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Population (year 2000): 3,451. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,258 (-5.6% change)
Males: 1,580 (45.8%), Females: 1,871 (54.2%)
Armstrong County
Zip code:
16226
Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $24,457 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,200 (year 2000)
Races in Ford City:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
- Black (3.9%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (28.2%), Irish (14.9%),
Polish (9.8%), Slovak (8.9%), Italian (6.3%), Ukrainian (5.3%).
Elevation: 794 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ford City
- High school or higher: 83.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ford City borough
- Never married: 25.0%
- Now married: 46.1%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 14.1%
- Divorced: 12.1%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-0.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ford City:
- ARMSTRONG COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles;
KITTANNING, PA)
- ALLE-KISKI MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; NATRONA
HEIGHTS, PA)
- INDIANA HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; INDIANA, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ford
City:
- ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 36 miles; LATROBE, PA;
ID: LBE)
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 40 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
ID: AGC)
- VENANGO REGIONAL (about 47 miles; FRANKLIN, PA; ID:
FKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ford City:
- MC VILLE (about 5 miles; FREEPORT, PA; ID: P37)
- ROCK (about 24 miles; TARENTUM, PA; ID: 9G1)
- PITTSBURGH-MONROEVILLE (about 28 miles; MONROEVILLE,
PA; ID: 4G0)
College/University in Ford City:
- LENAPE AREA VOCATIONAL TECH SCH PRACT NURS PROG
(Full-time enrollment: 61; Location: 2215 CHAPLIN AVE;
Public; Website: www.lenape.k12.pa.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ford City:
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS
(about 30 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment:
12,307)
- CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 32 miles;
CLARION, PA; FT enrollment: 5,690)
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37
miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; FT enrollment: 3,223)
- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 7,903)
- ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 39 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
- POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 40 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,189)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 41
miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
Public high schools in Ford City:
- FORD CITY JSHS (Students: 843; Grades: 07 -
12)
- LENAPE TECH (Students: 463; Grades: 11 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Ford City:
- LENAPE EL SCH (Students: 836; Grades: KG -
06)
Private primary/middle school in Ford City:
- DIVINE REDEEMER SCHOOL (Students: 257;
Location: 726 4TH AVE; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Ford City:
- FORD CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$50,772; Location: 1136 FOURTH AVE; 32,950 books; 79
audio materials; 68 serial subscriptions)
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