Demographic Workshop for Cameron ELK LICC

Stacy AntoniadisPaTTAN, EITA Consultant

800-441-3215stacya@pattan.net

Cameron CountyCameron County was created in 1860. The County Seat is Emporium.The county is named after Senator Simon Cameron.

399 square miles

Simon Cameron, served as Sec’yof War under President Lincoln. He was elected to the PA senate in 1845.

General Demographics• Census 2000

– Total population, 5874• 80% of the population is under retirement age• Median age of the population is 41 years• For every 100 females over 18 there are 94.6 males• 24.5% are under 18 years of age

– Population Density, 15 per square mile– Households, 2, 465

• 52% are married couples living together• Average size is 2.39 persons

– Families, 1,624• Average size is 2.96 persons

– Race and Ethnicity, 98.8% White, 0.57% Hispanic, the remainder are African American, Native Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander and other races.

– Ancestry, German, Italian, Irish, English, Polish

Cameron

Early Childhood Demographics

• Census 2000, children under 5, 288• Live births in 2005 alone, 46

– Born with low birth weight, 1– Live births for children under 3 yrs, 170

• (born b/w 7/2002 and 6/2005)– Live births for children less than 1 yr, 55

• (born b/w 7/2004 and 6/2005)

Cameron

Elk County

832 square miles

Elk County was created in 1843.

The County Seat is Ridgway.

It was named for the elk which have historically inhabited the region.

General Demographics• Census 2000

– Total population, 35,112• 82.7% of the population is under retirement age• Median age of the population is 39 years• For every 100 females over 18 there are 95.3 males• 24% are under 18 years of age

– Population Density, 42 persons per square mile– Households, 14,124

• 56% are married couples living together• Average size is 2.45 persons

– Families, 9,745• Average size is 2.99 persons

– Race and Ethnicity, 98.9% White, 0.4% Hispanic, the remainder are African American, Native Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander and other races.

– Ancestry, German, Italian, Irish, Swedish

Elk

Early Childhood Demographics

• Census 2000, children under 5, 1,518• Live births in 2005 alone, 306

– Born with low birth weight, 27– Live births for children under 3 yrs, 948

• (born b/w 7/2002 and 6/2005)– Live births for children less than 1 yr, 349

• (born b/w 7/2004 and 6/2005)

Elk

Question:

Are the numbers of children enrolled in early intervention for Cameron, Elk, McKean and Potter Counties too high?

Rates per 1000

Counts

pamap_counties_northBIRTH_THREE_CI$.EI_COUNT

4 - 186

187 - 437

438 - 768

769 - 1972

1973 - 4288

pamap_counties_northBIRTH_THREE_CI$.RATE

7.5 - 42.3

42.4 - 61.0

61.1 - 79.4

79.5 - 114.6

114.7 - 164.7

McKean

PotterElk

Cameron

The Moran IStatistic is plotted on aslope. Clustersand outliersare shown here.The dots represent datavalues for all 67PA counties.

Significance of rates/Smoothed

Clusters by rates/Smoothed

white

Answer: YES!!

NEW QUESTION:Why?

Elk

Cameron

Elk

Cameron

Demographic Workshop for Potter and McKean Counties

Stacy AntoniadisPaTTAN, EITA Consultant

800-441-3215stacya@pattan.net

Potter County(untouched, unspoiled and untamed)

Named after James Potter who served as a General in the PA militia during the Revolutionary War and also as Vice President of PA from 1781 – 1782The County Seat is Coudersport.

1081 square miles

General Demographics• Census 2000

– Total population, 18,080– 83.3% of the population is under retirement age

• Median age of the population is 39 years• For every 100 females over 18 there are 94.8 males• 23.7% are under 18 years of age

– Population Density, 17 persons per square mile– Households, 7,005

• 59.5% are married couples living together• Average size is 2.54 persons

– Families, 5,001 • Average size is 3.02 persons

– Race and Ethnicity, 98.6% White, 0.57 % Hispanic, the remainder are African American, Native Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander and other races.

– Ancestry, German, English, Irish, Italian

Potter

Early Childhood Demographics

• Census 2000, children under 5, 842• Live births in 2005 alone, 204

– Born with low birth weight, 25– Live births for children under 3 yrs, 621

• (born b/w 7/2002 and 6/2005)– Live births for children less than 1 yr, 209

• (born b/w 7/2004 and 6/2005)

Potter

McKean CountyNamed after Thomas McKean, former Governor of Pa.

Founded in 1804. County Seat is Smethport.

984 square miles

Thomas McKean• Signer of the

Declaration of Independence

• Chief Justice of Pennsylvania from 1777 to 1799

• Governor of Pennsylvania from 1799 to 1808

General Demographics• Census 2000

– Total population, 45,936– 83.3% of the population is under retirement age

• Median age of the population is 39 years• For every 100 females over 18 there are 98.7 males• 23.7% are under 18 years of age

– Population Density, 47 persons per square mile– Households, 18,024

• 52.5% are married couples living together• Average size is 2.4 persons

– Families, 12,094 • Average size is 2.93 persons

– Race and Ethnicity, 96.4% White, 1.06 % Hispanic, the remainder are African American, Native Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander and other races.

– Ancestry, German, Irish, Italian, Swedish, English

McKean

Early Childhood Demographics

• Census 2000, children under 5, 2,620• Live births in 2005 alone, 484

– Born with low birth weight, 50– Live births for children under 3 yrs, 1,390

• (born b/w 7/2002 and 6/2005)– Live births for children less than 1 yr, 487

• (born b/w 7/2004 and 6/2005)

McKean

Question:

Are the numbers of children enrolled in early intervention for Cameron, Elk, McKean and Potter Counties too high?

Rates per 1000

Counts

pamap_counties_northBIRTH_THREE_CI$.EI_COUNT

4 - 186

187 - 437

438 - 768

769 - 1972

1973 - 4288

pamap_counties_northBIRTH_THREE_CI$.RATE

7.5 - 42.3

42.4 - 61.0

61.1 - 79.4

79.5 - 114.6

114.7 - 164.7

McKean

PotterElk

Cameron

The Moran IStatistic is plotted on aslope. Clustersand outliersare shown here.The dots represent datavalues for all 67PA counties.

Significance of rates/Smoothed

Clusters by rates/Smoothed

Answer: YES!!

NEW QUESTION:Why?

Cameron-Elk

McKean

Potter

McKean

PotterCameron-Elk