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Population in July 2007: 1,521. Population change since 2000: +2.9%
 

Males: 761  (50.0%)
Females: 760  (50.0%)
Median resident age:  45.8 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,100 (it was $36,481 in 2000)
Horicon  $44,100
New York:  $53,514

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $193,700 (it was $103,300 in 2000)
Horicon  $193,700
New York:  $311,000

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Races in Horicon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Horicon: 87.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: English (15.3%), Irish (14.9%), German (13.2%), United States (10.7%), French (10.1%), Italian (6.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1516 feet

Land area: 66.1 square miles.

Population density: 23 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Horicon

  • High school or higher: 81.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Horicon town

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 62.4%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

31 residents are foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.3% Latin America).

This town:  2.1%
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:

Horicon:  1.2% ($1,194)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Schenectady, NY (63.7 miles , pop. 61,821).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (197.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Chester, NY (7.9 miles ), Schroon, NY (9.8 miles ), Bolton, NY (11.1 miles ), Warrensburg, NY (13.6 miles ), Hague, NY (14.9 miles ), Thurman, NY (17.1 miles ), Lake George, NY (18.9 miles ).

Latitude: 43.70 N, Longitude: 73.74 W


Horicon household income distribution Horicon home values distribution



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)


Horicon-area historical tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/11/1976, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 26.6 miles away from the Horicon town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/24/1960, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 54.3 miles away from the town center injured 9 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Horicon:
  • MOSES-LUDINGTON HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; TICONDEROGA, NY)
  • GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; GLENS FALLS, NY)
  • ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, NY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Horicon:
  • FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 28 miles; GLENS FALLS, NY; ID: GFL)
  • RUTLAND STATE (about 57 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
  • BURLINGTON INTL (about 67 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; ID: BTV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Horicon:
  • SCHROON LAKE (about 10 miles; SCHROON LAKE, NY; ID: 4B7)
  • FAIR HAVEN MUNI (about 34 miles; FAIR HAVEN, VT; ID: 1B3)
  • MARCY FIELD (about 36 miles; KEENE, NY; ID: 1I1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Horicon:
  • ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; QUEENSBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,182)
  • SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 4,499)
  • SKIDMORE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 2,317)
  • MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; FT enrollment: 2,265)
  • UNION COLLEGE (about 62 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,315)
  • SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,316)
  • SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 68 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)

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

Lakes and swamps: Crab Pond (A), Duck Pond (B), Streeter Pond (C), Valentine Pond (D), Smith Pond (E), Chub Pond (F), Sherman Lake (G), Long Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Brook (A), Lily Pond Brook (B), Red Fin Brook (C), Pharoah Lake Brook (D), Desolate Brook (E), Spuytenduivel Brook (F), Chester Creek (G), Wolf Pond Brook (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  69.6%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.3%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  9.7%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.2%
Whole state:  7.4%

Horicon compared to New York state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Warren County New York:




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7.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,678 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.69%
New York average:  5.41%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($147 average AGI)
Warren County:  0.06%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Saratoga County, NY  2.01% ($36,567 average AGI)
from Washington County, NY  1.72% ($26,520)
from Albany County, NY  0.25% ($46,862)


7.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,220 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.24%
New York average:  6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($258 average AGI)
Warren County:  0.05%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Saratoga County, NY  1.86% ($34,700 average AGI)
to Washington County, NY  1.69% ($32,276)
to Albany County, NY  0.24% ($33,641)


Strongest AM radio stations in Horicon:
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WIRD (920 AM; 5 kW; LAKE PLACID, NY; Owner: RADIO LAKE PLACID INC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • 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)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WVMT (620 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: SISON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Horicon:
  • 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.)
  • WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBAR-FM (94.7 FM; LAKE LUZERNE, NY; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXAL-FM (93.7 FM; ADDISON, VT; Owner: ADDISON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCQL (95.9 FM; GLENS FALLS, NY; Owner: ENTERTRONICS, INC.)
  • WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXLH (91.3 FM; BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
  • WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
  • WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
  • WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WNGN (91.9 FM; ARGYLE, NY; Owner: NORTHEAST GOSPEL BROADCASTING INC)
  • WEXP (101.5 FM; BRANDON, VT; Owner: VOX VERMONT, L.L.C.)
  • WFFG-FM (107.1 FM; CORINTH, NY; Owner: VOX NEW YORK, L.L.C.)
  • WKRD (93.7 FM; SCOTIA, NY; Owner: DOT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)





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