U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Shade Gap, Pennsylvania



Back to Shade Gap, PA housing info, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, PA smaller cities, PA small cities, All Cities.




We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map
Shade Gap, PA map

Huntingdon County

Population in July 2008: 91. Population change since 2000: -6.2%
 

Males: 42  (46.4%)
Females: 49  (53.6%)

Median resident age:  36.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip code: 17255


Estimated median household income in 2008: $23,325 (it was $18,125 in 2000)
Shade Gap:  $23,325
Pennsylvania:  $50,713

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $12,989

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $73,975 (it was $43,800 in 2000)
Shade Gap:  $73,975
Pennsylvania:  $164,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $72,536; Detached houses: $71,346

Shade Gap, PA residents, houses, and apartments details

Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles!

Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses
Search for:  near:  

Races in Shade Gap:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Black (2.1%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Shade Gap: 84.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: United States (23.7%), Irish (15.5%), German (11.3%), French (7.2%), English (4.1%), Italian (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 04/20/1871

Elevation: 990 feet

Land area: 0.05 square miles.

Population density: 1974 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Home Value Estimate
Address:
Unit (optional):
City
State
Zip


Shade Gap, Pennsylvania map

For population 25 years and over in Shade Gap

  • High school or higher: 58.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 18.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 58.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shade Gap borough

  • Never married: 27.0%
  • Now married: 50.0%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 17.6%
  • Divorced: 2.7%

0 residents are foreign born

This borough:  0.0%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Shade Gap:  1.1% ($500)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)

Shade Gap satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Frederick, MD (57.3 miles , pop. 52,767).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (89.7 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (144.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Orbisonia borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Rockhill Furnace borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Three Springs borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Saltillo borough, PA (2.8 miles ), Shirleysburg, PA (2.8 miles) , Cassville, PA (3.4 miles) , Kistler borough, PA (3.7 miles ), Mount Union borough, PA (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 40.18 N, Longitude: 77.87 W

Area code: 814

Shade Gap household income distribution Shade Gap home values distribution

This borough's Wikipedia profile

Shade Gap races chart


Population change in the 1990s: -16 (-14.2%).



Average climate in Shade Gap, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Shade Gap, Pennsylvania average temperatures Shade Gap, Pennsylvania average precipitation
 
Shade Gap, Pennsylvania humidity
 
Shade Gap, Pennsylvania wind speed
 
Shade Gap, Pennsylvania snowfall
 
Shade Gap, Pennsylvania sunshine
 
Shade Gap, Pennsylvania clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

Shade Gap-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 6% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/16/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.4 miles away from the Shade Gap borough center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/22/1983, a category 3 tornado 46.6 miles away from the borough center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Shade Gap-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 96% 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 97.1 miles away from Shade Gap 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 98.6 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 43.3 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 85.3 miles away from Shade Gap center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Shade Gap topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Shade Gap:
  • FULTON COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA)
  • CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; CHAMBERSBURG, PA)
  • J C BLAIR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; HUNTINGDON, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Shade Gap, PA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shade Gap:
  • SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 23 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,330)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 34 miles; ALTOONA, PA; FT enrollment: 3,516)
  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 36 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,098)
  • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 42 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 2,216)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 43 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; FT enrollment: 38,248)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 46 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
  • FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; FREDERICK, MD; FT enrollment: 2,407)
Public elementary/middle school in Shade Gap:
See full list of schools located in Shade Gap


Shade Gap map

Click to draw/clear borough borders

 

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

HUNNYS DINER (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JAN-1997 and MAR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (FEB-04-1997), St Compliance achieved (FEB-23-1997)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
GAP MINI MART (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (FEB-04-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-04-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (FEB-04-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (DEC-29-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-20-2005)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Shade Gap that have no violations reported:
  • HARPER MEMORIAL PARK CG (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  65.8%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  7.9%
Whole state:  5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This borough:  19.5%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This borough:  2.3%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Shade Gap, PA



Shade Gap compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above 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.
  • 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 significantly below state average.


