Port Henry, New York

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Essex County

Population in July 2008: 1,047. Population change since 2000: -9.1%

Males: 508	(48.6%)
Females: 539	(51.4%)

Median resident age:	39.8 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 12974.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,459 (it was $29,306 in 2000)

Port Henry:	$36,459
New York:	$53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,556

Port Henry:	$22,556
New York:	$29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $92,579 (it was $59,200 in 2000)

Port Henry:	$92,579
New York:	$311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $107,967; Detached houses: $108,763; Townhouses or other attached units: $98,894; In 2-unit structures: $146,159; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $158,504; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $417,995; Mobile homes: $33,452
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Races in Port Henry:

White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
Other race (0.6%)
Black (0.5%)
American Indian (0.5%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Port Henry: 82.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (24.6%), Irish (18.6%), Italian (14.1%), English (13.0%), Polish (7.9%), German (6.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1869

Elevation: 108 feet

Land area: 1.20 square miles.

Population density: 871 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Port Henry

High school or higher: 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
Unemployed: 11.5%
Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Port Henry village

Never married: 24.5%
Now married: 47.5%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 14.0%
Divorced: 11.9%

18 residents are foreign born

This village:	1.6%
New York:	20.4%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Port Henry, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Port Henry to the number of sex offenders is 349 to 1.

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

Port Henry:	2.2% ($1,282)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Schenectady, NY (89.0 miles , pop. 61,821).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (168.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (222.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Moriah, NY (1.3 miles ), Mineville-Witherbee, NY (2.1 miles ), Addison, VT (2.2 miles ), Crown Point, NY (2.6 miles ), Bridport, VT (2.6 miles ), Westport, NY (3.1 miles ), Panton, VT (3.1 miles ), Weybridge, VT (3.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $36,000
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 1 building, cost: $90,000
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $52,500
2000: 1 building, cost: $15,000
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 1 building, cost: $75,000

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Latitude: 44.05 N, Longitude: 73.46 W

Area code: 518

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Population change in the 1990s: -132 (-10.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Public administration (12%)
Paper (9%)
Wood products (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
Construction (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Social assistance (11%)
Educational services (10%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Woodworkers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

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Port Henry-area historical tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/6/1952, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 32.5 miles away from the Port Henry village center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 8/8/1983, a category 2 tornado 36.9 miles away from the village center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Port Henry-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 65% 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 44.3 miles away from Port Henry center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 33.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 11:04:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 32.8 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 40.2 miles away from Port Henry center
On 5/24/2002 at 23:46:00, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.1 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 33.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/1995 at 12:13:11, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.5 miles away from Port Henry center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Port Henry:

MOSES-LUDINGTON HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; TICONDEROGA, NY)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, NY)
PORTER MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 15 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT)

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Amtrak station:
PORT HENRY (RTE. 9 NORTH & RTE. 22). 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Port Henry:

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,265)
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 34 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 35 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)
NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment: 2,585)
ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; QUEENSBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,182)
SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 47 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; FT enrollment: 5,601)
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 68 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)

Public high school in Port Henry:

MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 354; Location: 39 VIKING LANE; Grades: 7-12; Our rating: 36)

Public elementary/middle school in Port Henry:

MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 451; Location: 39 VIKING LANE; Grades: PK-6, UE; Our rating: 34)

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Library in Port Henry:

SHERMAN FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $28,157; Location: 20 CHURCH STREET; 11,646 books; 130 audio materials; 86 video materials; 12 serial subscriptions)

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Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Brook (A), Stony Brook (B), McKenzie Brook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

CHEEVER WATER SUPPLY (Address: 4789 NYS ROUTE 9N, Population served: 40, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In FEB-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (FEB-21-2002), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-21-2002), St Public Notif requested (FEB-21-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAR-11-2002)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUL-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed FAO issued (APR-10-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2000)

5 routine major monitoring violations

4 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This village:	2.3 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	60.1%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	9.2%
Whole state:	5.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	19.2%
Whole state:	14.6%

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

This village:	4.8%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Port Henry, NY

26 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Port Henry compared to New York state average:

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Unemployed percentage above 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.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Port Henry (2009 data):

Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company: Port Henry Branch at 4307 Main Street, branch established on 1954-04-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,425.0 mil, Deposits: $1,088.3 mil, headquarters in Glens Falls, NY, positive income, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Arrow Financial Corporation

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2004 Presidential Election results in Essex County New York:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (85%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Port Henry

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Episcopal Church	United Church of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	71.3%	14.2%	3.7%	2.5%	2.3%
Congregations	22.2%	28.6%	12.7%	11.1%	4.8%

Name	Church of the Nazarene	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	1.1%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%	2.7%
Congregations	4.8%	3.2%	1.6%	1.6%	9.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	0	$0		3	$656
Streets and Highways	5	$16,374	$39,298	0	$0
Sewerage	0	$0		2	$643
Water Supply	0	$0		2	$767
Totals for Government	5	$16,374	$39,298	7	$2,066

Port Henry government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $65,000
Charges - Sewerage: $137,000
Parks & Recreation: $45,000

All Other: $7,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $4,497,000
Sewerage: $29,000

Parks & Recreation: $23,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $225,000
General - Other: $131,000

