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Population (year 2000): 4,680. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,635 (-1.0% change)
 

Males: 2,193  (46.9%)
Females: 2,487  (53.1%)

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Median resident age:  37.1 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 18969.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $51,000 (it was $45,451 in 2000)
Telford  $51,000
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $216,200 (it was $131,700 in 2000)
Telford  $216,200
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Telford:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.4%)
  • Hispanic (3.6%)
  • Vietnamese (2.9%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Other race (1.1%)

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Ancestries: German (33.5%), Irish (13.8%), English (10.3%), Italian (8.3%), Polish (4.9%), United States (4.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 12/17/1897

Elevation: 449 feet

Land area: 1.01 square miles.

Population density: 4562 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Telford

  • High school or higher: 83.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Telford borough

  • Never married: 21.4%
  • Now married: 60.3%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

132 residents are foreign born (1.4% Asia, 0.7% Europe, 0.4% Africa, 0.3% Latin America).

This city:  2.8%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Telford:  1.9% ($2,452)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bethlehem, PA (21.1 miles , pop. 71,329).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (25.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Souderton borough, PA (1.1 miles ), Sellersville borough, PA (2.6 miles ), Hatfield borough, PA (3.8 miles ), Perkasie borough, PA (4.0 miles ), Silverdale borough, PA (4.2 miles ), Harleysville, PA (5.1 miles ), Kulpsville, PA (5.7 miles ), Lansdale borough, PA (6.5 miles ).

Latitude: 40.32 N, Longitude: 75.33 W


People in group quarters in Telford
  • 116 people in nursing homes
  • 34 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally ill

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Population change in the 1990s: +433 (+10.2%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Food (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Computer specialists (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Telford by Year

Type 2003 2004 2005
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 701
    per 100,000 149.30.021.5
Robberies 012
    per 100,000 0.021.443.0
Assaults 12811
    per 100,000 256.0170.9236.4
Burglaries 1177
    per 100,000 234.7149.6150.4
Thefts 404561
    per 100,000 853.4961.51310.7
Auto thefts 123
    per 100,000 21.342.764.5
Arson 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 118.7) 223.092.9145.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.51
US city average:  3.00

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Telford-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 25% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.7 miles away from the Telford city center killed 3 people and injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/22/1955, a category 3 tornado 21.4 miles away from the city center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Telford:
  • GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; SELLERSVILLE, PA)
  • CENTRAL MONTGOMERY MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; LANSDALE, PA)
  • ST LUKES QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; QUAKERTOWN, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Telford:
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 24 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 33 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 37 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Telford:
  • PENNRIDGE (about 6 miles; PERKASIE, PA; ID: N70)
  • QUAKERTOWN (about 8 miles; QUAKERTOWN, PA; ID: UKT)
  • PERKIOMEN VALLEY (about 11 miles; COLLEGEVILLE, PA; ID: N10)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Telford:
  • MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; BLUE BELL, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,097)
  • BEAVER COLLEGE (about 19 miles; GLENSIDE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,016)
  • EASTERN COLLEGE (about 19 miles; ST DAVIDS, PA; FT enrollment: 2,456)
  • LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 5,725)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ABINGTON (about 21 miles; ABINGTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,598)
  • VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; VILLANOVA, PA; FT enrollment: 8,547)
  • PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,714)
Public elementary/middle school in Telford:
  • VERNFIELD EL SCH (Students: 436; Grades: KG - 05)
Private elementary/middle schools in Telford:
  • GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 176; Location: 320 N THIRD STREET; Grades: KG - 6)
  • CHILDREN'S COTTAGE THE (Students: 25; Location: 19 LUTHERN HOME DRIVE; Grades: PK - KG)
  • INDIAN CREEK MENNONITE SCHOOL (Students: 18; Location: 637 HARLEYSVILLE PIKE; Grades: 1 - 9)
Library in Telford:
  • INDIAN VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,067,261; Location: 100 EAST CHURCH AVE; 99,587 books; 5,238 audio materials; 8,964 video materials; 224 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Telford: Telford Industrial Park (A), Lutheran Home for the Aged (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Telford include: Grace Evangelical Brethren Church (A), Trinity United Church of Christ (B), Saint Pauls Lutheran Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Trinity United Church of Christ Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

INDIAN VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Telford that have no violations reported:
  • INDIAN CREEK MENNONITE SCHOOL (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  62.2%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.8%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.7%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.8%
Whole state:  5.1%

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


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Banks with branches in Telford (2007 data):
  • Univest National Bank and Trust Co.: Telford Supermarket Branch, Telford Lutheran Home Branch, Telford Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,907.1 mil, Deposits: $1,491.3 mil, headquarters in Souderton, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 45 total offices, Holding Company: Univest Corporation Of Pennsylvania
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Telford Branch at 20 South Main Street, branch established on 1910-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police - Other 1$2,184$26,2080$0
Streets and Highways 5$15,838$38,0111$780
Police Protection - Officers 7$30,711$52,6472$1,156
Other Government Administration 2$7,751$46,5060$0
Financial Administration 2$5,558$33,3480$0
Water Supply 2$5,541$33,2460$0
Sewerage 3$10,018$40,0720$0
Totals for Government 22$77,601$42,3283$1,935


Telford government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $104,000
  • Charges - All Other: $20,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $261,000
    Parks & Recreation: $14,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $502,000
    General - Other: $306,000
    Regular Highways: $233,000
    Central Staff Services: $112,000
    Parks & Recreation: $57,000
    Fire Protection: $53,000
    General Public Buildings: $43,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $37,000
    Libraries: $34,000
    Housing & Community Development: $25,000
    Financial Administration: $25,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $18,000
    Solid Waste Management: $16,000
    Health Services - Other: $8,000
    Parking Facilities: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $190,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $15,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $20,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $242,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $189,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $53,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $39,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $35,000
    General Public Building: $27,000
    Police Protection: $9,000
    General - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $17,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $131,000
    Highways: $68,000
    General Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $610,000
    Individual Income: $497,000
    NEC: $129,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $688,000

6.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,565 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.39%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($728 average AGI)
Montgomery County:  0.11%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Philadelphia County, PA  1.57% ($54,967 average AGI)
from Bucks County, PA  0.91% ($56,769)
from Chester County, PA  0.55% ($57,620)


6.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($63,229 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.70%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($546 average AGI)
Montgomery County:  0.06%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Philadelphia County, PA  1.02% ($46,507 average AGI)
to Bucks County, PA  0.86% ($61,009)
to Chester County, PA  0.73% ($70,738)


Strongest AM radio stations in Telford:
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, 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)
  • WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNPV (1440 AM; 3 kW; LANSDALE, PA; Owner: WNPV INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WFIL (560 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WNAP (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NORRISTOWN, PA; Owner: WNAP, INC)
  • WISP (1570 AM; 5 kW; DOYLESTOWN, PA; Owner: HOLY SPIRIT RADIO FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Telford:
  • WBMR (91.7 FM; TELFORD, PA; Owner: UNITED MINISTRIES)
  • WBYO (88.9 FM; SELLERSVILLE, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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.)
  • WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
  • WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
  • WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WJCS (89.3 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
  • WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPTP (96.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUSL (98.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Telford:
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • 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.)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WFMZ-TV (Channel 69; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
  • WLVT-TV (Channel 39; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W07DC (Channel 7; ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WBPH-TV (Channel 60; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: SONSHINE FAMILY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • WPHA-LP (Channel 63; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • W46BL (Channel 46; ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

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