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Jefferson County

Population in July 2007: 841.
Males: 419  (49.9%)
Females: 422  (50.1%)

Median resident age:  35.7 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 13643.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,467 (it was $32,250 in 2000)
Great Bend:  $41,467
New York:  $53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,969
Great Bend:  $20,969
New York:  $29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $103,465 (it was $62,400 in 2000)
Great Bend:  $103,465
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $115,130; Detached houses: $129,100; Mobile homes: $31,895

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Races in Great Bend:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
  • Two or more races (3.2%)
  • American Indian (2.7%)
  • Black (2.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Great Bend: 82.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: United States (14.0%), Irish (11.9%), French (10.1%), German (10.0%), English (8.2%), Polish (5.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 5.87 square miles.

Population density: 143 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Great Bend

  • High school or higher: 81.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Great Bend CDP

  • Never married: 22.0%
  • Now married: 63.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

27 residents are foreign born (1.0% Africa, 0.9% North America, 0.7% Europe, 0.7% Asia).

This place:  3.4%
New York:  20.4%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Great Bend:  2.2% ($1,342)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clay, NY (65.9 miles , pop. 58,805).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (112.8 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (239.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Deferiet, NY (1.1 miles ), Fort Drum, NY (1.6 miles ), Herrings, NY (1.6 miles) , Black River, NY (2.2 miles ), Champion, NY (2.2 miles ), Wilna, NY (2.4 miles ), Le Ray, NY (2.4 miles ), Evans Mills, NY (2.5 miles ).

Latitude: 44.04 N, Longitude: 75.71 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 315

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Paper (16%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (21%)
  • Health care (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (7%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
  • Personal and laundry services (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (18%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)



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Great Bend-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 92% 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 68.2 miles away from Great Bend 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 72.5 miles away from the city 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 78.7 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 33.1 miles away from Great Bend center
On 8/30/2007 at 03:47:45, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 69.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/13/1997 at 23:06:40, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 MD, Depth: 2.6 mi) earthquake occurred 43.0 miles away from Great Bend 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 Great Bend:
  • CARTHAGE AREA HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; CARTHAGE, NY)
  • SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; WATERTOWN, NY)
  • LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; LOWVILLE, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Great Bend, NY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Great Bend:
  • JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; WATERTOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,454)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT POTSDAM (about 45 miles; POTSDAM, NY; FT enrollment: 3,885)
  • CLARKSON UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; POTSDAM, NY; FT enrollment: 2,832)
  • ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; CANTON, NY; FT enrollment: 2,010)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT OSWEGO (about 56 miles; OSWEGO, NY; FT enrollment: 7,138)
  • MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UTICA BRANCH (about 71 miles; UTICA, NY; FT enrollment: 3,768)
  • LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 72 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,517)

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.1%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.7%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  13.2%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.8%
Whole state:  7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Great Bend, NY



Great Bend compared to New York state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Great Bend travel time to work


Great Bend mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (36%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Wood (7%)


Religion statistics for Great Bend

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEpiscopal ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents62.8%13.6%4.3%3.2%2.8%
Congregations16.9%25.0%8.1%7.4%6.6%
NameUnited Church of ChristEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaAssemblies of GodChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents1.7%1.5%1.4%1.3%7.2%
Congregations3.7%2.2%5.1%1.5%23.5%
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.


10.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,663 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.85%
New York average:  5.41%

1.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,110 average AGI)
Jefferson County:  1.18%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from St. Lawrence County, NY  0.37% ($30,758 average AGI)
from Onondaga County, NY  0.31% ($29,643)
from Lewis County, NY  0.26% ($24,981)


12.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,883 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  12.24%
New York average:  6.26%

0.61% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,441 average AGI)
Jefferson County:  0.61%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to St. Lawrence County, NY  0.39% ($29,287 average AGI)
to Onondaga County, NY  0.37% ($30,144)
to Lewis County, NY  0.31% ($26,923)


Strongest AM radio stations in Great Bend:
  • WNER (1410 AM; 5 kW; WATERTOWN, NY)
  • WTNY (790 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
  • WATN (1240 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSCP (1070 AM; daytime; 3 kW; SANDY CREEK-PULASKI, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Great Bend:
  • WTOJ (103.1 FM; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFRY-FM (97.5 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
  • WBDI (106.7 FM; COPENHAGEN, NY; Owner: FORCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WWJS (90.1 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: LIBERTY COMMUNICATIONS FAMILY B/G)
  • WJNY (90.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: PUBLIC B/CNG COUNCIL CENTRAL NY, INC)
  • WSLJ (88.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
  • WRVJ (91.7 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WCIZ-FM (93.3 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
  • WLLG (99.3 FM; LOWVILLE, NY; Owner: THE FLACK BROADCASTING GROUP L.L.C.)
  • WOTT (100.7 FM; HENDERSON, NY; Owner: JEFFERSON BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Great Bend:
  • 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)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: N2VNR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00637701
    Grant Date: 03/25/2003, Expiration Date: 06/15/2013
    Registrant: Allan L Moseley, Box 166, Great Bend, NY 13643
  • Call Sign: WB2NAM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00808874
    Grant Date: 02/27/2004, Expiration Date: 05/24/2014
    Registrant: Wayne C Jackson, Box 58, Great Bend, NY 13643


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 7
  • Hazardous Condition: 4

Incident types - Great Bend


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Great Bend, NY

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