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Population (year 2000): 3,171. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,106 (-2.0% change)
Males: 1,464 (46.2%), Females: 1,707 (53.8%)
Zip code:
17067
Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $36,563 (year 2000)
Median house value: $83,800 (year 2000)
Races in Myerstown:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- Black (1.5%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (47.9%), United States
(12.1%), Italian (6.1%), Irish (6.0%), English (3.8%), Polish
(1.8%).
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Myerstown
- High school or higher: 74.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Myerstown borough
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 54.8%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 13.3%
- Divorced: 9.0%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -116 (-3.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Myerstown:
- GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; LEBANON, PA)
- PHILHAVEN HOSP (about 15 miles; MT GRETNA, PA)
- CARON HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; WERNERSVILLE, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Myerstown:
- LANCASTER (about 18 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 25
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 34 miles;
HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Myerstown:
- DECK (about 2 miles; MYERSTOWN, PA; ID: 9D4)
- KELLER BROTHERS (about 7 miles; LEBANON, PA; ID:
08N)
- GRIMES (about 9 miles; BETHEL, PA; ID: 8N1)
College/University in Myerstown:
- EVANGELICAL SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY (Full-time
enrollment: 78; Location: 121 S COLLEGE ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.evangelical.edu; Offers
Master's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Myerstown:
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS
(about 24 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment:
2,003)
- MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 27
miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG
(about 33 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
- YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 33 miles; YORK, PA;
FT enrollment: 4,541)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 39 miles;
KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
- HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about
41 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 46
miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
Public high school in Myerstown:
- EASTERN LEBANON CO SHS (Students: 806;
Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Myerstown:
- EASTERN LEBANON CO MS (Students: 595; Grades:
06 - 08)
- JACKSON EL SCH (Students: 264; Grades: KG -
05)
- MYERSTOWN EL SCH (Students: 252; Grades: KG -
05)
Private primary/middle schools in Myerstown:
- MYERSTOWN MENNONITE SCHOOL (Students: 146;
Location: 739 EAST LINCOLN AVENUE; Grades: 1 - 11)
- HOPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 61;
Location: RD 2 BOX 424A; Grades: 1 - 10)
- MILLBACH SPRINGS SCHOOL (Students: 54;
Location: ROUTE # 2 BOX 395A; Grades: 1 - 8)
- BLUE MOUNTAIN VIEW PAROCH SCH (Students: 47;
Location: RD 1 BOX 150; Grades: 1 - 8)
- COUNTY LINE SCHOOL (Students: 41; Location:
1317 HILLTOP ROAD; Grades: 1 - 8)
- NACETOWN MENNONITE SCHOOL (Students: 31;
Location: 703 W STRACK DR; Grades: 1 - 8)
- CHERRY LANE SCHOOL (Students: 27; Location:
BOX 273-A; Grades: 1 - 8)
- ROCKY LEDGE SCHOOL (Students: 22; Location:
BOX 200 HERGELRODE RD; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Myerstown:
- MYERSTOWN COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $111,764; Location: 199 NORTH COLLEGE ST, P O
BOX 246; 37,034 books; 275 audio materials; 720 video
materials; 65 serial subscriptions)
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