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Population (year 2000): 959. Estimated
population in July 2005: 907 (-5.4% change)
Males: 449 (46.8%), Females: 510 (53.2%)
Luzerne County
Zip code:
18655
Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $28,594 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,900 (year 2000)
Races in Shickshinny:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (20.1%), Polish (17.9%),
English (15.1%), Dutch (12.0%), Irish (11.5%), United States
(5.9%).
Elevation: 518 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Shickshinny
- High school or higher: 68.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
- Unemployed: 10.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Shickshinny borough
- Never married: 27.3%
- Now married: 44.6%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 13.9%
- Divorced: 11.0%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -127 (-11.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Shickshinny:
- BERWICK HOSPITAL CENTER (about 10 miles; BERWICK,
PA)
- MERCY SPECIAL CARE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
NANTICOKE, PA)
- HAZLETON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; HAZLETON,
PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Shickshinny:
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 33 miles;
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
- WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 54 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA;
ID: IPT)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 56
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shickshinny:
- HAZLETON MUNI (about 17 miles; HAZLETON, PA; ID:
HZL)
- WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 23 miles;
WILKES-BARRE, PA; ID: WBW)
- BLOOMSBURG MUNI (about 23 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; ID:
N13)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Shickshinny:
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles;
NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
- WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,438)
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 23
miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
- UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 40 miles; SCRANTON,
PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
- MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; SCRANTON, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,203)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 50 miles;
KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
Public high school in Shickshinny:
- NORTHWEST AREA HS (Students: 648; Grades: 07
- 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Shickshinny:
- HUNLOCK CREEK SCH (Students: 316; Grades: KG
- 06)
- HUNTINGTON MILLS SCH (Students: 291; Grades:
KG - 06)
- GARRISON MEMORIAL SCH (Students: 167; Grades:
KG - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Shickshinny:
- LIVING WORD BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 12;
Location: RR 2 BOX 2237; Grades: 1 - 11)
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