How many people live in centralia pennsylvania

It was sad to to see the house so destroyed. The videos tell the tale of the last few and one has sympathy for their plight, but lost among the videos is the story of those that left, after suffering years of degraded health due to carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in their homes.

Their evacuation was delayed and their health endangered by those wishing to stay, and many of those wishing to stay did not live in the most impacted areas. The residents of Centralia suffered risks many, many times what we would accept today. Government exists to help its citizens. The inaction in dealing with the Centralia fire over bureaucratic rules and philosophies of conservative government and avoidance of Federal involvement is the real tragedy of Centralia. One can mourn for those that were forced from their homes, but the real concern should be for those residents with small children and elderly parents whose health and well being were damaged by inaction on the part of government and community leaders.

Helen Womer would have been a better citizen had she shown the same enthusiasm for protecting the children of the community rather than her house. I was there on memorial day, lots of people there.

Is the fire still burning under centralia or has it move. Planning to fo back soon. The fire is no longer under the town. It has not been for several years, according to DEP personnel I spoke with over a year ago. I met David DeKok, very nice, personable man. Such a sad story overall, I have respect for the residents that stayed to take care of their town despite those that abandoned it.

I would like to visit there sometime with all due respect to the residents, just to experience the silence and empty feeling.

Maybe someday. We then went to see the movie in a near by town. There were 20 or 30 other people in various places when we visited. The cemeteries were open and we saw the former Womer house, quite vandalized. There was no visible smoke anywhere we went but David did show us a spot where you could feel a little heat and smell the fire.

You can see bore holes and vent holes in various places. David had some interesting pictures before and after the property by out. Reading his book is the best first step in understanding what happened to Centralia. His tour is also interesting. I read that six people were fined during our visit for walking on the graffiti highway. My father went to Centralia high school. I just went to Centralia. It is sad what happen. People need to stop trashing the place.

God bless Centralia.???? Hi everyone, I am an Italian photographer and I would like to meet the few inhabitants currently living in Centralia and tell their stories in a photo reportage. Would anyone be able to help me in contacting them? I believe I was in the correct place because the lot across the street has a chain link fence around it. I remember seeing that in a video someone did on the house. I believe the house in reference is the Womer house. I was in Centralia a couple weeks ago. It has definitely been demolished.

Myself and a friend were there yesterday, 9 November Counted 4 homes. We drove over from Indiana. Very sad and was blown away by all the dumping and graffiti. To those that are still there wow, you are amazing and strong willed. If you saw a little Honda cruising around that was us. Amazing and sad. We plan on Coming back next summer. I have no sympathy for the people who remained. No sympathy? It really gives you an advantage. Somewhere much better? Some people value their histories, community, family homes and the memories that were made there.

I have sympathy for you for being such a careless, hateful human. Let the government push you from the home you busted your ass to buy and see how you feel then, getting a fraction of your homes worth to move leaving behind everything and everyone you know. With a few exceptions, many residents in the first wave of buyouts got about one-fifth of the assessment value of their homes.

One former resident who was interviewed years later said that all the seniors who agreed to move in the first wave of buyouts died within six months. They were heartbroken. We just visited 2 days ago. Not sure what I was expecting but I can say it is very sad. The people walking had to move out of their way, the riders seemed to show no concern to the people walking.

It was almost creepy, there was a parade of 6 of them that went past us and more riding through the woods along the highway. Their trucks and trailers were parked at 2 different places in the town. Just plain weird. I feel bad for the few remaining residents that have to put up with that. Few homes remain standing in Centralia. Most of the abandoned buildings have been demolished by the Columbia County Redevelopment Authority or reclaimed by nature.

At a casual glance, the area now appears to be a field with many paved streets running through it. Some areas are being filled with new-growth forest. The remaining church in the borough, St. It has not yet been directly affected by the fire. As I was driving around the empty streets in Centralia recently, I came across one fellow weekend tourist from Pa.

The area that he identified seems to be to the right when entering the borough, just below the road leading to the dump. Housing Market in Centralia. It's a good time to buy in Centralia.

Home Appreciation is up 4. Reviews for Centralia 3 Reviews. Air smells so different from that city air I can't get enough of it! It's also really warm compared to the rest of PA! Read More. Agree 1 Disagree 3.

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City: City: 0. City: 5. Average household size: This borough: 2. Percentage of family households: This borough: Percentage of households with unmarried partners: This borough: Education Gini index Inequality in education Here: 1.

Number of grocery stores : 13 This county : 2. Pennsylvania : 2. Number of convenience stores no gas : 4 Columbia County : 0.

State : 0. Number of convenience stores with gas : 22 Columbia County : 3. State : 2. Number of full-service restaurants : 51 This county : 7. Pennsylvania : 7. Adult diabetes rate : Columbia County : 8. Adult obesity rate : This county : Low-income preschool obesity rate : Here : Here: 5. WAF WBE WQKX WMGS WBHT WQSU Future NE Penn.