CENTRE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

Centre County has an area of 1.115 square miles (fifth largest in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania) and a population of 135,758. The County’s geographic landscape is made up of two provinces, the Allegheny Plateau and the Ridge and Valleys. The Allegheny Plateau province is located northwest of the Bald Eagle Creek Valley. It consists of three distinct zones: eroded foothills along the base that form the boundary, the high rugged forested plateau with deeply incised streams, and troughs of bituminous coal. This area has lent itself to extractive industries including, lumbering, coal and clay mining, and natural gas production. The Ridge and Valley province is located to the southeast of the Bald Eagle Creek. It is characterized by broad, fertile limestone valleys and high forested ridges. Except for a piney sand barren present along much of the length of the Nittany Valley, the gentle, rolling terrain and rich soils are well Captain James Potter, a British army officer in 1764. Centre County suited for agricultural production. For the most part the was incorporated in 1800 with a population of 4,112. The first steep sided, stoney ridges are forested, and land belonging to settlers in the county were primarily Scotch-Irish and German. The the State. early settlers were drawn to the area because of the abundant deposits of iron ore, lumber, coal, and limestone rich farmland. The The first known inhabitants of Centre County were recorded amount of farmland in Centre County resulted in the Agricultural in 1681. The inhabitants were Muncy Indians, which were a College of Pennsylvania in 1863, which later became The tribe of the Delaware Indian Nation whose territory included Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). The enrollment and much of New York and northern Pennsylvania. Other Native research activities of Penn State has transformed pastoral Centre American tribes that inhabited Centre County in later years County into a Metropolitan Area by attracting modern were the Iroquois and Shawnees. high-technology industries and all manner of service businesses to The first recorded exploration of Centre County was by support the County’s growing population.

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 CENTRE COUNTY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT COMPARISON LABOR FORCE DATA

88.2%

Centre County continually posts one of the lowest unemployment rates in 80.4% 81.9% Pennsylvania and the United States as a whole.

Centre County has very high educational attainment rates. Percentages of 36.3% 24.4% 22.4% high school and college graduates in the county far exceed those of the

state and nation. Additionally, the proximity to Penn State University U.S. Pennsylvania Centre County offers a highly educated labor pool for local employers. % Bachelor's Degree or Higher % High School Graduate or Higher Employment by Sector UNEMPLOYMENT RATES Industry Total Employment Total Nonagricultural 74,500 5.3% 5.1% 5.0% Goods-Producing 8,100 4.8% Construction & Mining 3,400 4.5% 4.3% 4.3% Manufacturing 4,700 3.9% Service Providing 66,400 Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 10,400 3.2% Retail Trade 8,100 Professional & Business 6,000 Education & Health 7,100 Leisure & Hospitality 6,800 Other Services 5,800 Government Employment 30,300 Federal 500 State 24,700 Local 5,100 Blair Centre Clearfield Clinton Huntingdon Mifflin Union PA U.S. County County County County County County County MEAN TRAVEL TIME TO WORK 30.0

LABOR FORCE POPULATION 25.0 Not in

In Labor Labor 20.0 s

16 Years + Force Force e t u n Blair County 103,379 59.6% 40.4% i 15.0 M

114,077 60.1% 39.9% n

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66,758 57.4% 42.6% e 10.0

Clearfield County m i Clinton County 30,705 58.5% 41.5% T Huntingdon County 36,941 54.2% 45.8% 5.0 Mifflin County 36,280 58.8% 41.2% 0.0 Union County 34,270 49.5% 50.5% Blair County Centre Clearfield Clinton Huntingdon Mifflin County Union County County County County County

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: U.S. Census, 2000, PA Dep. Of Labor and Industry, 2006 CENTRE COUNTY 2000 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LEVELS 40%

EDUCATION 35%

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20%

Centre County’s percentages of high school and college graduates are much 15% higher than the surrounding counties, particularly the levels of college graduates. 10% The county also ranks higher than the state or nation in terms of educational at- tainment levels. 5%

