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  1. Center Legal Resources
  2. Center Statistics
  3. Center Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Center Employment Information
  5. Center Family Information
  6. Center Education Information
  7. Center Public Benefits Information
  8. Center Criminal Information
  9. Center Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Center Zip Codes


Center Legal Resources Back to top

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Center Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 11,908
  • Land Area (2000): 794.483 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 6.233 square kilometers
Center Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2002 653 2004 Not Available 2005 Not Available
2003 637     2006 642

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Houses (2000): 5,009
Center Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 608 5.10%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 751 6.30%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 10,553 88.59%

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Center Employment Information Back to top
Center Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 356 11.54%
2. Educational Services 221 7.16%
3. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 191 6.19%
4. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 139 4.51%
5. Public Administration 136 4.41%
6. Health Care 126 4.08%
7. Truck Transportation 108 3.50%
8. Repair and Maintenance 95 3.08%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 93 3.01%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 86 2.79%
11. Metal Manufactuing 85 2.76%
12. Food Manufacturing 81 2.63%
13. Utilities 73 2.37%
14. Machinery Manufacturing 70 2.27%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 68 2.20%
16. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 67 2.17%
17. Accommodation and Food Services 65 2.11%
18. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 65 2.11%
19. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 64 2.07%
20. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 58 1.88%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 438 16.87%
2. Educational Services 269 10.36%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 179 6.90%
4. Finance and Insurance 159 6.12%
5. Public Administration 133 5.12%
6. Social Assistance 82 3.16%
7. Construction 76 2.93%
8. Food Manufacturing 63 2.43%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 62 2.39%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 59 2.27%
11. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 57 2.20%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 56 2.16%
13. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 54 2.08%
14. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 50 1.93%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 48 1.85%
16. Department and Other General Stores 45 1.73%
17. Personal and Laundry Services 41 1.58%
18. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 37 1.43%
19. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 36 1.39%
20. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 32 1.23%

Center Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 234 7.59%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 199 6.45%
3. Other Production Occupations 182 5.90%
4. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 158 5.12%
5. Farmers and Farm Managers 154 4.99%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 133 4.31%
7. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 122 3.95%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 120 3.89%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 116 3.76%
10. Other Management Occupations 110 3.57%
11. Construction Laborers 98 3.18%
12. Vehicle Mechanics 92 2.98%
13. Business Operations Specialists 73 2.37%
14. Other Construction Trades 71 2.30%
15. Top Executives 65 2.11%
16. Assemblers and Fabricators 63 2.04%
17. Carpenters 59 1.91%
18. Law Enforcement Workers 56 1.82%
19. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 55 1.78%
20. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 50 1.62%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 185 7.13%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 140 5.39%
3. Registered Nurses 131 5.05%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 118 4.55%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 117 4.51%
6. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 115 4.43%
7. Other Production Occupations 109 4.20%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 94 3.62%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 93 3.58%
10. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 89 3.43%
11. Health Technologists and Technicians 76 2.93%
12. Other Management Occupations 70 2.70%
13. Customer Service Representatives 66 2.54%
14. Assemblers and Fabricators 65 2.50%
15. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 64 2.47%
16. Cashiers 61 2.35%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 61 2.35%
18. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 54 2.08%
19. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 52 2.00%
20. Business Operations Specialists 49 1.89%

Center Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 5,021 53.41%
15-35 hours 1,141 12.14%
1-14 hours 302 3.21%
No regular hours 2,937 31.24%

Center Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 125 2.28%
5 AM-5:29 AM 121 2.21%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 250 4.57%
6 AM-6:29 AM 549 10.03%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 806 14.73%
7 AM-7:29 AM 929 16.97%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 972 17.76%
8 AM-8:29 AM 462 8.44%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 146 2.67%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 171 3.12%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 73 1.33%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 7 0.13%
Noon-3:59 PM 403 7.36%
4 PM-11:59 PM 459 8.39%

Center Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 182 3.33%
5-9 600 10.96%
10-14 981 17.92%
15-19 910 16.63%
20-24 830 15.17%
25-29 470 8.59%
30-34 773 14.12%
35-39 130 2.38%
40-44 128 2.34%
45-59 216 3.95%
60-89 129 2.36%
At least 90 124 2.27%

Center Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 6 0.11% 3,967 72.48%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,031 18.84%
45-59 9 0.16% 207 3.78%
At least 60 0 0.00% 253 4.62%

