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Population (year 2000): 1,396. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,343 (-3.8% change)
Males: 644 (46.1%), Females: 752 (53.9%)
Schuylkill County
Zip code:
17980
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $30,037 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,400 (year 2000)
Races in Tower City:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (43.2%), United States
(13.8%), Dutch (8.3%), Irish (6.7%), English (5.0%), Polish
(4.3%).
Elevation: 800 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Tower City
- High school or higher: 75.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Tower City borough
- Never married: 23.1%
- Now married: 52.3%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 11.1%
- Divorced: 9.4%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -112 (-7.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Tower City:
- SHAMOKIN AREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
COAL TOWNSHIP, PA)
- ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles;
ASHLAND, PA)
- GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; LEBANON,
PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tower City:
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 32 miles;
HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
- LANCASTER (about 38 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 45
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tower City:
- BENDIGO (about 3 miles; TOWER CITY, PA; ID: 74N)
- FARMERS PRIDE (about 14 miles; FREDERICKSBURG, PA;
ID: 9N7)
- SCHUYLKILL COUNTY /JOE ZERBEY/ (about 15 miles;
POTTSVILLE, PA; ID: ZER)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Tower City:
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG
(about 30 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment:
2,064)
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 31
miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
- HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about
31 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
- BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; LEWISBURG, PA;
FT enrollment: 3,534)
- YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 40 miles; YORK, PA;
FT enrollment: 4,541)
- MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 43 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,761)
- MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 43
miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
Public high school in Tower City:
- WILLIAMS VALLEY JSHS (Students: 581; Grades:
07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Tower City:
- WILLIAMS VALLEY EL SCH (Students: 609;
Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Tower City:
- TOWER-PORTER COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $19,640; Location: 230 E GRAND AVE; 10,985
books; 165 audio materials; 728 video materials; 19
serial subscriptions)
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