Glen, New York

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Population in July 2008: 2,135. Population change since 2000: -3.9%

Males: 1,116	(52.3%)
Females: 1,019	(47.7%)

Median resident age:	37.1 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,203 (it was $41,307 in 2000)

Glen:	$51,203
New York:	$53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,623

Glen:	$22,623
New York:	$29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $122,140 (it was $67,700 in 2000)

Glen:	$122,140
New York:	$311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $134,065; Detached houses: $142,639; Townhouses or other attached units: $43,753; In 2-unit structures: $143,653; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $292,561; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $157,529; Mobile homes: $34,477

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Races in Glen:

White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
Hispanic (2.3%)
Black (2.0%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Asian Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Glen: 84.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.6%), Irish (16.2%), Italian (14.8%), Polish (10.5%), English (8.6%), Dutch (7.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 38.7 square miles.

Population density: 55 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Glen

High school or higher: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
Unemployed: 5.9%
Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Glen town

Never married: 26.1%
Now married: 55.2%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 7.0%
Divorced: 9.0%

11 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.5%
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:

Glen:	2.1% ($1,448)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Schenectady, NY (22.8 miles , pop. 61,821).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (145.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Fultonville, NY (1.5 miles ), Fonda, NY (1.7 miles ), Mohawk, NY (1.7 miles ), Tribes Hill, NY (2.0 miles ), Johnstown, NY (2.5 miles ), Fort Johnson, NY (2.6 miles ), Charleston, NY (2.6 miles ), Florida, NY (2.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 8 buildings, average cost: $56,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $72,000
1998: 1 building, cost: $72,000
1999: 1 building, cost: $72,000
2000: 1 building, cost: $72,000
2001: 1 building, cost: $72,000
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $200,000
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $200,000
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $200,000
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $200,000
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $200,000
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $200,000
2008: 1 building, cost: $200,000

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 42.92 N, Longitude: 74.35 W

Area code: 518

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Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Construction (14%)
Educational services (8%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Educational services (13%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Average climate in Glen, New York

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Glen-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 46% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.7 miles away from the Glen town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/16/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.9 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Glen-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 86% 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 71.8 miles away from Glen center
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 25.7 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 71.7 miles away from the city center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 24.6 miles away from Glen center
On 7/31/1997 at 07:15:29, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.4 miles away from Glen center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Glen:

AMSTERDAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; AMSTERDAM, NY)
ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; AMSTERDAM, NY)
NATHAN LITTAUER HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; GLOVERSVILLE, NY)

Amtrak station near Glen:

8 miles: AMSTERDAM (RAILROAD & W. MAIN STS.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Glen:

SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT COBLESKILL (about 18 miles; COBLESKILL, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,208)
SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,316)
UNION COLLEGE (about 23 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,315)
EXCELSIOR COLLEGE (about 30 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,096)
THE COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE (about 30 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT enrollment: 3,116)
SUNY AT ALBANY (about 31 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT enrollment: 14,168)
SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE (about 32 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 4,499)

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Notable location: Square Barn Corners (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Glen include: Reparatrix Convent (A), Auriesville Shrine (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Creeks: Auries Creek (A), Revine Creek (B), Irish Creek (C), Schoharie Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	72.6%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.3%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	6.0%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	2.1%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Glen, NY

People in group quarters in Glen

125 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
11 people in nursing homes
10 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Glen compared to New York state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Montgomery County New York:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (56%) Utility gas (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Electricity (5%) Wood (4%) Coal or coke (1%)

Religion statistics for Glen

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Reformed Church in America	United Methodist Church	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents	69.5%	9.2%	7.3%	5.6%	1.6%
Congregations	18.5%	10.8%	21.5%	16.9%	1.5%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Episcopal Church	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Other religions
Adherents	1.5%	1.0%	0.9%	0.4%	3.1%
Congregations	3.1%	1.5%	3.1%	1.5%	21.5%

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.

