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Population (year 2000): 3,164. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,017 (-4.6% change)
Males: 1,497 (47.3%), Females: 1,667 (52.7%)
Erie County
Zip code:
16417
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $33,977 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,600 (year 2000)
Races in Girard:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (28.9%), Irish (14.9%),
English (13.7%), Italian (10.9%), United States (6.0%), Slovak
(5.4%).
Elevation: 777 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Girard
- High school or higher: 87.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Girard borough
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 54.0%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 13.1%
2.8% Foreign born (2.0% Europe, 0.5% Latin
America, 0.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +278 (+9.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Girard:
- MILLCREEK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ERIE,
PA)
- METRO HEALTH CENTER (about 19 miles; ERIE, PA)
- UHHS BROWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
CONNEAUT, OH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Girard:
- ERIE INTL/TOM RIDGE FIELD (about 12 miles; ERIE, PA;
ID: ERI)
- VENANGO REGIONAL (about 55 miles; FRANKLIN, PA; ID:
FKL)
- YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN REGIONAL (about 58 miles;
YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, OH; ID: YNG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Girard:
- PORT MEADVILLE (about 29 miles; MEADVILLE, PA; ID:
GKJ)
- ASHTABULA COUNTY (about 30 miles; ASHTABULA, OH; ID:
HZY)
- ERIE COUNTY (about 33 miles; WATTSBURG, PA; ID: 3G1)
Amtrak station near Girard:
- 19 miles: ERIE (14TH & PEACH ST.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term
parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service,
public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Girard:
- EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 22 miles;
EDINBORO, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,631)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV-PENN ST ERIE-BEHREND COLL
(about 22 miles; ERIE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,481)
- MERCYHURST COLLEGE (about 22 miles; ERIE, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,824)
- GANNON UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; ERIE, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,766)
- NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 24
miles; ERIE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,304)
- GROVE CITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; GROVE CITY, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,306)
- YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles;
YOUNGSTOWN, OH; FT enrollment: 9,726)
Public high school in Girard:
- GIRARD HS (Students: 589; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Girard:
- GIRARD ALLIANCE CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students:
136; Location: 229 RICE AVENUE; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Girard:
- RICE AVENUE MS (Students: 658; Grades: 05 -
08)
Private primary/middle school in Girard:
- ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST SCHOOL (Students: 211;
Location: 101 OLIN AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Girard:
- RICE AVENUE COMMUNITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Operating income: $75,639; Location: 705 RICE AVENUE;
13,917 books; 430 audio materials; 28 serial
subscriptions)
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