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Franklin County

Population in July 2008: 1,597. Population change since 2000: -2.9%
 

Males: 760  (47.6%)
Females: 837  (52.4%)

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

Zip codes: 12937.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,228 (it was $31,532 in 2000)
Fort Covington:  $39,228
New York:  $53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,295
Fort Covington:  $19,295
New York:  $29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $71,624 (it was $45,800 in 2000)
Fort Covington:  $71,624
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $103,891; Detached houses: $115,092; Townhouses or other attached units: $67,427; In 2-unit structures: $93,458; Mobile homes: $25,185

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Races in Fort Covington:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.8%)
  • American Indian (7.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Fort Covington: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (23.4%), French Canadian (17.3%), Irish (15.9%), English (10.5%), United States (6.7%), German (3.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 181 feet

Land area: 36.7 square miles.

Population density: 43 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fort Covington

  • High school or higher: 79.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Covington town

  • Never married: 24.3%
  • Now married: 58.8%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 7.4%

69 residents are foreign born (3.6% North America).

This town:  4.2%
New York:  20.4%


According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Fort Covington, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fort Covington to the number of sex offenders is 799 to 1.

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

Fort Covington:  2.0% ($905)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Utica, NY (134.2 miles , pop. 60,651).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (198.4 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (286.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Bombay, NY (2.2 miles ), Westville, NY (2.5 miles ), Bangor, NY (2.9 miles ), Brushton, NY (3.0 miles ), Moira, NY (3.1 miles ), Constable, NY (3.2 miles ), Brasher, NY (3.5 miles ), Malone, NY (3.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $47,500
  • 2004: 9 buildings, average cost: $75,800
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 44.96 N, Longitude: 74.50 W

Area code: 518

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (12%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (40%)
  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (3%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Cashiers (5%)



Average climate in Fort Covington, New York

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Fort Covington-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 67% 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 70.4 miles away from Fort Covington 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 50.7 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 51.7 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 71.3 miles away from Fort Covington 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 25.4 miles away from the city 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 51.6 miles away from Fort Covington 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 Fort Covington:
  • ALICE HYDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; MALONE, NY)
  • MASSENA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MASSENA, NY)
  • CANTON POTSDAM HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; POTSDAM, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Fort Covington, NY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Covington:
  • ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; CANTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,010)
  • CLARKSON UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; POTSDAM, NY; FT enrollment: 2,832)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT POTSDAM (about 44 miles; POTSDAM, NY; FT enrollment: 3,885)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 46 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; FT enrollment: 5,601)
  • SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 74 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)
  • UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 79 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
  • MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; FT enrollment: 2,265)
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Notable location: Cooks Corners (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Salmon River (A), Cold Spring Brook (B), Deer Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Fort Covington and their reported violations in the past:

GREAT VIEW MOTEL (Address: 2233 ROUTE 37, Population served: 45, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
MOIRA STORE (Population served: 26, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Notification, State - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (OCT-25-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-17-2005)
  • One regular monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  75.2%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.0%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  14.7%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  6.0%
Whole state:  7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fort Covington, NY



Fort Covington compared to New York state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Fort Covington (2009 data):
  • RBS Citizens, National Association: Fort Covington Branch at 25 Water Street, branch established on 1961-01-09. Info updated 2007-09-19: Bank assets: $129,726.0 mil, Deposits: $73,811.7 mil, headquarters in Providence, RI, negative income in the last year, 1175 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The



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2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County New York:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (85%)
  • Wood (11%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Electricity (2%)


Religion statistics for Fort Covington

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionEpiscopal ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents84.3%7.2%2.1%1.5%1.2%
Congregations38.5%21.5%7.7%6.2%7.7%
Name The Wesleyan ChurchUnited Church of ChristSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents1.0%0.8%0.5%0.5%1.1%
Congregations4.6%1.5%3.1%3.1%6.2%
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.


