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Population (year 2000): 803. Estimated
population in July 2005: 772 (-3.9% change)
Males: 356 (44.3%), Females: 447 (55.7%)
Bedford County
Zip code:
16678
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $26,853 (year 2000)
Median house value: $63,700 (year 2000)
Races in Saxton:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (31.5%), English (14.6%),
Irish (13.6%), United States (5.2%), Dutch (4.4%), Italian
(3.7%).
Elevation: 918 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Saxton
- High school or higher: 73.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 13.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Saxton borough
- Never married: 23.3%
- Now married: 49.1%
- Separated: 5.0%
- Widowed: 13.8%
- Divorced: 8.9%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -48 (-5.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Saxton:
- NASON HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; ROARING SPRING, PA)
- UPMC BEDFORD (about 17 miles; EVERETT, PA)
- BON SECOURS MERCY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; ALTOONA,
PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Saxton:
- ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 7 miles; ALTOONA, PA;
ID: AOO)
- JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 42 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; ID: JST)
- HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL-RICHARD A HENSON FLD (about 51
miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD; ID: HGR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Saxton:
- COVE VALLEY (about 17 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, PA; ID:
6G6)
- BLUE KNOB VALLEY (about 19 miles; NEWRY, PA; ID:
7G4)
- BEDFORD COUNTY (about 20 miles; BEDFORD, PA; ID: HMZ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Saxton:
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA
(about 24 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment:
3,516)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 44 miles;
JOHNSTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,851)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 49
miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; FT enrollment: 38,248)
- SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 53
miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,330)
- SHEPHERD COLLEGE (about 62 miles; Shepherdstown, WV;
FT enrollment: 3,576)
- FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles;
FROSTBURG, MD; FT enrollment: 4,672)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS
(about 68 miles; INDIANA, PA; FT enrollment: 12,307)
Public high school in Saxton:
- TUSSEY MOUNTAIN JSHS (Students: 608; Grades:
07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Saxton:
- SAXTON-LIBERTY GR SCH (Students: 306; Grades:
KG - 06)
Library in Saxton:
- SAXTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$70,063; Location: 315 FRONT ST, P O BOX 34; 11,421
books; 330 audio materials; 216 video materials; 38
serial subscriptions)
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