0% Centre County is well recognized for its excellence in educational Less than 9th 9th to 12th High School Some college, Associate's Bachelor's Graduate or grade grade, no Graduate no degree degree degree professional opportunities. For the most part, this is due to the prestigious Penn State Uni- diploma versity, which is well known for its academic rigorousness. Also, the State Col- Centre County Pennsylvania U.S. lege School District was recently ranked as the best small CENTRE COUNTY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT metropolitan school district in the country. COMPARISON 1990 2000 % Change In addition to these fine facilities, the county is home to a number of other educa- Population 25 years and over 66,356 74,785 12.7% tional institutions. There are several trade schools and even a few places that Less than 9th grade 4,033 2,884 -28.5% specialize in training of the arts. 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 6,838 5,947 -13.0% High School Graduate 22,957 25,292 10.2% Some college, no degree 8,016 9,960 24.3% Associate's degree 3,072 3,571 16.2% EDUCATIONAL ENROLLMENT COMPARISON Bachelor's degree 11,113 14,039 26.3% 61.1% Graduate or professional 10,327 13,092 26.8% 58.6% EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT COMPARISON 90%

80% 43.1% 70%

33.1% 60% 31.6% 50%

22.3% 40%

30%

7.3% 20% 6.3% 5.3% 10%

0% Blair County Centre Kindergarten Elementary School (Grades 1-8) High School (Grades 9-12) Clearfield Clinton County Huntingdon Mifflin County County Union County County County Centre County Pennsylvania U.S. % Bachelor's Degree or Higher % High School Graduate or Higher

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: Pennsylvania Business Central, 2004; Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2001-2005; U.S. Census; 1990, 2000 CENTRE COUNTY POPULATION AND HOUSING TRENDS CENTRE COUNTY 160,000 2.9

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$500,000. Presently, there is a need for more affordable housing in the county. The d r n e a P

county also has a large number of renter-occupied units. In fact, there is more here than 2.6 s 60,000 s n n o in any of the surrounding counties, due in large part to the student population located in o s 2.6 s r r e the county. 40,000 e P P 2.5 A trend that is being experienced in the county, as well as through the nation, is the 20,000 declining number of persons per housing unit. From 1980-2000 the population has 2.5

grown by 20.4, while the number of housing units has grown by 34.4%. This trend is 0 2.4 due to less people living together and family sizes decreasing. 1980 1990 2000 Population Housing Units Persons Per Housing Unit

HOUSING TENURE COMPARISON 100%

90% HOUSING UNIT TYPE

80% 20 or

70% 1 Unit 1 Unit 3 or 4 5 or 9 10-19 More Mobile Boat, Rv, Detached Attached 2 Units Units Units Units Units Home Van, Etc. 60% Blair County 70.1% 3.6% 5.9% 4.5% 3.4% 1.7% 3.6% 7.1% 0.0% 50% Centre County 56.7% 5.4% 3.5% 3.8% 5.0% 5.6% 12.3% 7.5% 0.1% 40% Clearfield County 74.5% 1.4% 3.5% 2.9% 1.7% 0.7% 1.8% 13.4% 0.2% 30% Clinton County 69.2% 4.2% 4.4% 3.5% 3.5% 0.9% 2.4% 11.4% 0.5% 20% Huntingdon County 73.4% 1.7% 3.8% 2.3% 1.6% 0.3% 1.6% 14.5% 0.6%

10% Mifflin County 65.6% 9.5% 5.2% 3.6% 2.7% 0.6% 1.8% 10.6% 0.5%

0% Union County 70.5% 4.9% 4.0% 4.4% 2.5% 1.5% 2.2% 9.8% 0.2% Blair County Centre County Clearfield Clinton County Huntingdon Mifflin County Union County County County Renter-Occupied Units Owner-Occupied Units

HOUSING VALUE Blair County Centre County Clearfield County Clinton County Huntingdon County Mifflin County Union County *1980 1990 2000 *1980 1990 2000 *1980 1990 2000 *1980 1990 2000 *1980 1990 2000 *1980 1990 2000 *1980 1990 2000 Less than $50,000 82.39% 63.34% 24.68% 56.56% 22.42% 5.45% 82.78% 66.59% 33.56% 82.78% 55.55% 18.51% 84.82% 61.08% 25.22% 86.30% 57.97% 22.21% 72.25% 25.95% 4.09% $50,000 to $99,999 16.52% 31.28% 48.88% 39.77% 51.09% 34.68% 16.17% 29.53% 49.91% 16.17% 39.73% 59.54% 14.19% 34.87% 51.81% 12.82% 37.37% 58.20% 25.66% 56.37% 49.15% $100,000 to $149,999 0.81% 3.77% 18.05% 3.07% 17.43% 31.00% 0.82% 2.69% 11.44% 0.82% 3.64% 15.55% 0.83% 3.07% 15.96% 0.69% 3.49% 13.74% 1.77% 10.04% 28.05% $150,000 to $199,999 0.18% 1.11% 5.19% 0.38% 6.01% 16.70% 0.17% 0.88% 3.18% 0.17% 0.67% 4.62% 0.11% 0.80% 4.73% 0.14% 0.62% 4.31% 0.30% 4.58% 10.00% $200,000 to $299,999 (for 1980 $200,000 or more) 0.10% 0.30% 2.23% 0.21% 2.17% 8.76% 0.06% 0.27% 1.54% 0.06% 0.26% 1.28% 0.04% 0.13% 1.64% 0.04% 0.45% 1.08% 0.02% 2.44% 6.12% $300,000 to $499,999 - 0.18% 0.69% - 0.87% 2.87% - 0.04% 0.32% - 0.15% 0.31% - 0.05% 0.49% - 0.11% 0.35% - 0.53% 2.12% $500,000 or more - 0.03% 0.29% - 0.01% 0.55% - 0.01% 0.05% - 0.00% 0.18% - 0.00% 0.14% - 0.00% 0.11% - 0.08% 0.46% *In 1980 housing value categories went up to $200,000 or greater. Houses valued greater than $300,000 would be included in the $200,000 or more category.

