Petersburgh, New York

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Population in July 2008: 1,621. Population change since 2000: +3.7%

Males: 823	(50.8%)
Females: 798	(49.2%)

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

Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,410 (it was $45,909 in 2000)

Petersburgh:	$54,410
New York:	$53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,657

Petersburgh:	$25,657
New York:	$29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $148,923 (it was $89,300 in 2000)

Petersburgh:	$148,923
New York:	$311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $169,617; Detached houses: $191,749; Townhouses or other attached units: $85,012; In 2-unit structures: $90,548; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $143,866; Mobile homes: $59,688

Petersburgh, NY residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Petersburgh:

White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
Other Asian (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Petersburgh: 86.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: Irish (15.5%), English (13.8%), German (13.4%), French (10.7%), United States (9.6%), Italian (6.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1443 feet

Land area: 41.6 square miles.

Population density: 39 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Petersburgh

High school or higher: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 10.4%
Unemployed: 5.4%
Mean travel time to work: 33.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Petersburgh town

Never married: 20.0%
Now married: 62.1%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 7.0%
Divorced: 8.7%

44 residents are foreign born (1.8% Europe, 0.6% Asia).

This town:	2.8%
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:

Petersburgh:	1.9% ($1,734)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Colonie, NY (22.6 miles , pop. 79,258).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (118.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (135.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Grafton, NY (2.4 miles ), Pownal, VT (2.5 miles ), Berlin, NY (2.8 miles ), Williamstown, MA (2.9 miles ), Hoosick Falls, NY (3.0 miles ), Hoosick, NY (3.0 miles ), Old Bennington, VT (3.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $12,000
1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $12,000
1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $90,000
1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $90,000
2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $90,000
2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $90,000
2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $90,000
2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $90,000
2004: 11 buildings, average cost: $90,000
2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $90,000
2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $90,000
2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $90,000
2008: 8 buildings, average cost: $90,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 42.77 N, Longitude: 73.34 W

Petersburgh household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (20%)
Educational services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Health care (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (16%)
Health care (14%)
Public administration (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Petersburgh-area historical tornado activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 4% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.4 miles away from the Petersburgh town center killed 4 people and injured 36 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 13.9 miles away from the town center injured 68 people and caused $71 million in damages.

Petersburgh-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 91% 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 96.1 miles away from Petersburgh 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 68.5 miles away from the city 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 93.7 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.6 miles away from Petersburgh center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 63.9 miles away from Petersburgh center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Hospitals/medical centers near Petersburgh:

SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; BENNINGTON, VT)
SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; TROY, NY)
SETON HEALTH SYSTEMS INC (about 16 miles; TROY, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Petersburgh, NY

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Petersburgh:

WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 10 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,047)
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 16 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,150)
HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,337)
SIENA COLLEGE (about 23 miles; LOUDONVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,001)
SUNY AT ALBANY (about 26 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT enrollment: 14,168)
EXCELSIOR COLLEGE (about 27 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,096)
THE COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE (about 27 miles; ALBANY, NY; FT enrollment: 3,116)

Library in Petersburgh:

PETERSBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $48,200; Location: 69 MAIN STREET; 13,524 books; 830 audio materials; 1,055 video materials; 14 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Taconic Trails Ski Area (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Pleasant Valley Cemetery (1), Moses Cemetery (2), Meadow Lawn Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Hoosic River (A), Red Pond Brook (B), Dill Creek (C), Dayfoot Brook (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Petersburgh and their reported violations in the past:

GRAFTONS TOWN STORE (Address: 101 Brock Road, Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

12 routine major monitoring violations

DAVES COUNTRY STORE (Address: 20380 NYS 22, Population served: 78, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

FOX HOLLOW RESTAURANT (Address: 20392 NY 22, Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	73.9%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.5%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	12.3%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	4.6%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Petersburgh, NY

3 people in nursing homes

Petersburgh 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.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Rensselaer County New York:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (64%) Wood (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Electricity (4%) Coal or coke (2%) Solar energy (1%)

Religion statistics for Petersburgh

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Reformed Church in America	Episcopal Church
Adherents	71.2%	9.2%	3.8%	3.2%	2.2%
Congregations	21.0%	18.8%	6.5%	5.8%	8.0%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Church of Christ	Muslim Estimate	Other religions
Adherents	2.2%	1.6%	0.8%	0.7%	5.2%
Congregations	7.2%	5.1%	2.9%	0.7%	23.9%

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.

