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Population (year 2000): 3,607. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,460 (-4.1% change)
Males: 1,697 (47.0%), Females: 1,910 (53.0%)
Indiana County
Zip code:
15717
Median resident age: 41.1 years
Median household income: $30,625 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,800 (year 2000)
Races in Blairsville:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
- Black (3.0%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (29.4%), Irish (17.7%),
Italian (16.4%), English (9.8%), Scotch-Irish (5.9%), United
States (5.9%).
Elevation: 1015 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Blairsville
- High school or higher: 82.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Blairsville borough
- Never married: 24.4%
- Now married: 53.8%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 10.8%
- Divorced: 9.3%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +16 (+0.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Blairsville:
- TORRANCE STATE HOSP (about 3 miles; TORRANCE, PA)
- LATROBE AREA HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; LATROBE, PA)
- INDIANA HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; INDIANA, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Blairsville:
- ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 15 miles; LATROBE, PA;
ID: LBE)
- JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 32 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; ID: JST)
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 46 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
ID: AGC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blairsville:
- INDIANA COUNTY/JIMMY STEWART FLD/ (about 17 miles;
INDIANA, PA; ID: IDI)
- GREENSBURG JEANNETTE REGIONAL (about 24 miles;
JEANNETTE, PA; ID: 5G8)
- MOUNT PLEASANT/SCOTTDALE (about 30 miles; MOUNT
PLEASANT, PA; ID: P45)
Amtrak station near Blairsville:
- 12 miles: LATROBE (329 KCKINLEY AVE.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public payphones, full-service
food facilities, call for taxi service.
College/University in Blairsville:
- EDUCATION AMERICA-VALE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
(Full-time enrollment: 231; Location: 135 W MARKET ST;
Private, for-profit; Website: educationamerica.com)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Blairsville:
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS
(about 18 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment:
12,307)
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26
miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 30 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,851)
- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
- ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 50 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
- CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 51
miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,183)
- POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 51 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,189)
Public high school in Blairsville:
- BLAIRSVILLE SHS (Students: 387; Grades: 09 -
12)
Public primary/middle schools in Blairsville:
- BLAIRSVILLE EL SCH (Students: 553; Grades: KG
- 05)
- BLAIRSVILLE MS (Students: 331; Grades: 06 -
08)
Library in Blairsville:
- BLAIRSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$70,583; Location: 113 NORTH WALNUT ST; 28,346 books;
800 audio materials; 30 video materials; 79 serial
subscriptions)
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