Richfield, New York

Back to Richfield, NY housing info, Otsego 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... Otsego County Population in July 2008: 2,340. Population change since 2000: -3.4%   Males: 1,123   (48.0%) Females: 1,217   (52.0%) Median resident age:   42.5 years New York median age:   35.9 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,785 (it was $32,784 in 2000) Richfield:   $40,785 New York:   $53,514 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,610 Richfield:   $21,610 New York:   $29,885 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $106,341 (it was $68,000 in 2000) Richfield:   $106,341 New York:   $311,000 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $134,720; Detached houses: $141,371; Townhouses or other attached units: $174,027; In 2-unit structures: $190,966; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $187,940; Mobile homes: $44,031 Richfield, NY residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Richfield: White Non-Hispanic (97.1%) American Indian (0.9%) Two or more races (0.9%) 2008 cost of living index in Richfield: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Richfield, New York on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Richfield is mentioned 10 times on our forum: Divide New York into Two States?  (105 replies) Southern Tier Driving - what did we miss?  (10 replies) best upstate restaurants  (41 replies) can anyone say something about fayetteville new york?  (19 replies) Sharon Springs photo tour  (11 replies) Top-Rated Public School Districts in Syracuse area  (6 replies) Latest news from Richfield, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Irish (18.7%), English (16.4%), German (13.6%), United States (8.8%), Polish (8.6%), Dutch (7.8%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 1460 feet Land area: 30.9 square miles. Population density: 76 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Richfield, New York

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Richfield-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.9 miles away from the Richfield town center injured 20 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 19.6 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused $800,000 in damages.

Richfield-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 92% 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 83.2 miles away from Richfield 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 23.3 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 84.8 miles away from the city center
On 7/31/1997 at 07:15:29, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 56.0 miles away from Richfield center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi) earthquake occurred 48.9 miles away from the city center
On 3/2/1995 at 05:33:51, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, 3.0 MD, Depth: 2.6 mi) earthquake occurred 99.8 miles away from Richfield center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Notable location: Federal Corners (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Twilight Rest Cemetery (1), Lakeview Cemetery (2), Brown-Young Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Lake: Canadarago Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creeks: Mink Creek (A), Ocquionis Creek (B), Hyder Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Richfield: Cary Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	66.3%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.6%
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

This town:	13.4%
Whole state:	14.6%

This town:	5.1%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Richfield, NY

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Here		34.9%
USA		50.2%

5.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,149 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.65%
New York average:	5.41%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($143 average AGI)

Otsego County:	0.09%
New York average:	0.24%

from Delaware County, NY	0.93% ($29,338 average AGI)
from Chenango County, NY	0.43% ($24,646)
from Herkimer County, NY	0.21% ($21,375)

6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,261 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.54%
New York average:	6.26%

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

to Delaware County, NY	0.73% ($28,455 average AGI)
to Chenango County, NY	0.55% ($24,360)
to Herkimer County, NY	0.28% ($20,469)

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• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"