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Lancaster County

Population in July 2007: 1,247. Population change since 2000: +0.5%
 

Males: 629  (50.4%)
Females: 618  (49.6%)
Median resident age:  34.2 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 17581.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,600 (it was $47,083 in 2000)
Terre Hill  $54,600
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $166,300 (it was $110,100 in 2000)
Terre Hill  $166,300
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

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Races in Terre Hill:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Terre Hill: 94.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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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: 2732 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Terre Hill

  • High school or higher: 79.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Terre Hill borough

  • Never married: 23.9%
  • Now married: 60.9%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 4.3%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

32 residents are foreign born (1.9% Europe, 0.5% Latin America).

This city:  2.6%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Terre Hill:  1.4% ($1,585)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (15.3 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (63.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: New Holland borough, PA (4.6 miles ), Adamstown borough, PA (5.8 miles ), Reamstown, PA (6.0 miles ), Denver borough, PA (8.0 miles ), Ephrata borough, PA (9.2 miles ), Mohnton borough, PA (9.9 miles ), Leacock-Leola-Bareville, PA (10.4 miles ), Akron borough, PA (10.6 miles ).

Latitude: 40.16 N, Longitude: 76.05 W


Area code: 717

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Population change in the 1990s: -51 (-4.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (19%)
  • Furniture and related products (9%)
  • Repair and maintenance (8%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


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Crime in Terre Hill by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Assaults 0001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.079.2
Burglaries 2664
    per 100,000 161.6483.1488.6317.0
Thefts 917712
    per 100,000 727.01368.8570.0950.9
Auto thefts 1022
    per 100,000 80.80.0162.9158.5
Arson 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 46.888.670.088.7

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Terre Hill-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 40% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/4/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.6 miles away from the Terre Hill city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/18/1970, a category 3 tornado 20.8 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Terre Hill:
  • EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; EPHRATA, PA)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSPITAL OF READING (about 12 miles; READING, PA)
  • CARON HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WERNERSVILLE, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Terre Hill:
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 16 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
  • LANCASTER (about 17 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 46 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Terre Hill:
  • MORGANTOWN (about 13 miles; MORGANTOWN, PA; ID: O03)
  • SMOKETOWN (about 14 miles; SMOKETOWN, PA; ID: Q08)
  • CHESTER COUNTY G O CARLSON (about 20 miles; COATESVILLE, PA; ID: 40N)

Amtrak stations near Terre Hill:
  • 17 miles: PARKESBURG (WEST 1ST & S. CULVERT STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.
  • 20 miles: LANCASTER (53 MCGOVERN AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 20 miles: COATESVILLE (3RD AVE. & FLEETWOOD ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Local government website: WWW.TERREHILLBORO.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Terre Hill:
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 14 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 25 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 29 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 35 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 35 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 40 miles; YORK, PA; FT enrollment: 4,541)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 44 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 3,817)
Private high school in Terre Hill:
  • TERRE HILL MENNONITE SCHOOL (Students: 82; Location: 1416 UNION GROVE RD; Grades: 9 - 12)
Private elementary/middle school in Terre Hill:
  • WEST TERRE HILL SCHOOL (Students: 37; Location: 1137 LANCASTER AVE; Grades: 1 - 8)

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Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  79.5%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.8%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.2%
Whole state:  5.1%

Terre Hill compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly 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 Terre Hill (2007 data):
  • CommunityBanks: Terre Hill Branch at 100 West Main Street, branch established on 1954-06-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,490.4 mil, Deposits: $2,518.1 mil, headquarters in Millersburg, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 75 total offices, Holding Company: Community Banks, Inc.



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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
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$443
Other Government Administration 1$2,347$28,1642$301
Streets and Highways 1$3,508$42,0961$1,382
Sewerage 1$2,432$29,1841$1,320
Totals for Government 3$8,287$33,1485$3,446



Terre Hill government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $177,000
    Solid Waste Management: $77,000
    Parks & Recreation: $21,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $167,000
    Water Utilities: $126,000
    Solid Waste Management: $71,000
    Police Protection: $68,000
    Regular Highways: $61,000
    General - Other: $37,000
    Central Staff Services: $36,000
    General Public Buildings: $25,000
    Parks & Recreation: $21,000
    Fire Protection: $9,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $225,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $199,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $26,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $33,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $22,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $995,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $118,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $20,000
    Highways: $19,000
  • Tax - Property: $120,000
    Individual Income: $98,000
    NEC: $8,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $139,000

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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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)


Strongest AM radio stations in Terre Hill:
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WCOJ (1420 AM; 5 kW; COATESVILLE, PA; Owner: WCOJ RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLAN (1390 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, PA)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Terre Hill:
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WIOV-FM1 (105.1 FM; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WBYN (107.5 FM; BOYERTOWN, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WLAN-FM (96.9 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W259AA (99.7 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Terre Hill:
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)




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