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Population (year 2000): 9,042. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,818 (-2.5% change)
Males: 4,315 (47.7%), Females: 4,727 (52.3%)
Zip code:
17055
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $45,200 (year 2000)
Median house value: $110,100 (year 2000)
Races in Mechanicsburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (38.8%), Irish (15.0%),
United States (7.8%), Italian (7.7%), English (6.9%), Polish
(4.2%).
Land area: 2.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mechanicsburg
- High school or higher: 88.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mechanicsburg borough
- Never married: 26.2%
- Now married: 55.5%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 10.7%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -436 (-4.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Mechanicsburg:
- HEALTHSOUTH OF MECHANICSBURG (175 LANCASTER
BLVD)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP FOR SPECIAL SVS (4950
WILSON LANE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Mechanicsburg:
- HOLY SPIRIT HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; CAMP HILL, PA)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL CTR PA (CP) (about 6
miles; CAMP HILL, PA)
- SCCI HOSPITAL HARRISBURG (about 11 miles;
HARRISBURG, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mechanicsburg:
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 18 miles;
HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
- LANCASTER (about 51 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
- HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL-RICHARD A HENSON FLD (about 61
miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD; ID: HGR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mechanicsburg:
- CAPITAL CITY (about 11 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; ID:
CXY)
- CARLISLE (about 12 miles; CARLISLE, PA; ID: N94)
- KAMPEL (about 13 miles; WELLSVILLE, PA; ID: 2N5)
Amtrak station near Mechanicsburg:
- 10 miles: HARRISBURG (4TH & CHESTNUT STS.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi
stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Mechanicsburg:
- ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time
enrollment: 276; Location: 5020 LOUISE DR; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.itt-tech.edu)
- COMPUTER LEARNING NETWORK-RESIDENT SCHOOL (FT
enrollment: 184; Location: 401 East Winding Hill Road
Suite 101; Private, for-profit; Website:
www.clntraining.com)
- EMPIRE BEAUTY SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 29;
Location: 5103 CARLISLE PIKE; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.empirebeauty.com)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mechanicsburg:
- MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 5 miles; GRANTHAM, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
- HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about
11 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
- DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 14 miles; CARLISLE, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,098)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG
(about 19 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
- GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 31 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,216)
- YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 32 miles; YORK, PA;
FT enrollment: 4,541)
- SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 37
miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
Public high schools in Mechanicsburg:
- CUMBERLAND VALLEY HS (Students: 2,523;
Grades: 09 - 12)
- MECHANICSBURG AREA SHS (Students: 1,132;
Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Mechanicsburg:
- EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHRISTIAN ACA (Students:
163; Location: 4681 E TRINDLE ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
- FAITH TABERNACLE SCHOOL (Students: 128;
Location: 1410 GOOD HOPE ROAD; Grades: 1 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Mechanicsburg:
- EAGLE VIEW MS (Students: 1,063; Grades: 06 -
08)
- GOOD HOPE MS (Students: 882; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MECHANICSBURG MS (Students: 875; Grades: 06 -
08)
- HAMPDEN EL SCH (Students: 613; Grades: KG -
05)
- GREEN RIDGE EL SCH (Students: 496; Grades: KG
- 05)
- SPORTING HILL EL SCH (Students: 492; Grades:
KG - 05)
- SILVER SPRING EL SCH (Students: 452; Grades:
KG - 05)
- UPPER ALLEN EL SCH (Students: 313; Grades: 03
- 05)
- SHEPHERDSTOWN EL SCH (Students: 300; Grades:
KG - 02)
- BROAD STREET EL SCH (Students: 284; Grades:
KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Mechanicsburg:
- ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 501; Location:
400 EAST SIMPSON STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- MECHANICSBURG LEARNING CENTER (Students: 17;
Location: 841 W TRINDLE RD; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Mechanicsburg:
- MECHANICSBURG AREA PUB LIBRARY (Operating
income: $577,536; Location: 16 N WALNUT ST; 57,457
books; 2,479 audio materials; 3,294 video materials; 251
serial subscriptions)
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