Potter, New York

Back to Potter, NY housing info, Yates 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... Yates County Population in July 2008: 1,812. Population change since 2000: -1.0%   Males: 914   (50.5%) Females: 898   (49.5%) Median resident age:   32.6 years New York median age:   35.9 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,226 (it was $42,784 in 2000) Potter:   $53,226 New York:   $53,514 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,575 Potter:   $21,575 New York:   $29,885 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $109,938 (it was $70,300 in 2000) Potter:   $109,938 New York:   $311,000 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $141,708; Detached houses: $157,076; In 2-unit structures: $136,322; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $158,504; Mobile homes: $46,515 Potter, 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 Potter: White Non-Hispanic (96.7%) Hispanic (1.6%) Two or more races (0.8%) American Indian (0.7%) Other race (0.6%) 2008 cost of living index in Potter: 84.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Potter, New York on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Potter is mentioned 35 times on our forum: What other city/town is like Buffalo?  (173 replies) Potter, New York  (2 replies) Given the current economic meltdown, do we really need the U.S Postal service?  (52 replies) You Know You're From Long Island When...  (1158 replies) Tracey Towers  (31 replies) Completely censoring your childrens life?  (23 replies) Latest news from Potter, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (19.6%), English (19.0%), Irish (14.4%), United States (13.3%), Swiss (5.7%), Italian (4.8%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Land area: 37.2 square miles. Population density: 49 people per square mile   (very low).

Latitude: 42.72 N, Longitude: 77.18 W

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Average climate in Potter, New York

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Potter-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/30/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 30.1 miles away from the Potter town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 42.2 miles away from the town center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Potter-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 92% 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 35.5 miles away from Potter center
On 12/25/1998 at 13:30:26, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 11.2 mi) earthquake occurred 85.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 28.0 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 86.3 miles away from Potter center
On 7/19/2007 at 17:07:58, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.5 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 85.7 miles away from Potter center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable location: Cole Corners (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Sutherland Cemetery (1), Nettle Valley Cemetery (2), French Cemetery (3), Thomas Cemetery (4), Shuman Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Potter Swamp (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creek: Nettle Valley Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	3.1 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	79.6%
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: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This town:	9.7%
Whole state:	14.6%

This town:	3.7%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Potter, NY

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5.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,826 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.04%
New York average:	5.41%

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

from Ontario County, NY	1.31% ($34,669 average AGI)
from Steuben County, NY	0.52% ($59,149)
from Monroe County, NY	0.51% ($64,587)

6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,714 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.35%
New York average:	6.26%

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

to Ontario County, NY	1.90% ($29,632 average AGI)
to Steuben County, NY	0.48% ($22,114)
to Monroe County, NY	0.42% ($34,789)

• 1255 Phelps Rd, Call Sign: KQU275, Licensee ID: L00004611
  Assigned Frequencies : 46.5000 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/20/2000, Expiration Date: 10/03/2005, Cancelation Date: 01/07/2006
  Registrant: County Of Yates, 939 Rt 14a, Penn Yan, NY 14527, Phone: (716) 554-3246