Clifton, New York

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Population in July 2009: 771. Population change since 2000: -2.5%

Males: 387	(50.3%)
Females: 384	(49.7%)

Median resident age:	42.4 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $44,755 (it was $33,950 in 2000)

Clifton:	$44,755
New York:	$54,659

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $20,346

Clifton town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $54,213 (it was $39,900 in 2000)

Clifton:	$54,213
New York:	$306,000

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $97,265; Detached houses: $97,557; In 2-unit structures: $6,923; Mobile homes: $128,853; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $38,079

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White alone - 758 (95.8%)
Hispanic - 12 (1.5%)
Two or more races - 10 (1.3%)
American Indian alone - 9 (1.1%)
Other race alone - 2 (0.3%)

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

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Clifton: 95.3 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (19.1%), English (18.0%), Irish (16.9%), United States (10.1%), German (9.4%), French Canadian (6.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 135.1 square miles.

Population density: 5.7 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Clifton:

High school or higher: 84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
Unemployed: 12.6%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Clifton town:

Never married: 23.6%
Now married: 57.8%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 12.1%
Divorced: 4.1%

12 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.5%
New York:	20.4%

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

Clifton town:	1.7% ($683)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Utica, NY (78.6 miles , pop. 60,651).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (151.6 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (239.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Star Lake, NY (2.4 miles ), Fine, NY (2.6 miles ), Clare, NY (3.4 miles) , Russell, NY (4.0 miles ), Pitcairn, NY (4.1 miles ), Edwards, NY (4.1 miles ), Piercefield, NY (4.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $52,500
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $72,300
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $72,700
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $72,700
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $94,300
2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $23,200
2005: 1 building, cost: $125,000
2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $161,400
2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $187,500
2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $160,000
2009: 3 buildings, average cost: $160,000
2010: 3 buildings, average cost: $160,000
2011: 3 buildings, average cost: $160,000

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Latitude: 44.21 N, Longitude: 74.95 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 315

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Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	10.8%
New York:	8.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Construction (21%)
Plastics and rubber products (16%)
Paper (10%)
Educational services (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Health care (33%)
Educational services (24%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Social assistance (6%)
U. S. Postal service (5%)
Paper (3%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Carpenters (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

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

Average climate in Clifton, New York

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Earthquake activity:

Clifton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 72% 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 35.1 miles away from the city 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 63.8 miles away from Clifton center
On 4/20/2000 at 08:46:55, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 39.0 miles away from the city 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 65.1 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 40.9 miles away from Clifton center
On 5/24/2002 at 23:46:00, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.1 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 66.1 miles away from the city 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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Hospitals/medical centers near Clifton:

CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; POTSDAM, NY)
EDWARD JOHN NOBLE HOSPITAL OF GOUVERNEUR (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, about 28 miles away; GOUVERNEUR, NY)
LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 39 miles away; LOWVILLE, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Clifton, NY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clifton:

St Lawrence University (about 29 miles; Canton, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
SUNY College of Technology at Canton (about 30 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 2,572)
Clarkson University (about 32 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 3,129)
SUNY College at Potsdam (about 32 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 4,011)
Jefferson Community College (about 52 miles; Watertown, NY; FT enrollment: 2,024)
Utica College (about 80 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 2,258)
Mohawk Valley Community College-Utica Branch (about 80 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 4,403)

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Notable locations in Clifton: Cranberry Lake Campground (A), Cranberry Lake Biological Station (B), Clifton Community Library (C), Cranberry Lake Volunteer Fire and Rescue (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Cranberry Lake Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Silver Lake (A), Silver Leaf Pond (B), Simmons Pond (C), Slender Pond (D), Spectacle Pond (E), Spruce Pond (F), Sunny Pond (G), Tamarack Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Twin Ponds Outlet (A), Tooley Pond Outlet (B), Thomas Brook (C), Sucker Brook (D), Stony Brook (E), Sixmile Creek (F), Peavine Creek (G), Irish Brook (H), Dead Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

St. Lawrence County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 29.4. This is about average.

