Westmoreland County
Population 369,993
Land Area 654,446 acres

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EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES

Public School Districts: 17

Private Schools: 36

Vo-Tech Schools: 3

Colleges and Universities: 6

Environmental Education Facilities: 3


TRANSPORTATION

Rail Providers
     •  AVR, CSXT, KJR, NSRC, SWP, TCKR, WE

Industrial Properties with Rail Service:
     9 on 396.7 acres

KOZ with Rail Service: 1 on 38 acres


WIND RESOURCES

Wind Power Class: 4


METHANE GENERATION

Landfills 
 • 
Landfills: 6
 •  Waste in Place (tons): 4,474,819
 •  Landfill Methane
     Recovery Projects: 2

Livestock Waste  
 • 
Raw Manure (lbs. per day): ???
 •  Methane Potential (cu. ft. per day): ??

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

County Economic Development Organization
     • Economic Growth Connection
     • Mon Valley Initiative
     • Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation

Small Business Development Center
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Local Development District
     •  Southwestern PA Commission

Industrial Resource Center
     •  Catalyst Connection

Ben Franklin Technology Center
     •  Innovation Works

Keystone Opportunity Zones (KOZ)
     • 
3 KOZs on 108 acres


AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES

Farms: 1,370

Farm Land (acres): 159,000

Average Farm Size (acres): 116

CRP Land (acres):1,007


FORESTRY RESOURCES

Total Forest Land (acres): 331,700

Total Timberland (acres): 318,400

Mill Residues (dry tons): 28,000

Logging Residues (cubic feet): 1,856,000

NOTE
The Waste in Place value does not include 3 of the 6 landfills because the amount of waste has not yet been determined in these three.

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Revised August 2002