Profile for Tower City, Pennsylvania, PA
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Tower City is a borough in Schuylkill County, in the Pottsville metro area.
The community was named after Charlemagne Tower, founder
The latitude of Tower City is 40.589N. The longitude is -76.552W.
It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 794 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 1,355.
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$30,037National
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Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Tower City demographic reports
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..a pleasant tree-shaded town bounded on the north by forested mountain slopes.
-- WPA Guide to Pennsylvania, 1940
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44% of Tower City residents report German ancestry, and 7% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Tower City ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Tower City was $15,678, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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7% of Tower City residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Tower City, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $293. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $663.
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Schuylkill County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Tower City political report.
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The average commute time for Tower City workers is 29 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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