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Saranac, NY map Population (year 2000): 4,165. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,312 (+3.5% change)
 

Males: 2,048  (49.2%)
Females: 2,117  (50.8%)

Clinton County

Median resident age:  36.5 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 12981.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $55,300 (it was $45,761 in 2000)
Saranac  $55,300
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $90,000 (it was $76,600 in 2000)
Saranac  $90,000
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Saranac:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)


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Ancestries: French (25.3%), Irish (16.7%), French Canadian (14.9%), United States (10.6%), English (8.5%), German (6.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 115.7 square miles.

Population density: 37 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Saranac

  • High school or higher: 86.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Saranac town

  • Never married: 21.4%
  • Now married: 62.0%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 8.1%

62 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.5%
New York:  20.4%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Saranac, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Saranac to the number of sex offenders is 4287 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:

Saranac:  1.9% ($1,441)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
Saranac satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Schenectady, NY (128.4 miles , pop. 61,821).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (245.0 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (263.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Redford, NY (4.0 miles ), Dannemora, NY (6.0 miles ), Black Brook, NY (10.5 miles ), Lyon Mountain, NY (10.6 miles ), Schuyler Falls, NY (14.4 miles ), Morrisonville, NY (15.6 miles ), Au Sable Forks, NY (16.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 21 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 1997: 15 buildings, average cost: $70,800
  • 1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $77,000
  • 1999: 15 buildings, average cost: $80,800
  • 2000: 18 buildings, average cost: $77,300
  • 2001: 22 buildings, average cost: $87,100
  • 2002: 25 buildings, average cost: $106,400
  • 2003: 21 buildings, average cost: $114,300
  • 2004: 12 buildings, average cost: $109,100
  • 2005: 24 buildings, average cost: $93,700
  • 2006: 21 buildings, average cost: $121,900
  • 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $129,100

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Latitude: 44.65 N, Longitude: 73.77 W


Area code: 518

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Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (40%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Paper (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Public administration (17%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (32%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Child care workers (4%)


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Birthplace of: Josh Brooks - College basketball player (Syracuse Orange).


Hospitals/medical centers near Saranac:
  • CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY)
  • ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, NY)
  • ADIRONDACK MEDICAL CENTER (about 36 miles; SARANAC LAKE, NY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Saranac:
  • CLINTON CO (about 18 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; ID: PLB)
  • BURLINGTON INTL (about 46 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; ID: BTV)
  • MASSENA INTL-RICHARDS FIELD (about 76 miles; MASSENA, NY; ID: MSS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Saranac:
  • PLATTSBURGH INTL (about 22 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; ID: PBG)
  • MARCY FIELD (about 31 miles; KEENE, NY; ID: 1I1)
  • LAKE PLACID (about 31 miles; LAKE PLACID, NY; ID: LKP)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Saranac:
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 11 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,601)
  • SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 44 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)
  • UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 50 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
  • MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; FT enrollment: 2,265)
  • ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; QUEENSBURY, NY; FT enrollment: 2,182)
  • NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment: 2,585)
  • CLARKSON UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; POTSDAM, NY; FT enrollment: 2,832)
Public high school in Saranac:
  • SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 647; Location: 60 PICKETTS CRNRS RD; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 57)
Public elementary/middle schools in Saranac:

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Notable location: Picketts Corners (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Josephs Cemetery (1), State Prison Cemetery (2), State Prison and Hospital Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Dell Pond (A), Mud Pond (B), Barnes Pond (C), Dow Pond (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bailey Brook (A), Behan Brook (B), Bernau Brook (C), Canfield Brook (D), Mountain Brook (E), Mud Pond Brook (F), North Branch Saranac River (G), Uncle Toms Brook (H), Corners Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

PICKETTS CORS. REC. PARK POOL (Population served: 99, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (FEB-26-2003), St Public Notif requested (FEB-26-2003), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-26-2003), St Public Notif received (MAR-04-2003), St No addtl Formal Action needed (MAY-14-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-12-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-02-2003), St Boil Water Order (JAN-02-2003), St Compliance achieved (2 times from JAN-06-2003 to JUN-12-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
NORTHBRANCH CAMPGROUND (Address: 5585 Route 3, Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-11-2000), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-11-2000), St No addtl Formal Action needed (MAR-10-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
RUSTIQUE (Population served: 48, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2004), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-03-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (MAR-10-2005), St BCA signed (MAR-10-2005), St Admin Penalty assessed (MAR-10-2005)
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2004), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-03-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (MAR-10-2005), St BCA signed (MAR-10-2005), St Admin Penalty assessed (MAR-10-2005)
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2004), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-03-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (MAR-10-2005), St BCA signed (MAR-10-2005), St Admin Penalty assessed (MAR-10-2005)
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2003), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-03-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (MAR-10-2005), St BCA signed (MAR-10-2005), St Admin Penalty assessed (MAR-10-2005)
  • 18 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
HI-FALLS LOUNGE (Address: 3671 Route 3, Population served: 29, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
SQUARE POND TAVERN (Address: 117 SQUARE DASHNAW RD., Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
SARANAC AMERICAN LEGION POST 1618 (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.7%
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: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  9.8%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.4%
Whole state:  7.4%

Saranac compared to New York state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Clinton County New York:




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4.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,047 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.17%
New York average:  5.41%

0.25% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,416 average AGI)
Clinton County:  0.25%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Essex County, NY  0.48% ($29,021 average AGI)
from Franklin County, NY  0.36% ($29,136)
from St. Lawrence County, NY  0.13% ($21,850)


4.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,783 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.45%
New York average:  6.26%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($611 average AGI)
Clinton County:  0.09%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Essex County, NY  0.53% ($27,000 average AGI)
to Franklin County, NY  0.28% ($29,012)
to Albany County, NY  0.18% ($30,436)


Strongest AM radio stations in Saranac:
  • WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
  • WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WEAV (960 AM; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTWK (1070 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WIRD (920 AM; 5 kW; LAKE PLACID, NY; Owner: RADIO LAKE PLACID INC)
  • WVMT (620 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: SISON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVAA (1390 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, KDR, LLC)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WIRY (1340 AM; 1 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: HOMETOWN RADIO INC)
  • WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Saranac:
  • WCEL (91.9 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WXLU (88.3 FM; PERU, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBTZ (99.9 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: PLATTSBURGH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WYUL (94.7 FM; CHATEAUGAY, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WEZF (92.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVPS (107.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
  • WLKC (103.3 FM; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
  • WKOL (105.1 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Saranac:
  • WPTZ (Channel 5; NORTH POLE, NY; Owner: HEARST-ARGYLE STATIONS, INC.)
  • WCFE-TV (Channel 57; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: MOUNTAIN LAKE PUBLIC TELEVISION COUNCIL)
  • W49BI (Channel 49; ELLENBURG, NY; Owner: PLATTSBURGH PARTNERS)
  • WWBI-LP (Channel 27; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: SMC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W66AJ (Channel 66; LYON MOUNTAIN, ETC., NY; Owner: C-22 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)

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