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Population (year 2000): 3,714. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,586 (-3.4% change)
Males: 1,760 (47.4%), Females: 1,954 (52.6%)
Northumberland County
Zip code:
17857
Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $31,891 (year 2000)
Median house value: $80,900 (year 2000)
Races in Northumberland:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Black (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (39.3%), United States
(10.9%), English (9.0%), Irish (8.6%), Dutch (8.1%), Polish
(5.7%).
Elevation: 586 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Northumberland
- High school or higher: 82.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Northumberland borough
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 57.5%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 11.4%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -230 (-5.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Northumberland:
- SUNBURY COMMUNITY HOSP (about 4 miles; SUNBURY, PA)
- EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
LEWISBURG, PA)
- DANVILLE STATE HOSP (about 13 miles; DANVILLE, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Northumberland:
- WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 25 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA;
ID: IPT)
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 49 miles;
HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
- LANCASTER (about 65 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Northumberland:
- SUNBURY (about 3 miles; SUNBURY, PA; ID: 71N)
- SUNBURY (about 6 miles; SUNBURY, PA; ID: H11)
- PENN VALLEY (about 7 miles; SELINSGROVE, PA; ID:
SEG)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Northumberland:
- BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; LEWISBURG, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 3,534)
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 26
miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
- PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 30 miles;
WILLIAMSPORT, PA; FT enrollment: 4,666)
- HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about
42 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
- LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 47
miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; FT enrollment: 3,738)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG
(about 48 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
- MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 53 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,761)
Private high schools in Northumberland:
- SUNBURY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 256;
Location: RR 1 BOX 226; Grades: PK - 12)
- NORTHUMBERLAND CHR SCHOOL (Students: 121;
Location: SECOND & QUEEN STREETS; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Northumberland:
- PRIESTLEY SCH (Students: 380; Grades: KG -
05)
- RICE MS (Students: 377; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Northumberland:
- PRIESTLEY FORSYTH MEM LIBRARY (Operating
income: $169,712; Location: 100 KING ST; 25,176 books;
875 audio materials; 1,235 video materials; 117 serial
subscriptions)
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