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Population (year 2000): 5,126. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,010 (-2.3% change)
Males: 2,416 (47.1%), Females: 2,710 (52.9%)
Lackawanna County
Zip code:
18411
Median resident age: 43.2 years
Median household income: $45,298 (year 2000)
Median house value: $118,200 (year 2000)
Races in Clarks Summit:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: Irish (28.6%), German (18.8%),
English (15.1%), Italian (15.0%), Welsh (10.6%), Polish (10.1%).
Elevation: 1460 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Clarks Summit
- High school or higher: 91.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 18.4%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Clarks Summit borough
- Never married: 21.7%
- Now married: 60.7%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 6.6%
2.9% Foreign born (1.7% Asia, 0.9% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -452 (-8.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Clarks Summit:
- CLARKS SUMMIT STATE HOSP (1451 HILLSIDE DR)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Clarks Summit:
- ALLIED SERVICES INST OF REHAB MEDICINE (about 5
miles; SCRANTON, PA)
- COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; SCRANTON,
PA)
- MOSES TAYLOR HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; SCRANTON, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Clarks Summit:
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 11 miles;
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
- GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 52
miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; ID: BGM)
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 61 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clarks Summit:
- SEAMANS FIELD (about 7 miles; FACTORYVILLE, PA; ID:
9N3)
- SKYHAVEN (about 16 miles; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; ID: 76N)
- WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 18 miles;
WILKES-BARRE, PA; ID: WBW)
College/University in Clarks Summit:
- BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE AND SEMINARY (Full-time
enrollment: 802; Location: 538 VENARD RD; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.bbc.edu; Offers Doctor's
degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Clarks Summit:
- MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; SCRANTON, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
- UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 8 miles; SCRANTON, PA;
FT enrollment: 4,093)
- WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,438)
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles;
NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
- SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 44 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY;
FT enrollment: 11,498)
- BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles;
BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 4,081)
- EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about
49 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
Public high school in Clarks Summit:
- ABINGTON HEIGHTS HS (Students: 1,261; Grades:
09 - 12)
Private high schools in Clarks Summit:
- LOURDESMONT SCHOOL (Students: 102; Location:
537 VENARD ROAD; Grades: 7 - 12)
- THE BAPTIST HIGH SCHOOL INC (Students: 89;
Location: 660 GRIFFIN POND ROAD; Grades: 7 - 12)
- FUNDAMENTAL BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 34;
Location: 12023 CREEK ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Clarks Summit:
- ABINGTON HEIGHTS MS (Students: 1,206; Grades:
05 - 08)
- CLARKS SUMMIT EL SCH (Students: 387; Grades:
KG - 04)
- NEWTON-RANSOM SCH (Students: 260; Grades: KG
- 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Clarks Summit:
- SUMMIT BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 125;
Location: 232 NOBLE ROAD; Grades: PK - 6)
- ST GREGORYS EARLY CHILDHOOD CE (Students: 58;
Location: 330 NORTH ABINGTON RD; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Clarks Summit:
- ABINGTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$373,931; Location: 1200 W GROVE ST; 65,448 books; 3,839
audio materials; 3,783 video materials; 207 serial
subscriptions)
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