Palatine, New York

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Population in July 2009: 3,224. Population change since 2000: +5.0%

Males: 1,551	(48.1%)
Females: 1,673	(51.9%)

Median resident age:	39.1 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $43,965 (it was $33,415 in 2000)

Palatine:	$43,965
New York:	$54,659

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $22,645

Palatine town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $77,692 (it was $53,400 in 2000)

Palatine:	$77,692
New York:	$306,000

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $100,643; Detached houses: $114,009; Townhouses or other attached units: $110,413; In 2-unit structures: $133,044; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $177,533; Mobile homes: $53,961

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White alone - 2,990 (97.4%)
Two or more races - 22 (0.7%)
Black alone - 19 (0.6%)
Asian alone - 16 (0.5%)
Hispanic - 15 (0.5%)
American Indian alone - 8 (0.3%)

Races in Palatine detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Palatine: 96.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: German (26.5%), Dutch (10.4%), United States (10.4%), Italian (10.1%), Irish (10.0%), English (8.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 337 feet

Land area: 41.2 square miles.

Population density: 78 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Palatine:

High school or higher: 72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
Unemployed: 6.1%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Palatine town:

Never married: 21.7%
Now married: 57.8%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 10.4%
Divorced: 7.5%

44 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.4%
New York:	20.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Palatine town:	3.0% ($1,583)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Schenectady, NY (33.7 miles , pop. 61,821).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (149.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Palatine Bridge, NY (1.7 miles ), Nelliston, NY (1.7 miles ), Canajoharie, NY (1.8 miles ), Fort Plain, NY (1.8 miles ), Ephratah, NY (2.3 miles ), Canajoharie, NY (2.3 miles ), Minden, NY (2.4 miles ), St. Johnsville, NY (2.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $55,000
1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $57,600
1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $57,600
2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $37,900
2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $37,900
2002: 15 buildings, average cost: $43,300
2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $39,200
2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $39,200
2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $40,000
2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $76,200
2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $41,900
2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $47,500
2009: 6 buildings, average cost: $65,000
2010: 1 building, cost: $44,000
2011: 4 buildings, average cost: $121,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 42.95 N, Longitude: 74.56 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 518

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	10.3%
New York:	8.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Construction (13%)
Food (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Educational services (3%)
Health care (3%)

Health care (21%)
Educational services (14%)
Food (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

Work and jobs in Palatine: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Palatine, New York

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Palatine, New York average precipitation

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Tornado activity:

Palatine-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 50% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.5 miles away from the Palatine town center injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 31.7 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused $800,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Palatine-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above 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 70.3 miles away from the city 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 22.9 miles away from Palatine 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 70.8 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 32.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/31/1997 at 07:15:29, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.9 miles away from Palatine center
On 8/30/2007 at 03:47:45, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 95.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Montgomery County (14) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Tornado: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Birthplace of: John Cochrane (general) - Union Army General, Zachariah C. Neahr - Union Army Medal of Honor recipient.

Hospitals/medical centers near Palatine:

NATHAN LITTAUER HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; GLOVERSVILLE, NY)
ST MARY'S HOSPITAL AT AMSTERDAM (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 18 miles away; AMSTERDAM, NY)
COBLESKILL REGIONAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 18 miles away; COBLESKILL, NY)

Amtrak station near Palatine:

18 miles: AMSTERDAM (RAILROAD & W. MAIN STS.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Palatine:

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill (about 20 miles; Cobleskill, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,558)
Herkimer County Community College (about 23 miles; Herkimer, NY; FT enrollment: 2,527)
Schenectady County Community College (about 33 miles; Schenectady, NY; FT enrollment: 2,560)
Union College (about 34 miles; Schenectady, NY; FT enrollment: 2,157)
Mohawk Valley Community College-Utica Branch (about 35 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 4,403)
Utica College (about 38 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 2,258)
SUNY Empire State College (about 41 miles; Saratoga Springs, NY; FT enrollment: 4,933)

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Notable locations in Palatine: Starlight Acres (A), Christmans Corners (B), Montgomery County Sewer District 1 Sewage Treatment Plant (C), Canajoharie Village Water Filtration Plant (D), Pavlus Orchard (E), Palatine Nursing Home (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Palatine include: Trinity Lutheran Church (A), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (B), Valley Alliance Church (C), Palatine Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Sitterly Cemetery (1), Palatine Bridge Cemetery (2), Nelliston Cemetery (3), Montgomery County Home Cemetery (4), Nestle Cemetery (5), Dillenback Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Canajoharie Reservoir (A), Palatine Bridge Underground Reservoir (B), Fort Plains Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Knauderack Creek (A), Caroga Creek (B), Mill Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Palatine: Nelliston Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Montgomery County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	71.6%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.6%
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 2009:

