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Luzerne County

Population in July 2008: 956. Population change since 2000: -6.5%
 

Males: 459  (48.1%)
Females: 497  (51.9%)

Median resident age:  41.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,004 (it was $33,125 in 2000)
Sugar Notch:  $41,004
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,453
Sugar Notch:  $19,453
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $96,087 (it was $71,700 in 2000)
Sugar Notch:  $96,087
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $103,599; Detached houses: $109,921; Townhouses or other attached units: $74,965; In 2-unit structures: $82,745; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $154,157; Mobile homes: $25,000

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Races in Sugar Notch:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Sugar Notch: 85.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: Polish (37.0%), Irish (26.3%), German (13.0%), Italian (9.5%), Slovak (7.3%), Lithuanian (7.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 04/03/1867

Elevation: 1100 feet

Land area: 1.02 square miles.

Population density: 937 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Sugar Notch

  • High school or higher: 82.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sugar Notch borough

  • Never married: 29.5%
  • Now married: 52.3%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 11.8%
  • Divorced: 5.4%

9 residents are foreign born

This borough:  0.9%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Sugar Notch:  1.2% ($887)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (20.2 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (92.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Warrior Run borough, PA (1.1 miles ), Ashley borough, PA (1.4 miles ), Plymouth borough, PA (1.8 miles ), Nanticoke, PA (1.9 miles ), Nuangola borough, PA (1.9 miles ), Wilkes-Barre Township, PA (2.0 miles ), Mountain Top, PA (2.0 miles ), Larksville borough, PA (2.1 miles ).

Latitude: 41.20 N, Longitude: 75.93 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

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Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+0.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (10%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)



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Sugar Notch-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 7% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.7 miles away from the Sugar Notch borough center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.

On 7/26/1981, a category 3 tornado 34.7 miles away from the borough center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Sugar Notch-area historical earthquake activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 92% 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 60.2 miles away from Sugar Notch 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 60.3 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 59.4 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 74.6 miles away from Sugar Notch center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 94.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Sugar Notch:
  • MERCY SPECIAL CARE HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; NANTICOKE, PA)
  • JOHN HEINZ INST OF REHAB MEDICINE (about 4 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)
  • FIRST HOSPITAL WYOMING VALLEY (about 5 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Sugar Notch, PA

Operable nuclear power plants near Sugar Notch:
  • 20 miles: Susquehanna 1 and 2 in Berwick, PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sugar Notch:
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,438)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 21 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,203)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 30 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 42 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)

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

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  69.1%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  5.5%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  9.3%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  3.3%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sugar Notch, PA



Sugar Notch 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.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Sugar Notch travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Luzerne County Pennsylvania:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (50%)
  • Electricity (20%)
  • Coal or coke (12%)
  • Utility gas (11%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)


Religion statistics for Sugar Notch

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)United Church of Christ
Adherents69.0%10.2%5.1%2.3%2.0%
Congregations29.8%19.3%7.2%6.9%5.2%
NameAssemblies of GodEpiscopal ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAChristian Churches and Churches of ChristOther religions
Adherents1.2%1.2%0.8%0.8%7.5%
Congregations3.3%2.8%3.0%1.7%20.7%
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$619
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$814
Police Protection - Officers 1$1,861$22,3320$0
Police - Other 0$0 2$413
Streets and Highways 2$3,678$22,0680$0
Totals for Government 3$5,539$22,15611$1,846



Sugar Notch government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $81,000
    Solid Waste Management: $57,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $170,000
    Police Protection: $63,000
    General - Other: $62,000
    Solid Waste Management: $48,000
    Sewerage: $25,000
    Central Staff Services: $21,000
    Fire Protection: $17,000
    General Public Buildings: $15,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $13,000
    Financial Administration: $6,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $20,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $17,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $280,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $516,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $247,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $549,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $14,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $161,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $120,000
    Highways: $21,000
    All Other: $7,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $60,000
    Property: $33,000
    NEC: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $99,000

3.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,014 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.58%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($340 average AGI)
Luzerne County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lackawanna County, PA  0.40% ($33,529 average AGI)
from Columbia County, PA  0.17% ($30,034)
from Schuylkill County, PA  0.14% ($31,690)


3.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,456 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.63%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($223 average AGI)
Luzerne County:  0.02%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lackawanna County, PA  0.35% ($39,731 average AGI)
to Columbia County, PA  0.20% ($30,057)
to Schuylkill County, PA  0.19% ($31,150)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sugar Notch:
  • WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WNAK (730 AM; 1 kW; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: SEVEN-THIRTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WBAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
  • WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WYCK (1340 AM; 1 kW; PLAINS, PA; Owner: LB RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WEJL (630 AM; 2 kW; SCRANTON, PA)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sugar Notch:
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
  • WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • W288BE (105.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBHD (95.7 FM; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
  • WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W212AT (90.3 FM; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA. EDUCTNL TV ASSOC.)
  • W218AX (91.5 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: GOSPEL MEDIA INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sugar Notch:
  • WBRE-TV (Channel 28; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • WYOU (Channel 22; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
  • WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
  • W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
  • W67DE (Channel 67; NEWPORT, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
  • WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
  • W54BO (Channel 54; KINGSTON, PA; Owner: KATHY POTERA)
  • W68CE (Channel 68; SHICKSHINNY, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)


Sugar Notch fatal accident list:
Jan 2, 2003 01:46 AM, Sr-29, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 1, 1980 08:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Feb 24, 1977 02:25 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 30 meters (98ft)
Total costs: $271,000
Total average daily traffic: 42,878
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,085

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: N3VIC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00976322
    Grant Date: 02/09/2005, Expiration Date: 05/08/2015, Certifier: Nikolaus Schultz
    Registrant: Nikolaus Schultz, 831 Woodland Rd, Sugar Notch, PA 18706
  • Call Sign: N3YNB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01207189
    Grant Date: 12/17/2008, Expiration Date: 12/20/2017, Certifier: Charles J Cybuch
    Registrant: Charles J Cybuch, 220 Oak St, Sugar Notch, PA 18706-2611



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial 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 ORIGINATED1$62,0906$80,46811$79,6593$23,6003$65,3800$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$25,5300$02$62,3801$20,3100$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$02$36,85013$76,0193$24,3733$41,9771$5,800
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$25,5303$132,8901$14,5101$25,5300$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 2150.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$100,587
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$40,040
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 2150.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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