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: U.S. Census; 1980, 1990, 2000 CENTRE COUNTY CENTRE COUNTY MEDIAN AGE

29 POPULATION 28

POPULATION TRENDS 27 1980 1990 2000 %Change % Change 26 Census Census Census 1980-1990 1990-2000

Blair County 136 ,621 130 ,542 129 ,144 -4.4% -1.1% 25 Centre County 112 ,761 124 ,812 135 ,758 10.7% 8.8% Clearfield County 83 ,578 78 ,097 83 ,382 -6.6% 6.8% 24 Clinton County 38 ,971 37 ,182 37 ,914 -4.6% 2.0% Huntingdon County 42 ,253 44 ,164 45 ,586 4.5% 3.2% 23 Mifflin County 46 ,908 46 ,197 46 ,486 -1.5% 0.6% 22 Union County 32 ,870 36 ,176 41 ,624 10.1% 15.1% 1980 1990 2000 Median Age

Centre County has a very young population. The median age of the county is 28.7. The Population Pyramid for Centre County 85 years and over county also has a very high percentage of 2000 80 to 84 years 1990 college age people due to the presence of 75 to 79 years RACE COMPOSITION Penn State University. 70 to 74 years 65 to 69 years Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 62 to 64 years 0.10% Asian, 4.00% Other, 0.70% CENTRE COUNTY URBAN AND RURAL POPULATIONS 60 and 61 years 55 to 59 years American Indian and Two or More Races, 50 to 54 years Alaska Native, 0.10% 1.10% 45 to 49 years African American, 40 to 44 years 2.60% 36% 46% 43% 35 to 39 years 30 to 34 years 25 to 29 years White, 91.40% 22 to 24 years 21 years 20 years

64% 18 and 19 years 57% 54% 15 to 17 years 10 to 14 years 5 to 9 years Under 5 years

15000 10000 5000 0 5000 10000 15000 1980 1990 2000

Urban Population Rural Population

POPULATION BY AGE GROUP Under 5 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-59 60-64 65+ Blair County 5.6% 6.3% 6.6% 7.4% 5.7% 12.0% 15.0% 14.3% 5.3% 4.5% 17.4% Centre County 4.6% 5.1% 5.2% 10.0% 19.8% 13.4% 13.1% 11.1% 3.9% 3.3% 10.4% Clearfield County 5.5% 6.3% 6.8% 6.6% 5.2% 12.9% 15.9% 13.8% 5.4% 4.7% 16.9% Clinton County 5.4% 5.9% 6.3% 8.3% 9.1% 11.4% 14.1% 12.9% 5.2% 4.6% 16.8% Huntingdon County 5.4% 5.7% 6.5% 7.0% 7.1% 13.9% 15.5% 14.0% 5.5% 4.6% 14.8% Mifflin County 6.3% 6.9% 7.3% 6.3% 4.9% 12.7% 14.7% 13.3% 5.8% 4.8% 17.0% Union County 4.8% 5.5% 6.2% 8.5% 9.0% 14.7% 16.2% 12.9% 4.8% 3.9% 13.4%

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: U.S. Census; 1980, 1990, 2000 CENTRE COUNTY MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME ECONOMY $36,165

Centre County’s economy is strong despite poverty levels and incomes in the

county. Income data are skewed because of the large number of college students $26,060 living in the area. This segment of the population generally has very low incomes $40,106 and high poverty rates that distort the overall characteristics of the county. Even so, per capita incomes in the county remain higher than in any of the surrounding counties. $29,069 $14,862

