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Cortland County

Population in July 2008: 809. Population change since 2000: +2.5%
 

Males: 434  (53.7%)
Females: 375  (46.3%)

Median resident age:  33.7 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,705 (it was $34,327 in 2000)
Freetown:  $42,705
New York:  $53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,759
Freetown:  $16,759
New York:  $29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $91,172 (it was $58,300 in 2000)
Freetown:  $91,172
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $114,396; Detached houses: $135,674; In 2-unit structures: $108,214; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $137,370; Mobile homes: $40,357

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Races in Freetown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Freetown: 83.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (22.8%), German (17.1%), Irish (14.8%), United States (7.7%), French (7.4%), Italian (5.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 25.5 square miles.

Population density: 32 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Freetown

  • High school or higher: 76.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 9.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Freetown town

  • Never married: 22.0%
  • Now married: 60.7%
  • Separated: 3.2%
  • Widowed: 3.7%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

11 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.4%
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:

Freetown:  2.7% ($1,571)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NY (28.9 miles , pop. 56,298).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (92.0 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (160.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Solon, NY (2.1 miles ), Cincinnatus, NY (2.1 miles ), McGraw, NY (2.4 miles ), Marathon, NY (2.4 miles ), Taylor, NY (2.7 miles ), Virgil, NY (2.7 miles ), Willet, NY (2.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $87,400
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $91,700
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $91,700
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $91,700
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $91,700
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $86,500
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $101,200
  • 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $64,700
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $97,700
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $97,700
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 42.53 N, Longitude: 76.02 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 607

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)



Average climate in Freetown, New York

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Freetown-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 32.7 miles away from the Freetown town center injured 12 people and caused $3 million in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 38.2 miles away from the town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Freetown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 68.5 miles away from Freetown center
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 96.2 miles away from the city center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 71.5 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 82.2 miles away from Freetown center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi) earthquake occurred 96.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Freetown:
  • CORTLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; CORTLAND, NY)
  • CHENANGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; NORWICH, NY)
  • CAYUGA MEDICAL CENTER AT ITHACA (about 26 miles; ITHACA, NY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Freetown:
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 8 miles; CORTLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,187)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 25 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 12,036)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 25 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 7,413)
  • ITHACA COLLEGE (about 26 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 6,052)
  • SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 31 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 11,498)
  • BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 4,081)
  • COLGATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; HAMILTON, NY; FT enrollment: 2,792)

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Cemeteries: Freetown Cemetery (1), Turner Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Moscript Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  3.0 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  77.5%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  11.6%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  13.3%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.5%
Whole state:  7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Freetown, NY



Freetown 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 below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Cortland County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
  • Wood (21%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Solar energy (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)


Religion statistics for Freetown

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAUnited Church of ChristGeneral Association of Regular Baptist Churches
Adherents42.1%19.4%8.1%5.8%5.5%
Congregations13.0%22.2%7.4%5.6%9.3%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal ChurchSalvation ArmyChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents4.8%2.6%1.7%1.7%8.3%
Congregations9.3%3.7%1.9%1.9%25.9%
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.


5.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,570 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.89%
New York average:  5.41%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($254 average AGI)
Cortland County:  0.09%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Tompkins County, NY  1.04% ($30,489 average AGI)
from Onondaga County, NY  0.64% ($34,796)
from Cayuga County, NY  0.41% ($26,333)


6.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,035 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.29%
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 Tompkins County, NY  1.00% ($29,568 average AGI)
to Onondaga County, NY  0.66% ($46,378)
to Broome County, NY  0.41% ($27,186)


Strongest AM radio stations in Freetown:
  • WKRT (920 AM; 1 kW; CORTLAND, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WINR (680 AM; 5 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WNBF (1290 AM; 9 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTKO (1470 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WENE (1430 AM; 5 kW; ENDICOTT, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEBO (1330 AM; 5 kW; OWEGO, NY; Owner: TIOGA MEDIA, INC.)
  • WYOS (1360 AM; 5 kW; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Freetown:
  • WIII (99.9 FM; CORTLAND, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYXL (97.3 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WXHC (101.5 FM; HOMER, NY; Owner: EVES BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHWK (98.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBKT (95.3 FM; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
  • WAAL (99.1 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSKG-FM (89.3 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB.TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • WPHR (106.9 FM; AUBURN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSQX-FM (91.5 FM; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CNCL.)
  • WMXW (103.3 FM; VESTAL, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCNY-FM (91.3 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: THE PUB. B/C COUNC. OF CEN. NY, INC.)
  • WKXZ (93.9 FM; NORWICH, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC)
  • WNTQ (93.1 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMHR (102.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WWYL (104.1 FM; CHENANGO BRIDGE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWDG (105.1 FM; DERUYTER, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKGB-FM (92.5 FM; CONKLIN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLTB (101.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, NY; Owner: GM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYYY (94.5 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Freetown:
  • WIXT-TV (Channel 9; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
  • WCNY-TV (Channel 24; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK)
  • WSYT (Channel 68; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSYT LICENSEE L.P.)
  • WSTM-TV (Channel 3; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSTM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
  • WNYS-TV (Channel 43; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RKM MEDIA, INC.)
  • WSKG-TV (Channel 46; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • WICZ-TV (Channel 40; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: STAINLESS BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • WTVH (Channel 5; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WTVH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WBNG-TV (Channel 12; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • W26BS (Channel 14; BINGHAMTON, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $687,000
Total average daily traffic: 307
Total average daily truck traffic: 21
Total future (year 2018) average daily traffic: 369

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