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Freedom, NY map Population (year 2000): 2,493. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,562 (+2.8% change)
 

Males: 1,267  (50.8%)
Females: 1,226  (49.2%)

Cattaraugus County

Median resident age:  35.3 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 14065.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,000 (it was $34,654 in 2000)
Freedom  $39,000
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $84,400 (it was $72,700 in 2000)
Freedom  $84,400
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Freedom:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (34.6%), English (15.7%), Irish (13.5%), Polish (10.5%), United States (7.4%), Italian (7.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 40.3 square miles.

Population density: 64 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Freedom

  • High school or higher: 75.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 14.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Freedom town

  • Never married: 26.7%
  • Now married: 56.3%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 4.2%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

21 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:

Freedom:  1.8% ($1,276)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hamburg, NY (38.4 miles , pop. 56,259).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Buffalo, NY (44.7 miles , pop. 292,648).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (279.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Farmersville, NY (5.5 miles ), Arcade, NY (5.9 miles ), Delevan, NY (8.0 miles ), Yorkshire, NY (8.3 miles ), Centerville, NY (8.4 miles ), Yorkshire, NY (8.6 miles ), Lime Lake-Machias, NY (8.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 20 buildings, average cost: $90,300
  • 1998: 33 buildings, average cost: $38,200
  • 1999: 25 buildings, average cost: $43,700
  • 2000: 21 buildings, average cost: $56,100
  • 2001: 21 buildings, average cost: $52,500
  • 2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $74,800
  • 2003: 12 buildings, average cost: $108,300
  • 2004: 9 buildings, average cost: $92,500
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $103,300
  • 2006: 17 buildings, average cost: $50,900
  • 2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $67,500

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Latitude: 42.47 N, Longitude: 78.36 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (18%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


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Freedom-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/24/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.3 miles away from the Freedom town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/20/1969, a category 3 tornado 24.1 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Freedom:
  • CUBA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 19 miles; CUBA, NY)
  • BERTRAND CHAFFEE HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; SPRINGVILLE, NY)
  • WYOMING COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; WARSAW, NY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Freedom:
  • BUFFALO NIAGARA INTL (about 40 miles; BUFFALO, NY; ID: BUF)
  • BRADFORD REGIONAL (about 50 miles; BRADFORD, PA; ID: BFD)
  • NIAGARA FALLS INTL (about 59 miles; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; ID: IAG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Freedom:
  • ARCADE TRI-COUNTY (about 8 miles; ARCADE, NY; ID: D23)
  • PLANE HAVEN (about 10 miles; CENTERVILLE, NY; ID: N01)
  • CATTARAUGUS COUNTY-OLEAN (about 17 miles; OLEAN, NY; ID: OLE)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Freedom:
  • SAINT BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; ST BONAVENTURE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,538)
  • ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 34 miles; ORCHARD PARK, NY; FT enrollment: 2,389)
  • GENESEE VALLEY BOCES (about 37 miles; BATAVIA, NY; FT enrollment: 3,249)
  • GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; BATAVIA, NY; FT enrollment: 2,942)
  • SUNY AT BUFFALO (about 42 miles; BUFFALO, NY; FT enrollment: 21,661)
  • ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 44 miles; WILLIAMSVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,464)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT ALFRED (about 44 miles; ALFRED, NY; FT enrollment: 2,588)

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Notable locations in Freedom: Scouthaven Camp (A), Elton Station (B), Camp Vick (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Freedom: Salem Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Maple Grove Cemetery (1), Siloam Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Skim Lake (A), Moores Pond (B), Beaver Lake (C), Crystal Lake (D), Burleson Pond (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.9 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  78.1%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.9%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  11.3%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.4%
Whole state:  7.4%

Freedom compared to New York state average:
  • Unemployed percentage above 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.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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4.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,497 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.58%
New York average:  5.41%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,494 average AGI)
Cattaraugus County:  0.06%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Erie County, NY  1.21% ($30,478 average AGI)
from Allegany County, NY  0.59% ($21,734)
from Chautauqua County, NY  0.47% ($24,071)


5.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,199 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.81%
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 Erie County, NY  1.16% ($27,241 average AGI)
to Chautauqua County, NY  0.62% ($26,697)
to Allegany County, NY  0.47% ($25,436)


Strongest AM radio stations in Freedom:
  • WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCJW (1140 AM; daytime; 3 kW; WARSAW, NY; Owner: LLOYD LANE, INCORPORATED)
  • WGGO (1590 AM; 5 kW; SALAMANCA, NY; Owner: CATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WXRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, NY; Owner: DOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNED (970 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY)
  • WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHLD (1270 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBEN (930 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WHHO (1320 AM; 5 kW; HORNELL, NY; Owner: BILBAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WSPQ (1330 AM; 1 kW; SPRINGVILLE, NY; Owner: HAWK COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Freedom:
  • WNSA (107.7 FM; WETHERSFIELD TWNSHP, NY; Owner: ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
  • WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBUF (92.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WPIG (95.7 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: ARROW COMMUNICATIONS OF N.Y., INC.)
  • WNED-FM (94.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/C ASSOC.)
  • WOLN (91.3 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WDCX (99.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WCOU (88.3 FM; WARSAW, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WQRT (98.3 FM; SALAMANCA, NY; Owner: CATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJSL (90.3 FM; HOUGHTON, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
  • WCID (89.1 FM; FRIENDSHIP, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WLOF (101.7 FM; ATTICA, NY; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMXO (101.5 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, LLC)
  • W213BC (90.5 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Freedom:
  • WKBW-TV (Channel 7; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WKBW-TV LICENSE, INC.)
  • WGRZ-TV (Channel 2; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
  • WNGS (Channel 67; SPRINGVILLE, NY; Owner: CAROLINE K. POWLEY D/B/A UNICORN/SPRINGVILLE)
  • WIVB-TV (Channel 4; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WNYO-TV (Channel 49; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: NEW YORK TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WPXJ-TV (Channel 51; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: PAXSON BUFFALO LICENSE, INC.)

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