For population 15 years and over in Fort Drum CDP:
Never married: 42.7%
Now married: 51.3%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 0.1%
Divorced: 3.7%
1,040 residents are foreign born (3.8% Latin America, 1.9% Europe, 1.6% Asia).
This place:
8.6%
New York:
20.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $-1 (100.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $-1 (100.0%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clay, NY (65.2 miles , pop. 58,805).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (110.7 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (240.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Fort Drum-area historical earthquake activity is below New York state average. It is 93% 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 70.7 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 74.9 miles away from Fort Drum 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 80.7 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) earthquake occurred 34.6 miles away from the city center On 8/30/2007 at 03:47:45, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 72.1 miles away from Fort Drum center On 10/13/1997 at 23:06:40, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 MD, Depth: 2.6 mi) earthquake occurred 45.1 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Washington County (11) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Blizzard: 1, Earthquake: 1, Hurricane: 1, Power Outage: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Drum:
"CARTHAGE AREA HOSPITAL, INC" (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 9 miles away; CARTHAGE, NY)
SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; WATERTOWN, NY)
"RIVER HOSPITAL, INC" (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; ALEXANDRIA BAY, NY)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.0%
(15.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 15.9% for Black residents, 15.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 2.1% for other race residents, 33.9% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
3.2 people
New York:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
88.4%
Whole state:
64.6%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
0.8%
Whole state:
5.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
KeyBank National Association: Memorial Drive Branch at 10760 South Memorial Drive, branch established on 1989/05/22. Info updated 2008/03/03: Bank assets: $86,198.8 mil, Deposits: $64,214.8 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1067 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (62%)
Electricity (33%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
Other fuel (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Washington County New York:
2008 Presidential Election results in Washington County New York:
Religion statistics for Fort Drum (based on Washington County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.97%
Here
39.0%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Episcopal Church
Adherents
58.2%
17.7%
7.4%
7.2%
3.2%
Congregations
12.7%
26.8%
16.9%
14.1%
9.9%
Name
Assemblies of God
The Wesleyan Church
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Reformed Church in America
Other
Adherents
1.3%
1.1%
0.9%
0.7%
2.3%
Congregations
4.2%
2.8%
1.4%
1.4%
9.9%
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: 12
Washington County:
1.92 / 10,000 pop.
New York:
4.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27
Washington County:
4.32 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 47
Here:
7.51 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.82 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
8.1%
New York:
8.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Washington County:
26.7%
New York:
23.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
17.1%
State:
15.6%
6.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,290 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.70%
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:
WWNY-TV (Channel 7; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WWTI (Channel 50; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
WPBS-TV (Channel 16; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TV COUNCIL, INC)
WNYF-CA (Channel 25; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WBQZ-LP (Channel 34; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: ANTHONY DiMARCANTONIO)
WLOT-LP (Channel 66; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: R. ANTHONY DiMARCANTONIO)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 25 Total length: 33 meters (108ft) Total costs: $583,000 Total average daily traffic: 879 Total average daily truck traffic: 52 Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 1,319
