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Population in July 2009: 5,514. Population change since 2000: +1.4%

Males: 2,746	(49.8%)
Females: 2,768	(50.2%)

Median resident age:	37.5 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $65,886 (it was $58,842 in 2000)

Riga:	$65,886
New York:	$54,659

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $27,694

Riga town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $145,046 (it was $105,900 in 2000)

Riga:	$145,046
New York:	$306,000

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $149,423; Detached houses: $163,450; Townhouses or other attached units: $94,159; In 2-unit structures: $164,415; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $94,515; Mobile homes: $14,852

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White alone - 5,250 (96.6%)
Two or more races - 51 (0.9%)
Hispanic - 50 (0.9%)
Black alone - 38 (0.7%)
Asian alone - 40 (0.7%)
American Indian alone - 6 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 2 (0.04%)

Races in Riga detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Riga: 97.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (28.1%), English (22.0%), Irish (18.0%), Italian (13.9%), Polish (8.0%), United States (7.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 640 feet

Land area: 35.2 square miles.

Population density: 157 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Riga:

High school or higher: 92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.6%
Unemployed: 2.9%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Riga town:

Never married: 21.2%
Now married: 64.1%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 5.3%
Divorced: 7.8%

183 residents are foreign born (1.8% Europe, 0.9% Asia, 0.4% North America).

This town:	3.4%
New York:	20.4%

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

Riga town:	2.6% ($2,723)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greece, NY (14.1 miles , pop. 94,141).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (14.4 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (256.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Churchville, NY (0.9 miles ), Bergen, NY (1.8 miles ), Wheatland, NY (2.6 miles ), Ogden, NY (2.6 miles ), Chili, NY (2.6 miles ), Spencerport, NY (2.8 miles ), Scottsville, NY (2.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 12 buildings, average cost: $112,300
1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $116,700
1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $115,500
2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $152,800
2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $187,400
2002: 15 buildings, average cost: $132,400
2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $178,000
2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $165,400
2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $182,700
2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $189,900
2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $222,000
2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $260,000
2009: 5 buildings, average cost: $143,400
2010: 4 buildings, average cost: $185,800
2011: 3 buildings, average cost: $163,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 43.09 N, Longitude: 77.88 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 585

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Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	8.5%
New York:	8.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Machinery (14%)
Construction (9%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Health care (19%)
Educational services (19%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Machinery (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Engineers (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)

Work and jobs in Riga: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Riga, New York

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Tornado activity:

Riga-area historical tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 72% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1972, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 29.6 miles away from the Riga town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/2/1998, a category F2 tornado 30.2 miles away from the town center caused $1 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Riga-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 85% 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 21.5 miles away from the city center
On 11/26/1999 at 22:33:01, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 8.0 mi) earthquake occurred 70.5 miles away from Riga 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 51.1 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 45.6 miles away from the city center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 57.3 miles away from Riga 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 45.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Monroe County (14) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Storms: 2, Ice Storms: 2, Wind: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Riga:

LAKESIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 9 miles away; BROCKPORT, NY)
UNITY HOSPITAL OF ROCHESTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; ROCHESTER, NY)
HIGHLAND HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; ROCHESTER, NY)

Amtrak station near Riga:

15 miles: ROCHESTER (320 CENTRAL AVE.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plant near Riga:

15 miles: R.E. Ginna in Rochester, NY.

Local government website: WWW.TOWNOFRIGA.ORG

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Riga:

SUNY College at Brockport (about 9 miles; Brockport, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,845)
Rochester Institute of Technology (about 11 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 13,372)
University of Rochester (about 13 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 7,898)
Monroe Community College (about 14 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 12,159)
Genesee Community College (about 16 miles; Batavia, NY; FT enrollment: 3,452)
Nazareth College (about 18 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 2,555)
Saint John Fisher College (about 19 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 3,202)

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Notable locations in Riga: Mill Creek Golf Course (A), Churchville Golf Course (B), Volkman Farms (C), Kohlman Farms (D), Zastrocky Farms (E), Mill Seat Solid Waste Landfill (F), Riga Senior Center (G), Churchville Fire Department (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Creekside Cemetery (1), Riga Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: West Shore Ponds (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Hotel Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Riga: Churchville Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Monroe County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI CO SO₂ Ozone PM_2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 26.8. This is about average.

City:	26.8
U.S.:	32.0

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.416. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 14.7 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.416
U.S.:	0.334

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.54. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.7 miles away from the city center.

City:	2.54
U.S.:	2.43

Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 24.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.1 miles away from the city center.

City:	24.4
U.S.:	28.3

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 7.55. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 14.7 miles away from the city center.

