Hornby, New York

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Population in July 2009: 1,759. Population change since 2000: +1.0%

Males: 856	(48.7%)
Females: 903	(51.3%)

Median resident age:	35.6 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $45,737 (it was $38,060 in 2000)

Hornby:	$45,737
New York:	$54,659

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $20,756

Hornby town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $76,181 (it was $59,200 in 2000)

Hornby:	$76,181
New York:	$306,000

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $95,986; Detached houses: $114,378; In 2-unit structures: $139,147; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $247,299; Mobile homes: $44,613

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White alone - 1,693 (97.2%)
Two or more races - 14 (0.8%)
Black alone - 13 (0.7%)
Asian alone - 10 (0.6%)
Hispanic - 7 (0.4%)
Other race alone - 4 (0.2%)
American Indian alone - 1 (0.06%)

Races in Hornby detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Hornby: 95.7 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (15.7%), English (14.3%), German (13.8%), Irish (13.0%), Italian (6.9%), Polish (3.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1516 feet

Land area: 40.9 square miles.

Population density: 43 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Hornby:

High school or higher: 81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
Unemployed: 5.8%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hornby town:

Never married: 21.8%
Now married: 60.4%
Separated: 3.0%
Widowed: 4.5%
Divorced: 10.4%

11 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.6%
New York:	20.4%

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

Hornby town:	2.8% ($1,671)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NY (52.1 miles , pop. 56,298).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (71.4 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (182.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Riverside, NY (2.4 miles ), Painted Post, NY (2.4 miles ), Corning, NY (2.4 miles ), Catlin, NY (2.5 miles ), South Corning, NY (2.7 miles ), Gang Mills, NY (2.7 miles ), Erwin, NY (2.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $63,800
1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $75,000
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $98,300
2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $78,300
2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $83,800
2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $119,400
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $116,000
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,700
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $67,500
2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $93,500
2007: 1 building, cost: $170,000
2008: 1 building, cost: $80,000
2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $97,500
2010: 1 building, cost: $180,000
2011: 4 buildings, average cost: $109,000

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Latitude: 42.23 N, Longitude: 77.03 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 607

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Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	9.6%
New York:	8.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Nonmetallic mineral products (20%)
Construction (13%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Machinery (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Educational services (13%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (13%)
Health care (12%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
U. S. Postal service (3%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Engineers (6%)
Life and physical scientists (4%)
Carpenters (4%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

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Average climate in Hornby, New York

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Tornado activity:

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

On 8/30/1955, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.0 miles away from the Hornby town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category F3 tornado 22.4 miles away from the town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Hornby-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/12/1994 at 10:43:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 57.9 miles away from the city center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 20.5 miles away from Hornby center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Steuben County (16) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 8, Heavy Rain: 1, Landslide: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Hornby:

CORNING HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; CORNING, NY)
"SCHUYLER HOSPITAL, INC" (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 13 miles away; MONTOUR FALLS, NY)
ARNOT OGDEN MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; ELMIRA, NY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hornby:

Corning Community College (about 9 miles; Corning, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,559)
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania (about 30 miles; Mansfield, PA; FT enrollment: 2,919)
Ithaca College (about 31 miles; Ithaca, NY; FT enrollment: 6,783)
Cornell University (about 32 miles; Ithaca, NY; FT enrollment: 20,529)
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred (about 40 miles; Alfred, NY; FT enrollment: 3,184)
Tompkins Cortland Community College (about 42 miles; Dryden, NY; FT enrollment: 2,874)
Hobart William Smith Colleges (about 44 miles; Geneva, NY; FT enrollment: 2,112)

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Notable locations in Hornby: West Wind Farm (A), Hornby Volunteer Fire Company (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Hornby: Shady Grove Wesleyan Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Oldfield Cemetery (1), Goodsell Cemetery (2), West Hill Cemetery (3), Duvall Cemetery (4), Central Valley Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Erwin Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Steuben County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI SO₂ Ozone PM_2.5 NO₂ CO

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 26.6. This is better than average.

City:	26.6
U.S.:	32.0

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.23. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.3 miles away from the city center.

City:	1.23
U.S.:	2.43

Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 29.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.3 miles away from the city center.

City:	29.7
U.S.:	28.3

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 6.92. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 13.3 miles away from the city center.

City:	6.92
U.S.:	9.59

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.23. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.3 miles away from the city center.