CLASS OF WORKER $16,880 $41,994 Self-Employed $30,056 Private Workers in $16,841 Wage and Own Not Unpaid Salary Government Incorporated Family Workers Workers Business Workers 1980 1990 2000 Blair County 82.3% 11.4% 5.9% 0.3% U.S. Pennsylvania Centre County Centre County 72.2% 21.5% 5.9% 0.4% Clearfield County 81.0% 11.0% 7.8% 0.2% CENTRE COUNTY INCOME AND POVERTY RATES Clinton County 76.9% 15.5% 7.2% 0.4% $40,000 19% Huntingdon County 74.8% 16.1% 8.5% 0.5%

Mifflin County 80.3% 10.4% 8.6% 0.7% $35,000 19% l e

Union County 78.8% 11.9% 8.7% 0.6% v e L $30,000 y 18% t r e

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PER CAPITA INCOME o majority of jobs are in educational l $20,000 e B 1980 1990 2000

services, as well as health and s 17% l a

Blair County 6,052 11,233 16,743 social services. There are also a $15,000 u d i v

Centre County 5,909 11,584 18,020 significant amount of jobs in arts, i

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Clearfield County 6,027 10,430 16,010 entertainment, recreation, $10,000 I

f o Clinton County 5,830 10,287 15,750 accommodation and food services.

16% % Huntingdon County 5,233 10,471 15,379 The county also has the highest $5,000 Mifflin County 5,812 10,609 15,553 percentage of jobs in the Union County 5,789 11,679 17,918 information field, compared to any $- 16% of the surrounding counties. 1980 1990 2000 Per Capita Income Median Household Income Individual Poverty Status

PERCENT OF JOBS PER INDUSTRY

Professional, Arts, Agriculture, Finance, Scientific, Entertainment, Forestry, Insurance, Management, Educational, Recreation, Fishing, Transportation, Real Estate, Administrative Health and Accommodation Hunting and Wholesale Retail Warehousing Rental and and Waste Social and Food Public Other Mining Construction Manufacturing Trade Trade and Utilities Information Leasing Management Services Services Administration Services Blair County 1.6% 6.1% 15.9% 4.5% 14.5% 7.1% 2.2% 4.3% 5.4% 21.8% 7.8% 3.8% 5.1% Centre County 1.7% 4.8% 10.6% 1.3% 10.5% 3.1% 2.4% 4.0% 7.5% 36.2% 10.8% 3.5% 3.7% Clearfield County 3.3% 6.8% 18.6% 4.1% 15.0% 7.2% 1.6% 3.8% 4.4% 20.2% 5.8% 4.3% 5.1% Clinton County 2.7% 6.3% 24.5% 2.1% 12.7% 4.5% 1.9% 2.7% 4.0% 22.4% 7.4% 4.2% 4.5% Huntingdon County 3.9% 9.2% 21.6% 2.2% 9.8% 4.2% 1.8% 2.9% 3.7% 21.8% 6.1% 7.5% 5.4% Mifflin County 4.3% 5.7% 30.2% 3.1% 13.5% 4.5% 1.8% 3.0% 3.7% 17.6% 5.2% 3.7% 3.8% Union County 3.1% 6.0% 22.0% 2.5% 8.9% 4.0% 1.8% 2.5% 3.9% 28.2% 8.1% 5.3% 3.8%

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: U.S. Census; 1980, 1990, 2000 CENTRE COUNTY CENTRE COUNTY LAND USE LAND USE 0.30% 0.39% 2.18% 0.51% 0.30% 2.43% 0.46% 1.81% 3.41% CENTRE COUNTY LAND USE 0.10% Acres Percent of County 15.48%

Land Use 2002 2002 1995 1990 1985 Residential 24,189 3.41 2.93 2.23 1.70 Commercial 2,104 0.30 0.25 0.25 0.16 Industrial 728 0.10 0.12 0.12 0.09 Vacant Structure 73 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 Mined Land 2,774 0.39 0.53 1.75 2.17 Transportation 15,448 2.18 2.04 2.16 1.81 Communications 44 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 Utility 790 0.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 Public or Semi-Public 2,111 0.30 0.29 0.27 0.24 Recreation 3,241 0.46 0.50 0.43 0.40 72.51% TOTAL DEVELOPMENT 51,501 7.26 6.66 7.21 6.57 Agriculture 109,851 15.48 17.22 17.83 18.70 Forested 514,429 72.51 70.9 69.48 70.27 Residential Commercial Industrial Vacant Structure Reclaimed Land 12,846 1.81 0.00 0.00 0.00 Mined Land Transportation Communications Utility Vacant and Unused 17,231 2.43 4.63 4.94 3.91 Public or Semi-Public Recreation Agriculture Forested Water 3,628 0.51 0.60 0.54 0.55 Reclaimed Land Vacant and Unused Water Total 709,486 100.00 100.01 100.00 100.00

Even with constant development throughout the county, Centre County remains largely undeveloped. As of the 2002 land use survey, only 7.26% of the county was considered developed. The most developed region in the county is the Centre Region, due primarily to the location of the metropolitan area of State College. Most of the forecasted housing growth is expected to occur in the Centre, Nittany Valley and Penns Valley regions.

