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Centre County

Population in July 2007: 1,079. Population change since 2000: +0.9%
 

Males: 529  (49.0%)
Females: 550  (51.0%)
Median resident age:  43.6 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 16828.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,000 (it was $42,143 in 2000)
Centre Hall  $52,000
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $152,900 (it was $105,900 in 2000)
Centre Hall  $152,900
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

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Races in Centre Hall:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Centre Hall: 90.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (47.3%), Irish (12.0%), English (10.7%), United States (10.0%), Dutch (4.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1881

Elevation: 1343 feet

Land area: 0.62 square miles.

Population density: 1752 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Centre Hall

  • High school or higher: 88.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Centre Hall borough

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 62.8%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.2%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Centre Hall:  1.2% ($1,283)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Frederick, MD (99.7 miles , pop. 52,767).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (129.1 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (184.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Pleasant Gap, PA (4.3 miles ), Zion, PA (4.9 miles ), Bellefonte borough, PA (7.9 miles ), Spring Mills, PA (8.0 miles ), Boalsburg, PA (8.2 miles ), Lemont, PA (9.5 miles ), Milesburg borough, PA (9.9 miles ), Houserville, PA (9.9 miles ).

Latitude: 40.84 N, Longitude: 77.68 W


Area code: 814

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Population change in the 1990s: -128 (-10.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (15%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (31%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Personal appearance workers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)


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Centre Hall-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 40% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 36.1 miles away from the Centre Hall city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/29/1976, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 37.6 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Jason Haas - College basketball player (Stanford Cardinal).


Hospital/medical center in Centre Hall:
  • MEADOWS PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (132 MEADOWS DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Centre Hall:
  • CENTRE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA)
  • HEALTHSOUTH NITTANY VALLEY REHAB (about 8 miles; PLEASANT GAP, PA)
  • PHILIPSBURG AREA HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; PHILIPSBURG, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Centre Hall, PA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Centre Hall:
  • UNIVERSITY PARK (about 11 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA; ID: UNV)
  • ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 59 miles; ALTOONA, PA; ID: AOO)
  • WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 60 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; ID: IPT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Centre Hall:
  • CENTRE AIRPARK (about 4 miles; CENTRE HALL, PA; ID: N16)
  • PENNS CAVE (about 7 miles; CENTRE HALL, PA; ID: N74)
  • BELLEFONTE (about 9 miles; BELLEFONTE, PA; ID: N96)

Amtrak station near Centre Hall:
  • 20 miles: LEWISTON (LEWISTOWN, HELEN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Centre Hall:
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 13 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 38,248)
  • LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 27 miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; FT enrollment: 3,738)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 53 miles; ALTOONA, PA; FT enrollment: 3,516)
  • BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 3,534)
  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 56 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,098)
  • SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 56 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
  • PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 59 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; FT enrollment: 4,666)
Public elementary/middle school in Centre Hall:
Private elementary/middle school in Centre Hall:
  • MEADOWS SCHOOL (Students: 28; Location: 132 THE MEADOWS DRIVE; Grades: KG - 10)

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Tourist attraction: Garbrick Amusements & Manufacturing (Amusement & Theme Parks; Penna Avenue).

 

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

CENTRE HALL BORO WATER DEPT (Population served: 1580, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-03-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUL-03-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-03-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-03-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUL-03-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-03-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-03-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUL-03-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-03-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-13-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-13-2005)

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.2%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.5%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.0%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Centre Hall 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 significantly above 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.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Centre Hall (2007 data):
  • Jersey Shore State Bank: Centre Hall Branch at 2842 Earlystown Road, branch established on 1999-01-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $576.9 mil, Deposits: $396.2 mil, headquarters in Jersey Shore, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.
  • Omega Bank: Centre Hall Branch at Routes 144 And 45, branch established on 1980-12-22. 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
  • Northwest Savings Bank: 219 North Pennsylvania Avenue Branch at 219 North Pennsylvania Avenue, branch established on 1922-01-01. Info updated 2006-06-07: Bank assets: $6,564.7 mil, Deposits: $5,434.2 mil, headquarters in Warren, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 162 total offices



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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
Water Supply 2$6,800$40,8000$0
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,400
Totals for Government 2$6,800$40,8001$1,400



Centre Hall government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $213,000
    Regular Highways: $92,000
    Central Staff Services: $31,000
    Fire Protection: $22,000
    Parks & Recreation: $8,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
    Police Protection: $4,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
    Health Services - Other: $2,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $12,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $427,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $240,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $22,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $96,000
    NEC: $47,000
    Property: $26,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $110,000

7.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,815 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.93%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

1.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($823 average AGI)
Centre County:  1.08%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Clearfield County, PA  0.38% ($30,517 average AGI)
from Clinton County, PA  0.29% ($32,896)
from Blair County, PA  0.28% ($36,287)


7.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,689 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.69%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.19% of residents moved to foreign countries ($688 average AGI)
Centre County:  0.19%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Clearfield County, PA  0.32% ($26,831 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA  0.27% ($33,780)
to Clinton County, PA  0.24% ($27,667)


Strongest AM radio stations in Centre Hall:
  • WIEZ (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WBLF (970 AM; 1 kW; BELLEFONTE, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WMAJ (1450 AM; 1 kW; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WRSC (1390 AM; 2 kW; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WHUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WPHB (1260 AM; 5 kW; PHILIPSBURG, PA)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WKVA (920 AM; 1 kW; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: WVNW, INC.)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Centre Hall:
  • WBUS (93.7 FM; BOALSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WBHV (103.1 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WOWY (98.7 FM; PLEASANT GAP, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WCHX (105.5 FM; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: MIFFLIN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTLR (89.9 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: CENTRAL PENNSYLIA CHRISTIAN INST)
  • WZWW (95.3 FM; BELLEFONTE, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WPSU-FM (91.5 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • 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)
  • WGMR (101.1 FM; TYRONE, PA; Owner: CARY H. SIMPSON DBA ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
  • W270AG (101.9 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WLTS (94.5 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
  • WVNW (96.7 FM; BURNHAM, PA; Owner: WVNW, INC.)
  • WJHT (107.9 FM; PORT MATILDA, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
  • WLAK (103.5 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WQBR (99.9 FM; AVIS, PA; Owner: MAXIMUM IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJUN-FM (92.5 FM; MEXICO, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC.)
  • WLZS (106.1 FM; BEAVER SPRINGS, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC)
  • WUBZ-FM (105.9 FM; PHILIPSBURG, PA; Owner: MOSHANNON VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Centre Hall:
  • W59AI (Channel 59; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: PEAK MEDIA OF PA LICENSEE LLC)
  • W13BY (Channel 13; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: GEORGE W. KIMBLE)




Centre Hall fatal accident list for 1985:
Sep 5, 1985 09:25 AM, 00144, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1


Centre Hall fatal accident list for 1984:
Nov 23, 1984 11:99 AM, Ridge Stre, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


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