Milton, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
Milton is a borough in Northumberland County
, Pennsylvania
, on the Susquehanna River
, 50 miles (80.5 km) north of Harrisburg
. Settled in 1770, it was incorporated in 1817, and is governed by a charter that was revised in 1890. Formerly, its extensive manufacturing plants included car and woodworking machinery shops, rolling, flour, knitting, planing, and saw mills; washer, nut, and bolt works; and furniture, shoe, couch, nail, fly net, bamboo novelty, and paper-box factories. In 1900, 6,175 people lived in Milton. In 1940, 8,313 people lived here. The population was 6,650 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the borough has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km²), of which, 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it (7.73%) is water.
of 2000, there were 6,650 people, 2,762 households, and 1,748 families residing in the borough. The population density
was 1,922.6 people per square mile (742.1/km²). There were 3,000 housing units at an average density of 867.3 per square mile (334.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.81% White, 2.38% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.95% from other races
, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.17% of the population.
There were 2,762 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples
living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the borough the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $30,252, and the median income for a family was $38,438. Males had a median income of $30,636 versus $21,384 for females. The per capita income
for the borough was $16,980. About 10.6% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.
The local public school system is the Milton Area School District
. It serves just over 2000 students. Enrollment is projected by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to decline significantly over the next ten years. In 2005, Standard & Poors reported the district's student teacher ratio was 13.9 to 1.
Milton High School has an 89.9% graduation rate according to the district report card 2005-2006. In 11th grade, 49.4% were proficient in math. For reading 63.2% were proficient in 2005-2006. The high school is ranked 374th out of 606 public high schools in Pennsylvania.
In 2007, the Pittsburgh Business Times ranked the district 356th out of 499 Pennsylvania school districts based on three years of Pennsylvania System of Student Assessment test scores.
The Montandon Elementary School earned a No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Award for outstanding performance on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment for 2005. The students scored 97.7% proficient or better in mathematics and 72.4% proficient in reading.
The Milton Area School Board set the budget at $24.8 million for 2007-2008. The board levies a variety of taxes to support its programs. Taxes include 48.39 mills real estate tax in 2007 for district properties located in Northumberland County. For properties located in White Deer Township, Union County the real estate property tax was set at 10.10 mills.
Voters rejected a tax referendum in May 2007. The proposal increased local earned income tax to reduce property taxes for primary homeowners and farmers.
By law, the local public school must provide transportation to schools within 10 miles (16.1 km) of the borders of the school district at no charge to the student.
Several alternative schools, including parochial and charter, are available in the region.
In 2006 the following crime statistics were reported to the Pennsylvania Uniform Crime Reporting System by the city police department:
Criminal Homicide - 1
Sex related offenses - 12
Robbery - 1
Assaults - 69
Property Offenses - 218
Arson - 2
Drug Violations - 15
Total Alcohol Crimes - 61
Source: Are You Aware? Pennsylvania State Police Focus Report 2006.
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2007
In 2007 the following crime statistics were reported to the Pennsylvania Uniform Crime Reporting System by the city police department:
Criminal Homicide - 0
Sex related offenses - 2
Robbery - 0
Assaults - 56
Property Offenses - 194
Arson - 2
Drug Violations - 14
Total Alcohol Crimes - 89
Source: Are You Aware? Pennsylvania State Police Focus Report 2007.
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Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
There were 38,835 households out of which 27.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.40% were married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.10% were non-families. 30.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.50% had...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, on the Susquehanna River
Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River is a river located in the northeastern United States. At long, it is the longest river on the American east coast that drains into the Atlantic Ocean, and with its watershed it is the 16th largest river in the United States, and the longest river in the continental United...
, 50 miles (80.5 km) north of Harrisburg
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
. Settled in 1770, it was incorporated in 1817, and is governed by a charter that was revised in 1890. Formerly, its extensive manufacturing plants included car and woodworking machinery shops, rolling, flour, knitting, planing, and saw mills; washer, nut, and bolt works; and furniture, shoe, couch, nail, fly net, bamboo novelty, and paper-box factories. In 1900, 6,175 people lived in Milton. In 1940, 8,313 people lived here. The population was 6,650 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Milton is located at 41°1′3"N 76°51′3"W (41.017413, -76.850758).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the borough has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km²), of which, 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it (7.73%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 6,650 people, 2,762 households, and 1,748 families residing in the borough. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,922.6 people per square mile (742.1/km²). There were 3,000 housing units at an average density of 867.3 per square mile (334.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.81% White, 2.38% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.95% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.17% of the population.
