Mendon, New York

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Population in July 2008: 8,869. Population change since 2000: +6.0%

Males: 4,322	(48.7%)
Females: 4,547	(51.3%)

Median resident age:	39.8 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 14506.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $85,004 (it was $76,369 in 2000)

Mendon:	$85,004
New York:	$53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $40,812

Mendon:	$40,812
New York:	$29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $235,409 (it was $179,900 in 2000)

Mendon:	$235,409
New York:	$311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $267,877; Detached houses: $269,930; Townhouses or other attached units: $135,291; In 2-unit structures: $195,386; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $164,086; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $230,461
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Races in Mendon:

White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
Black (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Mendon: 86.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (32.4%), English (22.7%), Irish (21.5%), Italian (13.1%), United States (5.4%), Polish (4.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 39.8 square miles.

Population density: 223 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Mendon

High school or higher: 94.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 22.6%
Unemployed: 1.6%
Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mendon town

Never married: 18.8%
Now married: 67.9%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 4.8%
Divorced: 7.2%

303 residents are foreign born (2.2% Europe, 0.5% Asia, 0.5% Latin America, 0.4% North America).

This town:	3.6%
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:

Mendon:	2.5% ($4,512)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rochester, NY (12.9 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (239.9 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Honeoye Falls, NY (1.5 miles ), West Bloomfield, NY (2.3 miles ), Rush, NY (2.4 miles ), Lima, NY (2.4 miles ), Henrietta, NY (2.5 miles ), Lima, NY (2.6 miles ), Victor, NY (2.6 miles ), Pittsford, NY (2.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 40 buildings, average cost: $202,300
1997: 41 buildings, average cost: $205,100
1998: 46 buildings, average cost: $204,500
1999: 55 buildings, average cost: $246,400
2000: 45 buildings, average cost: $235,100
2001: 52 buildings, average cost: $269,800
2002: 49 buildings, average cost: $264,800
2003: 33 buildings, average cost: $283,100
2004: 33 buildings, average cost: $299,900
2005: 26 buildings, average cost: $427,800
2006: 22 buildings, average cost: $292,200
2007: 13 buildings, average cost: $500,800
2008: 10 buildings, average cost: $379,500

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Latitude: 42.98 N, Longitude: 77.56 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 585

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Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
Construction (10%)
Machinery (10%)
Health care (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (18%)
Health care (18%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Machinery (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Engineers (9%)
Top executives (7%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Business operations specialists (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)

Average climate in Mendon, New York

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Mendon-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 49.3 miles away from the Mendon town center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/20/1969, a category 3 tornado 52.1 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Mendon-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 87% 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 21.1 miles away from Mendon center
On 11/26/1999 at 22:33:01, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 8.0 mi) earthquake occurred 88.1 miles away from the city center
On 12/25/1998 at 13:30:26, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 11.2 mi) earthquake occurred 61.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 44.9 miles away from Mendon center
On 8/4/2004 at 23:55:26, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MW, 3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.3 miles away from the city center
On 7/19/2007 at 17:07:58, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 58.8 miles away from Mendon center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Mendon:

HIGHLAND HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; ROCHESTER, NY)
MONROE COM HOSP (about 11 miles; ROCHESTER, NY)
ROCHESTER PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 11 miles; ROCHESTER, NY)

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Amtrak station near Mendon:

13 miles: ROCHESTER (320 CENTRAL AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plant near Mendon:

13 miles: R.E. Ginna in Rochester, NY.

Local government website: WWW.TOWNOFMENDON.ORG

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mendon:

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 9 miles; ROCHESTER, NY; Full-time enrollment: 11,426)
MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; ROCHESTER, NY; FT enrollment: 10,019)
NAZARETH COLLEGE OF ROCHESTER (about 10 miles; ROCHESTER, NY; FT enrollment: 2,351)
SAINT JOHN FISHER COLLEGE (about 10 miles; ROCHESTER, NY; FT enrollment: 2,136)
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER (about 11 miles; ROCHESTER, NY; FT enrollment: 7,207)
FINGER LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; CANANDAIGUA, NY; FT enrollment: 3,021)
SUNY COLLEGE AT GENESEO (about 18 miles; GENESEO, NY; FT enrollment: 5,246)

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Cemeteries: Miller Cemetery (1), Saint Pauls Cemetery (2), Sandy Hill Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Deep Pond (A), Lost Pond (B), Round Pond (C), Devils Bathtub (D), Quaker Pond (E), Hundred Acre Pond (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Brook (A), Trout Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Mendon: Mendon Ponds Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

ACORN VALLEY MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 30, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):

Past health violations:

Failure to Filter (SWTR) - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2025. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-27-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-05-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-23-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-23-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-29-2005)

4 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	76.5%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.8%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	3.0%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	0.6%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mendon, NY

People in group quarters in Mendon

71 people in other nonhousehold living situations
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
2 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
2 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
2 people in religious group quarters

Mendon compared to New York state average:

Median household income significantly above state average.
Median house value significantly above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Mendon (2009 data):

The Canandaigua National Bank and Trust Company: Mendon Branch at 51 Assembly Drive, branch established on 1989-05-15. Info updated 2006-12-12: Bank assets: $1,393.9 mil, Deposits: $1,248.5 mil, headquarters in Canandaigua, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: Canandaigua National Corporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Monroe County New York:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (59%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%) Electricity (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Mendon

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	65.8%	3.7%	3.6%	3.3%	2.6%
Congregations	19.1%	7.7%	7.9%	7.4%	4.5%

Name	Episcopal Church	Lutheran Church	United Church of Christ	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Other religions
Adherents	2.2%	2.1%	1.3%	1.1%	14.3%
Congregations	5.5%	2.9%	3.3%	1.0%	40.7%

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.

