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Delaware County

Population in July 2007: 1,534. Population change since 2000: -3.9%
 

Males: 729  (47.5%)
Females: 805  (52.5%)
Median resident age:  45.7 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 13786.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,468 (it was $33,333 in 2000)
Harpersfield:  $41,468
New York:  $53,514

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $121,354 (it was $77,600 in 2000)
Harpersfield:  $121,354
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $171,411; Detached houses: $187,974; Townhouses or other attached units: $404,564; In 2-unit structures: $147,565; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $237,756; Mobile homes: $45,185
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Races in Harpersfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
  • Hispanic (3.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Black (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Harpersfield: 86.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: German (17.8%), Italian (16.6%), Irish (15.3%), English (10.9%), Polish (5.4%), United States (5.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 42.1 square miles.

Population density: 36 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Harpersfield

  • High school or higher: 76.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.8%
  • Unemployed: 12.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Harpersfield town

  • Never married: 20.2%
  • Now married: 64.6%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 4.2%

62 residents are foreign born (3.4% Europe).

This town:  3.9%
New York:  20.4%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Harpersfield, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Harpersfield to the number of sex offenders is 1534 to 1.

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

Harpersfield:  3.0% ($2,321)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Schenectady, NY (57.0 miles , pop. 61,821).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (122.2 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (122.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Stamford, NY (3.9 miles ), Hobart, NY (4.4 miles ), Stamford, NY (4.7 miles ), Jefferson, NY (6.5 miles ), Kortright, NY (8.7 miles ), Summit, NY (10.6 miles ), Worcester, NY (11.4 miles ), Blenheim, NY (12.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $60,000
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $55,600
  • 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $110,000
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $65,000
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $133,800
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $28,800
  • 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $94,700
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $193,400
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $165,000
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $213,300
  • 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $164,400

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Latitude: 42.44 N, Longitude: 74.67 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 607

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (21%)
  • Health care (20%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


Average climate in Harpersfield, New York

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Harpersfield-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.0 miles away from the Harpersfield town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.4 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused $800,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Harpersfield:
  • MARGARETVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MARGARETVILLE, NY)
  • O'CONNOR HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; DELHI, NY)
  • BASSETT HOSPITAL OF SCHOHARIE COUNTY (about 21 miles; COBLESKILL, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Harpersfield, NY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Harpersfield:
  • SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 52 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; ID: MSV)
  • ALBANY INTL (about 64 miles; ALBANY, NY; ID: ALB)
  • ONEIDA COUNTY (about 69 miles; UTICA, NY; ID: UCA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Harpersfield:
  • COOPERSTOWN-WESTVILLE (about 20 miles; COOPERSTOWN, NY; ID: K23)
  • MABEN (about 24 miles; LEXINGTON/PRATTSVILLE, NY; ID: N00)
  • SHARON (about 24 miles; SHARON SPRINGS, NY; ID: K31)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Harpersfield:
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT COBLESKILL (about 21 miles; COBLESKILL, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,208)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT ONEONTA (about 27 miles; ONEONTA, NY; FT enrollment: 5,333)
  • HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; HERKIMER, NY; FT enrollment: 2,141)
  • SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,316)
  • UNION COLLEGE (about 59 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,315)
  • MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UTICA BRANCH (about 59 miles; UTICA, NY; FT enrollment: 3,768)
  • EXCELSIOR COLLEGE (about 60 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,096)

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Cemeteries: Quaker Hill Cemetery (1), Bennett Cemetery (2), Titus Hill Cemetery (3), Stevens Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Clapper Lake (A), Rexmere Lakes (B), Odell Lake (C), Titus Lake (D), Utsayantha Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Basset Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Harpersfield and their reported violations in the past:

SHERRIS PLACE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • 4 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Harpersfield that have no violations reported:
  • HARPERSFIELD GENERAL STORE (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.4%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.4%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  18.3%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.5%
Whole state:  7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Harpersfield, NY


119 people in nursing homes
16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Harpersfield compared to New York state average:
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Delaware County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (65%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
  • Wood (12%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Utility gas (1%)

5.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,123 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.72%
New York average:  5.41%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($397 average AGI)
Delaware County:  0.07%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Otsego County, NY  1.00% ($28,455 average AGI)
from Chenango County, NY  0.42% ($24,942)
from Broome County, NY  0.30% ($29,000)


6.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,161 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.38%
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 Otsego County, NY  1.27% ($29,338 average AGI)
to Chenango County, NY  0.65% ($31,093)
to Broome County, NY  0.47% ($30,091)


Strongest AM radio stations in Harpersfield:
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WDLA (1270 AM; 5 kW; WALTON, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Harpersfield:
  • WGKR (105.3 FM; GRAND GORGE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WDHI (100.3 FM; DELHI, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • WJIV (101.9 FM; CHERRY VALLEY, NY; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
  • WRIP (97.9 FM; WINDHAM, NY; Owner: RIP RADIO, LLC)
  • WAMK (90.9 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: W A M C)
  • WFGB (89.7 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WMYY (97.3 FM; SCHOHARIE, NY; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSQC-FM (91.7 FM; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMM. COUNCIL)
  • WSRK (103.9 FM; ONEONTA, NY; Owner: ULTIMATE B/CASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WAJZ (96.3 FM; VOORHEESVILLE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBUG-FM (101.1 FM; FORT PLAIN, NY; Owner: ROSER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
  • WDLA-FM (92.1 FM; WALTON, NY; Owner: BANJO COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.)
  • W285AT (104.9 FM; STAMFORD, NY; Owner: ULTIMATE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC)



Harpersfield fatal accident list:
Jan 26, 2004 01:57 AM, Sr-23, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 12, 2004 07:00 AM, 29, Vrooman, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jun 12, 2004 06:56 AM, Austin Road, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 20, 2002 05:35 AM, Sr-23, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 13, 1999 11:40 AM, Sr-23, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KC2JXY, Licensee ID: L00540161
    Grant Date: 07/01/2002, Expiration Date: 07/01/2012, Certifier: Dennis F King
    Registrant: Dennis F King, 335 Gaffey Rd, Harpersfield, NY 13786

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