Rockhill Furnace, PA

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Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania

Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, in Huntingdon county, is 62 miles NW of Frederick, Maryland (center to center) and 94 miles NW of Baltimore, Maryland. As of the year 2000 census, 414 people lived in Rockhill Furnace.

The People and Families of Rockhill Furnace

In Rockhill Furnace, about 61% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Rockhill Furnace had a median family income of $36,250.

Rockhill Furnace Housing

An estimated 84% of living spaces in Rockhill Furnace are occupied by their owners, not by renters.

Commuting

In Rockhill Furnace, 87% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	62 miles NW of Frederick, Maryland (center to center)
Nearest Large City	94 miles NW of Baltimore, Maryland
County	Huntingdon
P.O. Box Zip Codes	17249
Phone Area Codes	814
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.24
Longitude	-77.899

Station	RAYSTOWN LAKE 2
Distance	14.4 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 35 F
Apr Temp	36 to 60 F
Jul Temp	59 to 83 F
Oct Temp	40 to 63 F
Annual Precip	38.2 inches

Station	SHIPPENSBURG
Distance	24.2 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 37 F
Apr Temp	40 to 62 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	43 to 65 F
Annual Precip	39.8 inches

Station	CHAMBERSBURG 1 ESE
Distance	25.5 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 37 F
Apr Temp	39 to 63 F
Jul Temp	62 to 85 F
Oct Temp	41 to 65 F
Annual Precip	41.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	414	100%
Male	190	45.9%
Female	224	54.1%
Under 18	98	23.7%
18+	316	76.3%
65+	74	17.9%
Median Age	40.9
Average Family Size	2.9
White	411	99.3%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	3	0.7%
Mixed Race	0	0%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	10	2.4%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	406
Growth	-8
Growth %	-1.89%

Ancestry	Percent
German	35%
US/American	19.1%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	14.6%
Italian	8.9%
Dutch	6.9%
English	6.1%
Welsh	2.4%
Irish	1.6%
French (except Basque)	1.6%
Polish	1.2%
European	0.8%
Scottish	0.8%
British	0.8%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Rockhill Furnace	414	$36,250
Cassville	152	$33,500
Mount Union	2,504	$30,582
Orbisonia	425	$38,333
Saltillo	343	$40,000
Shirleysburg	140	$40,625
Three Springs	445	$35,179

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