Regular Highways: $120,000

Water Utilities: $90,000

Solid Waste Management: $27,000

Parks & Recreation: $23,000

Financial Administration: $18,000

Fire Protection: $17,000

General Public Buildings: $12,000

Central Staff Services: $9,000

Libraries: $4,000

Police Protection: $4,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000

Health Services - Other: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $81,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $164,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,345,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,296,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $49,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $9,000
Interest Earnings: $7,000

Property Sale Other: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $24,000
Parks & Recreation: $24,000

Fire Protection: $11,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $278,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $126,000
Electric Utilities: $0
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $62,000
Beginning: $3,000
State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $4,046,000
Highways: $23,000

All Other: $12,000

General Support: $9,000
Tax - Property: $316,000
Public Utilities: $10,000

NEC: $7,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $256,000

6.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,181 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.43%
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 Clinton County, NY	1.11% ($27,000 average AGI)
from Franklin County, NY	0.81% ($32,853)
from Warren County, NY	0.43% ($28,129)

6.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,516 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.43%
New York average:	6.26%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($132 average AGI)
Essex County: 0.09%
New York average: 0.10%

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

to Clinton County, NY	1.02% ($29,021 average AGI)
to Franklin County, NY	0.61% ($31,655)
to Warren County, NY	0.41% ($27,017)

Strongest AM radio stations in Port Henry:

WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WVMT (620 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: SISON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIRD (920 AM; 5 kW; LAKE PLACID, NY; Owner: RADIO LAKE PLACID INC)
WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
WIPS (1250 AM; 1 kW; TICONDEROGA, NY; Owner: CALVIN HUGH CARR)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WEAV (960 AM; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVAA (1390 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, KDR, LLC)
WTWK (1070 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WFAD (1490 AM; 1 kW; MIDDLEBURY, VT; Owner: ADDISON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Port Henry:

WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
WWFY (100.9 FM; BERLIN, VT; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, LLC)
WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
WEXP (101.5 FM; BRANDON, VT; Owner: VOX VERMONT, L.L.C.)
WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVPS (107.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
WEZF (92.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WLKC (103.3 FM; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
WXLG (89.9 FM; NORTH CREEK, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
WNCS (104.7 FM; MONTPELIER, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIZN (106.7 FM; VERGENNES, VT; Owner: BURLINGTON BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WXZO (96.7 FM; WILLSBORO, NY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJEN (94.5 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WCEL (91.9 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: WAMC)
WCLX (102.5 FM; WESTPORT, NY; Owner: WESTPORT BROADCASTING)
WANC (103.9 FM; TICONDEROGA, NY; Owner: WAMC)

TV broadcast stations around Port Henry:

WPTZ (Channel 5; NORTH POLE, NY; Owner: HEARST-ARGYLE STATIONS, INC.)
W19BR (Channel 19; MONKTON, VT; Owner: PLATTSBURGH PARTNERS)
W60AO (Channel 60; PORT HENRY, NY; Owner: MOUNTAIN LAKES PUB.TELECOMM.COUNCIL)

Port Henry fatal accident list:
Nov 10, 2004 11:10 AM, Sr-9n, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jun 23, 2002 06:35 AM, Sr-9n, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 14, 1983 02:20 AM, Lakeside, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 10 meters (33ft)
Total costs: $3,448,000
Total average daily traffic: 8,730
Total average daily truck traffic: 724

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Henry Mill Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 51.8 m, Call Sign: KNKN864
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 10/23/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: John T Scott Iii
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 Twentieth Street, Nw, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3073, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Church St, Call Sign: KNBB251, Licensee ID: L00111425
Assigned Frequencies : 33.9200 MHz
Grant Date: 03/04/1996, Expiration Date: 05/07/2001, Cancelation Date: 07/08/2001
Registrant: Port Henry, Town Of, Port Henry Fire Dept, Port Henry, NY 12974

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6

Call Sign: KA2BSU, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 05/14/1998, Expiration Date: 05/14/2008
Registrant: Odean D Schaefer, 19 Whitney St, Port Henry, NY 12974
Call Sign: KA2MGA, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 10/14/1997, Expiration Date: 10/14/2007
Registrant: Alex S Gajewski, 34 First St, Port Henry, NY 12974
Call Sign: KB2EPG, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 12/01/1987, Expiration Date: 12/01/1997, Cancelation Date: 12/02/1999
Registrant: Rory A Gillespie, 104 Broad St, Port Henry, NY 12974
Call Sign: N2VXX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00942966
Grant Date: 11/20/2004, Expiration Date: 11/20/2014
Registrant: Sylviane Dubois Acker, Port Henry, NY 12974
Call Sign: N2VXY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00940903
Grant Date: 11/18/2004, Expiration Date: 11/18/2014
Registrant: Benjamin P Acker, Port Henry, NY 12974
Call Sign: WB2TMF, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 07/30/1999, Expiration Date: 07/30/2009
Registrant: William J Boucher, 15 Mill St, Port Henry, NY 12974

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 182H (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8581S , Serial Number: 18256681, Year manufactured: 1965
Registrant (Individual): William Joyce, Po Box 142, Port Henry, NY 12974

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1
Hazardous Condition: 12

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