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Railroad, Pennsylvania

Railroad, Pennsylvania, in York county, is 25 miles N of Towson, Maryland (center to center) and 31 miles N of Baltimore, Maryland. The town is included in the York metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 300 people lived in Railroad.

The People and Families of Railroad

In Railroad, about 60% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Railroad had a median family income of $47,813.

Railroad Housing

An estimated 48% of living spaces in Railroad are occupied by their owners, not by renters.

Commuting

In Railroad, 96% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	25 miles N of Towson, Maryland (center to center)
Nearest Large City	31 miles N of Baltimore, Maryland
County	York
Metro Area	York
P.O. Box Zip Codes	17355
Phone Area Codes	717
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	39.761
Longitude	-76.698

Station	MILLERS 4 NE
Distance	6.2 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 38 F
Apr Temp	41 to 62 F
Jul Temp	64 to 84 F
Oct Temp	45 to 65 F
Annual Precip	43.6 inches

Station	HANOVER
Distance	15.4 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 39 F
Apr Temp	40 to 64 F
Jul Temp	63 to 88 F
Oct Temp	42 to 67 F
Annual Precip	39.2 inches

Station	HOLTWOOD
Distance	20.1 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 38 F
Apr Temp	42 to 61 F
Jul Temp	67 to 85 F
Oct Temp	46 to 64 F
Annual Precip	37.4 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	300	100%
Male	149	49.7%
Female	151	50.3%
Under 18	87	29%
18+	213	71%
65+	25	8.3%
Median Age	36.1
Average Family Size	3.16
White	289	96.3%
African-American	5	1.7%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	6	2%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	0	0%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	2	0.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	304
Growth	4
Growth %	1.3%

Ancestry	Percent
German	47.5%
English	11.2%
Irish	10.3%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	8.7%
Italian	6.6%
US/American	5.4%
Welsh	3.3%
Polish	2.5%
Celtic	1.7%
French Canadian	1.2%
Scottish	0.8%
Danish	0.8%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Railroad	300	$47,813
Glen Rock	1,809	$50,865
Loganville	908	$47,266
New Freedom	3,512	$70,319
Seven Valleys	492	$45,000
Shrewsbury	3,378	$57,358
Stewartstown	1,752	$54,891

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