5.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,833 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.71%
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 Fulton County, NY	1.32% ($29,100 average AGI)
from Schenectady County, NY	0.69% ($34,279)
from Saratoga County, NY	0.47% ($38,215)

6.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,875 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.19%
New York average:	6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($133 average AGI)
Montgomery County: 0.05%
New York average: 0.10%

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

to Fulton County, NY	1.54% ($28,757 average AGI)
to Schenectady County, NY	0.67% ($29,939)
to Albany County, NY	0.48% ($30,255)

Strongest AM radio stations in Glen:

WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WIZR (930 AM; 1 kW; JOHNSTOWN, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WBUG (1570 AM; 1 kW; AMSTERDAM, NY; Owner: ROSER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
WENT (1340 AM; 1 kW; GLOVERSVILLE, NY; Owner: WHITNEY RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
WFNY (1440 AM; 1 kW; GLOVERSVILLE, NY; Owner: MICHAEL A. SLEEZER)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCSS (1490 AM; 1 kW; AMSTERDAM, NY; Owner: WEBER COMM. OF AMSTERDAM, INC.)
WOFX (980 AM; 5 kW; TROY, NY)
WROW (590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WABY (1160 AM; 5 kW; MECHANICVILLE, NY; Owner: ANASTOS MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Glen:

WQBJ (103.5 FM; COBLESKILL, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)
WBKK (97.7 FM; AMSTERDAM, NY; Owner: GEM ASSOCIATES, L. P.)
WBUG-FM (101.1 FM; FORT PLAIN, NY; Owner: ROSER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
WJIV (101.9 FM; CHERRY VALLEY, NY; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
WPGL (90.7 FM; PATTERSONVILLE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
WMYY (97.3 FM; SCHOHARIE, NY; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
WAJZ (96.3 FM; VOORHEESVILLE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WYJB (95.5 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WZMR (104.9 FM; ALTAMONT, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WGNA-FM (107.7 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)
WMHT-FM (89.1 FM; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
WRVE (99.5 FM; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPYX (106.5 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVCR-FM (88.3 FM; LOUDONVILLE, NY; Owner: SIENA COLLEGE)
WFLY (92.3 FM; TROY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WGKR (105.3 FM; GRAND GORGE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
WCAN (93.3 FM; CANAJOHARIE, NY; Owner: W A M C)
WXLG (89.9 FM; NORTH CREEK, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Glen:

WYPX (Channel 55; AMSTERDAM, NY; Owner: PAXSON ALBANY LICENSE, INC.)
WKTV (Channel 2; UTICA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
WFNY-CA (Channel 49; GLOVERSVILLE, NY; Owner: MICHAEL A. SLEEZER)
WNYT (Channel 13; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WNYT-TV, LLC)
WEWB-TV (Channel 45; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: WEWB, L.L.C.)
WRGB (Channel 6; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC)
WMHT (Channel 17; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
WTEN (Channel 10; ALBANY, NY; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF ALBANY, INC.)
WXXA-TV (Channel 23; ALBANY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 22
Total length: 131 meters (430ft)
Total costs: $30,275,000
Total average daily traffic: 167,844
Total average daily truck traffic: 17,247

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1910-1919: 1
1920-1929: 4
1930-1939: 3
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 8
1960-1969: 1
1970-1979: 0
1980-1989: 1
1990-1999: 2
2000-2009: 2

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Glen, NY

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

STATION, Hub On Route 121 2.1 Mi Se Of, Overall height: 48.8 m, Call Sign: WNER408, Licensee ID: L00075685
Assigned Frequencies : 2134.80 MHz, 2138.00 MHz, 2141.20 MHz, 2131.60 MHz
Grant Date: 05/09/2008, Expiration Date: 05/12/2018
Registrant: County Of Montgomery, County Office Bldg, Fultonville, NY 12072, Phone: (518) 853-4011

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