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Population in July 2007: 4,948. Population change since 2000: +4.4%

Males: 2,424	(49.0%)
Females: 2,524	(51.0%)

Median resident age:	42.4 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 10576.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $186,070 (it was $153,208 in 2000)

Pound Ridge:	$186,070
New York:	$53,514

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,232,854 (it was $605,100 in 2000)

Pound Ridge:	$1,232,854
New York:	$311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $1,164,523; Detached houses: $1,150,015; Townhouses or other attached units: $2,500,514; In 2-unit structures: $747,389
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Races in Pound Ridge:

White Non-Hispanic (93.6%)
Hispanic (2.5%)
Black (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Chinese (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Pound Ridge: 153.5 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Italian (16.7%), Irish (14.9%), English (14.4%), German (12.8%), Russian (11.4%), Polish (6.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 620 feet

Land area: 22.8 square miles.

Population density: 217 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Pound Ridge

High school or higher: 95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 71.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 32.9%
Unemployed: 2.4%
Mean travel time to work: 42.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pound Ridge town

Never married: 17.5%
Now married: 71.9%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 4.4%
Divorced: 5.1%

453 residents are foreign born (6.0% Europe, 1.6% Latin America, 1.5% Asia).

This town:	9.6%
New York:	20.4%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Pound Ridge, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Pound Ridge to the number of sex offenders is 4948 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

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

Pound Ridge:	1.6% ($9,633)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Stamford, CT (9.6 miles , pop. 117,083).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: North Hempstead, NY (30.4 miles , pop. 222,611).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (32.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Scotts Corners, NY (2.3 miles ), Lewisboro, NY (4.1 miles ), Bedford, NY (4.4 miles ), New Canaan, CT (7.2 miles ), Ridgefield, CT (7.5 miles ), Golden's Bridge, NY (8.2 miles ), North Salem, NY (8.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 14 buildings, average cost: $291,700
1997: 27 buildings, average cost: $410,700
1998: 48 buildings, average cost: $395,200
1999: 42 buildings, average cost: $498,900
2000: 36 buildings, average cost: $369,500
2001: 23 buildings, average cost: $589,400
2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $483,100
2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $571,400
2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $703,200
2005: 20 buildings, average cost: $334,500
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $483,300
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $2,933,300

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Latitude: 41.21 N, Longitude: 73.58 W

Area code: 914

Pound Ridge household income distribution

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Most common industries for males:

Professional, scientific, and technical services (22%)
Finance and insurance (19%)
Health care (8%)
Construction (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (2%)

Most common industries for females:

Professional, scientific, and technical services (19%)
Health care (12%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
Top executives (9%)
Lawyers (8%)
Other financial specialists (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Lawyers (7%)
Media and communication equipment workers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

Crime in Pound Ridge (2005):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
5 burglaries (101.5 per 100,000)
13 thefts (264.0 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 17.7 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

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Pound Ridge-area historical tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 31% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 46.0 miles away from the Pound Ridge town center injured 40 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 7/14/1950, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 7.0 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Pound Ridge:

SILVER HILL HOSPITAL INC (about 7 miles; NEW CANAAN, CT)
FOUR WINDS (about 9 miles; KATONAH, NY)
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; MOUNT KISCO, NY)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pound Ridge:

WESTCHESTER COUNTY (about 13 miles; WHITE PLAINS, NY; ID: HPN)
DANBURY MUNI (about 14 miles; DANBURY, CT; ID: DXR)
IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 33 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; ID: BDR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pound Ridge:

PEEKSKILL (about 26 miles; PEEKSKILL, NY; ID: 7N2)
CANDLELIGHT (about 27 miles; NEW MILFORD, CT; ID: 6Y2)
CANDLELIGHT FARMS (about 27 miles; NEW MILFORD, CT; ID: 11N)

Amtrak station near Pound Ridge:

12 miles: STAMFORD (WASHINGTON BLVD. & E. STATE ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Local government website: WWW.TOWNOFPOUNDRIDGE.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pound Ridge:

NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; NORWALK, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,772)
WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; DANBURY, CT; FT enrollment: 4,297)
PACE UNIVERSITY-PLEASANTVILLE BRIARCLIFF (about 16 miles; PLEASANTVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,837)
SUNY WESTCHESTER COMMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; VALHALLA, NY; FT enrollment: 6,730)
UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT (about 17 miles; Bridgeport, CT; FT enrollment: 2,162)
SUNY COLLEGE AT PURCHASE (about 19 miles; PURCHASE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,517)
IONA COLLEGE (about 20 miles; NEW ROCHELLE, NY; FT enrollment: 3,532)

Public elementary/middle school in Pound Ridge:

POUND RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 410; Location: 7 POUND RIDGE RD; Grades: K-5; Our rating: 76)

Library in Pound Ridge:

HIRAM HALLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $338,872; Location: 271 WESTCHESTER AVENUE; 46,106 books; 1,272 audio materials; 513 video materials; 131 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Pound Ridge: Rockrimmon Country Club (A), High Ridge Country Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hoyt Cemetery (1), Ayers Cemetery (2), Knapp Barhite Cemetery (3), Round Ridge Cemetery (4), Miller Cemetery (5), Sarles Cemetery (6), Delavan Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Highland Lake (A), Gilmore Pond (B), Mallard Lake (C), Blue Heron Lake (D), Robin Hood Lake (E), Trinity Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

River: Waccabuc River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Pound Ridge: Ward Pound Ridge Reservation (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

POUND RIDGE TOWN PARK (Population served: 300, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Iron. Follow-up actions: St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-19-2002), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-09-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-09-2002), St Public Notif received (MAY-08-2003), St Compliance achieved (APR-27-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

SAMUEL PARKERS COUNTRY MARKET (Population served: 101, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

4 routine major monitoring violations

POUND RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB (Address: 158 East wood Road, Population served: 75, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Pound Ridge that have no violations reported:

COMMUNITY CHURCH AT POUND RIDGE (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	82.8%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.1%
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: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	1.7%
Whole state:	14.6%

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

This town:	0.6%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pound Ridge, NY

26 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Pound Ridge compared to New York state average:

Median household income significantly above state average.
Median house value significantly above state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Pound Ridge (2007 data):

Bank of America, National Association: Pound Ridge Branch at Westchester Avenue, branch established on 1959-09-19. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
Keybank National Association: Pound Ridge Branch at 56 Westchester Avenue, branch established on 1976-09-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88,081.2 mil, Deposits: $61,704.6 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 961 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp

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School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Westchester County New York:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (88%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Utility gas (2%) Wood (1%)

4.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($84,710 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.89%
New York average:	5.41%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,653 average AGI)
Westchester County: 0.17%
New York average: 0.24%

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

from Bronx County, NY	1.07% ($51,090 average AGI)
from New York County, NY	0.69% ($170,036)
from Queens County, NY	0.29% ($76,988)

5.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($80,895 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.86%
New York average:	6.26%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,925 average AGI)
Westchester County: 0.09%
New York average: 0.10%

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

to Bronx County, NY	0.57% ($40,009 average AGI)
to New York County, NY	0.56% ($98,757)
to Fairfield County, CT	0.50% ($116,933)

Strongest AM radio stations in Pound Ridge:

WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGSM (740 AM; 25 kW; HUNTINGTON, NY; Owner: K RADIO LICENSEE, INC.)
WREF (850 AM; 3 kW; RIDGEFIELD, CT; Owner: THE BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WVIP (1310 AM; 5 kW; MT. KISCO, NY; Owner: RADIO VISION CRISTIANA MANAGEMENT)
WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WQEW (1560 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pound Ridge:

WFAF (106.3 FM; MOUNT KISCO, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSLX (91.9 FM; NEW CANAAN, CT; Owner: ST. LUKE'S FOUNDATION, INC.)
WDAQ (98.3 FM; DANBURY, CT; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WPLJ (95.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPLJ-FM RADIO, INC.)
WXPK (107.1 FM; BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NY; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING HOLDINGS, INC.)
WEDW-FM (88.5 FM; STAMFORD, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC)
WKHL (96.7 FM; STAMFORD, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WSPK (104.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WFAS-FM (103.9 FM; WHITE PLAINS, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)
WEFX (95.9 FM; NORWALK, CT; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WRKI (95.1 FM; BROOKFIELD, CT; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WDBY (105.5 FM; PATTERSON, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WAXQ (104.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
WHTZ (100.3 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WWPR-FM (105.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCAA (105.9 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP. ("WADO"))

TV broadcast stations around Pound Ridge:

WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
W27CD (Channel 27; STAMFORD, CT; Owner: WLNY-TV, INC.)
WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
WTBY (Channel 54; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC.)
W68DN (Channel 68; CHERRY HILL, ETC., NJ; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)
WKOB-LP (Channel 53; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WKOB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WEBR-CA (Channel 17; MANHATTAN, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)
WRNN-LP (Channel 57; NYACK, NY; Owner: LP NYACK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W38CL (Channel 38; BRONX, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
W60AI (Channel 60; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
WEDW (Channel 49; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
W17CD (Channel 17; STAMFORD, CT; Owner: it COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Pound Ridge, New York:

Fatal accident count: 4
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
Fatalities: 4
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

New York average:

Fatal accident count: 69
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 100
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 18
Fatalities: 74
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 173
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10

Pound Ridge fatal accident list:
May 25, 2001 05:56 AM, Sr-124, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Feb 10, 2000 02:30 AM, Sr-137, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 4, 1997 01:20 AM, Longrdg Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 12, 1979 10:15 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

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