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Montgomery County

Population in July 2007: 4,077. Population change since 2000: -2.6%
 

Males: 1,993  (48.9%)
Females: 2,084  (51.1%)
Median resident age:  38.8 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,400 (it was $28,333 in 2000)
Minden  $35,400
New York:  $53,514

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $84,700 (it was $57,000 in 2000)
Minden  $84,700
New York:  $311,000

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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:  2.9% ($1,681)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Utica, NY (40.0 miles , pop. 60,651).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (154.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Fort Plain, NY (3.4 miles ), Nelliston, NY (4.1 miles ), St. Johnsville, NY (4.8 miles ), Canajoharie, NY (6.5 miles ), Palatine Bridge, NY (6.9 miles ), Canajoharie, NY (7.3 miles ), Palatine, NY (7.7 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

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 42.93 N, Longitude: 74.67 W


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

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 below New York state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.1 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 30.0 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused $800,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Minden:
  • LITTLE FALLS HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; LITTLE FALLS, NY)
  • BASSETT HOSPITAL OF SCHOHARIE COUNTY (about 20 miles; COBLESKILL, NY)
  • MARY IMOGENE BASSETT HOSPITAL,THE (about 23 miles; COOPERSTOWN, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Minden, NY

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Minden:
  • ONEIDA COUNTY (about 52 miles; UTICA, NY; ID: UCA)
  • ALBANY INTL (about 62 miles; ALBANY, NY; ID: ALB)
  • FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 80 miles; GLENS FALLS, NY; ID: GFL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Minden:
  • DOLGEVILLE (about 14 miles; DOLGEVILLE, NY; ID: 1F6)
  • SHARON (about 14 miles; SHARON SPRINGS, NY; ID: K31)
  • FULTON COUNTY (about 25 miles; JOHNSTOWN, NY; ID: NY0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Minden:
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT COBLESKILL (about 20 miles; COBLESKILL, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,208)
  • HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; HERKIMER, NY; FT enrollment: 2,141)
  • MOHAWK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UTICA BRANCH (about 40 miles; UTICA, NY; FT enrollment: 3,768)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT ONEONTA (about 42 miles; ONEONTA, NY; FT enrollment: 5,333)
  • SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,316)
  • UNION COLLEGE (about 53 miles; SCHENECTADY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,315)
  • EXCELSIOR COLLEGE (about 59 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 1999:
This town:  12.0%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.5%
Whole state:  7.4%

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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2004 Presidential Election results in Montgomery County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:


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.)
  • WLFH (1230 AM; 1 kW; LITTLE FALLS, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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.)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WIBX (950 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WIZR (930 AM; 1 kW; JOHNSTOWN, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, 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)
  • WBKK (97.7 FM; AMSTERDAM, NY; Owner: GEM ASSOCIATES, L. P.)
  • W262AC (100.3 FM; LITTLE FALLS, ETC., NY; Owner: FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH)

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.)
  • W31BP (Channel 31; BURLINGTON, ETC., NY; Owner: QUORUM OF UTICA LICENSE, LLC)




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