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Population (year 2000): 17,862. Estimated
population in July 2005: 17,961 (+0.6% change)
Males: 8,034 (45.0%), Females: 9,828 (55.0%)
Franklin County
Zip code:
17201
Median resident age: 40.0 years
Median household income: $32,336 (year 2000)
Median house value: $86,900 (year 2000)
Races in Chambersburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.7%)
- Black (7.6%)
- Hispanic (6.4%)
- Other race (3.1%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (30.7%), United States
(10.8%), Irish (9.4%), English (6.9%), Italian (3.8%),
Scotch-Irish (3.0%).
Elevation: 621 feet
Land area: 6.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Chambersburg
- High school or higher: 76.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Chambersburg borough
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 51.1%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 11.2%
5.9% Foreign born (3.6% Latin America, 1.1%
Asia, 1.0% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +842 (+4.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Chambersburg:
- CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITAL (112 N 7 ST PO BOX 187)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Chambersburg:
- WAYNESBORO HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; WAYNESBORO, PA)
- WESTERN MD CENTER (about 20 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD)
- BROOK LANE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 22 miles;
HAGERSTOWN, MD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Chambersburg:
- HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL-RICHARD A HENSON FLD (about 17
miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD; ID: HGR)
- ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 52 miles; ALTOONA, PA;
ID: AOO)
- UNIVERSITY PARK (about 63 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA;
ID: UNV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chambersburg:
- CHAMBERSBURG MUNI (about 3 miles; CHAMBERSBURG, PA;
ID: N68)
- SHIPPENSBURG (about 17 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; ID:
N42)
- MID ATLANTIC SOARING CENTER (about 25 miles;
FAIRFIELD, PA; ID: W73)
Colleges/Universities in Chambersburg:
- WILSON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 527;
Location: 1015 PHILADELPHIA AVE; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.wilson.edu)
- FRANKLIN COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER
(FT enrollment: 60; Location: 1015 Philadelphia Avenue;
Public)
- EMPIRE BEAUTY SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 26;
Location: 171 CEDAR AVE SOUTHGATE SHOPPING CTR; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.empirebeauty.com)
- CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITAL MEDICAL LABORATORY TECH SCH
(Location: 112 N SEVENTH ST; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Chambersburg:
- SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 14
miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,330)
- GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 31 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,216)
- SHEPHERD COLLEGE (about 37 miles; Shepherdstown, WV;
FT enrollment: 3,576)
- FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles;
FREDERICK, MD; FT enrollment: 2,407)
- DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 37 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,098)
- MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 49 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,761)
- WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 53 miles;
WESTMINSTER, MD; FT enrollment: 2,245)
Public high school in Chambersburg:
- CHAMBERSBURG AREA SHS (Students: 1,760;
Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high schools in Chambersburg:
- SHALOM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 397;
Location: 126 SOCIAL ISLAND ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
- CUMBERLAND VALLEY CHRISTIAN SC (Students:
384; Location: 600 MILLER ST; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Chambersburg:
- CHAMBERSBURG AREA MS (Students: 1,340;
Grades: 06 - 07)
- FAUST JHS (Students: 1,287; Grades: 08 - 09)
- HAMILTON HEIGHTS EL SCH (Students: 428;
Grades: KG - 05)
- BUCHANAN EL SCH (Students: 283; Grades: KG -
05)
- SOUTH HAMILTON EL SCH (Students: 273; Grades:
KG - 05)
- FALLING SPRING EL SCH (Students: 272; Grades:
KG - 05)
- GUILFORD HILLS EL SCH (Students: 264; Grades:
KG - 05)
- GRANDVIEW EL SCH (Students: 252; Grades: KG -
05)
- STEVENS EL SCH (Students: 234; Grades: KG -
05)
- SHARPE EL SCH (Students: 168; Grades: KG -
05)
Private primary/middle schools in Chambersburg:
- CORPUS CHRISTI SCHOOL (Students: 333;
Location: 305 NORTH 2ND STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 52; Location:
2011 SCOTLAND AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
- EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 52;
Location: 2643 APPLEWAY DRIVE; Grades: 1 - 9)
- CULBERTSON CHRISTIAN DAY SCH (Students: 48;
Location: 5992 ROWE RUN ROAD; Grades: 1 - 10)
- MAGIC YEARS CHILD CARE (Students: 6;
Location: 871 STANLEY AVENUE; Grades: KG - KG)
Libraries in Chambersburg:
- FRANKLIN COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating
income: $1,307,964; Location: 102 NORTH MAIN STREET;
100,794 books; 2,123 audio materials; 1,588 video
materials; 249 serial subscriptions)
- COYLE FREE LIBRARY (Operating income:
$265,365; Location: 102 NORTH MAIN ST; 83,898 books;
1,062 audio materials; 1,305 video materials; 227 serial
subscriptions)
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