7.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,743 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.11%
New York average:	5.41%

0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($435 average AGI)
Rensselaer County: 0.22%
New York average: 0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Albany County, NY	2.60% ($37,596 average AGI)
from Saratoga County, NY	0.81% ($38,732)
from Schenectady County, NY	0.31% ($41,466)

7.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,928 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.04%
New York average:	6.26%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($190 average AGI)
Rensselaer County: 0.07%
New York average: 0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Albany County, NY	2.55% ($35,333 average AGI)
to Saratoga County, NY	0.83% ($40,801)
to Schenectady County, NY	0.38% ($39,270)

Strongest AM radio stations in Petersburgh:

WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WROW (590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WABY (1160 AM; 5 kW; MECHANICVILLE, NY; Owner: ANASTOS MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WUHN (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WEINER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WOFX (980 AM; 5 kW; TROY, NY)
WTMM (1300 AM; 5 kW; RENSSELAER, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)
WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WBTN (1370 AM; 1 kW; BENNINGTON, VT; Owner: SOUTHERN VERMONT COLLEGE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Petersburgh:

WZEC (97.5 FM; HOOSICK FALLS, NY; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WMNB (100.1 FM; NORTH ADAMS, MA; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WNGN (91.9 FM; ARGYLE, NY; Owner: NORTHEAST GOSPEL BROADCASTING INC)
WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WHVP (91.1 FM; HUDSON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WAJZ (96.3 FM; VOORHEESVILLE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WYJB (95.5 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WZMR (104.9 FM; ALTAMONT, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WGNA-FM (107.7 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF MANSFIELD, INC.)
WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
WRVE (99.5 FM; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMHT-FM (89.1 FM; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)

TV broadcast stations around Petersburgh:

WNGN-LP (Channel 26; TROY, NY; Owner: BRIAN A. LARSON)
WCDC-TV (Channel 19; ADAMS, MA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF ALBANY, INC.)
W38DL (Channel 38; ADAMS, ETC., MA; Owner: WNYT-TV, LLC)
WNYA-CA (Channel 39; EASTON, ETC., NY; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
W53AS (Channel 53; POWNAL, ETC., VT; Owner: VERMONT ETV, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 16
Total length: 32 meters (105ft)
Total costs: $9,468,000
Total average daily traffic: 13,532
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,179

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1920-1929: 3
1930-1939: 3
1940-1949: 5
1950-1959: 0
1960-1969: 0
1970-1979: 0
1980-1989: 2
1990-1999: 3

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Petersburgh, NY

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KB2UPU, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 05/10/1995, Expiration Date: 05/10/2005, Cancelation Date: 05/11/2007
Registrant: Marvin H Brand, Rr 1 Box 344 J, Petersburgh, NY 12138
Call Sign: WA2WQZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00251210
Grant Date: 05/13/2004, Expiration Date: 05/13/2014, Cancelation Date: 01/07/2006
Registrant: Nicholas J Marro, 52 Dutch Church Road, Petersburgh, NY 12138
Call Sign: KC2NKM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00928015
Grant Date: 10/13/2004, Expiration Date: 10/13/2014, Certifier: Andrew P Bowes
Registrant: Andrew P Bowes, 20289 Rt 22, Petersburgh, NY 12138

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4

Aircraft: PECK JODEL-F12 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 85 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 30P , Serial Number: F8027, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 08/18/1978
Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, 1750 Plank Rd, Petersburgh, NY 12138
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-180 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 55041 , Serial Number: 28-7305297, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 02/26/1973
Registrant (Individual): Robert L Waldorf, 158 Harold Brock Rd, Petersburgh, NY 12138
Aircraft: REPUBLIC RC-3 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Amphibian, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 87 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 6430K , Serial Number: 678
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 20767 Ny 22, Petersburgh, NY 12138
Aircraft: BURGESS GEORGE L SPORTSMAN 2 + 2 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 88GV , Serial Number: 413, Year manufactured: 1988, Airworthiness Date: 03/24/1989
Registrant (Individual): Timothy J Allen, 33 Webster Rd, Petersburgh, NY 12138

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