Somerset County
Population 80,023
Land Area 687,841 acres

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EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES

Public School Districts: 11

Private Schools: 20

Vo-Tech Schools: 1

Colleges and Universities: 0

Environmental Education Facilities: 2


TRANSPORTATION

Rail Providers
     •  BE, CSXT, NSRC

Industrial Properties with Rail Service:
     3 on 155 acres

KOZ with Rail Service: 7 on 121.4 acres


WIND RESOURCES

Wind Power Class: 4 (small portion 2)


METHANE GENERATION

Landfills 
 • 
Landfills: 3
 •  Waste in Place (tons): 4,505,105
 •  Landfill Methane
     Recovery Projects: 1

Livestock Waste  
 • 
Raw Manure (lbs. per day): 3,388,560
 •  Methane Potential (cu. ft. per day): 1,140,108

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

County Economic Development Organization
     • Somerset County Chamber of Commerce
     • Somerset County Economic Development Council

Small Business Development Center
     •  St. Francis University SBDC

Local Development District
     •  Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission

Industrial Resource Center
     •  Catalyst Connection

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

Keystone Opportunity Zones (KOZ)
     • 
46 KOZs on 933 acres


AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES

Farms: 1,240

Farm Land (acres): 221,500

Average Farm Size (acres): 179

CRP Land (acres):8,859


FORESTRY RESOURCES

Total Forest Land (acres): 446,200

Total Timberland (acres): 421,200

Mill Residues (dry tons): 34,000

Logging Residues (cubic feet): 3,932,000

NOTE
The Waste in Place value above includes only 2 of the 3 landfills because the amount of waste has not yet been determined for one.

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Revised August 2002