CENTRE COUNTY PLANNING REGIONS Centre Lower Bald Eagle Moshannon Valley Mountaintop Nittany Valley Penns Valley Upper Bald Eagle Land Use Acres % Acres % Acres % Acres % Acres % Acres % Acres % Residential 9,934 10.28 2,145 2.42 1,283 1.32 1,127 1.03 4,017 5.09 4,107 2.6 1,577 1.96 Commercial 866 0.9 163 0.18 111 0.11 75 0.07 413 0.52 338 0.21 139 0.17 Industrial 305 0.32 66 0.07 13 0.01 34 0.03 230 0.29 69 0.04 11 0.01 Vacant Structure 12 0.01 19 0.02 9 0.01 5 0 20 0.03 5 0 2 0 Mined Land 141 0.15 145 0.16 601 0.62 766 0.7 990 1.25 112 0.07 19 0.02 Transportation 4,508 4.67 2,088 2.35 1,361 1.4 1,175 1.07 3,041 3.85 1,675 1.06 1,601 1.99 Communications 21 0.02 1 0 9 0.01 3 0 4 0.01 3 0 2 0 Utility 466 0.48 141 0.16 41 0.04 12 0.01 113 0.14 12 0.01 4 0.01 Public or Semi-Public 849 0.88 147 0.17 106 0.11 62 0.06 500 0.63 372 0.24 74 0.09 Recreation 1,635 1.69 421 0.47 206 0.21 45 0.04 277 0.35 633 0.4 24 0.03 DEVELOPMENT 18,736 19.39 5,337 6.01 3,741 3.85 3,304 3.02 9,605 12.17 7,327 4.64 3,453 4.29 Agriculture 26352 27.27 7,463 8.41 250 0.26 698 0.64 24,485 31.04 43,166 27.31 7,437 9.24 Forested 47757 49.43 69,553 78.37 86,428 88.91 96,167 87.85 41,962 53.19 104,885 66.36 67,678 84.09 Reclaimed Land 0 0 215 0.24 5,214 5.36 7,384 6.75 0 0 32 0.02 0 0 Vacant and Unused 3523 3.65 4,131 4.65 1,280 1.32 1,698 1.55 2,647 3.36 2,246 1.42 1,707 2.12 Water 255 0.26 2,056 2.32 299 0.31 212 0.19 194 0.25 402 0.25 209 0.26 Total 96,623 100 88,756 100 97,211 100 109,464 100 78,893 100 158,057 100 80,484 100

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: Centre County Comprehensive Plan, 2003; Centre County Existing Land Use, 1995 CENTRE COUNTY ANNUAL EVENTS First Night State College—December/January ATTRACTIONS, EVENTS & RECREATION Taste of Philipsburg Chocolate Festival—Spring Bald Eagle Creek Trout Tournament—April A Day in Towne (Memorial Day in Boalsburg)- May Centre County has something for everyone when recreation is concerned. There are tons of outdoor recreation areas, as well as plenty of indoor activities like Bellefonte Cruise—June museums and dining. There are even places to go hot air ballooning and glider Nittany Antique Machinery Show—June & September riding. Philipsburg Heritage Days—June Centre County is also full of history. There are countless places that are on the People’s Choice Festival—July National Register of Historic Sites and Places. Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts—July Bellefonte Arts & Crafts Fair—August Centre County Grange Fair & Encampment—August ATTRACTIONS Haines Township Fall Festival—October American Philatelic Society & Bellefonte Victorian Christmas Celebration—December Research Library MUSEUMS Bellefonte Historic Railroad Boalsburg Heritage Museum Bryce Jordan Center Centre County Library & Historical Museum Curtain Village & Eagle Iron Children’s Museum of Centre County Works Columbus Chapel and Boal Mansion Museum Garman Theatre Mount Nittany Brewing Co. Curtain Village & The Eagle Iron Works OUTDOOR RECREATION Earth & Mineral Sciences Museum Pavilion Theatre ¨ Bald Eagle State Park & Forest ¨ Poe Valley State Park Frost Entomological Museum Penn State Sporting Events Matson Museum of Anthropology Rhoneymeade ¨ Bear Meadows Natural Area ¨ Poe Paddy State Park Palmer Museum of Art Rowland Theatre ¨ Bellefonte Central Rail Trail ¨ Rothrock State Forest Pennsylvania Military Museum The Sky’s the Limit ¨ Black Moshannon State Park ¨ Scotia Barrens State College Farmers’ Market Penn State Football Hall of Fame ¨ Fisherman’s Paradise ¨ Snow Shoe Trail U.S. Militaria Museum State College Spikes ¨ McCalls Dam State Park ¨ Sproul State Forest University Creamery ¨ Mt. Nittany Conservancy ¨ State Game Lands Victorian Bellefonte Woodward Action Sports Camp ¨ Penn Roosevelt State Park ¨ Stone Valley Recreation Area ¨ Penns Cave & Wildlife Park ¨ Tussey Mountain