Center Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 625 10.91%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 4,762 83.11%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 30 0.52%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 15 0.26%
Color 6 Box Walked 41 0.72%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 257 4.49%

Center Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Center Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 4,348 (11,350 people)
Families (2000): 3,372 (10,030 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,627
People at same address in 1995: 6,877
Center Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 351 7.87%
$10,000-$14,999 293 6.57%
$15,000-$19,999 294 6.59%
$20,000-$24,999 341 7.64%
$25,000-$29,999 435 9.75%
$30,000-$34,999 396 8.88%
$35,000-$39,999 267 5.99%
$40,000-$44,999 295 6.61%
$45,000-$49,999 285 6.39%
$50,000-$59,999 478 10.72%
$60,000-$74,999 445 9.98%
$75,000-$99,999 334 7.49%
$100,000-$124,999 120 2.69%
$125,000-$149,999 54 1.21%
$150,000-$199,999 26 0.58%
$200,000 or more 47 1.05%

Center Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 805 18.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,630 36.70%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 133 2.99%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 751 16.91%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 21 0.47%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 718 16.17%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 8 0.18%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 241 5.43%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 89 2.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 43 0.97%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Center Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 3,477 27.97%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,884 15.16%
Public Assistance 75 0.60%
Retirement 840 6.76%
Self Employment 894 7.19%
Social Security 1,369 11.01%
Supplemental Security 145 1.17%
Wage / Salary 3,221 25.91%
Other 526 4.23%

Center Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,784 59.45%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,217 40.55%

Center Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 479 9.92%
Color 1 Box Married 3,177 65.79%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,021 21.14%
Color 3 Box Widowed 152 3.15%

Center Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 381 8.09%
Color 1 Box Married 3,279 69.65%
Color 2 Box Never Married 652 13.85%
Color 3 Box Widowed 396 8.41%

Center Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Center Education Information Back to top
Center Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 536 6.04%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,219 13.74%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,645 41.07%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,861 20.97%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 339 3.82%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 923 10.40%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 352 3.97%

Center Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 79 0.66% 126 1.06% 205 1.72%
Kindergarten 200 1.68% 0 0.00% 200 1.68%
Grades 1-4 513 4.31% 21 0.18% 534 4.48%
Grades 5-8 599 5.03% 86 0.72% 685 5.75%
Grades 9-12 772 6.48% 110 0.92% 882 7.41%
Undergrad college 220 1.85% 46 0.39% 266 2.23%
Graduate or professional school 48 0.40% 0 0.00% 48 0.40%
Total 2,431 20.41% 389 3.27% 2,820 23.68%

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Center Public Benefits Information Back to top
Center Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 10,520 90.47%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,108 9.53%

Center Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Center Criminal Information Back to top
Center Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2002 1.531 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.531 1.531 1.531 22.971 0.000 26.034
2003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 4.710 12.559 1.570 18.838
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2006 4.673 0.000 0.000 0.000 4.673 0.000 3.115 3.115 3.115 9.346

Center Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 0 1
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 1

Center Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2002 18

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Center Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Center Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,452 12.19%
10-19 Years 1,891 15.88%
20-29 Years 1,013 8.51%
30-39 Years 1,580 13.27%
40-49 Years 2,025 17.01%
50-59 Years 1,584 13.30%
60-69 Years 1,165 9.78%
70-79 Years 797 6.69%
80-89 Years 323 2.71%
90+ Years 78 0.66%

Center Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 6,059 50.88%
Color 1 Box Female 5,849 49.12%

Center Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 11,569 97.15%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 111 0.93%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 89 0.75%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 68 0.57%
Color 1 Box African-American 42 0.35%
Color 2 Box Asian 26 0.22%
Color 6 Box Other Race 2 0.02%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Center Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 2,139 24.96%
2. United States Or American 1,738 20.28%
3. Irish 1,399 16.32%
4. English 1,203 14.04%
5. French Non-Basque 348 4.06%
6. Dutch 263 3.07%
7. Scotch Irish 248 2.89%
8. Scottish 230 2.68%
9. Italian 205 2.39%
10. Swedish 102 1.19%

Center Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 10,920 97.75%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 121 1.08%
3. Vietnamese 39 0.35%
4. French 34 0.30%
5. Other Pacific Island 24 0.21%
6. German 23 0.21%
7. Other Native North American 10 0.09%

Center Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 11,746 98.61%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 77 0.65%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 89 0.75%

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Center Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Center Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
63436