Persia, New York

Back to Persia, NY housing info, Cattaraugus County, New York, NY smaller cities, NY small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Cattaraugus County Population in July 2008: 2,314. Population change since 2000: -7.9%   Males: 1,086   (46.9%) Females: 1,228   (53.1%) Median resident age:   40.5 years New York median age:   35.9 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,393 (it was $33,675 in 2000) Persia:   $41,393 New York:   $53,514 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,241 Persia:   $19,241 New York:   $29,885 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $72,930 (it was $56,100 in 2000) Persia:   $72,930 New York:   $311,000 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $83,428; Detached houses: $83,254; In 2-unit structures: $90,057; Mobile homes: $31,071 Persia, NY residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Persia: White Non-Hispanic (95.1%) American Indian (3.3%) Two or more races (1.1%) Hispanic (0.9%) 2008 cost of living index in Persia: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Persia, New York on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Are Buffalo streets as empty as they look in most photos?  (26 replies) Any Info. on Great Neck Long Island  (19 replies) Homeowners in Nassau County - re: Police dept  (9 replies) Latest news from Persia, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (28.0%), Irish (17.6%), English (15.7%), Polish (13.2%), Italian (6.5%), United States (3.3%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Land area: 20.9 square miles. Population density: 111 people per square mile   (very low).

Latitude: 42.43 N, Longitude: 78.94 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 716

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Average climate in Persia, New York

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Persia-area historical tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 36% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.6 miles away from the Persia town center killed 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/24/1967, a category 3 tornado 13.9 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Persia-area historical earthquake activity is below New York state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from Persia center
On 11/26/1999 at 22:33:01, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 8.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 88.2 miles away from the city center
On 3/12/1994 at 10:43:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 59.4 miles away from the city center
On 5/25/1995 at 14:22:32, a magnitude 3.0 (2.6 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.2 miles away from Persia center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 79.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/4/2004 at 23:55:26, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MW, 3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.7 miles away from Persia center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable location: Gowanda Waterworks (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Broadway Cemetery (1), Malks Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Grannis Creek (A), Thatcher Brook (B), South Branch Cattaraugus Creek (C), Point Peter Brook (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	62.7%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	8.1%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This town:	13.1%
Whole state:	14.6%

This town:	8.3%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Persia, NY

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4.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,497 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.58%
New York average:	5.41%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,494 average AGI)

Cattaraugus County:	0.06%
New York average:	0.24%

from Erie County, NY	1.21% ($30,478 average AGI)
from Allegany County, NY	0.59% ($21,734)
from Chautauqua County, NY	0.47% ($24,071)

5.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,199 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.81%
New York average:	6.26%

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

to Erie County, NY	1.16% ($27,241 average AGI)
to Chautauqua County, NY	0.62% ($26,697)
to Allegany County, NY	0.47% ($25,436)