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Somerset County

Population in July 2008: 222. Population change since 2000: -9.4%
 

Males: 107  (48.6%)
Females: 115  (51.4%)

Median resident age:  35.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 15560.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,195 (it was $29,792 in 2000)
Shanksville:  $36,195
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,085
Shanksville:  $18,085
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $83,058 (it was $58,800 in 2000)
Shanksville:  $83,058
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $102,352; Detached houses: $100,451; In 2-unit structures: $87,941

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Races in Shanksville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Shanksville: 83.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (43.7%), English (8.6%), Irish (6.9%), Polish (4.5%), Scottish (3.3%), Dutch (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 01/25/1913

Elevation: 2230 feet

Land area: 0.18 square miles.

Population density: 1261 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Shanksville

  • High school or higher: 87.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shanksville borough

  • Never married: 26.2%
  • Now married: 51.0%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 12.9%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

2 residents are foreign born

This borough:  0.8%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Shanksville:  1.1% ($668)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pittsburgh, PA (63.7 miles , pop. 334,563).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (199.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Indian Lake borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Friedens, PA (2.3 miles ), Stoystown borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Berlin borough, PA (2.7 miles ), New Baltimore, PA (2.7 miles) , Central City borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Hooversville borough, PA (3.0 miles ), Somerset borough, PA (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 40.02 N, Longitude: 78.91 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 814

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Population change in the 1990s: +10 (+4.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Mining (19%)
  • Food and beverage stores (17%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Personal and laundry services (10%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Food and beverage stores (20%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Personal and laundry services (7%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
  • Extraction workers (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Personal appearance workers (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)



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Shanksville-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 12% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.8 miles away from the Shanksville borough center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.2 miles away from the borough center killed one person and injured 15 people and caused $4 million in damages.


Shanksville-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 84.6 miles away from Shanksville center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Shanksville:
  • SOMERSET COMM HOSP (about 10 miles; SOMERSET, PA)
  • WINDBER HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; WINDBER, PA)
  • MEYERSDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; MYERSDALE, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Shanksville, PA

Operable nuclear power plant near Shanksville:
  • 17 miles: Three Mile Island 1 in Londonderry Twp., PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shanksville:
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 19 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 44 miles; ALTOONA, PA; FT enrollment: 3,516)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 45 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 53 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; FT enrollment: 19,666)
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Shanksville and their reported violations in the past:

IDAS COUNTRY STORE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUL-11-2006 and AUG-29-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-29-2006), St Other (AUG-29-2006)
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-11-2006 and AUG-01-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Other (AUG-01-2006), St Compliance achieved (AUG-01-2006)
  • 9 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  71.9%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  3.1%
Whole state:  5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  9.1%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  4.6%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Shanksville, PA



Shanksville compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below 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.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Shanksville travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Somerset County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (79%)
  • Coal or coke (17%)
  • Electricity (4%)


Religion statistics for Shanksville

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of the BrethrenUnited Church of Christ
Adherents28.7%23.5%13.3%9.5%6.3%
Congregations9.1%18.2%17.7%11.6%7.6%
NameMennonite Church USAChristian and Missionary AllianceAssemblies of GodChristian Churches and Churches of ChristOther religions
Adherents2.5%2.2%1.7%1.7%10.5%
Congregations4.0%2.5%3.0%3.0%23.2%
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 0$0 1$561
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$41
Sewerage 0$0 1$1,001
Totals for Government 0$0 7$1,603



Shanksville government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $6,000
    Regular Highways: $6,000
    Police Protection: $4,000
    Fire Protection: $3,000
    General - Other: $3,000
    Sewerage: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $141,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $12,000
    NEC: $3,000
    Property: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $6,000

3.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,319 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.26%
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 Cambria County, PA  0.87% ($35,913 average AGI)
from Westmoreland County, PA  0.23% ($35,463)
from Allegheny County, PA  0.19% ($57,607)


3.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,568 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.82%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($291 average AGI)
Somerset County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cambria County, PA  0.79% ($21,680 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA  0.29% ($36,365)
to Westmoreland County, PA  0.23% ($31,597)


Strongest AM radio stations in Shanksville:
  • WVSC (990 AM; 10 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WLYE (850 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WYSN (1330 AM; 5 kW; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WFRB (560 AM; 5 kW; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WZSK (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WHJB (1600 AM; 5 kW; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: JOHN H. CESSNA)
  • WCBC (1270 AM; 5 kW; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: CUMBERLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCCS (1160 AM; 10 kW; HOMER CITY, PA; Owner: RENDA RADIO, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WBFD (1310 AM; 3 kW; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKHB (620 AM; 6 kW; IRWIN, PA; Owner: BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Shanksville:
  • WCCL (101.7 FM; CENTRAL CITY, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WBVE (107.5 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAYC (100.9 FM; BEDFORD, PA; Owner: CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WUZY (97.7 FM; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN,INC.)
  • WQZS (93.3 FM; MEYERSDALE, PA; Owner: ROGER WAHL)
  • WQEJ (89.7 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WQED MULTIMEDIA)
  • WROG (102.9 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: TSCHUDY RADIO, INC)
  • WFWM (91.9 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKGO (106.1 FM; CUMBERLAND, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WLIC (97.1 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: HE'S ALIVE, INC.)
  • WFRJ (88.9 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WKYE (95.5 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF JOHNSTOWN, INC.)
  • WQKK (92.1 FM; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WFRB-FM (105.3 FM; FROSTBURG, MD; Owner: WTBO-WKGO CORPORATION, L.L.C.)
  • WSKE (104.3 FM; EVERETT, PA; Owner: NEW MILLENNIUM COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WWPN (101.1 FM; WESTERNPORT, MD; Owner: ERNEST F. SANTMYIRE)
  • WDZN (100.1 FM; ROMNEY, WV; Owner: CHARTER EQUITIES, INC.)
  • WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • WOGG (94.9 FM; OLIVER, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
  • WBXQ (94.7 FM; CRESSON, PA; Owner: SOUNDS GOOD, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Shanksville:
  • WNPA (Channel 19; JEANNETTE, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PITTSBURGH INC.)
  • W57BM (Channel 57; SOMERSET, PA; Owner: PALM TELEVISION, L.P.)
  • WWCP-TV (Channel 8; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: PEAK MEDIA OF PA LICENSEE LLC)
  • WJAC-TV (Channel 6; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Owner: WPXI-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)


Shanksville fatal accident list:
Aug 8, 1981 08:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total costs: $912,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,879
Total average daily truck traffic: 258
Total future (year 2019) average daily traffic: 1,766

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • WPIA-SHANKSVILLE, 1325 Cornerstone Rd., Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: WQAM590
    Assigned Frequencies : 19380.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/02/2004, Expiration Date: 07/02/2014, Certifier: Roy L Fritz
    Registrant: Beyondwire Technologies, 360 South Jefferson St., Kittanning, PA 16201, Phone: (724) 545-1115, Fax: (724) 545-7815, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: N3GTO, Previous Call Sign: KA3NVZ
    Grant Date: 01/17/1989, Expiration Date: 01/17/1999, Cancelation Date: 01/18/2001
    Registrant: Dennis W Steckman, Shanksville, PA 15560

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