Throop, Pennsylvania

Back to Throop, PA housing info, Lackawanna 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 Throop, PA Lackawanna County Population in July 2008: 4,051. Population change since 2000: +1.0%   Males: 1,933   (47.7%) Females: 2,118   (52.3%) Median resident age:   41.0 years Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,539 (it was $34,389 in 2000) Throop:   $41,539 Pennsylvania:   $48,576 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,755 Throop:   $20,755 Pennsylvania:   $26,228 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $116,991 (it was $79,300 in 2000) Throop:   $116,991 Pennsylvania:   $155,000 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $127,244; Detached houses: $127,943; Townhouses or other attached units: $115,219; In 2-unit structures: $128,811; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $165,571; Mobile homes: $63,500 Throop, PA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Throop: White Non-Hispanic (98.5%) Hispanic (0.7%) 2008 cost of living index in Throop: 86.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Throop, Pennsylvania on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Throop is mentioned 146 times on our forum: Don't move to Throop  (11 replies) Schoolside Estates, Throop, PA  (6 replies) Throop Information  (21 replies) Scranton is in Growth Mode  (165 replies) Wilkes-Barre is definatly becoming a "college town"  (68 replies) Tear down mall, and build new staduim  (66 replies) Latest news from Throop, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Polish (28.0%), Italian (26.5%), Irish (14.5%), Slovak (10.2%), German (9.1%), English (6.2%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 880 feet Land area: 5.04 square miles. Population density: 804 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Throop, Pennsylvania

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

On 6/2/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.9 miles away from the Throop borough center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 28.5 miles away from the borough center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Throop-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 96% 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 80.3 miles away from Throop 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 80.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.0 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 63.8 miles away from Throop center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Notable locations in Throop: Smoketown (A), Keystone Industrial Park (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Saint Josephs Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This borough:	2.3 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	66.5%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	3.2%
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: 0.0% of all households

This borough:	10.5%
Whole state:	11.0%

This borough:	6.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Throop, PA

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3.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,835 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.80%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($350 average AGI)

Lackawanna County:	0.05%
Pennsylvania average:	0.12%

from Luzerne County, PA	0.54% ($39,731 average AGI)
from Wayne County, PA	0.34% ($34,316)
from Wyoming County, PA	0.21% ($29,462)

3.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,520 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.82%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($280 average AGI)

Lackawanna County:	0.04%
Pennsylvania average:	0.05%

to Luzerne County, PA	0.61% ($33,529 average AGI)
to Wayne County, PA	0.23% ($30,665)
to Susquehanna County, PA	0.22% ($32,880)

• Key Market Distribution Reeves St., Structure height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: KNKA338
  Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/16/2005, Expiration Date: 10/01/2015, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
  Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 11760 U.S. Highway 1, 6th Floor, North Palm Beach, FL 33408, Phone: (202) 255-1679, Fax: (561) 279-2097, Email:

• Lat: 41.444417 Lon: -75.617306, Call Sign: WPUX952
  Assigned Frequencies : 466.275 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/23/2002, Expiration Date: 05/23/2012, Certifier: Steve Vidal
  Registrant: Lao 20204604, 102 East Middle St, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (800) 886-4222, Fax: (717) 337-9157, Email:
• Lat: 41.438611 Lon: -75.595833, Call Sign: WPWD611, Licensee ID: L00208149
  Assigned Frequencies : 467.900 MHz, 467.925 MHz, 467.762 MHz, 467.812 MHz, 467.850 MHz, 467.875 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/23/2002, Expiration Date: 10/23/2012, Certifier: Mark Mazak
  Registrant: Mid Valley School District, 52 Underwood Road, Throop, PA 18512, Phone: (570) 307-2223, Fax: (570) 307-1107

• THROOP, .5 Mi Se Int Of Sr 347 & Sr 247, Overall height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: WPNC711
  Assigned Frequencies : 10562.5 MHz, 10552.5 MHz, 10563.1 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
  Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 11760 U.S. Highway 1, 6th Floor, North Palm Beach, FL 33408, Phone: (202) 255-1679, Fax: (561) 279-2097, Email:
• Mid Valley, Lat: 41.448611 Lon: -75.602250, Type: Mast, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 14.1 m, Call Sign: WQHD222
  Assigned Frequencies : 11245.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/02/2007, Expiration Date: 07/02/2017, Certifier: Danielle A Small
  Registrant: Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC, 2101 Rexford Rd Ste 200e, Charlotte, NC 28211, Phone: (704) 936-1777, Fax: (704) 936-1801, Email: