1. Demographic Workshop for Cameron ELK LICC Stacy Antoniadis PaTTAN, EITA Consultant 800-441-3215 stacya@pattan.net

2. Cameron County Cameron County was created in 1860. The County Seat is Emporium. The county is named after Senator Simon Cameron. 399 square miles

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Elk County 832 square miles

7. Elk County was created in 1843. The County Seat is Ridgway. It was named for the elk which have historically inhabited the region.

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. Rates per 1000 Counts

12. McKean Potter Elk Cameron The Moran I Statistic is plotted on a slope. Clusters and outliers are shown here. The dots represent data values for all 67 PA counties.

13. Significance of rates/Smoothed

14. Clusters by rates/Smoothed white

15. Answer: YES!! NEW QUESTION: Why?

21. Elk Cameron

22. Elk Cameron

23. Demographic Workshop for Potter and McKean Counties Stacy Antoniadis PaTTAN, EITA Consultant 800-441-3215 stacya@pattan.net

24. 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 – 1782 The County Seat is Coudersport. 1081 square miles

25. 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

26. 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

27. McKean County Named after Thomas McKean, former Governor of Pa. Founded in 1804. County Seat is Smethport. 984 square miles

28. Thomas McKean Signer of the Declaration of Independence Chief Justice of Pennsylvania from 1777 to 1799 Governor of Pennsylvania from 1799 to 1808

29. 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

30. 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

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

32. Rates per 1000 Counts

33. McKean Potter Elk Cameron The Moran I Statistic is plotted on a slope. Clusters and outliers are shown here. The dots represent data values for all 67 PA counties.

34. Significance of rates/Smoothed

35. Clusters by rates/Smoothed

36. Answer: YES!! NEW QUESTION: Why?

47. Cameron-Elk McKean Potter

48. McKean Potter Cameron-Elk