Brookfield, New York

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Population in July 2008: 2,331. Population change since 2000: -3.0%

Males: 1,163	(49.9%)
Females: 1,168	(50.1%)

Median resident age:	35.1 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 13314.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,092 (it was $31,556 in 2000)

Brookfield:	$42,092
New York:	$53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,931

Brookfield:	$17,931
New York:	$29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $66,203 (it was $47,800 in 2000)

Brookfield:	$66,203
New York:	$311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $98,715; Detached houses: $134,078; In 2-unit structures: $77,708; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $47,984; Mobile homes: $32,397

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Races in Brookfield:

White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Black (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Brookfield: 81.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (23.1%), Irish (15.4%), United States (13.7%), German (11.2%), Welsh (6.3%), Italian (6.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 77.9 square miles.

Population density: 30 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Brookfield

High school or higher: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
Unemployed: 5.0%
Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brookfield town

Never married: 21.4%
Now married: 58.8%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 7.4%
Divorced: 10.2%

36 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.5%
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:

Brookfield:	2.4% ($1,160)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Utica, NY (21.0 miles , pop. 60,651).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (117.4 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (155.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Bridgewater, NY (2.7 miles ), Columbus, NY (2.7 miles ), Plainfield, NY (2.8 miles ), Hamilton, NY (2.8 miles ), Sangerfield, NY (2.8 miles ), Edmeston, NY (2.8 miles ), Bridgewater, NY (2.9 miles ), Waterville, NY (3.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $31,300
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $16,700
1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $15,000
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $15,000
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $15,000
2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $15,000
2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $15,000
2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $15,000
2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $93,100
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $130,100
2007: 1 building, cost: $150,000
2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $77,500

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Latitude: 42.80 N, Longitude: 75.34 W

Area code: 315

Brookfield household income distribution

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (17%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Educational services (9%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (26%)
Finance and insurance (13%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

Average climate in Brookfield, New York

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Brookfield-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 57% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 41.4 miles away from the Brookfield town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.7 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused $800,000 in damages.

Brookfield-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 95% 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 94.1 miles away from Brookfield 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 36.0 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 96.2 miles away from the city center
On 7/31/1997 at 07:15:29, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 56.7 miles away from Brookfield center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi) earthquake occurred 63.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Brookfield:

COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; HAMILTON, NY)
ST ELIZABETHS HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; UTICA, NY)
ST LUKES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CENTER (about 22 miles; UTICA, NY)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brookfield:

COLGATE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; HAMILTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,792)
SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT MORRISVILLE (about 18 miles; MORRISVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,790)
MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UTICA BRANCH (about 20 miles; UTICA, NY; FT enrollment: 3,768)
HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; HERKIMER, NY; FT enrollment: 2,141)
SUNY COLLEGE AT ONEONTA (about 28 miles; ONEONTA, NY; FT enrollment: 5,333)
LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 41 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,517)
SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 42 miles; CORTLAND, NY; FT enrollment: 6,187)

Public high school in Brookfield:

BROOKFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL (Students: 259; Location: 1910 FAIRGROUND RD; Grades: PK-12; Our rating: 43)

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Notable locations in Brookfield: Marsh Corners (A), Five Corners (B), River Forks (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hoxie Cemetery (1), Lamb Cemetery (2), Gorton Cemetery (3), Giles Cemetery (4), Faulkner Cemetery (5), Mott Cemetery (6), Crumb Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Snow Pond (A), York Pond (B), Lost Pond (C), Gorton Lake (D), Barns Pond (E), Ninemile Swamp (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Button Creek (A), Campbell Brook (B), Mill Creek (C), West Branch Unadilla River (D), West Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Brookfield that have no violations reported:

HAPPY LANDING (Address: MAIN STREET, PO BOX 156, Population served: 35, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 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:	7.1%
Whole state:	5.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	13.9%
Whole state:	14.6%

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

This town:	5.9%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brookfield, NY

Brookfield 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 Madison County New York:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (69%) Wood (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Electricity (2%) Utility gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Brookfield

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church
Adherents	49.3%	20.7%	11.0%	6.2%	3.6%
Congregations	10.0%	32.9%	18.6%	7.1%	7.1%

Name	United Church of Christ	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Free Methodist Church of North America	Salvation Army	Other religions
Adherents	1.8%	1.1%	1.0%	0.8%	4.5%
Congregations	4.3%	2.9%	1.4%	1.4%	14.3%

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.

