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Caton, NY map Population in July 2007: 2,126. Population change since 2000: +1.1%
 

Males: 1,049  (50.0%)
Females: 1,048  (50.0%)

Steuben County

Median resident age:  37.1 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $50,000 (it was $45,875 in 2000)
Caton  $50,000
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $78,600 (it was $74,100 in 2000)
Caton  $78,600
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Caton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Caton: 87.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (20.9%), English (16.1%), Irish (12.4%), United States (11.6%), Italian (7.3%), Dutch (4.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1420 feet

Land area: 37.8 square miles.

Population density: 56 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Caton

  • High school or higher: 87.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Caton town

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 63.9%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

17 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.8%
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:

Caton:  2.5% ($1,820)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
Caton satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NY (69.2 miles , pop. 56,298).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (86.6 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (192.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: South Corning, NY (4.7 miles ), Corning, NY (5.9 miles ), Riverside, NY (7.7 miles ), Lawrenceville borough, PA (7.9 miles ), Lindley, NY (8.1 miles ), Painted Post, NY (8.5 miles ), Gang Mills, NY (9.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $52,900
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $53,600
  • 1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $69,900
  • 1999: 14 buildings, average cost: $98,500
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $186,700
  • 2001: 16 buildings, average cost: $99,400
  • 2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $96,300
  • 2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $88,300
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $104,200
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $56,700

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Latitude: 42.06 N, Longitude: 77.03 W


Area code: 607

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Most common industries for males:



  • Nonmetallic mineral products (16%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Health care (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Nonmetallic mineral products (13%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


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Caton-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/30/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.3 miles away from the Caton town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 23.9 miles away from the town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Caton:
  • CORNING HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; CORNING, NY)
  • ARNOT OGDEN MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; ELMIRA, NY)
  • ELMIRA PSYCH CENTER (about 17 miles; ELMIRA, NY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Caton:
  • ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL (about 12 miles; ELMIRA/CORNING, NY; ID: ELM)
  • ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 50 miles; ITHACA, NY; ID: ITH)
  • WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 58 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; ID: IPT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Caton:
  • CORNING-PAINTED POST (about 10 miles; CORNING, NY; ID: 7N1)
  • DUNDEE FLYING CLUB (about 33 miles; DUNDEE, NY; ID: D48)
  • BLUE SWAN (about 34 miles; SAYRE, PA; ID: N32)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Caton:
  • CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; CORNING, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,797)
  • MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 19 miles; MANSFIELD, PA; FT enrollment: 2,831)
  • ITHACA COLLEGE (about 45 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 6,052)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 47 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 12,036)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 47 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 7,413)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT ALFRED (about 54 miles; ALFRED, NY; FT enrollment: 2,588)
  • PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 55 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; FT enrollment: 4,666)

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Cemeteries: Kelly Hill Cemetery (1), Elmwood Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Caton Swamp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Barnard Creek (A), Birch Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  77.4%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.6%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  7.5%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.8%
Whole state:  7.4%

Caton 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.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Steuben County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:

4.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,457 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.86%
New York average:  5.41%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($644 average AGI)
Steuben County:  0.08%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Chemung County, NY  0.55% ($35,168 average AGI)
from Livingston County, NY  0.33% ($26,684)
from Allegany County, NY  0.28% ($32,356)


5.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,747 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.49%
New York average:  6.26%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($278 average AGI)
Steuben County:  0.08%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Chemung County, NY  0.64% ($34,693 average AGI)
to Monroe County, NY  0.37% ($32,157)
to Livingston County, NY  0.36% ($24,492)


Strongest AM radio stations in Caton:
  • WCBA (1350 AM; 1 kW; CORNING, NY)
  • WCLI (1450 AM; 1 kW; CORNING, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLNL (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE MEDIA, INC.)
  • WWLZ (820 AM; 4 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • WELM (1410 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LIMITED)
  • WEHH (1590 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA HTS/HORSEHEAD, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WABH (1380 AM; 10 kW; BATH, NY)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WATS (960 AM; 5 kW; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFLR (1570 AM; 5 kW; DUNDEE, NY; Owner: LAKES COUNTY COMMUNICATION CORP.)
  • WENY (1230 AM; 1 kW; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Caton:
  • WGMM (97.7 FM; BIG FLATS, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCBA-FM (98.7 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMTT (94.7 FM; TIOGA, PA; Owner: EUROPA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNKI (106.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • WSQE (91.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB. TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • WNBQ (92.3 FM; MANSFIELD, PA; Owner: FARM & HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W236AK (95.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: EUROPA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOKN (99.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WLVY (94.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WENY-FM (92.7 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W205BR (88.9 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WCIH (90.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WHGL-FM (100.3 FM; CANTON, PA; Owner: CANTROAIR COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WNGZ (104.9 FM; MONTOUR FALLS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • W201CO (88.1 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WDKC (101.5 FM; COVINGTON, PA; Owner: MID-ATLANTIC BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WREQ (96.9 FM; RIDGEBURY, PA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPGI (100.9 FM; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • WFLR-FM (95.9 FM; DUNDEE, NY; Owner: LAKES COUNTRY COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Caton:
  • WETM-TV (Channel 18; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WYDC (Channel 48; CORNING, NY; Owner: WYDC, INC.)
  • WENY-TV (Channel 36; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: LILLY BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • W26BF (Channel 26; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: WYDC, INC.)
  • W21BW (Channel 21; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK INC.)
  • W59DG (Channel 59; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W60AD (Channel 60; SAVONA, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • W20BL (Channel 20; BATH, NY; Owner: WYDC, INC.)

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