City:	29.4
U.S.:	32.0

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 31.8. This is significantly worse than average. There were 14 monitors within city limits.

City:	31.8
U.S.:	22.1

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	66.6%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.8%
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: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	17.4%
Whole state:	14.6%

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

This town:	6.0%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Clifton, NY

3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Clifton compared to New York state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above 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.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (73%)
Wood (13%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
Electricity (3%)

2004 Presidential Election results in St. Lawrence County New York:

2008 Presidential Election results in St. Lawrence County New York:

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Religion statistics for Clifton (based on St. Lawrence County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.12%

Here		46.1%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	United Church of Christ
Adherents	67.9%	11.3%	4.5%	3.1%	2.0%
Congregations	21.1%	21.1%	11.8%	6.2%	4.3%

Name	The Wesleyan Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Charismatic Churches Independent	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other
Adherents	1.9%	1.8%	1.1%	0.9%	5.5%
Congregations	5.0%	5.6%	0.6%	2.5%	21.7%

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: 28

St. Lawrence County:	2.55 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	4.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

This county:	0.09 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13

St. Lawrence County:	1.18 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 55

St. Lawrence County:	5.01 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.68 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 106

Here:	9.66 / 10,000 pop.
State:	8.82 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	8.5%
New York:	8.2%

Adult obesity rate:

St. Lawrence County:	29.6%
New York:	23.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	13.3%
State:	15.6%

4.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,907 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.20%
New York average:	5.41%

0.39% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,270 average AGI)
St. Lawrence County:
0.39%
New York average:
0.24%

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

from Jefferson County, NY	0.45% ($29,287 average AGI)
from Franklin County, NY	0.32% ($28,873)
from Onondaga County, NY	0.12% ($27,767)

4.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.66%
New York average:	6.26%

0.13% of residents moved to foreign countries ($942 average AGI)
St. Lawrence County:
0.13%
New York average:
0.10%

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

to Jefferson County, NY	0.42% ($30,758 average AGI)
to Franklin County, NY	0.29% ($27,648)
to Onondaga County, NY	0.23% ($27,894)

Strongest AM radio stations in Clifton:

WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WIRD (920 AM; 5 kW; LAKE PLACID, NY; Owner: RADIO LAKE PLACID INC)
WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WNER (1410 AM; 5 kW; WATERTOWN, NY)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
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.)
WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Clifton:

WRGR (102.3 FM; TUPPER LAKE, NY; Owner: RADIO LAKE PLACID, INC.)
WXLH (91.3 FM; BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
WYUL (94.7 FM; CHATEAUGAY, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WXLG (89.9 FM; NORTH CREEK, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
WBDI (106.7 FM; COPENHAGEN, NY; Owner: FORCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WJNY (90.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: PUBLIC B/CNG COUNCIL CENTRAL NY, INC)
WRCD (101.5 FM; CANTON, NY; Owner: RADIO POWER INC.)
WYSI (96.7 FM; CANTON, NY; Owner: RADIO POWER, INC.)
WGIX-FM (95.3 FM; GOUVERNEUR, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS NORTH, INC.)
WSLU (89.5 FM; CANTON, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Clifton:

WNPI-TV (Channel 18; NORWOOD, NY; Owner: ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TV COUNCIL, INC)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 17 meters (56ft)
Total costs: $2,707,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,404
Total average daily truck traffic: 411

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

Call Sign: KC2DCK, Licensee ID: L01356114
Grant Date: 01/03/2008, Expiration Date: 03/05/2018, Certifier: Jesse D Jensen
Registrant: Jesse D Jensen, 267 Field St, Clifton, NY 14432

Businesses in Clifton, NY

Burger King: 1

Top Patent Applicants

Jennifer L. Stanton (2)
Fei Han (1)
Xianrui Huang (1)
Yingfu Li (1)
Thomas Stemper (1)

Harry Kirk Mathews, Jr. (1)
Michael Krok (1)
Chun-Chen Yeh (1)
Paul Michael Szczesny (1)

Total of 10 patent applications in 2008-2013.

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