Centre 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 31.6. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.47. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.4 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.32. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.4 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 5.60. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 15.4 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 2.5%
(2.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This borough: | 2.6 people | | Pennsylvania: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This borough: | 74.5% | | Whole state: | 67.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This borough: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Snow Shoe, PA
Snow Shoe compared to Pennsylvania 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.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age 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 Snow Shoe (2011 data):
- First National Bank of Pennsylvania: Snow Shoe Branch at 11 W Olive Street, branch established on 1969/06/02. 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
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (70%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Coal or coke (7%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Centre County Pennsylvania:
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Religion statistics for Snow Shoe (based on Centre County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.80%
| Here |  | 42.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Church of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 36.6% | 19.6% | 11.5% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Congregations | 4.5% | 28.1% | 10.7% | 9.6% | 5.1% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Episcopal Church | Other |
| Adherents | 2.7% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 14.2% |
| Congregations | 1.7% | 2.2% | 3.9% | 1.7% | 32.6% |
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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: 20 | Here: | 1.39 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2 | This county: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7 | Centre County: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 40 | This county: | 2.78 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 89 | Centre County: | 6.19 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Centre County: | 7.0% | | State: | 9.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 10.6% | | Pennsylvania: | 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 |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $515 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,140 | $13,680 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $1,140 | $13,680 | 1 | $515 |
Snow Shoe government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $54,000 ($70.50)
All Other: $3,000 ($3.92)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $20,000 ($26.11)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $60,000 ($78.33)
General - Other: $55,000 ($71.80)
Solid Waste Management: $44,000 ($57.44)
Central Staff Services: $21,000 ($27.42)
Fire Protection: $11,000 ($14.36)
General Public Buildings: $5,000 ($6.53)
Financial Administration: $4,000 ($5.22)
Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($3.92)
Housing & Community Development: $2,000 ($2.61)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $19,000 ($24.80)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($2.61)
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000 ($1.31)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $5,000 ($6.53)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $51,000 ($66.58)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $38,000 ($49.61)
General Support: $1,000 ($1.31)
- Tax - Individual Income: $48,000 ($62.66)
Property: $37,000 ($48.30)
NEC: $10,000 ($13.05)
Other Selective Sales: $1,000 ($1.31)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $36,000 ($47.00)
7.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,815 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.93% | | Pennsylvania average: | 4.99% |
1.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($823 average AGI)| Centre County: | 1.08% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,689 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.69% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
0.19% of residents moved to foreign countries ($688 average AGI)| Centre County: | 0.19% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Snow Shoe:
- WPHB (1260 AM; 5 kW; PHILIPSBURG, PA)
- WRSC (1390 AM; 2 kW; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WIEZ (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WBLF (970 AM; 1 kW; BELLEFONTE, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WCPA (900 AM; 3 kW; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: CLEARFIELD BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WHUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
- WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
