Ava, New York

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Population in July 2008: 757. Population change since 2000: +4.4%

Males: 391	(51.7%)
Females: 366	(48.3%)

Median resident age:	36.3 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 13303.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,466 (it was $31,750 in 2000)

Ava:	$39,466
New York:	$53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,427

Ava:	$16,427
New York:	$29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $93,775 (it was $67,100 in 2000)

Ava:	$93,775
New York:	$311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $111,292; Detached houses: $130,300; Townhouses or other attached units: $106,985; In 2-unit structures: $157,722; Mobile homes: $40,088

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Races in Ava:

White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
Black (1.0%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Ava: 82.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (28.3%), Polish (19.3%), Irish (17.1%), French (11.0%), English (10.9%), United States (6.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 37.7 square miles.

Population density: 20 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ava

High school or higher: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 5.5%
Mean travel time to work: 40.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ava town

Never married: 26.1%
Now married: 55.6%
Separated: 4.3%
Widowed: 7.5%
Divorced: 6.5%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.7%
New York:	20.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ava:	2.2% ($1,477)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Utica, NY (25.0 miles , pop. 60,651).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (109.6 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (195.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Lewis, NY (2.3 miles ), Western, NY (2.7 miles ), Lee, NY (2.8 miles ), Boonville, NY (2.8 miles ), Annsville, NY (3.1 miles ), Boonville, NY (3.1 miles ), Leyden, NY (3.2 miles ), Constableville, NY (3.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $47,500
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $40,000
1998: 1 building, cost: $40,000
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $20,500
2000: 1 building, cost: $30,000
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $66,700
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $37,500
2004: 1 building, cost: $20,000
2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $20,000
2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $42,900
2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $42,900
2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $42,900

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Latitude: 43.42 N, Longitude: 75.46 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 315

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Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Furniture and related products (7%)
Construction (6%)
Health care (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Machinery (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (23%)
Public administration (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Legal support workers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Average climate in Ava, New York

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Ava-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.4 miles away from the Ava town center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 38.7 miles away from the town center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Ava-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 67.2 miles away from Ava center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 67.3 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2000 at 08:46:55, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/8/2003 at 15:06:14, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, 3.2 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from Ava center
On 7/31/1997 at 07:15:29, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 15.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/30/2007 at 03:47:45, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 83.4 miles away from Ava center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ava:

ROME HOSPITAL & MURPHY MEM HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; ROME, NY)
MOHAWK VALLEY PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 25 miles; UTICA, NY)
ST LUKES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CENTER (about 25 miles; UTICA, NY)

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Airports located in Ava:

Valenty Mierek Airport (Runways: 1)

Amtrak station near Ava:

16 miles: ROME (6599 MARTIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ava:

MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UTICA BRANCH (about 27 miles; UTICA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,768)
SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT MORRISVILLE (about 36 miles; MORRISVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,790)
HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; HERKIMER, NY; FT enrollment: 2,141)
LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 41 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,517)
COLGATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; HAMILTON, NY; FT enrollment: 2,792)
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 15,859)
ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 5,132)

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Notable location: Camp Kingsley (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Ava Cemetery (1), Thorton Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Smith Lake (A), Bullhead Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Clark Brook (A), Pigeon Brook (B), Harger Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ava and their reported violations in the past:

NELLENBACHS HOF-BRAU (Address: 10441 NYS ROUTE 26, Population served: 40, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	75.1%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.4%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	20.1%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	15.2%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ava, NY

Ava compared to New York state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Oneida County New York:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (57%) Wood (20%) Electricity (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Utility gas (3%)

Religion statistics for Ava

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	68.3%	8.5%	3.4%	3.1%	2.4%
Congregations	23.9%	17.8%	11.3%	7.4%	5.7%

Name	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Salvation Army	Muslim Estimate	Other religions
Adherents	2.1%	1.9%	1.0%	1.0%	8.4%
Congregations	1.7%	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%	28.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

3.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,033 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.59%
New York average:	5.41%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($347 average AGI)
Oneida County: 0.10%
New York average: 0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Herkimer County, NY	0.54% ($30,381 average AGI)
from Madison County, NY	0.43% ($27,770)
from Onondaga County, NY	0.23% ($31,449)

4.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,281 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.29%
New York average:	6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($402 average AGI)
Oneida County: 0.05%
New York average: 0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Herkimer County, NY	0.42% ($32,325 average AGI)
to Madison County, NY	0.42% ($32,396)
to Onondaga County, NY	0.28% ($40,109)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ava:

WBRV (900 AM; 1 kW; BOONVILLE, NY)
WRUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY)
WADR (1480 AM; 5 kW; REMSEN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WIBX (950 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTLB (1310 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WNSS (1260 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ava:

WBRV-FM (101.3 FM; BOONVILLE, NY; Owner: THE FLACK BROADCASTING GROUP L.L.C.)
WUCL (93.5 FM; REMSEN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WODZ-FM (96.1 FM; ROME, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
WOUR (96.9 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WUNY (89.5 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BC COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NY, INC)
WBDI (106.7 FM; COPENHAGEN, NY; Owner: FORCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WJNY (90.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: PUBLIC B/CNG COUNCIL CENTRAL NY, INC)
WLZW (98.7 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
WKVU (100.7 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WMCR-FM (106.3 FM; ONEIDA, NY; Owner: WARREN BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
WSKS (97.9 FM; WHITESBORO, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKLL (94.9 FM; FRANKFORT, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
WRBY (102.5 FM; ROME, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WLLG (99.3 FM; LOWVILLE, NY; Owner: THE FLACK BROADCASTING GROUP L.L.C.)
WBGK (99.7 FM; NEWPORT VILLAGE, NY; Owner: ROSER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
WRCK (107.3 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
WBGJ (100.3 FM; SYLVAN BEACH, NY; Owner: WOLF RADIO, INC.)
WFRG-FM (104.3 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
WFRY-FM (97.5 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
WSCP-FM (101.7 FM; PULASKI, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Ava:

WFXV (Channel 33; UTICA, NY; Owner: QUORUM OF UTICA LICENSE, LLC)
WSPX-TV (Channel 56; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PAXSON SYRACUSE LICENSE, INC.)
WKTV (Channel 2; UTICA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
WWTI (Channel 50; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
WPBS-TV (Channel 16; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TV COUNCIL, INC)
W12BZ (Channel 12; ROME, NY; Owner: KEVIN O'KANE)
WCNY-TV (Channel 24; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK)
WNYS-TV (Channel 43; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RKM MEDIA, INC.)
WUTR (Channel 20; UTICA, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
W59AU (Channel 59; UTICA, NY; Owner: PUBLIC B/CING.COUNCIL,CENTRAL N. Y.)
WPNY-LP (Channel 11; UTICA, ETC., NY; Owner: QUORUM OF UTICA LICENSE, LLC)
W53AM (Channel 53; UTICA, NY; Owner: QUORUM OF UTICA LICENSE, LLC)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $1,017,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,257
Total average daily truck traffic: 86
Total future (year 2022) average daily traffic: 1,538

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

David Saska, 11272 Vary Road, Type: Mast, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 77.4 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

3 Mi S Of Rt 294 On Webster Hill Rd And 3.4 Mi Of Rt 26 On E Ava Rd, Call Sign: WNQG602, Licensee ID: L00050244
Assigned Frequencies : 173.203 MHz
Grant Date: 12/17/2001, Expiration Date: 09/16/2011
Registrant: Municipal Commission Of Boonville, 13169 Sr 12, Boonville, NY 13309-4944, Phone: (315) 942-4461, Fax: (315) 942-4462, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7

Call Sign: KA2LFH, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/23/1996, Expiration Date: 02/23/2006, Cancelation Date: 02/26/2008
Registrant: Margaret Z Freeland, 9497 River Rd, Ava, NY 13303
Call Sign: KB2JLY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00178008
Grant Date: 11/25/1999, Expiration Date: 02/20/2010
Registrant: Carl A De Franco Jr, 6739 Bankert Rd, Ava, NY 13303
Call Sign: KB2UKF, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 03/11/1996, Expiration Date: 04/27/2005, Cancelation Date: 04/28/2007
Registrant: Joseph J Welch, 5601 W Ava Rd, Ava, NY 13303
Call Sign: WA2MSH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00365645
Grant Date: 12/08/2008, Expiration Date: 03/02/2019, Certifier: Robert J Spindler
Registrant: Robert J Spindler, 120 Wakefield Ln, Ava, NY 13303
Call Sign: WD2F, Previous Call Sign: KD2XX, Licensee ID: L00123077
Grant Date: 09/30/2003, Expiration Date: 11/30/2013
Registrant: Joseph W Frank, 6582 Northwood Dr, Ava, NY 13303
Call Sign: KC2IAD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00356700
Grant Date: 05/14/2001, Expiration Date: 05/14/2011, Certifier: Paul E Marschall
Registrant: Paul E Marschall, 155 Knollwood Circle, Ava, NY 13303
Call Sign: KC2UAG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01436161
Grant Date: 10/07/2008, Expiration Date: 10/07/2018, Certifier: Emmett L Finn Iii
Registrant: Emmett L Finn Iii, 5901 Tuffy Rd, Ava, NY 13303

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 8B-15 (Balloon, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
N-Number: 1514G , Serial Number: F8B-2024, Year manufactured: 2002, Airworthiness Date: 09/09/2002
Registrant (Individual): Steven K Flanders, 6660 Stokes Westernville Rd, Ava, NY 13303
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 05/05/1999
Aircraft: BOWERS R J/BOARDMAN D A III MURPHY MOOSE (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Amphibian, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 622D , Serial Number: 130, Year manufactured: 2005, Airworthiness Date: 05/12/2005
Registrant (Co-Owned): Randell J Bowers, 6804 Stokes Westernville Rd, Ava, NY 13303, Other Owners: Don A 3rd Boardman
Aircraft: PIPER PA-18-150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 97 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9834P , Serial Number: 18-7609034, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 01/23/1976
Registrant (Individual): Dale E Scott, Wilson Road, Ava, NY 13303

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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