City:	2.23
U.S.:	9.39

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.157. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.3 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.157
U.S.:	0.334

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	75.7%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	8.2%
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 2009:

This town:	12.3%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	4.7%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hornby, NY

Hornby compared to New York state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
Utility gas (24%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
Wood (13%)
Coal or coke (5%)
Electricity (3%)
Other fuel (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Steuben County New York:

2008 Presidential Election results in Steuben County New York:

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Religion statistics for Hornby (based on Steuben County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.70%

Here		42.7%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	The Wesleyan Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	47.9%	16.4%	7.6%	5.4%	4.8%
Congregations	11.7%	23.4%	5.1%	10.9%	8.0%

Name	Episcopal Church	Assemblies of God	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Salvation Army	Other
Adherents	4.0%	1.8%	1.4%	1.3%	9.4%
Congregations	4.4%	4.4%	5.1%	1.5%	25.5%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 24

Here:	2.48 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	4.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

This county:	0.10 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	0.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7

Steuben County:	0.72 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 41

This county:	4.24 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.68 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 87

Steuben County:	9.00 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	8.82 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Steuben County:	10.2%
State:	8.2%

Adult obesity rate:

Here:	28.3%
State:	23.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	14.2%
New York:	15.6%

4.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,457 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.86%
New York average:	5.41%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($644 average AGI)
Steuben County:
0.08%
New York average:
0.24%

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

from Chemung County, NY	0.55% ($35,168 average AGI)
from Livingston County, NY	0.33% ($26,684)
from Allegany County, NY	0.28% ($32,356)

5.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,747 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.49%
New York average:	6.26%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($278 average AGI)
Steuben County:
0.08%
New York average:
0.10%

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

to Chemung County, NY	0.64% ($34,693 average AGI)
to Monroe County, NY	0.37% ($32,157)
to Livingston County, NY	0.36% ($24,492)

Strongest AM radio stations in Hornby:

WLNL (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE MEDIA, INC.)
WWLZ (820 AM; 4 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
WABH (1380 AM; 10 kW; BATH, NY)
WEHH (1590 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA HTS/HORSEHEAD, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
WELM (1410 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LIMITED)
WCBA (1350 AM; 1 kW; CORNING, NY)
WCLI (1450 AM; 1 kW; CORNING, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WFLR (1570 AM; 5 kW; DUNDEE, NY; Owner: LAKES COUNTY COMMUNICATION CORP.)
WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)
WATS (960 AM; 5 kW; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WTKO (1470 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hornby:

WCBA-FM (98.7 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNKI (106.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
WGMM (97.7 FM; BIG FLATS, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNGZ (104.9 FM; MONTOUR FALLS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
W236AK (95.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: EUROPA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WSQE (91.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB. TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
WOKN (99.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
WLVY (94.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
W205BR (88.9 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WENY-FM (92.7 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMTT (94.7 FM; TIOGA, PA; Owner: EUROPA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WPGI (100.9 FM; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
WNBQ (92.3 FM; MANSFIELD, PA; Owner: FARM & HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFLR-FM (95.9 FM; DUNDEE, NY; Owner: LAKES COUNTRY COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
W201CO (88.1 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WCIK (103.1 FM; BATH, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WVIN-FM (98.3 FM; BATH, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES MASS MEDIA, NA CORP.)
WHGL-FM (100.3 FM; CANTON, PA; Owner: CANTROAIR COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WCIY (88.9 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Hornby:

W26BF (Channel 26; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: WYDC, INC.)
WYDC (Channel 48; CORNING, NY; Owner: WYDC, INC.)
WETM-TV (Channel 18; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
WENY-TV (Channel 36; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: LILLY BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
W60AD (Channel 60; SAVONA, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
W21BW (Channel 21; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK INC.)
W59DG (Channel 59; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W20BL (Channel 20; BATH, NY; Owner: WYDC, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 10
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total costs: $4,312,000
Total average daily traffic: 19,705
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,943
Total future (year 2022) average daily traffic: 27,446

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1950-1959: 3
1960-1969: 2
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 0
1990-1999: 2
2000-2010: 2

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Hornby, NY

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

Fire Station Cr 41 (Lat: 42.243972 Lon: -77.042750), Call Sign: KNEX209, Licensee ID: L00027573
Assigned Frequencies: 46.4000 MHz
Grant Date: 12/18/2002, Expiration Date: 02/17/2013
Registrant: Hornby Vol Fire Dept Inc, 3 E Pulteney Sq, Bath, NY 14810
Chambers Rd (Lat: 42.287028 Lon: -76.969139), Call Sign: KNAA220, Licensee ID: L00051898
Assigned Frequencies: 47.6800 MHz
Grant Date: 07/12/2005, Expiration Date: 10/03/2015
Registrant: R L Callahan Inc, 1150 County Rd 19, Beaver Dams, NY 14812, Phone: (607) 936-9934, Fax: (607) 936-9956, Email:

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Hazardous Condition: 1
Good Intent Call: 1

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