, David W:firis, Pamela S Dba , 486 Akron Rd, Wadsworth, OH 44281, Phone: (330) 336-3754
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Storage Tank, Storage Tank; Directly Across From 801 Liberty Street (Lat: 40.211389 Lon: -78.246389), Type: Tank, Structure height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WQCU745
Assigned Frequencies: 451.037 MHz Grant Date: 05/31/2005, Expiration Date: 05/31/2015, Certifier: Steve Stoudnour
Registrant: Us Filter Control Systems, Inc., 1239 Willow Lake Boulevard, Vadnais Heights, MN 55110, Phone: (651) 766-2700, Fax: (651) 766-2743, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - TUSSEY MTN, Henrieta Mtn Rd On Top (Lat: 40.236667 Lon: -78.290556), Type: Pole, Structure height: 36.6 m, Call Sign: WQGG673
Assigned Frequencies: 6063.80 MHz, 11245.0 MHz Grant Date: 01/11/2007, Expiration Date: 01/11/2017, Certifier: Darol Lain
Registrant: Last Mile Inc. Dba Sting Communications, 120 South 16th Street, Lebanon, PA 17042, Phone: (717) 270-1979, Fax: (717) 270-4338, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: KB3CQY, Licensee ID: L01373482
Grant Date: 02/26/2008, Expiration Date: 05/26/2018, Certifier: Marlin L Walters
Registrant: Marlin L Walters, Rd 1 Box 183x, Saxton, PA 16678 - Call Sign: N3SPF, Licensee ID: L00876399
Grant Date: 06/11/2004, Expiration Date: 07/14/2014
Registrant: David B Crawshaw, 106 Commerce Dr, Saxton, PA 16678 - Call Sign: N3SSC
Grant Date: 07/14/1994, Expiration Date: 07/14/2004, Cancellation Date: 07/15/2006
Registrant: Michele A Weimert, Rd 1 Box 47, Saxton, PA 16678 - Call Sign: N3SYJ
Grant Date: 07/15/1994, Expiration Date: 07/15/2004, Cancellation Date: 07/18/2006
Registrant: Fred E Weimert Jr, Rd 1 Box 47, Saxton, PA 16678 - Call Sign: W3HRC, Licensee ID: L00154360
Grant Date: 09/21/1999, Expiration Date: 12/12/2009
Registrant: Allen C Detwiler, 704 Church St, Saxton, PA 16678-1212
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172M (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 19962 , Serial Number: 17260891, Year manufactured: 1972, Airworthiness Date: 08/18/1972
Registrant (Individual): Eugene W Foor, 124 River Bottom Ln, Saxton, PA 16678
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Saxton, PA
| Most common first names in Saxton, PA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 37 | 71.3 years |
| Charles | 35 | 76.9 years |
| Robert | 35 | 74.1 years |
| John | 31 | 72.8 years |
| Mary | 31 | 77.7 years |
| George | 22 | 75.2 years |
| James | 22 | 74.3 years |
| Anna | 15 | 76.7 years |
| Paul | 15 | 72.6 years |
| Dorothy | 13 | 74.5 years |
| Most common last names in Saxton, PA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Reed | 29 | 75.6 years |
| Miller | 28 | 77.1 years |
| Ritchey | 17 | 78.3 years |
| Gates | 15 | 72.9 years |
| Black | 14 | 68.5 years |
| Smith | 14 | 73.4 years |
| Hess | 14 | 77.2 years |
| Cunningham | 12 | 77.2 years |
| Donelson | 12 | 68.8 years |
| Morningstar | 12 | 76.1 years |
- #17 on the list of "Top 100 safest cities (lowest city-data.com crime index)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
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