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: www.centrecounty.com, 2003; www.visitpa.com, 2003; www.visitpennstate.org, 2003 CENTRE COUNTY

POPULATION AND EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

Centre County is expected to grow significantly over the next 30 years in terms of population and employment. Centre Region, Nittany Valley and Penns Valley are expected to see the most population growth due to their convenient location near the University. The Centre Region and Nittany Valley are also expected to have the largest increases in employment.

POPULATION AND EMPLOYMENT FORECASTS Net % Net % 2000 Total 2030 Total Population Population 2000 Total 2030 Total Employment Employment Population Population Change Change Employment Employment Change Change Centre Region 79,406 103,786 24,380 30.7% 31,552 37,315 5,763 18.3% Lower Bald Eagle Valley 8,025 8,612 587 7.3% 1,784 1,834 50 2.8% Moshannon Valley 6,960 7,892 932 13.4% 2,512 2,965 453 18.0% Mountaintop 2,941 3,394 453 15.4% 573 585 12 2.1% Nittany Valley 22,006 31,696 9,690 44.0% 8,579 14,721 6,142 71.6% Penns Valley 11,382 16,263 4,881 42.9% 2,506 2,954 448 17.9% Upper Bald Eagle Valley 5,038 6,204 1,166 23.1% 506 837 331 65.4% Centre County 135,758 177,847 42,089 23.7% 48,012 61,211 13,199 21.6%

CENTRE COUNTY POPULATION AND EMPLOYMENT GROWTH PERCENT POPULATION AND EMPLOYMENT GROWTH 200,000 80.0% 80%

180,000 70% 70.0%

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Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: Centre Region Planning Agency Population Projections, 2003 CENTRE COUNTY WATER AND SEWER SERVICE SYSTEMS Centre County currently has 21 existing sewer service facilities, and 43 water systems that provide service CENTRE COUNTY SEWAGE TREATMENT CAPACITY Design Average Available throughout the county. As the charts illustrate, water Region Capacity Daily Flow Capacity and sewer service facilities do not operate at full Centre Region 10.0-13.0 mgd 7.7 mgd 2.4-5.4 mgd capacity. There is a considerable amount of vacant Lower Bald Eagle Valley 1.25-1.85 mgd 0.91 mgd 0.32-0.94 mgd Moshannon Valley 1.9 mgd 904,000 gpd 996,000 gpd land located in the service areas as well. Growth Mountaintop 270,000 gpd 144,000 gpd 126,000 gpd within the county can easily be accommodated within Nittany Valley 3.2 mgd 2.4 mgd 0.8 mgd already serviced areas. Penns Valley 523,000 gpd 270,000 gpd 253,000 gpd Upper Bald Eagle Valley 120,000 gpd 62,000 gpd 58,000 gpd

WATER SYSTEMS CAPACITY Average Design Storage Number of Production Capacity Capacity Region Systems (GPD) (GPD) (Gal) Centre 6 9,153,000 14,486,480 20,728,175 Lower Bald Eagle 9 6,511,000 9,736,600 5,091,000 Moshannon Valley 4 2,047,000 2,836,000 3,850,000 Mountaintop 4 435,000 870,000 471,000 Nittany Valley 7 13,383,000 20,487,480 22,431,000 Penns Valley 10 313,639 984,520 999,000 Upper Bald Eagle 3 176,000 130,000 512,000

