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Population in July 2008: 4,486. Population change since 2000: +25.1%
Males: 2,212  (49.3%)
Females: 2,274  (50.7%)

Median resident age:  36.4 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $70,201 (it was $55,561 in 2000)
Minisink:  $70,201
New York:  $53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $27,127
Minisink:  $27,127
New York:  $29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $330,609 (it was $146,100 in 2000)
Minisink:  $330,609
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $360,972; Detached houses: $374,014; Townhouses or other attached units: $469,222; In 2-unit structures: $268,105; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $378,118; Mobile homes: $29,524

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Races in Minisink:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
  • Hispanic (4.6%)
  • Black (1.4%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Minisink: 137.2 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: Irish (24.6%), German (19.8%), Italian (17.5%), English (15.2%), Polish (13.2%), Dutch (7.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 840 feet

Land area: 23.1 square miles.

Population density: 194 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Minisink

  • High school or higher: 86.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Minisink town

  • Never married: 23.4%
  • Now married: 62.6%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 5.0%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

111 residents are foreign born (2.4% Europe, 0.5% Latin America).

This town:  3.1%
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:

Minisink:  2.4% ($3,473)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ramapo, NY (28.2 miles , pop. 108,905).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (45.5 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (48.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Unionville, NY (1.6 miles ), Greenville, NY (1.8 miles ), Wawayanda, NY (2.5 miles ), Vernon Valley, NJ (2.8 miles ), Port Jervis, NY (2.8 miles ), Matamoras borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Deerpark, NY (3.0 miles ), Sussex borough, NJ (3.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 22 buildings, average cost: $110,700
  • 1997: 15 buildings, average cost: $95,700
  • 1998: 30 buildings, average cost: $99,000
  • 1999: 15 buildings, average cost: $120,000
  • 2000: 34 buildings, average cost: $147,000
  • 2001: 47 buildings, average cost: $161,000
  • 2002: 60 buildings, average cost: $178,100
  • 2003: 33 buildings, average cost: $173,100
  • 2004: 51 buildings, average cost: $188,300
  • 2005: 22 buildings, average cost: $166,900
  • 2006: 35 buildings, average cost: $154,100
  • 2007: 25 buildings, average cost: $197,000
  • 2008: 9 buildings, average cost: $173,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 41.33 N, Longitude: 74.55 W

Minisink household income distribution Minisink home values distribution

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (12%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Registered nurses (3%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (3%)



Minisink-area historical tornado activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 8% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.9 miles away from the Minisink town center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 18.3 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.


Minisink-area historical earthquake activity is above New York state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 89.9 miles away from Minisink center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 58.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 68.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 53.6 miles away from Minisink center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi) earthquake occurred 90.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Hospitals/medical centers near Minisink:
  • BON SECOURS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; PORT JERVIS, NY)
  • ST CLARE'S HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; SUSSEX, NJ)
  • MID HUDSON FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC CTR (about 8 miles; NEW HAMPTON, NY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Minisink:
  • ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,486)
  • ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; SUFFERN, NY; FT enrollment: 4,409)
  • RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 28 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,076)
  • UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (about 30 miles; WEST POINT, NY; FT enrollment: 4,088)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 32 miles; WAYNE, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,017)
  • COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 35 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,202)
  • PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; PATERSON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,452)

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

Lake: Lockenhurst Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Catlin Creek (A), Indigot Creek (B), Rutgers Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  3.0 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  80.0%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.9%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.8%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.3%
Whole state:  7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Minisink, NY


17 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Minisink compared to New York state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Orange County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (58%)
  • Utility gas (32%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
  • Electricity (2%)
  • Wood (2%)


Religion statistics for Minisink

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal ChurchLutheran Church
Adherents74.6%4.1%2.6%1.8%1.3%
Congregations14.5%13.5%13.0%9.5%2.5%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaReformed Church in AmericaAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents1.2%1.2%1.0%0.8%11.4%
Congregations2.5%1.5%4.0%5.0%34.0%
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.


6.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,765 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.26%
New York average:  5.41%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($512 average AGI)
Orange County:  0.08%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Rockland County, NY  0.70% ($62,316 average AGI)
from Bronx County, NY  0.63% ($54,713)
from Westchester County, NY  0.37% ($65,628)


6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,278 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.74%
New York average:  6.26%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($692 average AGI)
Orange County:  0.12%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ulster County, NY  0.48% ($41,194 average AGI)
to Sullivan County, NY  0.38% ($42,238)
to Rockland County, NY  0.28% ($56,350)


Strongest AM radio stations in Minisink:
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVNJ (1160 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVERSAL B/CASTING OF NEW YORK,INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDLC (1490 AM; 1 kW; PORT JERVIS, NY; Owner: PORT JERVIS BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Minisink:
  • WRPJ (88.9 FM; PORT JERVIS, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WXHD (90.1 FM; MOUNT HOPE, NY; Owner: AURICLE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WTSX (96.7 FM; PORT JERVIS, NY; Owner: PORT JERVIS BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WSUS (102.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNJP (88.5 FM; SUSSEX, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTH.)
  • WLJP (89.3 FM; MONROE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WRRV (92.7 FM; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WZAD (97.3 FM; WURTSBORO, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WNNJ-FM (103.7 FM; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WOSR (91.7 FM; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WSPK (104.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFNP (88.7 FM; ROSENDALE, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WRHV (88.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)
  • WPLJ (95.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPLJ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WHCY (106.3 FM; BLAIRSTOWN, NJ; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)

TV broadcast stations around Minisink:
  • WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WMBC-TV (Channel 63; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
  • WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
  • WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WTBY (Channel 54; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC.)
  • WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • W36AZ (Channel 36; SUSSEX, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC B/CING. AUTHORITY)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 16
Total length: 32 meters (105ft)
Total costs: $9,238,000
Total average daily traffic: 14,461
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,194
Total future (year 2018) average daily traffic: 18,017

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1920-1929: 1
  • 1930-1939: 3
  • 1940-1949: 1
  • 1950-1959: 3
  • 1960-1969: 6
  • 1970-1979: 1
  • 1980-1989: 0
  • 1990-1999: 0
  • 2000-2009: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Minisink, NY

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