Bristol, New York

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Population in July 2009: 2,478. Population change since 2000: +2.4%

Males: 1,277	(51.5%)
Females: 1,201	(48.5%)

Median resident age:	38.8 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $63,160 (it was $53,250 in 2000)

Bristol:	$63,160
New York:	$54,659

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $30,792

Bristol town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $156,843 (it was $104,600 in 2000)

Bristol:	$156,843
New York:	$306,000

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $169,228; Detached houses: $179,879; Townhouses or other attached units: $193,105; Mobile homes: $59,589

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White alone - 2,366 (97.7%)
Two or more races - 15 (0.6%)
Hispanic - 12 (0.5%)
American Indian alone - 10 (0.4%)
Asian alone - 9 (0.4%)
Black alone - 8 (0.3%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 1 (0.04%)

Races in Bristol detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Bristol: 96.8 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.6%), English (22.8%), Irish (21.4%), Italian (11.7%), French (5.5%), Scottish (5.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1169 feet

Land area: 36.7 square miles.

Population density: 67 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bristol:

High school or higher: 88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 10.7%
Unemployed: 2.4%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bristol town:

Never married: 21.7%
Now married: 65.3%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 3.5%
Divorced: 8.4%

41 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.7%
New York:	20.4%

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

Bristol town:	2.5% ($2,613)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rochester, NY (25.7 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (227.5 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Richmond, NY (2.3 miles ), East Bloomfield, NY (2.3 miles ), Bloomfield, NY (2.3 miles ), Canandaigua, NY (2.6 miles ), South Bristol, NY (2.6 miles ), West Bloomfield, NY (2.9 miles ), Canandaigua, NY (2.9 miles ), Canadice, NY (3.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 10 buildings, average cost: $83,200
1998: 20 buildings, average cost: $117,700
1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $100,000
2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $124,000
2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $154,700
2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $154,700
2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $178,600
2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $183,200
2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $137,400
2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $152,400
2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $159,600
2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $229,600
2009: 3 buildings, average cost: $73,300
2010: 5 buildings, average cost: $246,200
2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $225,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 42.82 N, Longitude: 77.42 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 585

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Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	6.9%
New York:	8.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Construction (16%)
Machinery (9%)
Educational services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Health care (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Health care (17%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Carpenters (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)

Work and jobs in Bristol: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Bristol, New York

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Tornado activity:

Bristol-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 64% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/30/1955, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 42.5 miles away from the Bristol town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/20/1969, a category F3 tornado 47.0 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Bristol-area historical earthquake activity is near New York state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/12/1994 at 10:43:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 23.1 miles away from the city center
On 12/25/1998 at 13:30:26, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 11.2 mi) earthquake occurred 74.4 miles away from Bristol center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 32.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/4/2004 at 23:55:26, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MW, 3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.4 miles away from the city center
On 7/19/2007 at 17:07:58, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.0 miles away from Bristol center
On 5/25/1995 at 14:22:32, a magnitude 3.0 (2.6 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Ontario County (12) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Bristol topographic map

Birthplace of: Frank Gannett - Newspaper publisher.

Hospitals/medical centers near Bristol:

CANANDAIGUA VA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, about 7 miles away; CANANDAIGUA, NY)
F F THOMPSON HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; CANANDAIGUA, NY)
CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL AND CLINIC (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 18 miles away; CLIFTON SPRINGS, NY)

Local government website: WWW.TOWNOFBRISTOL.ORG

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bristol:

Finger Lakes Community College (about 10 miles; Canandaigua, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,750)
SUNY at Geneseo (about 21 miles; Geneseo, NY; FT enrollment: 5,454)
Nazareth College (about 21 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 2,555)
Saint John Fisher College (about 22 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 3,202)
Monroe Community College (about 22 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 12,159)
Hobart William Smith Colleges (about 23 miles; Geneva, NY; FT enrollment: 2,112)
Rochester Institute of Technology (about 23 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 13,372)

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Notable locations in Bristol: Fletcher Corners (A), Bristol Woodlands Campground (B), Bristol Town Hall (C), Bristol Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Bristol include: Bristol Valley Church (A), Pilgrim Bible Church of Bristol (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Baptist Hill Cemetery (1), Bristol Center Cemetery (2), Andrews Cemetery (3), Doyle Cemetery (4), Codding Cemetery (5), Case Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Ontario County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)

AQI CO SO₂ NO₂ Ozone PM₁₀ PM_2.5 Pb

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.8. This is about average.

City:	35.8
U.S.:	32.0

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.215. This is significantly better than average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.

City:	0.215
U.S.:	0.334

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 5.43. This is significantly worse than average. There were 20 monitors within city limits.

City:	5.43
U.S.:	2.43

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 11.3. This is worse than average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.

City:	11.3
U.S.:	9.4

Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 24.5. This is about average. There were 30 monitors within city limits.

City:	24.5
U.S.:	28.3

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2008 was 16.0. This is significantly better than average. There were 33 monitors within city limits.

City:	16.0
U.S.:	24.2

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 10.9. This is about average. There were 24 monitors within city limits.

City:	10.9
U.S.:	9.6

Lead (Pb) [µ/m³] level in 2009 was 0.0302. This is worse than average. There were 50 monitors within city limits.