City:	7.55
U.S.:	9.59

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	77.1%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.6%
Whole state:	5.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	3.8%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	1.9%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Riga, NY

14 people in homes for the mentally ill
10 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Riga compared to New York state average:

Median household income above state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (54%)
Electricity (17%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
Wood (4%)
Other fuel (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Monroe County New York:

2008 Presidential Election results in Monroe County New York:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for Riga (based on Monroe County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.27%

Here		54.3%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Jewish	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	65.8%	5.6%	3.7%	3.6%	3.3%
Congregations	19.1%	3.3%	7.7%	7.9%	7.4%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Episcopal Church	Lutheran Church	United Church of Christ	Other
Adherents	2.6%	2.2%	2.1%	1.3%	9.8%
Congregations	4.5%	5.5%	2.9%	3.3%	38.3%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 175

Monroe County:	2.39 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	4.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 7

This county:	0.10 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.06 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 70

Monroe County:	0.96 / 10,000 pop.
New York:	0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 170

Monroe County:	2.32 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.68 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 552

Here:	7.54 / 10,000 pop.
State:	8.82 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	7.9%
New York:	8.2%

Adult obesity rate:

Monroe County:	26.4%
New York:	23.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	13.4%
State:	15.6%

3.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,478 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.60%
New York average:	5.41%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($786 average AGI)
Monroe County:
0.20%
New York average:
0.24%

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

from Wayne County, NY	0.29% ($37,056 average AGI)
from Ontario County, NY	0.26% ($43,953)
from Livingston County, NY	0.18% ($34,082)

4.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,386 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.34%
New York average:	6.26%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($432 average AGI)
Monroe County:
0.07%
New York average:
0.10%

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

to Wayne County, NY	0.29% ($44,012 average AGI)
to Ontario County, NY	0.24% ($51,507)
to Erie County, NY	0.16% ($35,945)

Strongest AM radio stations in Riga:

WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WLGZ (990 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WHTK (1280 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY)
WXXI (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
WHIC (1460 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS)
WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
WASB (1590 AM; 1 kW; BROCKPORT, NY; Owner: DAVID L. WOLFE)
WYSL (1040 AM; 3 kW; AVON, NY; Owner: RADIO LIVINGSTON, LTD)
WROC (950 AM; 1 kW; ROCHESTER, NY)
WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
WCJW (1140 AM; daytime; 3 kW; WARSAW, NY; Owner: LLOYD LANE, INCORPORATED)
WXRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, NY; Owner: DOME BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Riga:

WMJQ (105.5 FM; BROCKPORT, NY; Owner: CANANDAIGUA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRMM-FM (101.3 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WBZA (98.9 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM ROCHESTER LICENSE, LLC.)
WDCZ-FM (102.7 FM; WEBSTER, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WDKX (103.9 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: MONROE COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., LTD.)
WCMF-FM (96.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WXXI-FM (91.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
W238AB (95.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WZNE (94.1 FM; BRIGHTON, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WPXY-FM (97.9 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WRUR-FM (88.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER B/CAST CORP.)
WCIY (88.9 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WFXF (107.3 FM; SOUTH BRISTOL TOWNSH, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WNVE (95.1 FM; HONEOYE FALLS, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WBSU (89.1 FM; BROCKPORT, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
WKGS (106.7 FM; IRONDEQUOIT, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WBEE-FM (92.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM ROCHESTER LICENSE, LLC.)
WISY (102.3 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
WCOU (88.3 FM; WARSAW, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Riga:

WPXJ-TV (Channel 51; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: PAXSON BUFFALO LICENSE, INC.)
WBXO-LP (Channel 15; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)
WUHF (Channel 31; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WUHF LICENSEE, LLC)
WOKR (Channel 13; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
WNYO-TV (Channel 49; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: NEW YORK TELEVISION, INC.)
WBGT-LP (Channel 40; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WBGT, LLC)
WHEC-TV (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WHEC-TV, LLC)
W42CO (Channel 42; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
WROC-TV (Channel 8; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF ROCHESTER, LLC)
WXXI-TV (Channel 21; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
WAWW-LP (Channel 38; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: VENTURE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC)
WROH-LP (Channel 47; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGCE-CA (Channel 6; GREECE/ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: SALVATORE J. CATERINO)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 20
Total length: 91 meters (299ft)
Total costs: $34,919,000
Total average daily traffic: 163,950
Total average daily truck traffic: 33,466

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1930-1939: 2
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 0
1960-1969: 17
1970-1979: 0
1980-1989: 0
1990-1999: 0
2000-2010: 1

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Riga, NY

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:

2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Riga)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers:

Griffin Rd Ext (Lat: 43.060333 Lon: -77.887500), Type: Tower, Structure height: 73 m, Call Sign: WPHY827, Licensee ID: L00134999
Assigned Frequencies: 929.887 MHz
Grant Date: 08/17/2000, Expiration Date: 08/17/2010, Cancellation Date: 11/18/2004, Certifier: Paul H Kuzia
Registrant: Nationwide 929.8875 LLC, 12221 Merit Dr., Suite #100, Dallas, TX 75251, Phone: (972) 860-3269, Fax: (972) 860-3248, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

Riga, Griffin Rd Ext (Lat: 43.060417 Lon: -77.887556), Type: Tower, Structure height: 68.3 m, Overall height: 71 m, Call Sign: WQIU552
Assigned Frequencies: 6256.54 MHz
Grant Date: 05/16/2008, Expiration Date: 05/16/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:
RIGA, Griffon Rd Extension (Lat: 43.060417 Lon: -77.887556), Type: Tower, Structure height: 68.3 m, Overall height: 71 m, Call Sign: WLM411
Assigned Frequencies: 2128.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/30/2001, Expiration Date: 01/15/2011, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3074, Email:

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Hazardous Condition: 2

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