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Lewis, NY map Population (year 2000): 1,200. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,162 (-3.2% change)
 

Males: 629  (52.4%)
Females: 571  (47.6%)

Essex County

Median resident age:  38.2 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 12950.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,400 (it was $36,750 in 2000)
Lewis  $42,400
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $87,100 (it was $68,900 in 2000)
Lewis  $87,100
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Lewis:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)

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Ancestries: French (31.6%), Irish (20.8%), English (18.3%), United States (11.4%), German (9.6%), Italian (5.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 84.8 square miles.

Population density: 14 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lewis

  • High school or higher: 76.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
  • Unemployed: 9.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lewis town

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 55.9%
  • Separated: 3.2%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 12.5%

18 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.5%
New York:  20.4%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Lewis, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lewis to the number of sex offenders is 1170 to 1.

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

Lewis:  1.7% ($1,177)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Schenectady, NY (105.6 miles , pop. 61,821).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (216.5 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (238.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Elizabethtown, NY (7.1 miles ), Essex, NY (9.3 miles ), Westport, NY (9.4 miles ), Willsboro, NY (11.5 miles ), Jay, NY (13.4 miles ), Mineville-Witherbee, NY (13.6 miles ), Chesterfield, NY (13.8 miles ), Au Sable Forks, NY (14.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $20,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $20,000
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $20,000
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $20,000
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $20,000
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $20,000
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $20,000
  • 2007: 11 buildings, average cost: $97,000

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Latitude: 44.28 N, Longitude: 73.55 W




Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Public administration (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Mining (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Health care (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (30%)
  • Public administration (15%)
  • Social assistance (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Apparel (3%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Lewis:
  • ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, NY)
  • FLETCHER ALLEN HOSPITAL OF VERMONT (about 27 miles; BURLINGTON, VT)
  • MOSES-LUDINGTON HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; TICONDEROGA, NY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lewis:
  • CLINTON CO (about 28 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; ID: PLB)
  • BURLINGTON INTL (about 31 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; ID: BTV)
  • FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 66 miles; GLENS FALLS, NY; ID: GFL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lewis:
  • WESTPORT (about 13 miles; WESTPORT, NY; ID: N25)
  • BASIN HARBOR (about 17 miles; VERGENNES, VT; ID: B06)
  • MARCY FIELD (about 18 miles; KEENE, NY; ID: 1I1)

Amtrak stations near Lewis:
  • 10 miles: WESTPORT (HWY. 9 N. & D&H RAILROAD TRACKS). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
  • 19 miles: PORT HENRY (RTE. 9 NORTH & RTE. 22). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Local government website: www.lewisny.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lewis:
  • SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 31 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 31 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; FT enrollment: 5,601)
  • MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; FT enrollment: 2,265)
  • UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 34 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
  • ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; QUEENSBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,182)
  • NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment: 2,585)
  • SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE (about 85 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 4,499)

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

Lakes and swamps: Frances Pond (A), Mud Pond (B), Big Pond (C), Ore Bed Pond (D), McGrae Swamp (E), Hathaway Swamp (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Black River (A), Burpee Brook (B), Kelley Brook (C), Phelps Brook (D), Derby Brook (E), Church Brook (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lewis include: Milholland Park (1), Thrall Dam Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

MOUNTAIN SHADOWS RESTAURANT (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-14-2006)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-07-2001), St Boil Water Order (SEP-07-2001), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-07-2001), St Compliance achieved (2 times from JAN-15-2002 to FEB-20-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-10-2001), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-10-2001), St Compliance achieved (JAN-15-2002)
  • 8 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
WOODEN NICKEL RESTAURANT (Address: 8201 US ROUTE 9, Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.8%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.8%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.1%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.4%
Whole state:  7.4%

Lewis 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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6.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,181 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.43%
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 Clinton County, NY  1.11% ($27,000 average AGI)
from Franklin County, NY  0.81% ($32,853)
from Warren County, NY  0.43% ($28,129)


6.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,516 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.43%
New York average:  6.26%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($132 average AGI)
Essex County:  0.09%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Clinton County, NY  1.02% ($29,021 average AGI)
to Franklin County, NY  0.61% ($31,655)
to Warren County, NY  0.41% ($27,017)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lewis:
  • WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
  • WEAV (960 AM; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVMT (620 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: SISON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WTWK (1070 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVAA (1390 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, KDR, LLC)
  • WIRD (920 AM; 5 kW; LAKE PLACID, NY; Owner: RADIO LAKE PLACID INC)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lewis:
  • WCEL (91.9 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WXLU (88.3 FM; PERU, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
  • WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
  • WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
  • WIZN (106.7 FM; VERGENNES, VT; Owner: BURLINGTON BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WXZO (96.7 FM; WILLSBORO, NY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCLX (102.5 FM; WESTPORT, NY; Owner: WESTPORT BROADCASTING)
  • WEZF (92.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVPS (107.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WLKC (103.3 FM; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
  • WNCS (104.7 FM; MONTPELIER, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXLG (89.9 FM; NORTH CREEK, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
  • WYUL (94.7 FM; CHATEAUGAY, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBTZ (99.9 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: PLATTSBURGH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
  • WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WKOL (105.1 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lewis:
  • WPTZ (Channel 5; NORTH POLE, NY; Owner: HEARST-ARGYLE STATIONS, INC.)
  • W19BR (Channel 19; MONKTON, VT; Owner: PLATTSBURGH PARTNERS)

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