4.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,159 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.58%
New York average:  5.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from St. Lawrence County, NY  0.64% ($27,648 average AGI)
from Essex County, NY  0.53% ($31,655)
from Clinton County, NY  0.52% ($29,012)


5.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,183 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.02%
New York average:  6.26%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to St. Lawrence County, NY  0.72% ($28,873 average AGI)
to Essex County, NY  0.71% ($32,853)
to Clinton County, NY  0.67% ($29,136)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Covington:
  • 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.)
  • WMSA (1340 AM; 1 kW; MASSENA, NY; Owner: SEAWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYBG (1050 AM; 1 kW; MASSENA, NY)
  • WIRD (920 AM; 5 kW; LAKE PLACID, NY; Owner: RADIO LAKE PLACID INC)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVMT (620 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: SISON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEAV (960 AM; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTWK (1070 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Covington:
  • WYUL (94.7 FM; CHATEAUGAY, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WSLO (90.9 FM; MALONE, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
  • WCEL (91.9 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WVNV (96.5 FM; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fort Covington:
  • W14BU (Channel 14; MASSENA, NY; Owner: DAVID WELCH)
  • W25BX (Channel 25; MASSENA, NY; Owner: NELLIE GAJESKI)
  • W36BN (Channel 36; MASSENA, NY; Owner: NELLIE GAJESKI)
  • W65CR (Channel 65; MASSENA, NY; Owner: ROBERT G. JUILLERAT)
  • W20BA (Channel 20; MASSENA, NY; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WNPI-TV (Channel 18; NORWOOD, NY; Owner: ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TV COUNCIL, INC)
  • WNYF-LP (Channel 28; MASSENA, NY; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)


Fort Covington fatal accident list:
Sep 5, 2002 09:04 AM, Cr-3, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
Aug 26, 1980 08:40 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Aug 26, 1978 08:17 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 17
Total length: 31 meters (102ft)
Total costs: $10,449,000
Total average daily traffic: 19,988
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,695
Total future (year 2017) average daily traffic: 25,301

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1930-1939: 2
  • 1940-1949: 3
  • 1950-1959: 1
  • 1960-1969: 1
  • 1970-1979: 4
  • 1980-1989: 1
  • 1990-1999: 4
  • 2000-2009: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Fort Covington, NY

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Lat: 44.961500 Lon: -74.519389, Call Sign: WQAT485, Licensee ID: L00602218
    Assigned Frequencies : 72.1000 MHz, 72.2600 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/03/2004, Expiration Date: 08/03/2014, Certifier: Gerald Rufa
    Registrant: Salmon River Schools

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4
  • Call Sign: KA2MCI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01295200
    Grant Date: 06/19/2007, Expiration Date: 09/03/2017
    Registrant: Earl E Schell, 246 Foster Rd, Fort Covington, NY 12937
  • Call Sign: KB2ACU, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 02/05/1996, Expiration Date: 02/05/2006, Cancelation Date: 02/06/2008
    Registrant: Patricia I Gaglianese, Fort Covington, NY 12937
  • Call Sign: N2ZLX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00855157
    Grant Date: 04/28/2004, Expiration Date: 07/14/2014, Certifier: Jeffrey P Savage
    Registrant: Jeffrey P Savage, 142 Pike St, Fort Covington, NY 12937
  • Call Sign: AD7NS, Previous Call Sign: KE7KCQ, Licensee ID: L01224055
    Grant Date: 12/15/2006, Expiration Date: 12/15/2016, Certifier: Barbara L Taylor
    Registrant: Barbara L Taylor, 371 Frye Rd, Fort Covington, NY 12937


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: ENGINEERING & RESEARCH 415-C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 93826 , Serial Number: 1149, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 07/03/1956
    Registrant (Individual): Earl E Schell, 246 Foster Rd, Fort Covington, NY 12937


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 20
  • Hazardous Condition: 11
  • Good Intent Call: 2

Incident types - Fort Covington


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Fort Covington, NY

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