There were 2,762 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the borough the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $30,252, and the median income for a family was $38,438. Males had a median income of $30,636 versus $21,384 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the borough was $16,980. About 10.6% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
- James Curtis HepburnJames Curtis HepburnJames Curtis Hepburn, M.D., LL.D. was a physician who became a Christian missionary. He is known for the Hepburn romanization system for transliteration of the Japanese language into the Latin alphabet, which he popularized in his Japanese–English dictionary.- Biography :Hepburn was born in...
(13 March 1815) - missionary and linguist; deviser of the Hepburn system for writing JapaneseJapanese languageis a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
in Roman characters. - James PollockJames PollockJames Pollock was the 13th Governor of the State of Pennsylvania from 1855 to 1858.- Political career :James Pollock graduated from the College of New Jersey at Princeton before setting up a law practice in his home community, in Milton, Pennsylvania...
(September 11, 1810 - April 19, 1890) - Congressman (1844–1849); Governor of Pennsylvania (1855–1858); Director of the Philadelphia MintPhiladelphia MintThe Philadelphia Mint was created from the need to establish a national identity and the needs of commerce in the United States. This led the Founding Fathers of the United States to make an establishment of a continental national mint a main priority after the ratification of the Constitution of...
(1861–1866 and 1869–1873); buried in Milton Cemetery. - Fay KelloggFay KelloggFay Kellogg was described as "the foremost woman architect in the United States" in the early years of the 20th century. She specialized in steel construction.-Education and early career:...
(1871–1918) - described as the foremost woman architectArchitectAn architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
in the United States in the early 20th century. - Ettore BoiardiEttore BoiardiEttore "Hector" Boiardi was the Italian-born chef famous for his eponymous brand of food products, named Chef Boyardee.-Early life:Boiardi was born in Piacenza, Italy, to Giuseppe and Maria Maffi Boiardi...
(1897–1985) - famous for his brand of food products, named Chef BoyardeeChef BoyardeeChef Boyardee is a brand of canned pasta products sold internationally by ConAgra Foods. Named after its founder, Italian-American immigrant Ettore Boiardi, the company began production in the United States in the 1920s...
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Education
Milton Area School District
The Milton Area School District is a small, rural public school district headquartered in Milton, Pennsylvania. The district is located in Northumberland and Union counties. Milton Area School District encompasses approximately 85 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a...
. It serves just over 2000 students. Enrollment is projected by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to decline significantly over the next ten years. In 2005, Standard & Poors reported the district's student teacher ratio was 13.9 to 1.
Milton High School has an 89.9% graduation rate according to the district report card 2005-2006. In 11th grade, 49.4% were proficient in math. For reading 63.2% were proficient in 2005-2006. The high school is ranked 374th out of 606 public high schools in Pennsylvania.
In 2007, the Pittsburgh Business Times ranked the district 356th out of 499 Pennsylvania school districts based on three years of Pennsylvania System of Student Assessment test scores.
The Montandon Elementary School earned a No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Award for outstanding performance on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment for 2005. The students scored 97.7% proficient or better in mathematics and 72.4% proficient in reading.
The Milton Area School Board set the budget at $24.8 million for 2007-2008. The board levies a variety of taxes to support its programs. Taxes include 48.39 mills real estate tax in 2007 for district properties located in Northumberland County. For properties located in White Deer Township, Union County the real estate property tax was set at 10.10 mills.
Voters rejected a tax referendum in May 2007. The proposal increased local earned income tax to reduce property taxes for primary homeowners and farmers.
By law, the local public school must provide transportation to schools within 10 miles (16.1 km) of the borders of the school district at no charge to the student.
Several alternative schools, including parochial and charter, are available in the region.
Crime
2006In 2006 the following crime statistics were reported to the Pennsylvania Uniform Crime Reporting System by the city police department:
Criminal Homicide - 1
Sex related offenses - 12
Robbery - 1
Assaults - 69
Property Offenses - 218
Arson - 2
Drug Violations - 15
Total Alcohol Crimes - 61
Source: Are You Aware? Pennsylvania State Police Focus Report 2006.
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2007
In 2007 the following crime statistics were reported to the Pennsylvania Uniform Crime Reporting System by the city police department:
Criminal Homicide - 0
Sex related offenses - 2
Robbery - 0
Assaults - 56
Property Offenses - 194
Arson - 2
Drug Violations - 14
Total Alcohol Crimes - 89
Source: Are You Aware? Pennsylvania State Police Focus Report 2007.
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