Caton, New York

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Population in July 2008: 2,123. Population change since 2000: +1.2%

Males: 1,062	(50.0%)
Females: 1,061	(50.0%)

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

Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,033 (it was $45,875 in 2000)

Caton:	$53,033
New York:	$53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,216

Caton:	$23,216
New York:	$29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $101,066 (it was $77,300 in 2000)

Caton:	$101,066
New York:	$311,000

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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: 82.4 (low, 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

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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:	2.4% ($1,820)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NY (51.8 miles , pop. 56,298).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (82.3 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (173.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: South Corning, NY (2.2 miles ), Corning, NY (2.4 miles ), Lindley, NY (2.5 miles ), Corning, NY (2.6 miles ), Lawrenceville borough, PA (2.6 miles ), Riverside, NY (2.7 miles ), Big Flats, NY (2.8 miles ), Painted Post, NY (2.8 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
2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $352,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

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%)

Average climate in Caton, New York

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Caton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 44% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.9 miles away from the Caton town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 8/30/1955, a category 3 tornado 19.7 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Caton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 96% 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 66.3 miles away from Caton center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 27.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 93.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Caton:

CORNING HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; CORNING, NY)
ARNOT OGDEN MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; ELMIRA, NY)
ELMIRA PSYCH CENTER (about 13 miles; ELMIRA, NY)

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 37 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 6,052)
CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 39 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 12,036)
CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 39 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 7,413)
SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT ALFRED (about 41 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 2007:

This town:	7.5%
Whole state:	14.6%

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

This town:	3.8%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Caton, NY

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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Steuben County New York:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (40%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%) Wood (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Electricity (5%) Coal or coke (5%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Caton

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	The Wesleyan Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	47.9%	16.4%	7.6%	5.4%	4.8%
Congregations	11.7%	23.4%	5.1%	10.9%	8.0%

Name	Episcopal Church	Assemblies of God	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Salvation Army	Other religions
Adherents	4.0%	1.8%	1.4%	1.3%	9.4%
Congregations	4.4%	4.4%	5.1%	1.5%	25.5%

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.

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)
WATS (960 AM; 5 kW; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WENY (1230 AM; 1 kW; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)
WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)

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)
WENY-FM (92.7 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WOKN (99.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
WLVY (94.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
W236AK (95.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: EUROPA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W205BR (88.9 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
WCIH (90.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
W201CO (88.1 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.)
WREQ (96.9 FM; RIDGEBURY, PA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDKC (101.5 FM; COVINGTON, PA; Owner: MID-ATLANTIC BROADCASTING, INC)
WPGI (100.9 FM; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
WCIK (103.1 FM; BATH, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Caton:

WETM-TV (Channel 18; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
WENY-TV (Channel 36; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: LILLY BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WYDC (Channel 48; CORNING, NY; Owner: WYDC, INC.)
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.)

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

Caton, New York:

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

Caton fatal accident list:
Apr 25, 2007 04:30 AM, Sr-225, Cr-40a, Lat: 42.091336, Lon: -77.041283, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 27, 2007 09:10 AM, Hendy Hollow Rd, Lat: 42.071989, Lon: -76.981436, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $1,284,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,218
Total average daily truck traffic: 263
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 4,319

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

Fire Station Sr 225, Call Sign: KWX605, Licensee ID: L00027573
Assigned Frequencies : 46.4000 MHz
Grant Date: 01/01/2004, Expiration Date: 03/03/2014
Registrant: Caton Volunteer Fire Company Inc, 3 E Pulteney Sq, Bath, NY 14810
Marsh Rd, Call Sign: KNFC384
Assigned Frequencies : 154.515 MHz
Grant Date: 12/19/1996, Expiration Date: 03/05/2002, Cancelation Date: 05/05/2002
Registrant: T & T Bus Company Inc, Rd 1 Caton Rd, Corning, NY 14830, Phone: (607) 524-6693
Cram Sta Browntown Rd, Call Sign: WNHS489
Assigned Frequencies : 173.203 MHz
Grant Date: 02/06/2002, Expiration Date: 12/11/2011
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairifield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440

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