Benson, New York

Back to Benson, NY housing info, Hamilton County, New York, NY smaller cities, NY small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Hamilton County Population in July 2008: 178. Population change since 2000: -11.4%   Males: 90   (50.7%) Females: 88   (49.3%) Median resident age:   43.5 years New York median age:   35.9 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $60,026 (it was $48,250 in 2000) Benson:   $60,026 New York:   $53,514 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $27,126 Benson:   $27,126 New York:   $29,885 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $117,288 (it was $75,000 in 2000) Benson:   $117,288 New York:   $311,000 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $161,456; Detached houses: $165,112; Mobile homes: $32,500 Benson, NY residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Benson: White Non-Hispanic (97.5%) Hispanic (1.5%) Two or more races (1.0%) 2008 cost of living index in Benson: 85.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Benson, New York on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Benson is mentioned 28 times on our forum: Benson St. in Albany  (6 replies) Anyone From Rosedale, Queens?  (582 replies) The future of Washington Heights  (261 replies) Research on some New York City neighborhoods  (61 replies) Warnings of moving to the south  (342 replies) Hey all New Yorkers I miss NY, moved south feel like I made a BIG mistake!  (407 replies) Latest news from Benson, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Irish (31.8%), German (25.9%), Italian (17.4%), Dutch (7.5%), Polish (7.0%), English (5.0%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 1156 feet Land area: 82.7 square miles. Population density: 2.2 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Benson, New York

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Benson-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.8 miles away from the Benson town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/16/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 30.5 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Benson-area historical earthquake activity is above New York state average. It is 84% 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 48.6 miles away from Benson center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 89.9 miles away from the city 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 47.6 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 48.2 miles away from Benson center
On 4/20/2002 at 11:04:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.5 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 94.3 miles away from Benson center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable location: Silver Lake Lean-to (A). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes and swamps: Duck Lake (A), Meco Lake (B), White Lake (C), Silver Lake (D), Woods Lake (E), Three Ponds (F), Canary Pond (G), Grant Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Goldmine Creek (A), Hatch Brook (B), King Vly Creek (C), Jack Green Creek (D), Abner Brook (E), West Stony Creek (F), Trypoli Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	72.5%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	10.0%
Whole state:	5.4%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 1.3% of all households

This town:	2.4%
Whole state:	14.6%

This town:	0.0%
Whole state:	7.4%

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6.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,014 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.79%
New York average:	5.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Fulton County, NY

0.82% ($24,588 average AGI)

6.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,608 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.88%
New York average:	6.26%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Fulton County, NY	0.63% ($24,308 average AGI)
to Warren County, NY	0.58% ($28,917)
to Herkimer County, NY	0.53% ($3,636)

• Cathead Mountain, Call Sign: WNIG200, Licensee ID: L00002981
  Assigned Frequencies : 155.565 MHz, 155.370 MHz, 155.475 MHz, 154.695 MHz, 155.445 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/07/2001, Expiration Date: 03/05/2012
  Registrant: State Of New York, Bldg 22 State Office Campus, Albany, NY 12226, Phone: (518) 783-3211

• STATION, Cathead Mountain, Structure height: 17.7 m, Overall height: 32.9 m, Call Sign: WNEO491
  Assigned Frequencies : 2196.00 MHz, 2189.60 MHz, 6743.75 MHz, 6761.25 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/15/2007, Expiration Date: 02/08/2018
  Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20827, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:

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