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Moving to Girard, Pennsylvania

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Population: 3,164. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,017 (-4.6% change)
Males: 1,497 (47.3%), Females: 1,667 (52.7%)

Erie County

Zip code: 16417

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $33,977
Median house value: $85,600

Population by Race

Races in Girard:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (28.9%), Irish (14.9%), English (13.7%), Italian (10.9%), United States (6.0%), Slovak (5.4%).

Elevation: 777 feet

Land area: 2.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Girard

  • High school or higher: 87.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Girard borough

  • Never married: 21.9%
  • Now married: 54.0%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 9.3%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

2.8% Foreign born (2.0% Europe, 0.5% Latin America, 0.3% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +278 (+9.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Girard:

  • MILLCREEK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ERIE, PA)
  • METRO HEALTH CENTER (about 19 miles; ERIE, PA)
  • UHHS BROWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; CONNEAUT, OH)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Girard:

  • ERIE INTL/TOM RIDGE FIELD (about 12 miles; ERIE, PA; Abbreviation: ERI)
  • VENANGO REGIONAL (about 55 miles; FRANKLIN, PA; Abbreviation: FKL)
  • YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN REGIONAL (about 58 miles; YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, OH; Abbreviation: YNG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Girard:

  • PORT MEADVILLE (about 29 miles; MEADVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: GKJ)
  • ASHTABULA COUNTY (about 30 miles; ASHTABULA, OH; Abbreviation: HZY)
  • ERIE COUNTY (about 33 miles; WATTSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: 3G1)

Amtrak station near Girard:

  • 19 miles: ERIE (14TH & PEACH ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Girard:

  • EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 22 miles; EDINBORO, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,631)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV-PENN ST ERIE-BEHREND COLL (about 22 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,481)
  • MERCYHURST COLLEGE (about 22 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,824)
  • GANNON UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,766)
  • NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 24 miles; ERIE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,304)
  • GROVE CITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; GROVE CITY, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
  • YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Full-time enrollment: 9,726)

Schools

Public high school in Girard:

  • GIRARD HS (Students: 589; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Girard:

  • GIRARD ALLIANCE CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 136; Location: 229 RICE AVENUE; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Girard:

  • RICE AVENUE MS (Students: 658; Grades: 05 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Girard:

  • ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST SCHOOL (Students: 211; Location: 101 OLIN AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Girard:

  • RICE AVENUE COMMUNITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $75,639; Location: 705 RICE AVENUE; 13,917 books; 430 audio materials; 28 serial subscriptions)

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