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Population (year 2000): 2,418. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,309 (-4.5% change)
Males: 1,158 (47.9%), Females: 1,260 (52.1%)
Blair County
Zip code:
16673
Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $35,329 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,400 (year 2000)
Races in Roaring Spring:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
Ancestries: German (41.4%), Irish (13.4%),
United States (7.8%), English (6.0%), Italian (2.9%), Dutch
(2.8%).
Elevation: 1300 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Roaring Spring
- High school or higher: 86.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Roaring Spring borough
- Never married: 24.4%
- Now married: 58.2%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 8.4%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -212 (-8.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Roaring Spring:
- NASON HOSPITAL (105 NASON DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Roaring Spring:
- BON SECOURS MERCY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ALTOONA,
PA)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP ALTOON (about 12
miles; ALTOONA, PA)
- ALTOONA HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; ALTOONA, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Roaring Spring:
- ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 7 miles; ALTOONA, PA;
ID: AOO)
- JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 31 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; ID: JST)
- UNIVERSITY PARK (about 52 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA;
ID: UNV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Roaring Spring:
- BLUE KNOB VALLEY (about 5 miles; NEWRY, PA; ID: 7G4)
- COVE VALLEY (about 14 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, PA; ID:
6G6)
- BEDFORD COUNTY (about 19 miles; BEDFORD, PA; ID:
HMZ)
Amtrak station near Roaring Spring:
- 13 miles: ALTOONA (1231 11TH AVE.). Services: ticket
office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar,
paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call
for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Roaring Spring:
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA
(about 14 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment:
3,516)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 33 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,851)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 50
miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; FT enrollment: 38,248)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS
(about 55 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
- FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles;
FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
- SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 65
miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
- SHEPHERD COLLEGE (about 74 miles; Shepherdstown, WV;
FT enrollment: 3,576)
Public primary/middle schools in Roaring Spring:
- SPRING COVE MS (Students: 479; Grades: 06 -
08)
- ROARING SPRING EL SCH (Students: 276; Grades:
KG - 05)
Library in Roaring Spring:
- ROARING SPRING COMM LIBRARY (Operating
income: $80,740; Location: 320 EAST MAIN ST; 26,572
books; 537 audio materials; 672 video materials; 88
serial subscriptions)
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