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Population (year 2000): 290. Estimated
population in July 2005: 276 (-4.8% change)
Males: 130 (44.8%), Females: 160 (55.2%)
Sullivan County
Zip code:
18626
Median resident age: 58.7 years
Median household income: $43,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $93,800 (year 2000)
Races in Laporte:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (29.7%), Irish (12.4%),
English (7.9%), Polish (7.2%), Scottish (6.2%), Italian (3.8%).
Elevation: 1966 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Laporte
- High school or higher: 66.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.1%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Laporte borough
- Never married: 16.7%
- Now married: 69.8%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 4.5%
- Divorced: 7.3%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -38 (-11.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Laporte:
- MUNCY VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MUNCY, PA)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 24 miles; TOWANDA, PA)
- BLOOMSBURG HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Laporte:
- WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 33 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA;
ID: IPT)
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 54 miles;
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
- ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL (about 57 miles;
ELMIRA/CORNING, NY; ID: ELM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Laporte:
- BRADFORD COUNTY (about 22 miles; TOWANDA, PA; ID:
N27)
- BLOOMSBURG MUNI (about 31 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; ID:
N13)
- DANVILLE (about 34 miles; DANVILLE, PA; ID: 8N8)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Laporte:
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 29
miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
- PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 38 miles;
WILLIAMSPORT, PA; FT enrollment: 4,666)
- BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; LEWISBURG, PA;
FT enrollment: 3,534)
- WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,438)
- MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 49
miles; MANSFIELD, PA; FT enrollment: 2,831)
- MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; SCRANTON, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,203)
Public high school in Laporte:
- SULLIVAN CO JSHS (Students: 408; Grades: 07 -
12)
Public primary/middle school in Laporte:
- SULLIVAN CO EL SCH (Students: 232; Grades: KG
- 06)
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