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Population (year 2000): 5,813. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,585 (-3.9% change)
 

Males: 2,683  (46.2%)
Females: 3,130  (53.8%)

Bradford County

Median resident age:  38.9 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 18840.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,400 (it was $33,338 in 2000)
Sayre  $34,400
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $84,700 (it was $71,100 in 2000)
Sayre  $84,700
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Sayre:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Black (0.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: Irish (19.4%), German (19.0%), United States (10.9%), Italian (10.2%), English (10.0%), Polish (6.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 01/27/1891

Elevation: 780 feet

Land area: 2.03 square miles.

Population density: 2763 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Sayre

  • High school or higher: 81.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sayre borough

  • Never married: 22.1%
  • Now married: 52.8%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 12.9%

50 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.9%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Sayre:  1.5% ($1,082)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NY (35.5 miles , pop. 56,298).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (110.9 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (166.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Athens borough, PA (1.4 miles ), South Waverly borough, PA (1.6 miles ), Waverly, NY (1.9 miles ), Barton, NY (4.7 miles ), Chemung, NY (8.2 miles ), Nichols, NY (10.8 miles ), Baldwin, NY (12.3 miles ).

Latitude: 41.98 N, Longitude: 76.52 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,669 (+45.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,129 (43.9%)


50 people in nursing homes
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 570

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Population change in the 1990s: -86 (-1.5%).


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Most common industries for males:
  • Health care (14%)
  • Metal and metal products (12%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (41%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)


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Crime in Sayre by Year
Type 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 20064
    per 100,000 34.40.00.0106.171.3
Robberies 00020
    per 100,000 0.00.00.035.40.0
Assaults 172111011
    per 100,000 292.334.3193.7176.9196.0
Burglaries 20174645
    per 100,000 343.9291.270.4106.1802.0
Thefts 17112847100181
    per 100,000 2940.22192.5827.81769.03225.8
Auto thefts 124026
    per 100,000 206.368.50.035.4106.9
Arson 00012
    per 100,000 0.00.00.017.735.6
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 199.6) 244.2120.476.8211.9290.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (14 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.50
US city average:  3.00

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Sayre-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 52% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.3 miles away from the Sayre city center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 10.7 miles away from the city center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Sayre:
  • ROBERT PACKER HOSP (GUTHRIE SQUARE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sayre:
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 16 miles; TOWANDA, PA)
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ELMIRA, NY)
  • ARNOT OGDEN MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; ELMIRA, NY)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sayre:
  • ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL (about 28 miles; ELMIRA/CORNING, NY; ID: ELM)
  • ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 35 miles; ITHACA, NY; ID: ITH)
  • GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 42 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; ID: BGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sayre:
  • BLUE SWAN (about 3 miles; SAYRE, PA; ID: N32)
  • BRADFORD COUNTY (about 19 miles; TOWANDA, PA; ID: N27)
  • TRI-CITIES (about 31 miles; ENDICOTT, NY; ID: CZG)

Local government website: home.cqservices.com/sayre/index.html

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sayre:
  • ITHACA COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ITHACA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,052)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 32 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 12,036)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 32 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 7,413)
  • CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; CORNING, NY; FT enrollment: 2,797)
  • MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 41 miles; MANSFIELD, PA; FT enrollment: 2,831)
  • SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 45 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 11,498)
  • BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 4,081)
Public high school in Sayre:
  • SAYRE AREA HS (Students: 576; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Sayre:
  • SNYDER EL SCH (Students: 577; Grades: PK - 06)
  • LITCHFIELD TWP EL SCH (Students: 95; Grades: KG - 04)
Private elementary/middle school in Sayre:
  • EPIPHANY ELEMENTARY JUNIOR HIG (Students: 186; Location: 627 STEVENSON ST; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Sayre:
  • SAYRE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $92,847; Location: 122 SOUTH ELMER AVE; 21,787 books; 344 audio materials; 215 video materials; 50 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Epiphany School link: www.epiphanyschool.net

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Lake: Island Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Sayre include: Elmer Park (1), Desmond Street Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Casita Tropical Tulum (Box 117B Rural Route 1), Best Western Grand Victorian Inn (255 Spring Street), Black Diamond Room (255 Spring Street).

