Terre Hill, Pennsylvania

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Back to Terre Hill, PA housing info, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, PA smaller cities, PA small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Terre Hill, PA Lancaster County Population in July 2008: 1,261. Population change since 2000: +1.9%   Males: 636   (50.4%) Females: 625   (49.6%) Median resident age:   34.2 years Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years Zip codes: 17581. Estimated median household income in 2008: $57,784 (it was $47,083 in 2000) Terre Hill:   $57,784 Pennsylvania:   $50,713 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $24,500 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $175,960 (it was $108,700 in 2000) Terre Hill:   $175,960 Pennsylvania:   $164,700 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $185,087; Detached houses: $193,577; Townhouses or other attached units: $164,434; In 2-unit structures: $195,779; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $238,284; Mobile homes: $43,889 Terre Hill, PA residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   Races in Terre Hill: White Non-Hispanic (97.9%) Hispanic (1.9%) Other race (0.7%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Terre Hill: 90.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Terre Hill, Pennsylvania on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Lancaster Area Gyms 4 Women  (0 replies) Ancestries: German (34.0%), United States (15.0%), Irish (9.9%), Swiss (7.4%), Polish (3.2%), English (3.0%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated in 1900 Elevation: 540 feet Land area: 0.46 square miles. Population density: 2763 people per square mile   (average).

Average climate in Terre Hill, Pennsylvania

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Terre Hill-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 73% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/4/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.7 miles away from the Terre Hill borough center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/18/1970, a category 3 tornado 19.3 miles away from the borough center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Terre Hill-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 11.9 miles away from Terre Hill 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 11.9 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 58.6 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 10.7 miles away from Terre Hill 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 53.2 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 91.3 miles away from Terre Hill center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Political contributions by individuals in Terre Hill, PA

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Average household size:

This borough:	2.8 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	79.5%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	3.6%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

This borough:	4.8%
Whole state:	11.0%

This borough:	1.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Terre Hill, PA

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Here		48.4%
USA		50.2%

3.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,376 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.88%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($340 average AGI)

Lancaster County:	0.08%
Pennsylvania average:	0.12%

from Chester County, PA	0.40% ($45,518 average AGI)
from York County, PA	0.28% ($40,261)
from Berks County, PA	0.23% ($43,649)

3.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,892 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.61%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($413 average AGI)

Lancaster County:	0.06%
Pennsylvania average:	0.05%

to York County, PA	0.28% ($39,474 average AGI)
to Dauphin County, PA	0.24% ($36,810)
to Chester County, PA	0.23% ($44,340)

• Robert P Donovan, Terre Hill, Type: Pole, Structure height: 36.5 m, Overall height: 42.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00002303
  Registrant: County Of Lancaster, 28 South Charlotte Street, Manheim, PA 17545, Phone: (717) 664-1100, Email:

• 118 Vine St, Type: Building, Structure height: 3.1 m, Call Sign: WNPH589
  Assigned Frequencies : 453.362 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/25/2004, Expiration Date: 05/09/2014
  Registrant: Triangle Communications Inc, 940 West Main Street, New Holland, PA 17557, Phone: (717) 656-2211, Fax: (717) 656-3458, Email:
• 1 Mi S, Call Sign: KNFS530, Licensee ID: L00084546
  Assigned Frequencies : 460.200 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/25/2003, Expiration Date: 12/21/2013
  Registrant: Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Of, Strawberry Square 16th Fl, Harrisburg, PA 17120, Phone: (717) 787-6858
• Lat: 40.156417 Lon: -76.043278, Call Sign: WQDB955
  Assigned Frequencies : 451.862 MHz, 451.762 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/19/2005, Expiration Date: 07/19/2015, Certifier: Troy Weaver
  Registrant: Radio Maintenance Inc, 1840 Kutztown Rd, Reading, PA 19604, Phone: (610) 898-1211, Fax: (610) 898-1223, Email:

• Various Locations, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPJA330
  Assigned Frequencies : 956.381 MHz, 952.493 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/12/2000, Expiration Date: 08/22/2010
  Registrant: Ugi Utilities, Inc., Reading, PA 19612-2677, Phone: (610) 796-3402
• TERRE HILL, Terre Hill, Type: Pole, Structure height: 36.5 m, Overall height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: WQIP219
  Assigned Frequencies : 6755.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/01/2008, Expiration Date: 04/01/2018, Certifier: Troy Hatfield
  Registrant: Comsearch, 19700 Janelia Farm Boulevard, Ashburn, VA 20147, Phone: (703) 726-5500, Fax: (703) 726-5595, Email:

• Call Sign: NK3O, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01277169
  Grant Date: 04/28/2007, Expiration Date: 06/03/2017
  Registrant: Jeffrey L Zell, 302 Park Cir, Terre Hill, PA 17581

• Fire: 9
• Hazardous Condition: 3

• #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"