This town:	11.5%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	4.3%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Palatine, NY

70 people in nursing homes

Palatine 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 significantly below state average.
Renting 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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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%)
Utility gas (28%)
Wood (8%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
Electricity (6%)
No fuel used (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Montgomery County New York:

2008 Presidential Election results in Montgomery County New York:

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Religion statistics for Palatine (based on Montgomery County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 70.26%

Here		70.3%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Reformed Church in America	United Methodist Church	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents	69.5%	9.2%	7.3%	5.6%	1.6%
Congregations	18.5%	10.8%	21.5%	16.9%	1.5%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Episcopal Church	Jewish	Other
Adherents	1.5%	1.0%	0.9%	0.4%	3.0%
Congregations	3.1%	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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 15

Montgomery County:	3.08 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	4.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2

Montgomery County:	0.41 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24

Montgomery County:	4.93 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.68 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 41

Here:	8.43 / 10,000 pop.
State:	8.82 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	8.9%
New York:	8.2%

Adult obesity rate:

Montgomery County:	29.1%
New York:	23.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	13.8%
State:	15.6%

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 Palatine:

WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WIZR (930 AM; 1 kW; JOHNSTOWN, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WENT (1340 AM; 1 kW; GLOVERSVILLE, NY; Owner: WHITNEY RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
WFNY (1440 AM; 1 kW; GLOVERSVILLE, NY; Owner: MICHAEL A. SLEEZER)
WROW (590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WOFX (980 AM; 5 kW; TROY, NY)
WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WIBX (950 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
WLFH (1230 AM; 1 kW; LITTLE FALLS, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Palatine:

WBUG-FM (101.1 FM; FORT PLAIN, NY; Owner: ROSER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
WQBJ (103.5 FM; COBLESKILL, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)
WCAN (93.3 FM; CANAJOHARIE, NY; Owner: W A M C)
WJIV (101.9 FM; CHERRY VALLEY, NY; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
WSKU (105.5 FM; LITTLE FALLS, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBKK (97.7 FM; AMSTERDAM, NY; Owner: GEM ASSOCIATES, L. P.)
WGKR (105.3 FM; GRAND GORGE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
WMYY (97.3 FM; SCHOHARIE, NY; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
WAJZ (96.3 FM; VOORHEESVILLE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WXLG (89.9 FM; NORTH CREEK, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
WZMR (104.9 FM; ALTAMONT, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WYJB (95.5 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WPGL (90.7 FM; PATTERSONVILLE, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
WBGK (99.7 FM; NEWPORT VILLAGE, NY; Owner: ROSER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
WGNA-FM (107.7 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)
WMHT-FM (89.1 FM; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
WRVE (99.5 FM; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPYX (106.5 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVCR-FM (88.3 FM; LOUDONVILLE, NY; Owner: SIENA COLLEGE)
WOUR (96.9 FM; UTICA, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Palatine:

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

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 9
Total length: 22 meters (72ft)
Total costs: $5,552,000
Total average daily traffic: 12,996
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,015
Total future (year 2017) average daily traffic: 14,912

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:

2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Palatine)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

Big Nose tower, Horning Road North Twy Mp190 (Lat: 42.911667 Lon: -74.485000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 67.1 m, Overall height: 72.5 m, Call Sign: WPZL420
Assigned Frequencies: 932.562 MHz
Grant Date: 02/05/2004, Expiration Date: 02/05/2014, Certifier: Roy V Sifert
Registrant: New York State Thruway Authority, 200 Southern Blvd., Bldg. 11, Albany, NY 12209, Phone: (518) 436-2989, Fax: (518) 436-3068, Email:
PALATINE, Horning Rd (Lat: 42.911722 Lon: -74.484000), Overall height: 57.9 m, Call Sign: WLS651
Assigned Frequencies: 10551.2 MHz
Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 03/31/2006
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, One Verizon Place (Mc: Ga3b1reg), Alpharetta, GA 30004-8511, Phone: (678) 339-4271, Fax: (678) 339-8552, Email:
PALATINE RPTR, Tufts Indian Rd (Lat: 42.972556 Lon: -74.491222), Overall height: 125 m, Call Sign: WLS653
Assigned Frequencies: 10616.2 MHz, 2118.40 MHz
Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 03/31/2006
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, One Verizon Place (Mc: Ga3b1reg), Alpharetta, GA 30004-8511, Phone: (678) 339-4271, Fax: (678) 339-8552, Email:

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