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Shrewsbury, PA

Population (year 2000): 3,378. Estimated population in July 2005: 3,525 (+4.4% change)
Males: 1,623 (48.0%), Females: 1,755 (52.0%)

York County

Zip code: 17361

Median resident age: 39.5 years
Median household income: $49,983 (year 2000)
Median house value: $138,100 (year 2000)

Races in Shrewsbury:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Black (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (38.5%), Irish (17.7%), English (14.5%), Italian (7.1%), United States (6.9%), Polish (6.2%).

Elevation: 983 feet

Land area: 1.8 square miles

For population 25 years and over in Shrewsbury

  • High school or higher: 84.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shrewsbury borough

  • Never married: 16.7%
  • Now married: 67.3%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

5.0% Foreign born (2.5% Latin America, 1.4% Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.5% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +691 (+25.7%).

Hospitals/medical centers near Shrewsbury:
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YORK (about 13 miles; YORK, PA)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP YORK (about 15 miles; YORK, PA)
  • YORK HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; YORK, PA)

 
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shrewsbury:
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 30 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
  • LANCASTER (about 37 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
  • BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 42 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; ID: BWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shrewsbury:
  • SHOESTRING AVIATION AIRFIELD (about 4 miles; STEWARTSTOWN, PA; ID: 0P2)
  • BAUBLITZ COMMERCIAL (about 15 miles; BROGUE, PA; ID: 9W8)
  • YORK (about 17 miles; YORK, PA; ID: THV)

 
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shrewsbury:
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 18 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
  • MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; FT enrollment: 5,564)
  • WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 26 miles; WESTMINSTER, MD; FT enrollment: 2,245)
  • TOWSON UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; TOWSON, MD; FT enrollment: 13,971)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 28 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
  • LOYOLA COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; FT enrollment: 4,859)
  • BALTIMORE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; FT enrollment: 3,227)

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