Schroon, New York

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Population in July 2007: 1,758. Population change since 2000: +0.2%

Males: 828	(47.1%)
Females: 930	(52.9%)

Median resident age:	41.7 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,145 (it was $29,054 in 2000)

Schroon:	$36,145
New York:	$53,514

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $135,272 (it was $86,500 in 2000)

Schroon:	$135,272
New York:	$311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $185,207; Detached houses: $178,863; Townhouses or other attached units: $1,069,848; In 2-unit structures: $212,329; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $343,425; Mobile homes: $42,770

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Races in Schroon:

White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
Black (0.9%)
American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Schroon: 87.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: English (24.5%), Irish (23.8%), German (22.9%), French (18.9%), Italian (6.6%), Dutch (6.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 133.2 square miles.

Population density: 13 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Schroon

High school or higher: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
Unemployed: 4.7%
Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Schroon town

Never married: 25.2%
Now married: 58.9%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 9.9%
Divorced: 5.3%

47 residents are foreign born (1.5% Europe, 1.0% North America).

This town:	2.7%
New York:	20.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Schroon:	1.4% ($1,180)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Schenectady, NY (73.0 miles , pop. 61,821).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (207.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Horicon, NY (9.8 miles ), North Hudson, NY (10.7 miles ), Chester, NY (13.2 miles ), Hague, NY (17.8 miles ), Minerva, NY (19.3 miles ), Crown Point, NY (20.1 miles ), Bolton, NY (20.7 miles ), Ticonderoga, NY (20.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 10 buildings, average cost: $118,300
1997: 10 buildings, average cost: $91,400
1998: 12 buildings, average cost: $93,000
1999: 17 buildings, average cost: $122,100
2000: 20 buildings, average cost: $220,500
2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $165,700
2002: 24 buildings, average cost: $173,900
2003: 22 buildings, average cost: $183,900
2004: 28 buildings, average cost: $145,100
2005: 26 buildings, average cost: $147,900
2006: 17 buildings, average cost: $200,000
2007: 18 buildings, average cost: $191,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 43.85 N, Longitude: 73.76 W

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (12%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Paper (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (17%)
Health care (11%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Waiters and waitresses (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Hospitals/medical centers near Schroon:

MOSES-LUDINGTON HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; TICONDEROGA, NY)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, NY)
GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; GLENS FALLS, NY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Schroon:

FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 37 miles; GLENS FALLS, NY; ID: GFL)
BURLINGTON INTL (about 60 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; ID: BTV)
CLINTON CO (about 60 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; ID: PLB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Schroon:

SCHROON LAKE (about 2 miles; SCHROON LAKE, NY; ID: 4B7)
MARCY FIELD (about 26 miles; KEENE, NY; ID: 1I1)
LAKE PLACID (about 31 miles; LAKE PLACID, NY; ID: LKP)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Schroon:

ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; QUEENSBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,182)
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; FT enrollment: 2,265)
SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE (about 53 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 4,499)
SKIDMORE COLLEGE (about 53 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; FT enrollment: 2,317)
SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 61 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; FT enrollment: 5,601)
SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 61 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 63 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)

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Lakes and swamps: Crane Pond (A), Crab Pond (B), Cotters Pond (C), Spectacle Pond (D), Warrens Pond (E), Coffee Pond (F), Thurman Pond (G), Whortleberry Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alder Creek (A), Bailey Pond Inlet (B), Burnt Mill Brook (C), Pyramid Brook (D), Rogers Brook (E), North Branch Trout Brook (F), Johnson Pond Brook (G), Paradox Creek (H), Paragon Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	64.2%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.8%
Whole state:	5.4%

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

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	11.0%
Whole state:	14.6%

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

This town:	3.0%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Schroon, NY

18 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
15 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Schroon compared to New York state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Essex County New York:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (53%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%) Electricity (17%) Wood (10%)

6.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,181 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.43%
New York average:	5.41%

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

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

from Clinton County, NY	1.11% ($27,000 average AGI)
from Franklin County, NY	0.81% ($32,853)
from Warren County, NY	0.43% ($28,129)

6.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,516 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.43%
New York average:	6.26%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($132 average AGI)
Essex County: 0.09%
New York average: 0.10%

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

to Clinton County, NY	1.02% ($29,021 average AGI)
to Franklin County, NY	0.61% ($31,655)
to Warren County, NY	0.41% ($27,017)

Strongest AM radio stations in Schroon:

WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WIRD (920 AM; 5 kW; LAKE PLACID, NY; Owner: RADIO LAKE PLACID INC)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVMT (620 AM; 5 kW; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: SISON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WEAV (960 AM; 5 kW; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Schroon:

WXLG (89.9 FM; NORTH CREEK, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
WKBE (100.3 FM; WARRENSBURG, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WCKM-FM (99.1 FM; LAKE GEORGE, NY; Owner: ENTERTRONICS, INC.)
WNYQ (105.7 FM; QUEENSBURY, NY; Owner: VOX NEW YORK, L.L.C.)
WXLH (91.3 FM; BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
WXAL-FM (93.7 FM; ADDISON, VT; Owner: ADDISON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WCEL (91.9 FM; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Owner: WAMC)
WEXP (101.5 FM; BRANDON, VT; Owner: VOX VERMONT, L.L.C.)
WBAR-FM (94.7 FM; LAKE LUZERNE, NY; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA CORPORATION)
WCQL (95.9 FM; GLENS FALLS, NY; Owner: ENTERTRONICS, INC.)
WNGN (91.9 FM; ARGYLE, NY; Owner: NORTHEAST GOSPEL BROADCASTING INC)
WANC (103.9 FM; TICONDEROGA, NY; Owner: WAMC)

TV broadcast stations around Schroon:

W07BI (Channel 7; SCHROON LAKE, NY; Owner: TOWN OF SCHROON)
W09BB (Channel 9; SCHROON LAKE, NY; Owner: TOWN OF SCHROON)

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