Profile for Titusville, Pennsylvania, PA

Titusville is on Oil Creek.

Site of the world's first successful oil well, drilled by Col. Edwin L. Drake in 1859

The well brought a boom, with construction of local railroads, pipelines and refineries. The first oil millionaire was Titusville resident Jonathan Watson, owner of the land where Drake's well was drilled

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 14. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 2.3 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Helen Jepson, opera singer, actress
· Ida Tarbell, journalist

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Nearby parks & recreation: Oil Creek State Park

Historic sites and museums: Drake Well Museum

Colleges and universities: University of Pittsburgh-Titusville

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Quotes:
The romance of its early days has departed from Titusville, leaving a typical western Pennsylvania industrial city linked to the past chiefly by the high level of stock ownership among its residents.
-- WPA Guide to Pennsylvania, 1940

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Cemeteries (17)

Colleges (1)

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Hotels (1)

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Parks (1)

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23% of Titusville residents report German ancestry, and 16% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Titusville ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Titusville was $16,915, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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14% of Titusville residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Titusville, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $286.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $713.

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Libraries in Titusville include Benson Memorial Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Titusville include Titusville Herald

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Crawford County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Titusville political report.

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The average commute time for Titusville workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Titusville include Comfort Inn Titusville.

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