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Berks County

Population in July 2008: 1,861. Population change since 2000: +2.7%
 

Males: 896  (48.2%)
Females: 965  (51.8%)

Median resident age:  38.4 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $55,958 (it was $47,400 in 2000)
St. Lawrence:  $55,958
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,484
St. Lawrence:  $26,484
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $162,323 (it was $97,900 in 2000)
St. Lawrence:  $162,323
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $181,144; Detached houses: $199,145; Townhouses or other attached units: $138,733; In 2-unit structures: $98,210; Mobile homes: $5,000

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Races in St. Lawrence:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
  • Black (2.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)

2008 cost of living index in St. Lawrence: 89.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (43.3%), Irish (9.9%), Polish (8.8%), Italian (8.0%), English (7.3%), Dutch (4.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 04/23/1927

Elevation: 340 feet

Land area: 0.91 square miles.

Population density: 2051 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in St. Lawrence

  • High school or higher: 86.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. Lawrence borough

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 59.6%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

83 residents are foreign born (3.0% Europe, 1.0% Asia).

This borough:  4.6%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

St. Lawrence:  1.8% ($1,783)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (3.3 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (44.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Reiffton, PA (0.9 miles ), Mount Penn borough, PA (1.1 miles ), Lorane, PA (1.5 miles ), Reading, PA (1.8 miles ), Flying Hills, PA (2.0 miles ), West Reading borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Kenhorst borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Laureldale borough, PA (2.2 miles ).

Latitude: 40.33 N, Longitude: 75.87 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +172 (+10.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (12%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)



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St. Lawrence-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 67% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/4/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.1 miles away from the St. Lawrence borough center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 10.8 miles away from the borough center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.


St. Lawrence-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 54% 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 8.9 miles away from St. Lawrence 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 7.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 44.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 59.5 miles away from St. Lawrence center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 23.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 80.5 miles away from St. Lawrence center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near St. Lawrence:
  • ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; READING, PA)
  • CARON HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; WERNERSVILLE, PA)
  • WERNERSVILLE STATE HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; WERNERSVILLE, PA)

Operable nuclear power plants near St. Lawrence:
  • 14 miles: Limerick 1 and 2 in Pottstown, PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Lawrence:
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 6 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 12 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 26 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 27 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 30 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • EASTERN COLLEGE (about 31 miles; ST DAVIDS, PA; FT enrollment: 2,456)

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Average household size:
This borough:  2.4 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  68.3%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  5.3%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  6.6%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  1.9%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in St. Lawrence, PA



St. Lawrence compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



St. Lawrence travel time to work


St. Lawrence mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Berks County Pennsylvania:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (57%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for St. Lawrence

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Church of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of God
Adherents40.0%26.3%18.2%4.1%1.4%
Congregations7.5%25.6%22.2%6.6%4.1%
NameMennonite Church USAEpiscopal ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.4%0.9%0.7%0.7%6.4%
Congregations6.9%2.2%1.3%2.5%21.3%
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 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 0$0 3$978
Police - Other 0$0 1$440
Other Government Administration 2$6,320$37,9206$358
Totals for Government 2$6,320$37,92010$1,776



St. Lawrence government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $12,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $243,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $62,000
    Regular Highways: $43,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $134,000
    Sewerage: $104,000
    Central Staff Services: $90,000
    Solid Waste Management: $64,000
    Police Protection: $61,000
    Water Utilities: $50,000
    Regular Highways: $41,000
    Fire Protection: $14,000
    Parks & Recreation: $11,000
    Financial Administration: $10,000
    Housing & Community Development: $5,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $13,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $318,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $264,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $54,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $31,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $252,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $38,000
    Highways: $25,000
    All Other: $15,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $169,000
    Individual Income: $135,000
    NEC: $21,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $70,000

4.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,285 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.49%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($243 average AGI)
Berks County:  0.07%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Montgomery County, PA  0.81% ($47,814 average AGI)
from Chester County, PA  0.33% ($51,594)
from Lehigh County, PA  0.33% ($42,520)


4.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,491 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.02%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($460 average AGI)
Berks County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Montgomery County, PA  0.46% ($38,236 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, PA  0.29% ($43,649)
to Lehigh County, PA  0.24% ($39,105)


Strongest AM radio stations in St. Lawrence:
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRAW (1340 AM; 1 kW; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WIOV (1240 AM; 1 kW; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in St. Lawrence:
  • WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WIOV-FM1 (105.1 FM; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • W253AC (98.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBYN (107.5 FM; BOYERTOWN, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • W207AE (89.3 FM; READING, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • W249AT (97.7 FM; READING, ETC., PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH,ETC)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
  • WJCS (89.3 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around St. Lawrence:
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W24CS (Channel 24; READING, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WFMZ-TV (Channel 69; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WLVT-TV (Channel 39; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WBPH-TV (Channel 60; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: SONSHINE FAMILY TELEVISION CORPORATION)


St. Lawrence fatal accident list:
Dec 6, 1976 12:10 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total costs: $1,438,000
Total average daily traffic: 15,936
Total average daily truck traffic: 837
Total future (year 2005) average daily traffic: 21,544


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED7$183,00038$148,68441$83,12215$55,1334$109,0000$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$04$203,2508$101,2503$39,3332$81,0001$73,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$265,0004$118,50040$133,5258$21,5000$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$142,0001$105,00019$121,6842$90,0000$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$04$174,0006$104,1671$12,0000$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0121.01

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED17$149,9412$133,0001$140,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$02$151,0000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$150,0000$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$144,0001$160,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0121.01

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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