VACANT LAND LOCATED IN WATER AND SEWER SERVICE AREAS Acres Water Service Areas 5,782 Sewer Service Areas 5,121 Both Water and Sewer Service 3,812

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: Centre County Comprehensive Plan, 2003; U.S. Census, 2000; www.drinkingwater.state.pa.us, 2002 CENTRE COUNTY POPULATION 16 AND OVER EMPLOYED IN THE FARMING INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE Agriculture, Forestry, Hunting and Mining % Employed in % Employed in 1990 2000

Centre County is known for its highly productive class I and II soil. Historically, our county has prided itself on our Blair County 1.7 1.6 large number of small scale farms, which shape Centre County’s open, pastoral character. These small farms may Centre County 2.5 1.7 result in lower dollar productivity and net income in farm operations than most of the surrounding counties, but Clearfield County 1.8 3.3 more cropland is devoted to agriculture in Centre County than any other! Clinton County 2.8 2.7 Over the years, the amount of agricultural land in the county has decreased. Fortunately, the county has enacted Huntingdon County 4.7 3.9 several strategies to help slow the loss of farmland. One of these strategies is the creation of Agricultural Security Mifflin County 5.2 4.3 Areas, or ASA’s to protect the ability of the farmer to continue normal farming operations. The county also partici- Union County 4.4 3.1 pates in an Agricultural Easement Purchase Program, which allows the purchase of easements on agricultural prop- erties to ensure that the land will remain in agricultural use. A strong agricultural industry is vitally important to Pennsylvania 1.8 1.3 maintaining a diverse economy in Centre County. U.S. 2.7 1.9

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT VALUE AND NET FARM INCOME

Market Value of Agricultural Net Cash Farm Products Sold Income of Operation (Average Per Farm) (Average Per Farm) Blair County $125,699 $24,175 Centre County $44,010 $8,378 COUNTY COMPARISON OF TOTAL CROPLAND AND Clearfield County $23,910 $6,728 HARVESTED CROPLAND

Clinton County $63,596 $14,581 120,000 Huntingdon County $51,238 $6,889

Mifflin County $73,788 $19,631 100,000 Union County $105,597 $26,065

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Acres c 1995 2002 % Change A Centre Region 28,704 26,415 -7.9% 40,000 Lower Bald Eagle Valley 9,259 7,463 -19.4% Moshannon 433 250 -42.3% 20,000 Mountaintop 512 698 36.0% Nittany Valley 27,401 24,485 -10.6% 0 Total Cropland Blair Penns Valley 46,779 43,166 -7.7% Centre Clearfield Harvested Cropland County County Clinton County Huntingdon Upper Bald Eagle Valley 9,542 7,437 -22.0% County Mifflin County Union County Centre County 122,629 109,313 -10.9% County

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: Centre County Comprehensive Plan, 2003; U.S. Census, 1990, 2000: U.S. Department of Agricutlure, 2002 CENTRE COUNTY AIRPORTS TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES University Park Airport Mid-State Airport Centre County serves as a transportation hub in Pennsylvania. Travelers frequent the Bellefonte Airport roadways due to the attraction of Penn State University, the service of several major highways Centre Airpark within the county, and the county’s status as the geographic center of Pennsylvania, thus causing high traffic volumes daily. Because of the high quantity of vehicles, many Penns Cave Airport transportation projects are underway within the county to alleviate traffic problems. Several projects include the construction of new roads and ramps and the widening of existing structures. BICYCLE FACILITIES, GREENWAYS AND RAIL TRAILS Construction is not the county’s only solution to the growing traffic numbers. The county is Bicycling Facilities- The Centre Region has 15 off road facilities and 5 on road also trying to pursue alternative transportation methods to mitigate traffic problems. This facilities. A number of other facilities have been proposed. includes reducing the amount of vehicle traffic by promoting the use of public transportation, The county also has access to Route G, which is a statewide bicycling touring route carpooling and walking/biking trails. that extends from New York to Maryland. The route runs through the Penns Val- ley region of the county. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Greenways- The Nittany and Bald Eagle Greenway is a proposed greenway that The Centre County Office of Transportation provides transportation service throughout would link several planning regions and would create a continuous pathway for all of the regions of the county. The service is a shared ride program that requires walkers and bikers. advance scheduling for use. The program is available to the general public for a small Rail Trails- There is currently only one existing rail trail in Centre County. The fee, and is free for senior citizens and clients of Centre County’s Human Services Snow Shoe Trail is almost finished and is currently open to ATV users. When Agencies. complete, it will also be open to walkers and bicyclists. Also available is natural gas fueled buses provided by the Centre Area Transportation There are several other proposed rail trails within the county. One, is the Belle- Authority (CATA). CATA serves the Centre Region and some surrounding areas. fonte Central Rail Trail that will extend from Bellefonte to the Arboretum in State College. Beech Creek Association is also trying to create a trail. This proposed trail will PARK-AND-RIDE FACILITIES AND RIDE SHARE PROGRAMS begin in Orviston and will run through several communities, the Bald Eagle State CATA, the Borough of State College and Penn State University have joined together to Park and will end by looping back up to Orviston. create a park-and-ride program for the employees of downtown State College. For a The village of Pleasant Gap is also trying to secure funds to create a rail trail that small monthly fee, commuters can park in the Bryce Jordan Center Parking lot where a would extend for almost a mile behind the elementary school. shuttle bus will pick them up and transport them to the downtown area of State College or the Penn State Campus. CATA also operates a ride share program. This is a free service that helps match up commuters so they can carpool together. COMMUTING TO WORK