- WMAJ (1450 AM; 1 kW; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Snow Shoe:
- WPSU-FM (91.5 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WGMR (101.1 FM; TYRONE, PA; Owner: CARY H. SIMPSON DBA ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
- WUBZ-FM (105.9 FM; PHILIPSBURG, PA; Owner: MOSHANNON VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBHV (103.1 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WTLR (89.9 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: CENTRAL PENNSYLIA CHRISTIAN INST)
- WZWW (95.3 FM; BELLEFONTE, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WBUS (93.7 FM; BOALSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WJHT (107.9 FM; PORT MATILDA, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WOWY (98.7 FM; PLEASANT GAP, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
- W270AG (101.9 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WLTS (94.5 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
- WLAK (103.5 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WQBR (99.9 FM; AVIS, PA; Owner: MAXIMUM IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WZYY (106.9 FM; RENOVO, PA; Owner: WESTVIEW COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WQWK (97.1 FM; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WQYX (93.1 FM; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: CLEARFIELD BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WQJU (107.1 FM; MIFFLINTOWN, PA; Owner: CENTRAL PA CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WOKW (102.9 FM; CURWENSVILLE, PA; Owner: RAYMARK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
- WJRC (90.9 FM; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: SALT AND LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Snow Shoe:
- WPSX-TV (Channel 3; CLEARFIELD, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WHVL-LP (Channel 29; STATE COLLEGE, ETC., PA; Owner: CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W59AI (Channel 59; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: PEAK MEDIA OF PA LICENSEE LLC)
Snow Shoe fatal accident list:
Aug 12, 1985 03:00 AM, 00219, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 26, 1985 09:00 PM, 14002, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 19, 1975 07:50 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Snow Shoe)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 41 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 401 E Sycamore Rd (Lat: 41.026806 Lon: -77.934833), Type: Pole, Structure height: 1 m, Call Sign: WQHF934
Assigned Frequencies: 912.000 MHz, 921.000 MHz Grant Date: 07/19/2007, Expiration Date: 07/19/2017, Certifier: Kris Gibson
Registrant: Fedex Freight East, 2200 Forward Dr, Harrison, AR 72601-2004, Phone: (870) 741-9000, Fax: (870) 391-4106, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Snow Shoe Fire Tower (Lat: 41.026722 Lon: -77.960000), Call Sign: KQO294, Licensee ID: L00008435
Assigned Frequencies: 151.175 MHz, 151.445 MHz Grant Date: 09/19/2001, Expiration Date: 12/08/2011
Registrant: Commonwealth Of Pa Dept Conservation & Natural Resources, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8769, Phone: (717) 787-2552, Fax: (717) 787-8624
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4 - Call Sign: KC2BOI, Licensee ID: L00313574
Grant Date: 05/04/1997, Expiration Date: 05/04/2007, Cancellation Date: 11/05/2002
Registrant: Mark A Herman, 102 N 4th St, Snow Shoe, PA 16874-0085 - Call Sign: W3NTL, Previous Call Sign: WA3NTL, Licensee ID: L01378734
Grant Date: 03/13/2008, Expiration Date: 03/18/2018
Registrant: Boyd E Paul, 112 W Nectarine, Snow Shoe, PA 16874 - Call Sign: KB3NDL, Licensee ID: L01116486
Grant Date: 02/09/2006, Expiration Date: 02/09/2016, Certifier: Paul D Saylor
Registrant: Paul D Saylor, 202 Fountain Rd, Snow Shoe, PA 16874 - Call Sign: KB3UCL, Licensee ID: L01552863
Grant Date: 03/09/2010, Expiration Date: 03/09/2020, Certifier: Carrie A Sotak
Registrant: Carrie A Sotak, 111 E Sunset Ave, Snow Shoe, PA 16874
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-108 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 16MB , Serial Number: 22-8387, Year manufactured: 1961, Airworthiness Date: 03/31/1961
Registrant (Individual): Jeremy S Fye, 400 Sugar Ln, Snow Shoe, PA 16874
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Snow Shoe
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Snow Shoe, PA
| Most common first names in Snow Shoe, PA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Joseph | 16 | 76.2 years |
| John | 16 | 74.9 years |
| Mary | 12 | 79.2 years |
| William | 12 | 74.4 years |
| Robert | 11 | 69.1 years |
| James | 10 | 77.4 years |
| George | 9 | 69.9 years |
| Charles | 9 | 78.0 years |
| Anna | 8 | 72.7 years |
| David | 6 | 61.8 years |
| Most common last names in Snow Shoe, PA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Hall | 15 | 74.7 years |
| Mccloskey | 14 | 72.6 years |
| Doherty | 7 | 74.4 years |
| Watson | 7 | 69.2 years |
| Casher | 6 | 71.3 years |
| Burns | 6 | 76.0 years |
| Chambers | 6 | 76.5 years |
| Stark | 5 | 70.8 years |
| Hauser | 5 | 77.4 years |
| Morgan | 5 | 77.8 years |
Businesses in Snow Shoe, PA
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