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Montgomery County

Population in July 2008: 4,067. Population change since 2000: -3.2%
 

Males: 1,988  (48.9%)
Females: 2,079  (51.1%)

Median resident age:  38.8 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,050 (it was $28,333 in 2000)
Minden:  $35,050
New York:  $53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,380
Minden:  $19,380
New York:  $29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $105,610 (it was $54,500 in 2000)
Minden:  $105,610
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $125,530; Detached houses: $136,843; Townhouses or other attached units: $194,048; In 2-unit structures: $107,503; Mobile homes: $37,368

Minden, NY residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Minden:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Minden: 86.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (24.9%), United States (10.8%), English (10.8%), Italian (9.7%), Dutch (8.0%), Irish (7.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 51.0 square miles.

Population density: 80 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Minden

  • High school or higher: 76.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Minden town

  • Never married: 24.5%
  • Now married: 52.7%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 9.7%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

126 residents are foreign born (2.7% Europe).

This town:  3.0%
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:

Minden:  3.1% ($1,681)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Utica, NY (30.5 miles , pop. 60,651).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (149.4 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (149.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Fort Plain, NY (1.6 miles ), Nelliston, NY (1.7 miles ), St. Johnsville, NY (2.2 miles ), Palatine Bridge, NY (2.3 miles ), Canajoharie, NY (2.3 miles ), Palatine, NY (2.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $115,500
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $115,500
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $166,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 42.93 N, Longitude: 74.67 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 518

Minden household income distribution Minden home values distribution

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)



Minden-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 52% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.1 miles away from the Minden town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 27.5 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused $800,000 in damages.


Minden-area historical earthquake activity is near New York state average. It is 88% 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 72.6 miles away from Minden 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 20.8 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 73.5 miles away from the city center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 36.1 miles away from Minden center
On 7/31/1997 at 07:15:29, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/30/2007 at 03:47:45, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 97.6 miles away from Minden center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Hospitals/medical centers near Minden:
  • LITTLE FALLS HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; LITTLE FALLS, NY)
  • BASSETT HOSPITAL OF SCHOHARIE COUNTY (about 18 miles; COBLESKILL, NY)
  • MARY IMOGENE BASSETT HOSPITAL,THE (about 20 miles; COOPERSTOWN, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Minden, NY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Minden:
  • HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; HERKIMER, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,141)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT COBLESKILL (about 18 miles; COBLESKILL, NY; FT enrollment: 2,208)
  • MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UTICA BRANCH (about 31 miles; UTICA, NY; FT enrollment: 3,768)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT ONEONTA (about 38 miles; ONEONTA, NY; FT enrollment: 5,333)
  • SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,316)
  • UNION COLLEGE (about 39 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,315)
  • EXCELSIOR COLLEGE (about 45 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,096)

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Notable locations in Minden: Moyers Corners (A), Ripple Corners (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Flint Cemetery (1), Wiles Cemetery (2), Mount Hope Cemetery (3), Walrath Cemetery (4), Dunkel Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.8%
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: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  12.0%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.5%
Whole state:  7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Minden, NY


15 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse


Minden compared to New York 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 below state average.
  • Number of college students 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 Montgomery County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (42%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Electricity (4%)


Religion statistics for Minden

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaReformed Church in AmericaUnited Methodist Church Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents69.5%9.2%7.3%5.6%1.6%
Congregations18.5%10.8%21.5%16.9%1.5%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)American Baptist Churches in the USAEpiscopal ChurchGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesOther religions
Adherents1.5%1.0%0.9%0.4%3.1%
Congregations3.1%1.5%3.1%1.5%21.5%
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.


5.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,833 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.71%
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  1.32% ($29,100 average AGI)
from Schenectady County, NY  0.69% ($34,279)
from Saratoga County, NY  0.47% ($38,215)


6.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,875 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.19%
New York average:  6.26%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($133 average AGI)
Montgomery County:  0.05%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Fulton County, NY  1.54% ($28,757 average AGI)
to Schenectady County, NY  0.67% ($29,939)
to Albany County, NY  0.48% ($30,255)


Strongest AM radio stations in Minden:
  • 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.)
  • WLFH (1230 AM; 1 kW; LITTLE FALLS, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WIBX (950 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
  • WIZR (930 AM; 1 kW; JOHNSTOWN, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTLB (1310 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • 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.)
  • WRUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY)
  • WROW (590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Minden:
  • 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.)
  • WCAN (93.3 FM; CANAJOHARIE, NY; Owner: W A M C)
  • WQBJ (103.5 FM; COBLESKILL, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)
  • WSKU (105.5 FM; LITTLE FALLS, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGKR (105.3 FM; GRAND GORGE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WBGK (99.7 FM; NEWPORT VILLAGE, NY; Owner: ROSER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
  • WMYY (97.3 FM; SCHOHARIE, NY; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WOUR (96.9 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WUNY (89.5 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BC COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NY, INC)
  • WXLG (89.9 FM; NORTH CREEK, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBKK (97.7 FM; AMSTERDAM, NY; Owner: GEM ASSOCIATES, L. P.)
  • WAJZ (96.3 FM; VOORHEESVILLE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZMR (104.9 FM; ALTAMONT, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WYJB (95.5 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLZW (98.7 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
  • WGNA-FM (107.7 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)
  • WKVU (100.7 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WMHT-FM (89.1 FM; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • WRVE (99.5 FM; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Minden:
  • WKTV (Channel 2; UTICA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WYPX (Channel 55; AMSTERDAM, NY; Owner: PAXSON ALBANY LICENSE, INC.)
  • WFXV (Channel 33; UTICA, NY; Owner: QUORUM OF UTICA LICENSE, LLC)
  • W31BP (Channel 31; BURLINGTON, ETC., NY; Owner: QUORUM OF UTICA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFNY-CA (Channel 49; GLOVERSVILLE, NY; Owner: MICHAEL A. SLEEZER)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 24
Total length: 42 meters (138ft)
Total costs: $12,361,000
Total average daily traffic: 52,129
Total average daily truck traffic: 8,668
Total future (year 2017) average daily traffic: 85,785

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • Before 1900: 1
  • 1900-1909: 0
  • 1910-1919: 1
  • 1920-1929: 0
  • 1930-1939: 12
  • 1940-1949: 1
  • 1950-1959: 5
  • 1960-1969: 0
  • 1970-1979: 1
  • 1980-1989: 1
  • 1990-1999: 0
  • 2000-2009: 2
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Minden, NY

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2
  • Fort Plain Cell Site 0.5 Miles North Of The Intersec. Of Sanders Rd. & Rte 55, Structure height: 18 m, Call Sign: KNKA263
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/15/2006, Expiration Date: 10/01/2016, Certifier: David C Jatlow
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 11760 Us Highway 1, North Palm Beach, FL 33408, Phone: (202) 255-1679, Fax: (561) 279-2097, Email:
  • Minden: 0.41 Miles From The Intersection Of Route 5s And Sanders Road Bearing 4, Structure height: 40.2 m, Call Sign: KNKA246
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/20/2005, Expiration Date: 05/15/2015
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • FORT PLAIN, .5 Mi N Of Sanders Rd & Rte 5s, Overall height: 19.5 m, Call Sign: WMR976, Licensee ID: L00233205
    Assigned Frequencies : 2168.40 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 08/14/2002, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
    Registrant: New York Holdings, LLC, 17330 Preston Road, Suite 100a, Dallas, TX 75252, Phone: (972) 733-2000, Fax: (972) 733-2852, Email:


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