A park-and-ride facility is planned for Potter Township in the Penns Valley Region. Drove to Public Worked at The facility has been approved and looks to operate in the near future. Work Carpooled Transportation Walked Other Home Centre County 66.7% 11.6% 3.9% 12.4% 1.4% 4.0% A park-and-ride facility located near the Cold Stream Dam in the Moshannon Valley Pennsylvania 76.5% 10.4% 5.2% 4.1% 0.8% 3.0% has been proposed, although funding has not yet been secured for the project. U.S. 75.7% 12.2% 4.7% 2.9% 1.2% 3.3%

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: Centre County Comprehensive Plan Update: Transportation Element, 2003 CENTRE COUNTY NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICTS NAME STATUS PLANNING REGION Boalsburg Listed Centre HISTORIC RESOURCES College Heights Listed Centre Holmes-Foster/Highlands Listed Centre Lemont Listed Centre NATIONAL REGISTER LISTED PROPERTIES Properties wanting to be included in the Linden Hall Listed Centre PLANNING REGION LISTED ELIGIBLE National Register of Historic Sites & Oak Hall Listed Centre Places (NRHSP) complete a Historic Centre Region 14 18 Old Houserville Eligible Centre Resource Survey Form which is reviewed Lower Bald Eagle Valley 4 2 Black Moshannon Day Use District Listed Moshannon Valley and determined Eligible by the PA Bu- Moshannon Valley 3 0 Black Moshannon Family Cabin District Listed Moshannon Valley reau for Historic Preservation. Once Mountaintop 0 0 Black Moshannon Maintenance District Listed Moshannon Valley determined Eligible the property owner Nittany Valley 12 18 Philipsburg Commercial District Listed Moshannon Valley can formally nominate the property for Penns Valley 13 5 Bellefonte Listed Nittany Valley Listing in the NRHSP. Completed nomi- Upper Bald Eagle Valley 1 6 Rockview Eligible Nittany Valley nation forms are sent to the State Review Aaronsburg Listed Penns Valley Board who reviews the nomination and Millheim Listed Penns Valley sends the nomination for approval by the Penns Valley & Brush Valley Eligible Penns Valley National Park Service and are then Rebersburg Listed Penns Vally Listed National Register Properties. Unionville (Fleming) Listed Upper Bald Eagle Valley

Additional information on specific historical properties in Black Moshannon Family Cabin District Centre County may be ob- tained through the Pennsyl- Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission Historical Markers vania Historical & Museum INDUSTRY TRANSPORTATION MILITARY PEOPLE PLACES Commission’s ARCH website, Centre Region 3 1 1 2 www.arch.state.pa.us, through Lower Bald Eagle Valley 1 2 1 1 the 1976 Centre County Regis- Moshannon Valley 1 1 1 tration Project, available Mountaintop through the Centre County Library and Historical Mu- Nittany Valley 1 5 4 seum 203 North Allegheny Penns Valley 1 1 Street, Bellefonte (814-355- Upper Bald Eagle Valley 2 1516), or through the Centre Since 1946, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has administered a program of historical mark- County Historical Society 1001 ers to capture the memory of people, places, and events that have affected the lives of Pennsylvanians over the cen- East College Avenue, State turies since William Penn founded his Commonwealth. College (814-2344779). More than 2,000 cast aluminum markers tell the stories of Native Americans and settlers, government and politics, athletes, entertainers, artists, struggles for freedom and equality, factories and businesses, and a multitude of other Source: www.bellefonte.com

Prepared by the Centre County Planning & Community Development Office, 2008 Source: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, 2008