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Population (year 2000): 2,255. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,148 (-4.7% change)
Males: 997 (44.2%), Females: 1,258 (55.8%)
Northumberland County
Zip code:
17777
Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $31,094 (year 2000)
Median house value: $81,900 (year 2000)
Races in Watsontown:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
Ancestries: German (39.4%), United States
(11.9%), Irish (11.2%), English (6.7%), Dutch (3.8%), Italian
(3.0%).
Elevation: 481 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Watsontown
- High school or higher: 79.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Watsontown borough
- Never married: 22.1%
- Now married: 54.1%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 12.2%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -175 (-7.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Watsontown:
- EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
LEWISBURG, PA)
- MUNCY VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; MUNCY, PA)
- DIVINE PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
WILLIAMSPORT, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Watsontown:
- WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 11 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA;
ID: IPT)
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 63 miles;
HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
- UNIVERSITY PARK (about 70 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA;
ID: UNV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Watsontown:
- SUNBURY (about 16 miles; SUNBURY, PA; ID: 71N)
- SUNBURY (about 17 miles; SUNBURY, PA; ID: H11)
- DANVILLE (about 19 miles; DANVILLE, PA; ID: 8N8)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Watsontown:
- BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; LEWISBURG, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 3,534)
- PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 16 miles;
WILLIAMSPORT, PA; FT enrollment: 4,666)
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 30
miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
- LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 40
miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; FT enrollment: 3,738)
- MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 52
miles; MANSFIELD, PA; FT enrollment: 2,831)
- HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about
54 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles;
NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
Private high schools in Watsontown:
- WATSONTOWN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 144;
Location: R D 3 BOX 453; Grades: PK - 12)
- MARANATHA MENNONITE CHRISTIAN (Students: 118;
Location: ROUTE 2 BOX 170A; Grades: KG - 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Watsontown:
- KEEFERTOWN PAROCHIAL SCHOOL (Students: 25;
Location: RD 2 BOX 94; Grades: 1 - 8)
- SPRING VIEW PAROCHIAL SCHOOL (Students: 22;
Location: RD 1 BOX 255; Grades: 1 - 8)
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