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Schuyler County

Population in July 2008: 1,736. Population change since 2000: -0.9%
 

Males: 1,019  (58.7%)
Females: 717  (41.3%)

Median resident age:  29.5 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,238 (it was $37,167 in 2000)
Orange:  $46,238
New York:  $53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,035
Orange:  $16,035
New York:  $29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,452 (it was $57,200 in 2000)
Orange:  $89,452
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $105,338; Detached houses: $118,231; Townhouses or other attached units: $109,682; Mobile homes: $40,273; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

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Races in Orange:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.3%)
  • Black (9.0%)
  • Hispanic (5.1%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Orange: 82.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: Irish (15.0%), German (13.1%), English (9.7%), United States (8.0%), Polish (5.9%), French (4.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 490 feet

Land area: 54.1 square miles.

Population density: 32 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Orange

  • High school or higher: 77.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Orange town

  • Never married: 29.3%
  • Now married: 56.7%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

12 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.7%
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:

Orange:  2.8% ($1,618)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NY (54.1 miles , pop. 56,298).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (64.6 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (189.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Bradford, NY (2.2 miles ), Tyrone, NY (2.7 miles ), Dix, NY (2.7 miles ), Hornby, NY (2.7 miles ), Catlin, NY (2.9 miles ), Reading, NY (2.9 miles ), Watkins Glen, NY (3.0 miles ), Wayne, NY (3.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $82,800
  • 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $82,800
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $38,200
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $30,000
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $167,400
  • 2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $37,500
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $68,800
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $150,200
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $81,300
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $140,000
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $155,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 42.33 N, Longitude: 77.04 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 607

Orange household income distribution Orange home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Metal and metal products (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)



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

On 8/30/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.9 miles away from the Orange town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 27.8 miles away from the town center injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Orange-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 95% 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 52.9 miles away from Orange center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 18.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Hospitals/medical centers near Orange:
  • SCHUYLER HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; MONTOUR FALLS, NY)
  • CORNING HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CORNING, NY)
  • IRA DAVENPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; BATH, NY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Orange:
  • CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; CORNING, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,797)
  • ITHACA COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 6,052)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 30 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 12,036)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 30 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 7,413)
  • MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 38 miles; MANSFIELD, PA; FT enrollment: 2,831)
  • FINGER LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; CANANDAIGUA, NY; FT enrollment: 3,021)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT ALFRED (about 39 miles; ALFRED, NY; FT enrollment: 2,588)

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Cemeteries: Old Sugar Hill Cemetery (1), Belmont Cemetery (2), Maltby Cemetery (3), Schuyler Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  78.2%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.5%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  16.0%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  7.9%
Whole state:  7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Orange, NY


301 people in unknown juvenile institutions
7 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms


Orange compared to New York state average:
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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 Schuyler County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
  • Wood (17%)
  • Coal or coke (6%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Orange

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents69.1%13.4%5.6%4.0%7.8%
Congregations6.3%34.4%15.6%15.6%28.1%
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.


6.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,379 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.75%
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 Chemung County, NY  1.26% ($31,562 average AGI)
from Steuben County, NY  0.92% ($28,385)
from Tompkins County, NY  0.89% ($31,730)


7.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,375 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.03%
New York average:  6.26%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Chemung County, NY  1.18% ($31,464 average AGI)
to Steuben County, NY  0.96% ($24,485)
to Tompkins County, NY  0.93% ($28,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Orange:
  • WABH (1380 AM; 10 kW; BATH, NY)
  • WLNL (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE MEDIA, INC.)
  • WWLZ (820 AM; 4 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • WFLR (1570 AM; 5 kW; DUNDEE, NY; Owner: LAKES COUNTY COMMUNICATION CORP.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WEHH (1590 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA HTS/HORSEHEAD, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WELM (1410 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LIMITED)
  • WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)
  • WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTKO (1470 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WATS (960 AM; 5 kW; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGMF (1490 AM; 0 kW; WATKINS GLEN, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Orange:
  • WCBA-FM (98.7 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNGZ (104.9 FM; MONTOUR FALLS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • WGMM (97.7 FM; BIG FLATS, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNKI (106.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFLR-FM (95.9 FM; DUNDEE, NY; Owner: LAKES COUNTRY COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WOKN (99.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WLVY (94.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WSQE (91.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB. TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • W205BR (88.9 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WENY-FM (92.7 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMTT (94.7 FM; TIOGA, PA; Owner: EUROPA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W236AK (95.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: EUROPA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCIY (88.9 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WCIK (103.1 FM; BATH, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WVIN-FM (98.3 FM; BATH, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES MASS MEDIA, NA CORP.)
  • 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.)
  • WPGI (100.9 FM; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • WYXL (97.3 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Orange:
  • W60AD (Channel 60; SAVONA, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • WETM-TV (Channel 18; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WENY-TV (Channel 36; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: LILLY BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WYDC (Channel 48; CORNING, NY; Owner: WYDC, INC.)
  • W20BL (Channel 20; BATH, NY; Owner: WYDC, INC.)
  • W26BF (Channel 26; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: WYDC, INC.)
  • W21BW (Channel 21; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK INC.)
  • W59DG (Channel 59; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 10
Total length: 12 meters (39ft)
Total costs: $3,881,000
Total average daily traffic: 6,146
Total average daily truck traffic: 478
Total future (year 2022) average daily traffic: 8,270

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1930-1939: 3
  • 1940-1949: 1
  • 1950-1959: 0
  • 1960-1969: 0
  • 1970-1979: 0
  • 1980-1989: 2
  • 1990-1999: 2
  • 2000-2009: 2
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Orange, NY

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

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