 

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

AQUA PA SUSQUEHANNA DIVISION (Population served: 15569, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-03-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-11-2006 and JUL-14-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUL-14-2006)
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-11-2005 and JUN-03-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-03-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-03-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-03-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-07-2005)
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 2 other older monitoring violations
DANDY MINI-MART #47 F (Address: 100 Henry Street, Serves NY, Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
DANDY MINI MART #34 (Address: 100 Henry Street, Serves NY, Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
DANDY MINI MARTS #44 (Address: 100 HENRY ST, Serves NY, Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
DANDYS MINNI MART #52 (Serves NY, Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Sayre that have no violations reported:
  • DANDY MINI MART#33 C (Serves NY, Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • DANDY MINI MART #42 - AIRPORT (Serves NY, Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • DANDY MINI MART #30 (Serves NY, Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • DANDY MINI MART #10 (Serves NY, Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  59.9%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.6%
Whole state:  5.0%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.1%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Sayre compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly 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.


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Banks with branches in Sayre (2007 data):
  • First Citizens National Bank: Sayre Branch at 1778 Elmira Street, branch established on 2000-11-06; Sayre Branch at 306 West Lockhart Street, branch established on 1899-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $571.5 mil, Deposits: $452.3 mil, headquarters in Mansfield, PA, positive income, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Financial Services, Inc.
  • People's State Bank of Wyalusing, Pennsylvania: Sayre Branch at 205 W. Lockhart Street, branch established on 2006-10-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $187.5 mil, Deposits: $139.7 mil, headquarters in Wyalusing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Ltd.
  • Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania: Sayre/Tops Branch at 1006 North Elmira Street, branch established on 2003-09-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,418.0 mil, Deposits: $25,942.5 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 412 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Sayre Branch at 230 Desmond Street, branch established on 1972-11-20. 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.



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Sayre government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,201,000
    Solid Waste Management: $99,000
    Parking Facilities: $36,000
    All Other: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $524,000
    Housing & Community Development: $522,000
    Sewerage: $481,000
    General - Other: $476,000
    Police Protection: $470,000
    Central Staff Services: $177,000
    Fire Protection: $107,000
    Solid Waste Management: $97,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $72,000
    Parks & Recreation: $48,000
    Financial Administration: $39,000
    Libraries: $27,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $13,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,000
    Parking Facilities: $2,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $2,822,000
    Total Cash & Deposits: $145,000
    Benefit Payments: $87,000
    From Other Government: $12,000
    From Local Government: $1,000
    Interest Revenue: $-8,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $345,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,756,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $7,329,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $427,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $74,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $66,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $44,000
    Regular Highways: $29,000
    Sewerage: $24,000
    Police Protection: $23,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,666,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $570,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $826,000
    Property: $737,000
    NEC: $90,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $833,000

3.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,228 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.87%
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:
from Tioga County, NY  0.47% ($25,450 average AGI)
from Chemung County, NY  0.35% ($30,780)
from Tioga County, PA  0.24% ($25,491)


4.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,197 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.70%
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:
to Tioga County, NY  0.59% ($23,804 average AGI)
to Chemung County, NY  0.42% ($26,245)
to Tioga County, PA  0.22% ($25,385)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sayre:
  • WATS (960 AM; 5 kW; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEBO (1330 AM; 5 kW; OWEGO, NY; Owner: TIOGA MEDIA, INC.)
  • WLNL (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE MEDIA, INC.)
  • WWLZ (820 AM; 4 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • WELM (1410 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LIMITED)
  • WEHH (1590 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA HTS/HORSEHEAD, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNBF (1290 AM; 9 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTKO (1470 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WINR (680 AM; 5 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WENE (1430 AM; 5 kW; ENDICOTT, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sayre:
  • WAVR (102.3 FM; WAVERLY, NY; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WENY-FM (92.7 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLVY (94.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WOKN (99.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WCII (88.5 FM; SPENCER, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WHGL-FM (100.3 FM; CANTON, PA; Owner: CANTROAIR COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W205BR (88.9 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WHWK (98.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WREQ (96.9 FM; RIDGEBURY, PA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WSQE (91.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB. TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • W201CO (88.1 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WMTT (94.7 FM; TIOGA, PA; Owner: EUROPA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLTB (101.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, NY; Owner: GM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAAL (99.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYXL (97.3 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSKG-FM (89.3 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB.TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • WCIH (90.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMXW (103.3 FM; VESTAL, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sayre:
  • W52CE (Channel 52; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
  • WETM-TV (Channel 18; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WENY-TV (Channel 36; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: LILLY BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • W59DG (Channel 59; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WSKG-TV (Channel 46; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • WICZ-TV (Channel 40; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: STAINLESS BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • W21BW (Channel 21; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK INC.)

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