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Population (year 2000): 676. Estimated
population in July 2005: 661 (-2.2% change)
Males: 344 (50.9%), Females: 332 (49.1%)
Dauphin County
Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $32,917 (year 2000)
Median house value: $70,400 (year 2000)
Races in Gratz:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (55.8%), English (6.1%),
United States (4.9%), French (3.4%), Dutch (3.0%), Irish (2.8%).
Elevation: 820 feet
Land area: 3.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gratz
- High school or higher: 66.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.4%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gratz borough
- Never married: 17.8%
- Now married: 64.5%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 5.6%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -44 (-6.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gratz:
- SHAMOKIN AREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
COAL TOWNSHIP, PA)
- SUNBURY COMMUNITY HOSP (about 18 miles; SUNBURY, PA)
- MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 24 miles;
HERSHEY, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gratz:
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 30 miles;
HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
- WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 45 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA;
ID: IPT)
- LANCASTER (about 46 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gratz:
- BENDIGO (about 13 miles; TOWER CITY, PA; ID: 74N)
- PENN VALLEY (about 17 miles; SELINSGROVE, PA; ID:
SEG)
- SUNBURY (about 20 miles; SUNBURY, PA; ID: 71N)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gratz:
- HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about
25 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
- BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; LEWISBURG, PA;
FT enrollment: 3,534)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG
(about 29 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 34
miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
- MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 37 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,761)
- YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 43 miles; YORK, PA;
FT enrollment: 4,541)
- DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 44 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,098)
Private high school in Gratz:
- EMMANUEL WESLEYAN ACADEMY (Students: 24;
Location: 6297 LYKENS VALLEY ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Gratz:
- SOUTH MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL (Students: 27;
Grades: 1 - 8)
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