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Population (year 2000): 4,552. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,337 (-4.7% change)
Males: 2,102 (46.2%), Females: 2,450 (53.8%)
Zip code:
17954
Median resident age: 40.7 years
Median household income: $28,373 (year 2000)
Median house value: $44,300 (year 2000)
Races in Minersville:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (24.8%), German (20.5%),
Polish (14.2%), Lithuanian (12.9%), Italian (9.0%), Ukrainian
(5.7%).
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Minersville
- High school or higher: 75.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 6.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Minersville borough
- Never married: 25.6%
- Now married: 49.6%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 13.5%
- Divorced: 9.8%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -414 (-8.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Minersville:
- GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 4
miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
- POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL-WARNE CLINIC (about 4 miles;
POTTSVILLE, PA)
- ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles;
ASHLAND, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Minersville:
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 31
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
- LANCASTER (about 40 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 49 miles;
HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Minersville:
- SCHUYLKILL COUNTY /JOE ZERBEY/ (about 8 miles;
POTTSVILLE, PA; ID: ZER)
- GRIMES (about 15 miles; BETHEL, PA; ID: 8N1)
- FARMERS PRIDE (about 22 miles; FREDERICKSBURG, PA;
ID: 9N7)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Minersville:
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 26
miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS
(about 32 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 36 miles;
KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
- WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,438)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG
(about 48 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
Public high school in Minersville:
- MINERSVILLE AREA JSHS (Students: 573; Grades:
07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Minersville:
- MINERSVILLE AREA EL CTR (Students: 470;
Grades: PK - 06)
- LLEWELLYN EL SCH (Students: 123; Grades: PK -
02)
Private primary/middle schools in Minersville:
- GOOD SHEPHERD REGIONAL CATHOLI (Students:
207; Location: 538 SUNBURY STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST NICHOLAS ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 138;
Location: 515 FRONT ST; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Minersville:
- MINERSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$55,119; Location: 220 S FOURTH ST; 13,598 books; 459
audio materials; 281 video materials; 33 serial
subscriptions)
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