City:	0.0302
U.S.:	0.0222

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	77.2%
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: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	5.5%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	2.1%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bristol, NY

Bristol compared to New York state average:

Median household income above state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
Utility gas (28%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
Wood (11%)
Electricity (6%)
Other fuel (3%)
Solar energy (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Ontario County New York:

2008 Presidential Election results in Ontario County New York:

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Religion statistics for Bristol (based on Ontario County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.29%

Here		46.3%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	United Church of Christ	Episcopal Church
Adherents	57.7%	13.8%	5.4%	3.6%	3.3%
Congregations	13.3%	20.0%	8.9%	7.8%	5.6%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	The Wesleyan Church	Other
Adherents	2.3%	2.1%	2.0%	1.7%	8.1%
Congregations	8.9%	2.2%	3.3%	1.1%	28.9%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 18

Ontario County:	1.74 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	4.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2

This county:	0.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7

Ontario County:	0.67 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 36

Ontario County:	3.47 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.68 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 112

Here:	10.80 / 10,000 pop.
State:	8.82 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	8.0%
New York:	8.2%

Adult obesity rate:

Ontario County:	25.6%
New York:	23.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	14.9%
State:	15.6%

6.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,490 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.14%
New York average:	5.41%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($221 average AGI)
Ontario County:
0.09%
New York average:
0.24%

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

from Monroe County, NY	1.66% ($51,507 average AGI)
from Wayne County, NY	0.65% ($36,242)
from Yates County, NY	0.43% ($29,632)

6.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,040 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.60%
New York average:	6.26%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($107 average AGI)
Ontario County:
0.04%
New York average:
0.10%

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

to Monroe County, NY	1.82% ($43,953 average AGI)
to Wayne County, NY	0.62% ($34,008)
to Seneca County, NY	0.38% ($28,071)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bristol:

WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WRSB (1310 AM; 1 kW; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: DAVID WOLFE)
WYSL (1040 AM; 3 kW; AVON, NY; Owner: RADIO LIVINGSTON, LTD)
WHTK (1280 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY)
WXXI (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
WHIC (1460 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS)
WACK (1420 AM; 5 kW; NEWARK, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES, INC.)
WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
WABH (1380 AM; 10 kW; BATH, NY)
WFLR (1570 AM; 5 kW; DUNDEE, NY; Owner: LAKES COUNTY COMMUNICATION CORP.)
WLGZ (990 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WYLF (850 AM; 1 kW; PENN YAN, NY; Owner: M B COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bristol:

WFXF (107.3 FM; SOUTH BRISTOL TOWNSH, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WNVE (95.1 FM; HONEOYE FALLS, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WCIY (88.9 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WISY (102.3 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WZXV (99.7 FM; PALMYRA, NY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF FINGER LAKES, INC.)
WVOR-FM (100.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WBER (90.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: MONROE B.O.C.E.S. #1)
WDNY-FM (93.9 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: MILLER MEDIA INC.)
W201CY (88.1 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
W246AP (97.1 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF THE FINGER LAKES)
W282AC (104.3 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WRMM-FM (101.3 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WDKX (103.9 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: MONROE COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., LTD.)
WEOS (89.7 FM; GENEVA, NY; Owner: THE COLLEGES OF THE SENECA)
WBEE-FM (92.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM ROCHESTER LICENSE, LLC.)
WBZA (98.9 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM ROCHESTER LICENSE, LLC.)
WCMF-FM (96.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WFLR-FM (95.9 FM; DUNDEE, NY; Owner: LAKES COUNTRY COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WXXI-FM (91.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
W238AB (95.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Bristol:

WPXJ-TV (Channel 51; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: PAXSON BUFFALO LICENSE, INC.)
WBXO-LP (Channel 15; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)
WBGT-LP (Channel 40; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WBGT, LLC)
W26BZ (Channel 26; VICTOR, NY; Owner: WBGT, LLC)
WUHF (Channel 31; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WUHF LICENSEE, LLC)
WOKR (Channel 13; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)

Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)

Bristol, New York:

Fatal accident count: 4
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
Fatalities: 4
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

New York average:

Fatal accident count: 73
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 106
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
Fatalities: 79
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 184
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11

Bristol fatal accident list:

Dec 14, 2006 06:56 PM, Egypt Rd, Lat: 42.796925, Lon: -77.452583, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 26, 2002 10:01 PM, Cr-32, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 2, 2000 05:05 PM, Cr-32, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 12, 1980 02:09 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 11 meters (36ft)
Total costs: $4,879,000
Total average daily traffic: 7,842
Total average daily truck traffic: 564
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 11,595

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers:

1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Bristol, NY)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

STATION, 4 Mi Ssw Of St Hwy 64 And Co Rd 32 (Lat: 42.763389 Lon: -77.425806), Overall height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: WNEL445
Assigned Frequencies: 1885.00 MHz, 1905.00 MHz
Grant Date: 05/14/1992, Expiration Date: 05/14/1997, Cancellation Date: 11/12/1996
Registrant: Phone: (315) 428-5997
STATION, 3 Mi S Of Logan Rd On S Hill Rd 1 Mi W Of Rt 64 (Lat: 42.745889 Lon: -77.425250), Overall height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: WNTB514
Assigned Frequencies: 953.850 MHz, 953.200 MHz, 953.250 MHz
Grant Date: 01/27/1997, Expiration Date: 04/13/2002, Cancellation Date: 07/14/2002
Registrant: Phone: (716) 822-3692
STATION, 3 Mi S Of Logan Rd On S Hill Rd 1 Mi W Of Rt 64 (Lat: 42.745889 Lon: -77.425250), Overall height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: WNTB519
Assigned Frequencies: 952.637 MHz, 928.637 MHz, 928.962 MHz, 959.962 MHz
Grant Date: 01/22/1998, Expiration Date: 03/19/2008, Cancellation Date: 05/24/2008
Registrant: Phone: (716) 674-5430

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 8
Hazardous Condition: 2

Incident types - Bristol

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