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Juniata County

Population in July 2007: 692. Population change since 2000: -2.3%
 

Males: 327  (47.3%)
Females: 365  (52.7%)
Median resident age:  40.2 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 17094.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,764 (it was $28,750 in 2000)
Thompsontown:  $35,764
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $118,131 (it was $75,800 in 2000)
Thompsontown:  $118,131
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $124,564; Detached houses: $138,399; Townhouses or other attached units: $103,980; In 2-unit structures: $65,911; Mobile homes: $20,000

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Races in Thompsontown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Thompsontown: 86.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (39.1%), United States (12.1%), Irish (9.7%), Dutch (5.9%), English (3.9%), Italian (3.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 12/04/1867

Land area: 0.32 square miles.

Population density: 2134 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Thompsontown

  • High school or higher: 79.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Thompsontown borough

  • Never married: 18.9%
  • Now married: 51.9%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 15.7%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

8 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.1%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Thompsontown:  0.5% ($374)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (73.5 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (96.7 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (148.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Millerstown borough, PA (5.6 miles ), McAlisterville, PA (5.7 miles ), Mexico, PA (8.4 miles ), Newport borough, PA (9.2 miles ), Bloomfield borough, PA (10.6 miles ), Port Royal borough, PA (10.7 miles ), Mifflintown borough, PA (11.0 miles ), McClure borough, PA (11.2 miles ).

Latitude: 40.56 N, Longitude: 77.23 W

Area code: 717

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Population change in the 1990s: +127 (+21.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (17%)
  • Furniture and related products (10%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Social assistance (11%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Child care workers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)


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Thompsontown-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 11% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 45.7 miles away from the Thompsontown city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 9/21/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 10.7 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Thompsontown:
  • HOLY SPIRIT HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; CAMP HILL, PA)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL CTR PA (CP) (about 25 miles; CAMP HILL, PA)
  • CARLISLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; CARLISLE, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Thompsontown:
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
  • UNIVERSITY PARK (about 46 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA; ID: UNV)
  • WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 51 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; ID: IPT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Thompsontown:
  • MIFFLINTOWN (about 12 miles; MIFFLINTOWN, PA; ID: P34)
  • EWT 4 (about 25 miles; HONEY GROVE, PA; ID: 02P)
  • CARLISLE (about 27 miles; CARLISLE, PA; ID: N94)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thompsontown:
  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 25 miles; CARLISLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,098)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 32 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 33 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
  • BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 3,534)
  • SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 38 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 44 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 47 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; FT enrollment: 38,248)
Public elementary/middle school in Thompsontown:
Private elementary/middle school in Thompsontown:
  • GOODWILL MENNONITE SCH (Students: 42; Location: RD 1 BOX 142B; Grades: 1 - 10)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • My Great Great Grandfather John Thompson was born in Thompsontown PA on May 4, 1799. From what I've been told and read in the family bible Thompsontown was founded by my Great Great Great Great Grandfather John Thompson.

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

BENNERS MHP (Population served: 68, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-02-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (NOV-02-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-02-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-02-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (NOV-02-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-02-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Consent Decree/Judgement (MAR-16-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-16-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-15-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-15-2004), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUN-15-2004)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2003 and JAN-15-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-15-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-15-2004)
  • 24 regular monitoring violations
  • 3 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.0 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  58.3%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.0%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  7.5%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  2.7%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Thompsontown, PA



Thompsontown compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • 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.
  • House age 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 Thompsontown (2007 data):
  • Omega Bank: Thompsontown Branch at Main And South Mill Streets, branch established on 1961-07-03. Info updated 2006-07-10: Bank assets: $1,790.5 mil, Deposits: $1,332.4 mil, headquarters in Huntingdon, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 71 total offices, Holding Company: Omega Financial Corporation
  • The First National Bank of Mifflintown: Delaware Branch at Pa Route 333, North Of U.S. Route 22/322, branch established on 1989-12-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $277.6 mil, Deposits: $222.6 mil, headquarters in Mifflintown, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: First Community Financial Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Juniata County Pennsylvania:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (55%)
  • Electricity (36%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

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
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$400
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$740
Financial Administration 0$0 1$500
Totals for Government 0$0 10$1,640



Thompsontown government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $29,000
    General - Other: $16,000
    Parks & Recreation: $14,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,000
    Health Services - Other: $7,000
    Fire Protection: $7,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $30,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $169,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $40,000
    Property: $10,000
    NEC: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $25,000

3.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,197 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.95%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Mifflin County, PA  0.59% ($30,547 average AGI)
from Perry County, PA  0.52% ($28,383)
from Snyder County, PA  0.32% ($27,379)


4.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,505 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.42%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Mifflin County, PA  0.56% ($25,098 average AGI)
to Perry County, PA  0.56% ($28,784)
to Cumberland County, PA  0.43% ($26,513)


Strongest AM radio stations in Thompsontown:
  • WJUN (1220 AM; 1 kW; MEXICO, PA)
  • WIEZ (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WHYL (960 AM; 5 kW; CARLISLE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTKT (1460 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Thompsontown:
  • WLZS (106.1 FM; BEAVER SPRINGS, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC)
  • WQLV (98.9 FM; MILLERSBURG, PA; Owner: HEPCO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJUN-FM (92.5 FM; MEXICO, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC.)
  • WQJU (107.1 FM; MIFFLINTOWN, PA; Owner: CENTRAL PA CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WJRC (90.9 FM; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: SALT AND LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WCHX (105.5 FM; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: MIFFLIN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJAZ (91.7 FM; SUMMERDALE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. COMMWEALTH SYS. HGHR ED)
  • WBUS (93.7 FM; BOALSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WNNK-FM (104.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRBT (94.9 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCXR (103.7 FM; LEWISBURG, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
  • WVNW (96.7 FM; BURNHAM, PA; Owner: WVNW, INC.)
  • WBHV (103.1 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WQBR (99.9 FM; AVIS, PA; Owner: MAXIMUM IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRVH (107.9 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZXR (99.3 FM; SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Thompsontown:
  • WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W12CA (Channel 12; ELLIOTTSBURG, PA; Owner: HEIRLOOM MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W18BC (Channel 18; MIDDLEBURG, PA; Owner: HEIRLOOM MINISTRIES, INC.)

Thompsontown fatal accident list:
Nov 26, 1994 11:00 AM, 3002, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Sep 25, 1982 09:99 AM, 00031, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

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