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Schuylkill County

Population in July 2008: 1,318. Population change since 2000: -5.6%
 

Males: 608  (46.1%)
Females: 710  (53.9%)

Median resident age:  38.6 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 17980.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,514 (it was $30,037 in 2000)
Tower City:  $37,514
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,262
Tower City:  $19,262
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $67,260 (it was $48,400 in 2000)
Tower City:  $67,260
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $82,931; Detached houses: $87,312; Townhouses or other attached units: $68,958; In 2-unit structures: $76,272; Mobile homes: $26,389

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Races in Tower City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Tower City: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (43.2%), United States (13.8%), Dutch (8.3%), Irish (6.7%), English (5.0%), Polish (4.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 12/19/1892

Elevation: 800 feet

Land area: 0.31 square miles.

Population density: 4293 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Tower City

  • High school or higher: 75.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tower City borough

  • Never married: 23.1%
  • Now married: 52.3%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

9 residents are foreign born

This borough:  0.6%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Tower City:  1.4% ($671)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (37.2 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (84.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Reinerton-Orwin-Muir, PA (1.0 miles ), Williamstown borough, PA (1.9 miles ), Valley View, PA (2.0 miles ), Lykens borough, PA (2.8 miles ), Donaldson, PA (2.9 miles ), Ravine, PA (2.9 miles ), Gratz borough, PA (3.0 miles ), Klingerstown, PA (3.0 miles) .

Latitude: 40.59 N, Longitude: 76.55 W

Area code: 717

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Population change in the 1990s: -112 (-7.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Computer and electronic products (13%)
  • Metal and metal products (12%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (3%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)
  • Public administration (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Computer and electronic products (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (16%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)



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Tower City-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 43% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.7 miles away from the Tower City borough center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/14/2004, a category 3 tornado 21.4 miles away from the borough center caused $18 million in damages.


Tower City-area historical earthquake activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 78% 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 32.5 miles away from Tower City 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 34.0 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 76.0 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 34.5 miles away from Tower City 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 92.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 59.5 miles away from Tower City center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Tower City:
  • SHAMOKIN AREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; COAL TOWNSHIP, PA)
  • ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; ASHLAND, PA)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)

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Airports and Heliports located in Tower City: See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Tower City, PA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tower City:
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 26 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 29 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 30 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
  • BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 3,534)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 36 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 39 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 41 miles; YORK, PA; FT enrollment: 4,541)
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Public elementary/middle school in Tower City:
See full list of schools located in Tower City, School District: WILLIAMS VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Library in Tower City:
  • TOWER-PORTER COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $19,640; Location: 230 E GRAND AVE; 10,985 books; 165 audio materials; 728 video materials; 19 serial subscriptions)

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

Percentage of family households:
This borough:  63.0%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  5.8%
Whole state:  5.0%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  9.5%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  4.9%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tower City, PA



Tower City compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Tower City (2009 data):
  • Mid Penn Bank: Tower City Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1934-02-26. Info updated 2007-03-02: Bank assets: $563.2 mil, Deposits: $437.0 mil, headquarters in Millersburg, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Schuylkill County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (62%)
  • Coal or coke (23%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Tower City

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Church of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchEpiscopal Church
Adherents56.8%17.7%11.0%7.4%0.8%
Congregations27.6%15.5%16.2%16.2%1.3%
NameSalvation ArmyPresbyterian Church (USA)Orthodox Church in America: Territorial DiocesesInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelOther religions
Adherents0.8%0.6%0.5%0.5%3.9%
Congregations0.7%1.7%1.7%1.3%17.8%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 5$1,960
Streets and Highways 0$0 3$2,262
Other and Unallocable 0$0 8$3,306
Totals for Government 0$0 16$7,528



3.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,458 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.76%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($236 average AGI)
Schuylkill County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Berks County, PA  0.41% ($35,187 average AGI)
from Luzerne County, PA  0.41% ($31,150)
from Carbon County, PA  0.31% ($29,281)


3.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,732 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.39%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($227 average AGI)
Schuylkill County:  0.03%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Luzerne County, PA  0.31% ($31,690 average AGI)
to Berks County, PA  0.30% ($32,480)
to Dauphin County, PA  0.26% ($30,014)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tower City:
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WLBR (1270 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, PA; Owner: LEBANON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WPPA (1360 AM; 5 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • 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.)
  • WWSM (1510 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ANNVILLE-CLEONA, PA; Owner: PATRICK H. SICKAFUS)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tower City:
  • WQKX (94.1 FM; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEGH (107.3 FM; NORTHUMBERLAND, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WBLJ-FM (95.3 FM; SHAMOKIN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WYGL-FM (100.5 FM; ELIZABETHVILLE, PA; Owner: SUNAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSPI (99.7 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, PA; Owner: H & P COMMUNICATIONS, LTD)
  • WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
  • WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WLZS (106.1 FM; BEAVER SPRINGS, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLGL (92.3 FM; RIVERSIDE, PA; Owner: SUNAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WQLV (98.9 FM; MILLERSBURG, PA; Owner: HEPCO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPGM-FM (96.7 FM; DANVILLE, PA; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WVLY-FM (100.9 FM; MILTON, PA; Owner: MILTON-LEWISBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNNK-FM (104.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Tower City:
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)


Tower City fatal accident list:
Jul 12, 2006 07:05 AM, Us-209, Lat: 40.589444, Lon: -76.550267, Vehicles: 4, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Nov 2, 2000 11:42 AM, Us-209, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7
  • Call Sign: KA3AJB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01243699
    Grant Date: 02/07/2007, Expiration Date: 04/15/2017, Certifier: John B Hoke
    Registrant: John B Hoke, 715 E Grand Ave, Tower City, PA 17980
  • Call Sign: KB3CCM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00163862
    Grant Date: 08/25/1998, Expiration Date: 02/06/2008, Cancelation Date: 10/16/1999
    Registrant: Richard M Goldberg, Apt 405 So 4 St, Tower City, PA 17980
  • Call Sign: KW3O, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00404591
    Grant Date: 10/01/2005, Expiration Date: 09/27/2015
    Registrant: Paul N Welker, 445 Greenwood Rd, Tower City, PA 17980
  • Call Sign: N3UZP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00997535
    Grant Date: 03/30/2005, Expiration Date: 04/10/2015
    Registrant: Rodney L Paul, 214 E Wiconisco Ave, Tower City, PA 17980
  • Call Sign: WB3BJV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00275076
    Grant Date: 11/04/1998, Expiration Date: 11/04/2008
    Registrant: Michael J Durkin, 509 E Colliery Ave, Tower City, PA 17980-1114
  • Call Sign: WB3SHU, Previous Call Sign: WB3CBI, Licensee ID: L01151319
    Grant Date: 08/21/1997, Expiration Date: 08/21/2007, Cancelation Date: 06/02/2006
    Registrant: John A Shuey, 1340 E Colliery Ave, Tower City, PA 17980
  • Call Sign: WB3CBI, Previous Call Sign: WB3SHU, Licensee ID: L01151319
    Grant Date: 06/02/2006, Expiration Date: 06/02/2016, Certifier: John A Shuey
    Registrant: John A Shuey, 1340 E Colliery Ave, Tower City, PA 17980


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 3

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