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Population (year 2000): 339. Estimated
population in July 2005: 337 (-0.6% change)
Males: 172 (50.7%), Females: 167 (49.3%)
Berks County
Zip code:
19559
Median resident age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $38,125 (year 2000)
Median house value: $89,000 (year 2000)
Races in Strausstown:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
- Asian Indian (1.2%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (48.1%), Irish (9.1%), Polish
(3.2%), Scottish (2.9%), United States (2.9%), English (1.8%).
Elevation: 581 feet
Land area: 0.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Strausstown
- High school or higher: 70.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Strausstown borough
- Never married: 23.2%
- Now married: 53.2%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 13.7%
- Divorced: 7.6%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -15 (-4.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Strausstown:
- CARON HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WERNERSVILLE, PA)
- WERNERSVILLE STATE HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
WERNERSVILLE, PA)
- GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14
miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Strausstown:
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 19
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
- LANCASTER (about 27 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 45 miles;
HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Strausstown:
- GRIMES (about 5 miles; BETHEL, PA; ID: 8N1)
- DECK (about 14 miles; MYERSTOWN, PA; ID: 9D4)
- KELLER BROTHERS (about 18 miles; LEBANON, PA; ID:
08N)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Strausstown:
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS
(about 19 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment:
2,003)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 29 miles;
KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
- MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 37
miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 40
miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG
(about 44 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
- YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 44 miles; YORK, PA;
FT enrollment: 4,541)
Public primary/middle school in Strausstown:
- STRAUSSTOWN EL SCH (Students: 117; Grades: KG
- 05)
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