6.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,427 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.51%
New York average:	5.41%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($327 average AGI)
Madison County: 0.18%
New York average: 0.24%

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

from Onondaga County, NY	1.77% ($45,093 average AGI)
from Oneida County, NY	1.48% ($32,396)
from Chenango County, NY	0.23% ($26,456)

6.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,814 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.72%
New York average:	6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($165 average AGI)
Madison County: 0.05%
New York average: 0.10%

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

to Onondaga County, NY	1.73% ($36,902 average AGI)
to Oneida County, NY	1.49% ($27,770)
to Chenango County, NY	0.23% ($26,667)

Strongest AM radio stations in Brookfield:

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.)
WIBX (950 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
WRUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY)
WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brookfield:

WSKS (97.9 FM; WHITESBORO, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRBY (102.5 FM; ROME, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKXZ (93.9 FM; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
WKVU (100.7 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WOUR (96.9 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMCR-FM (106.3 FM; ONEIDA, NY; Owner: WARREN BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
WUNY (89.5 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BC COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NY, INC)
WFRG-FM (104.3 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
WBKT (95.3 FM; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
WWDG (105.1 FM; DERUYTER, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WJIV (101.9 FM; CHERRY VALLEY, NY; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
WLZW (98.7 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
W257BE (99.3 FM; HAMILTON, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
WGKR (105.3 FM; GRAND GORGE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
WBGK (99.7 FM; NEWPORT VILLAGE, NY; Owner: ROSER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
WKLL (94.9 FM; FRANKFORT, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
WRCU-FM (90.1 FM; HAMILTON, NY; Owner: COLGATE UNIVERSITY)
WODZ-FM (96.1 FM; ROME, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
WRCK (107.3 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
WCNY-FM (91.3 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: THE PUB. B/C COUNC. OF CEN. NY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Brookfield:

WFXV (Channel 33; UTICA, NY; Owner: QUORUM OF UTICA LICENSE, LLC)
WKTV (Channel 2; UTICA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
WIXT-TV (Channel 9; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
WCNY-TV (Channel 24; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK)
WSTM-TV (Channel 3; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSTM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
WNYS-TV (Channel 43; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RKM MEDIA, INC.)
W59AU (Channel 59; UTICA, NY; Owner: PUBLIC B/CING.COUNCIL,CENTRAL N. Y.)
W29BJ (Channel 29; BURLINGTON, NY; Owner: KEVIN O'KANE)
WSYT (Channel 68; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSYT LICENSEE L.P.)
WUTR (Channel 20; UTICA, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Brookfield, New York:

Fatal accident count: 4
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 4
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 8
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

New York average:

Fatal accident count: 71
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 103
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
Fatalities: 77
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 178
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10

Brookfield fatal accident list:
Jul 12, 2007 07:01 AM, Sr-8, Welsh Rd., Lat: 42.763803, Lon: -75.280925, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 14, 2006 05:00 AM, Sr-8, Lat: 42.789189, Lon: -75.260922, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Nov 29, 2002 11:16 AM, Sr-12, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Dec 20, 2001 12:30 AM, Giles Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 10 meters (33ft)
Total costs: $1,815,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,797
Total average daily truck traffic: 149
Total future (year 2015) average daily traffic: 3,458

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4

Turnpike Rd, Structure height: 30 m, Call Sign: WPAF751, Licensee ID: L00003879
Assigned Frequencies : 460.625 MHz
Grant Date: 07/24/2002, Expiration Date: 08/04/2012
Registrant: County Of Madison, Court St Cty Ofc Bldg, Wampsville, NY 13163, Phone: (315) 366-2258
Gorton Hill Off Keith Rd, Call Sign: KEO306, Licensee ID: L00570969
Assigned Frequencies : 158.745 MHz, 158.745 MHz
Grant Date: 11/22/2002, Expiration Date: 12/02/2012
Registrant: Brookfield, Town Of, Brookfield, NY 13314, Phone: (315) 899-5878
Skaneatles Turnpike & Miner Rd, Call Sign: KEM525, Licensee ID: L00003879
Assigned Frequencies : 159.240 MHz
Grant Date: 12/25/2003, Expiration Date: 03/09/2014
Registrant: County Of Madison, Court St, Wampsville, NY 13163, Phone: (315) 366-2311
Beaver Hill, Skaneateles Tpke(Ch 80), Type: Tower, Structure height: 25.5 m, Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WPUQ258, Licensee ID: L00003879
Assigned Frequencies : 460.125 MHz, 460.400 MHz, 460.450 MHz
Grant Date: 04/11/2002, Expiration Date: 04/11/2012, Certifier: Paul Harnett
Registrant: County Of Madison, 911 Comm Center North Court St, Wampsville, NY 13163, Phone: (315) 366-2757, Fax: (315) 366-2714

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

STATION, Skaneateles Turnpike, Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WHH727
Assigned Frequencies : 2134.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/11/2008, Expiration Date: 01/19/2018
Registrant: Phone: (603) 672-5040

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KA8LYN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01370383
Grant Date: 02/20/2008, Expiration Date: 02/25/2018
Registrant: Lucinda J Gregory, 10498 Main St, Brookfield, NY 13314
Call Sign: N8DCD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01370378
Grant Date: 02/20/2008, Expiration Date: 02/25/2018
Registrant: Terry J Pierce Sr, 10498 Main St, Brookfield, NY 13314

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3

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