Back to the top



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Shade Gap travel time to work


Shade Gap mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Huntingdon County Pennsylvania:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (92%)
  • Electricity (8%)


Religion statistics for Shade Gap

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 39.43%
Here39.4%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Church of the BrethrenEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents31.1%14.7%8.1%6.8%6.4%
Congregations37.8%3.1%10.2%5.5%5.5%
NameChristian and Missionary AllianceUnited Church of ChristAssemblies of GodChurch of the NazareneOther
Adherents4.7%4.7%4.0%3.8%15.6%
Congregations2.4%6.3%3.1%3.1%22.8%
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



4.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,543 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.16%
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 Mifflin County, PA  0.53% ($24,744 average AGI)
from Blair County, PA  0.47% ($30,280)
from Centre County, PA  0.44% ($44,254)


4.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,126 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.42%
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 Blair County, PA  0.55% ($26,977 average AGI)
to Centre County, PA  0.48% ($33,169)
to Mifflin County, PA  0.43% ($27,754)


Strongest AM radio stations in Shade Gap:
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WHUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WIEZ (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WCBG (1590 AM; 5 kW; CHAMBERSBURG, PA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WVFC (1530 AM; daytime; 2 kW; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING GROUP, LLC)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKMC (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROARING SPRING, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Shade Gap:
  • WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
  • WEEO-FM (103.7 FM; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WLAK (103.5 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WJSM-FM (92.7 FM; MARTINSBURG, PA; Owner: MARTINSBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • W294AE (106.7 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WJUN-FM (92.5 FM; MEXICO, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC.)
  • WQJU (107.1 FM; MIFFLINTOWN, PA; Owner: CENTRAL PA CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WJRC (90.9 FM; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: SALT AND LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC)
  • W267AC (101.3 FM; ALTOONA, PA; Owner: ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • WWLY (106.3 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES,LLC)
  • WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAYC (100.9 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAYZ-FM (104.7 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WETH (89.1 FM; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • WSKE (104.3 FM; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WBUS (93.7 FM; BOALSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WVNW (96.7 FM; BURNHAM, PA; Owner: WVNW, INC.)
  • WBHV (103.1 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WIKZ (95.1 FM; CHAMBERSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Shade Gap:
  • WJAL (Channel 68; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • W38AN (Channel 38; CHAMBERSBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Lat: 40.182389 Lon: -77.858333, Call Sign: WQJG926
    Assigned Frequencies : 453.037 MHz, 458.037 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/05/2008, Expiration Date: 09/05/2018, Certifier: Randy Cowan
    Registrant: Compros, Inc., 400 Highland Ave, Altoona, PA 16602, Phone: (814) 946-8100, Fax: (814) 942-7064, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • SHADE GAP ELEM, 22251 Shade Valley Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: WQHM383
    Assigned Frequencies : 11325.0 MHz, 19375.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/06/2007, Expiration Date: 09/06/2017, Certifier: Darol Lain
    Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, 120 South 16th Street, Lebanon, PA 17042, Phone: (717) 270-1979, Fax: (717) 270-4338, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KA3JXW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01466432
    Grant Date: 02/12/2009, Expiration Date: 03/04/2019, Certifier: Judith I Rockwood
    Registrant: Judith I Rockwood, 22084 Deer Run Lane, Shade Gap, PA 17255
  • Call Sign: KA3RGM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00315144
    Grant Date: 08/21/2008, Expiration Date: 01/21/2017, Certifier: Joseph D Eaton
    Registrant: Joseph D Eaton, Shade Gap, PA 17255
  • Call Sign: KJ3H, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01230178
    Grant Date: 01/03/2007, Expiration Date: 03/27/2017, Certifier: Frederick D Rockwood
    Registrant: Frederick D Rockwood, 22084 Deer Run Ln, Shade Gap, PA 17255


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: BROWN DWIGHT AVID FLYER (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CUYUNA ALL MDLS A/B (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 191DB , Serial Number: 191, Airworthiness Date: 07/07/1986
    Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Box 672 Hc 62, Shade Gap, PA 17255


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 2
  • Hazardous Condition: 6


Shade Gap on our top lists:
    • #70 (17255) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Welsh first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
    • #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"

Back to Shade Gap, PA housing info, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, PA smaller cities, PA small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top




Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2009 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2009 Advameg, Inc.