Sheldon, New York

Back to Sheldon, NY housing info, Wyoming 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... Wyoming County Population in July 2008: 2,471. Population change since 2000: -3.5%   Males: 1,261   (51.0%) Females: 1,210   (49.0%) Median resident age:   36.2 years New York median age:   35.9 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,783 (it was $43,232 in 2000) Sheldon:   $53,783 New York:   $53,514 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,162 Sheldon:   $24,162 New York:   $29,885 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $144,186 (it was $92,200 in 2000) Sheldon:   $144,186 New York:   $311,000 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $188,173; Detached houses: $194,020; In 2-unit structures: $257,009; Mobile homes: $33,367 Sheldon, NY residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Sheldon: White Non-Hispanic (99.4%) 2008 cost of living index in Sheldon: 85.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Sheldon, New York on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Sheldon is mentioned 38 times on our forum: Sheldon Silver vs. Paul Newell and why this matters to everyone in the state  (3 replies) A Blast from the Past. To all those born between 1930 and 1979.  (324 replies) Will you vote for Michael Bloomberg?  (93 replies) Good Drinking Towns on LI  (36 replies) NY Mandatory Vaccines  (80 replies) Do not re-elect Paterson  (21 replies) Latest news from Sheldon, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (54.1%), Irish (15.8%), Polish (15.1%), French (9.8%), English (9.3%), United States (5.3%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 1512 feet Land area: 47.3 square miles. Population density: 52 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Sheldon, New York

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Sheldon-area historical tornado activity is near New York state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/19/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.0 miles away from the Sheldon town center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/24/1967, a category 3 tornado 26.0 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Sheldon-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New York state average. It is 86% 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 25.6 miles away from Sheldon 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 74.9 miles away from the city 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 79.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 56.5 miles away from Sheldon 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 67.1 miles away from the city center
On 5/25/1995 at 14:22:32, a magnitude 3.0 (2.6 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 29.7 miles away from Sheldon center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable locations in Sheldon: North Java Station (A), Camp Hickory Hill (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Sheldon: Saint Johns Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Persons Cemetery (1), Johnsonburg Cemetery (2), Saint Caecilias Cemetery (3), Strykersville Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stony Brook (A), East Fork Tonawanda Creek (B), Glade Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	77.2%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.4%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This town:	5.8%
Whole state:	14.6%

This town:	1.6%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sheldon, NY

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5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,033 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.28%
New York average:	5.41%

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

from Erie County, NY	1.47% ($31,351 average AGI)
from Cattaraugus County, NY	0.74% ($26,973)
from Genesee County, NY	0.71% ($30,426)

6.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,842 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.13%
New York average:	6.26%

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

to Erie County, NY	1.39% ($30,330 average AGI)
to Genesee County, NY	0.88% ($24,200)
to Livingston County, NY	0.52% ($28,600)

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