3.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,478 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.60%
New York average:	5.41%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($786 average AGI)
Monroe County: 0.20%
New York average: 0.24%

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

from Wayne County, NY	0.29% ($37,056 average AGI)
from Ontario County, NY	0.26% ($43,953)
from Livingston County, NY	0.18% ($34,082)

4.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,386 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.34%
New York average:	6.26%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($432 average AGI)
Monroe County: 0.07%
New York average: 0.10%

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

to Wayne County, NY	0.29% ($44,012 average AGI)
to Ontario County, NY	0.24% ($51,507)
to Erie County, NY	0.16% ($35,945)

Strongest AM radio stations in Mendon:

WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WHTK (1280 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY)
WXXI (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
WHIC (1460 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS)
WYSL (1040 AM; 3 kW; AVON, NY; Owner: RADIO LIVINGSTON, LTD)
WROC (950 AM; 1 kW; ROCHESTER, NY)
WLGZ (990 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
WACK (1420 AM; 5 kW; NEWARK, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES, INC.)
WRSB (1310 AM; 1 kW; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: DAVID WOLFE)
WABH (1380 AM; 10 kW; BATH, NY)
WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCJW (1140 AM; daytime; 3 kW; WARSAW, NY; Owner: LLOYD LANE, INCORPORATED)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mendon:

WZXV (99.7 FM; PALMYRA, NY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF FINGER LAKES, INC.)
WVOR-FM (100.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WBER (90.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: MONROE B.O.C.E.S. #1)
WISY (102.3 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WCIY (88.9 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WFXF (107.3 FM; SOUTH BRISTOL TOWNSH, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WNVE (95.1 FM; HONEOYE FALLS, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WDKX (103.9 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: MONROE COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., LTD.)
WCMF-FM (96.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WXXI-FM (91.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
WRMM-FM (101.3 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
W238AB (95.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WZNE (94.1 FM; BRIGHTON, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WPXY-FM (97.9 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WBZA (98.9 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM ROCHESTER LICENSE, LLC.)
WBEE-FM (92.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM ROCHESTER LICENSE, LLC.)
WDCZ-FM (102.7 FM; WEBSTER, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WRUR-FM (88.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER B/CAST CORP.)
WBBF-FM (93.3 FM; FAIRPORT, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM ROCHESTER LICENSE, LLC.)
WKGS (106.7 FM; IRONDEQUOIT, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Mendon:

WBXO-LP (Channel 15; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)
WUHF (Channel 31; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WUHF LICENSEE, LLC)
WPXJ-TV (Channel 51; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: PAXSON BUFFALO LICENSE, INC.)
WOKR (Channel 13; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
W26BZ (Channel 26; VICTOR, NY; Owner: WBGT, LLC)
WBGT-LP (Channel 40; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WBGT, LLC)
WHEC-TV (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WHEC-TV, LLC)
WROC-TV (Channel 8; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF ROCHESTER, LLC)
W42CO (Channel 42; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
WXXI-TV (Channel 21; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
WAWW-LP (Channel 38; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
WROH-LP (Channel 47; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Mendon, New York:

Fatal accident count: 9
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 9
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 10
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

New York average:

Fatal accident count: 71
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 103
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
Fatalities: 77
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 178
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10

See more detailed statistics of Mendon fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 17
Total length: 58 meters (190ft)
Total costs: $40,224,000
Total average daily traffic: 137,908
Total average daily truck traffic: 11,936

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1930-1939: 4
1940-1949: 2
1950-1959: 4
1960-1969: 1
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 2
1990-1999: 2
2000-2009: 1

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Mendon, NY

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

richard j verdouw, 101 Mendon-Iona Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 13.7 m, Overall height: 13.7 m
Registrant: United States Licensing, 607 El Mar Drive, Rochester, NY 14616-1035, Phone: (585) 621-4599, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Lat: 42.968667 Lon: -77.486667, Call Sign: KNNN532
Assigned Frequencies : 467.812 MHz
Grant Date: 04/11/2001, Expiration Date: 03/07/2011, Certifier: Daniel D Brege
Registrant: Motorola Inc, 2703 Se 16 Pl, Cape Coral, FL 33904, Fax: (813) 458-3906
Rush Mendon Rd Sta 115, Type: Pipe, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WCH884, Licensee ID: L00002637
Assigned Frequencies : 173.396 MHz, 173.203 MHz
Grant Date: 02/25/2002, Expiration Date: 01/10/2012
Registrant: Rochester Gas & Electric Corp, 89 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14649, Phone: (585) 724-8821

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: K2YIH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00859156
Grant Date: 05/05/2004, Expiration Date: 07/15/2014, Certifier: Matthew J Russel
Registrant: Matthew J Russel, 33 Woodridge Dr, Mendon, NY 14506
Call Sign: KB2ESH, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 08/21/1997, Expiration Date: 08/21/2007
Registrant: Nicholas J Steo Jr, 1100 Mile Square Rd, Mendon, NY 14506
Call Sign: KB2JGL, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 01/16/1990, Expiration Date: 01/16/2000, Cancelation Date: 03/07/2002
Registrant: Robert D Zarcone, 28 Woodridge Dr, Mendon, NY 14506
Call Sign: KB2YQE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00239320
Grant Date: 12/24/1996, Expiration Date: 04/22/2006, Cancelation Date: 07/18/2003
Registrant: David D Rea, Mendon, NY 14506

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 14 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Mendon)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3
Hazardous Condition: 10

Incident types - Mendon

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Mendon, NY

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