Centre County
Population 135,758
Land Area 708,871 acres

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EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES

Public School Districts: 4

Private Schools: 20

Vo-Tech Schools: 1

Colleges and Universities: 1

Environmental Education Facilities: 4


TRANSPORTATION

Rail Providers
     •  BHRR, NBER, RJCP

Industrial Properties with Rail Service:
     1 on 5 acres

KOZ with Rail Service: 0 on 0 acres


WIND RESOURCES

Wind Power Class: 4


METHANE GENERATION

Landfills 
 • 
Landfills: 0
 •  Waste in Place (tons): 0
 •  Landfill Methane
     Recovery Projects: 0

Livestock Waste  
 • 
Raw Manure (lbs. per day): 2,395,020
 •  Methane Potential (cu. ft. per day): 802,560

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

County Economic Development Organization
     • Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County
     • Moshannon Valley Economic Development Partnership

Small Business Development Center
     • Penn State University SBDC

Local Development District
     •  SEDA - COG

Industrial Resource Center
     • Industrial Modernization Center

Ben Franklin Technology Center
     •  Ben Franklin Technology Center of Central and Northern PA

Keystone Opportunity Zones (KOZ)
     • 
3 KOZs on 536 acres


AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES

Farms: 1,025

Farm Land (acres): 146,000

Average Farm Size (acres): 142

CRP Land (acres):1,268


FORESTRY RESOURCES

Total Forest Land (acres): 535,100

Total Timberland (acres): 505,000

Mill Residues (dry tons): 17,000

Logging Residues (cubic feet): 3,132,000

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Revised August 2002