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Hamilton County

Population in July 2008: 349. Population change since 2000: -11.0%
 

Males: 163  (46.9%)
Females: 186  (53.1%)

Median resident age:  41.3 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,810 (it was $32,000 in 2000)
Hope:  $39,810
New York:  $53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,674
Hope:  $19,674
New York:  $29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $98,835 (it was $63,200 in 2000)
Hope:  $98,835
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $136,088; Detached houses: $138,581; Townhouses or other attached units: $494,468; Mobile homes: $37,000

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Races in Hope:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)

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

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Ancestries: Irish (30.9%), German (25.0%), Dutch (17.1%), English (15.1%), Italian (7.9%), French (6.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 40.7 square miles.

Population density: 8.6 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Hope

  • High school or higher: 75.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 13.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hope town

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 55.4%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 12.9%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.3%
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:

Hope:  1.4% ($881)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Schenectady, NY (37.4 miles , pop. 61,821).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (170.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Benson, NY (2.3 miles ), Northville, NY (2.4 miles ), Northampton, NY (2.7 miles ), Edinburg, NY (2.9 miles ), Wells, NY (3.1 miles ), Day, NY (3.2 miles ), Bleecker, NY (3.7 miles ), Mayfield, NY (3.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $125,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $107,500
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $107,500
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $222,500
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $222,500

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 43.31 N, Longitude: 74.21 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 518

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (18%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Drugs and druggists' sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Printing and related support activities (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)



Average climate in Hope, New York

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Hope-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 60% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 36.7 miles away from the Hope 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 31.4 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hope-area historical earthquake activity is above New York state average. It is 83% 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 45.3 miles away from Hope center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 85.3 miles away from the city 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 52.4 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 44.6 miles away from Hope center
On 4/20/2002 at 11:04:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.9 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 90.8 miles away from Hope center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Hope:
  • NATHAN LITTAUER HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; GLOVERSVILLE, NY)
  • FOUR WINDS (about 28 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY)
  • SARATOGA HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hope:
  • ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; QUEENSBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,182)
  • SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE (about 28 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 4,499)
  • SKIDMORE COLLEGE (about 28 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 2,317)
  • UNION COLLEGE (about 36 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,315)
  • SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,316)
  • HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; HERKIMER, NY; FT enrollment: 2,141)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT COBLESKILL (about 46 miles; COBLESKILL, NY; FT enrollment: 2,208)

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Notable locations in Hope: Hope Falls (A), Brownell Camp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Lakes: Middle Lake (A), Murphy Lake (B), Bennett Lake (C), Jerry Vly (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Bear Creek (A), Doig Creek (B), Petes Creek (C), Tenant Creek (D), Groff Creek (E), East Stony Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  73.5%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.5%
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: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  12.4%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  0.5%
Whole state:  7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hope, NY



Hope 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.
  • Median age above 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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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Hamilton County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (74%)
  • Wood (16%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)


Religion statistics for Hope

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist Church The Wesleyan ChurchEvangelical Free Church of AmericaOther religions
Adherents67.8%15.2%8.7%3.5%4.8%
Congregations36.0%24.0%8.0%4.0%28.0%
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.


6.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,014 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.79%
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  0.82% ($24,588 average AGI)


6.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,608 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.88%
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 Fulton County, NY  0.63% ($24,308 average AGI)
to Warren County, NY  0.58% ($28,917)
to Herkimer County, NY  0.53% ($3,636)


Strongest AM radio stations in Hope:
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WABY (1160 AM; 5 kW; MECHANICVILLE, NY; Owner: ANASTOS MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
  • WOFX (980 AM; 5 kW; TROY, NY)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WROW (590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hope:
  • WXLG (89.9 FM; NORTH CREEK, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKBE (100.3 FM; WARRENSBURG, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCKM-FM (99.1 FM; LAKE GEORGE, NY; Owner: ENTERTRONICS, INC.)
  • WNYQ (105.7 FM; QUEENSBURY, NY; Owner: VOX NEW YORK, L.L.C.)
  • WBAR-FM (94.7 FM; LAKE LUZERNE, NY; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WFFG-FM (107.1 FM; CORINTH, NY; Owner: VOX NEW YORK, L.L.C.)
  • WCQL (95.9 FM; GLENS FALLS, NY; Owner: ENTERTRONICS, INC.)
  • WXLH (91.3 FM; BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
  • WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKRD (93.7 FM; SCOTIA, NY; Owner: DOT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBKK (97.7 FM; AMSTERDAM, NY; Owner: GEM ASSOCIATES, L. P.)
  • WNGN (91.9 FM; ARGYLE, NY; Owner: NORTHEAST GOSPEL BROADCASTING INC)
  • 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.)
  • WSSK (89.7 FM; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WQBJ (103.5 FM; COBLESKILL, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Hope:
  • 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)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total costs: $1,620,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,762
Total average daily truck traffic: 130
Total future (year 2019) average daily traffic: 2,036

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