Stanford, New York

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Population in July 2008: 3,705. Population change since 2000: +4.5%

Males: 1,877	(50.7%)
Females: 1,828	(49.3%)

Median resident age:	41.2 years
New York median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $67,421 (it was $54,118 in 2000)

Stanford:	$67,421
New York:	$53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $35,711

Stanford:	$35,711
New York:	$29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $415,280 (it was $182,100 in 2000)

Stanford:	$415,280
New York:	$311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $547,514; Detached houses: $524,939; Townhouses or other attached units: $1,749,031; In 2-unit structures: $664,159; Mobile homes: $81,538

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Races in Stanford:

White Non-Hispanic (93.1%)
Hispanic (2.7%)
Black (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Other race (0.8%)
American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Stanford: 145.4 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: Irish (23.5%), German (22.1%), Italian (19.9%), English (14.4%), United States (5.1%), Dutch (3.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 50.0 square miles.

Population density: 74 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Stanford

High school or higher: 87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 15.9%
Unemployed: 2.0%
Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Stanford town

Never married: 22.5%
Now married: 63.2%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 4.9%
Divorced: 7.2%

176 residents are foreign born (2.7% Europe, 0.8% Latin America, 0.7% Africa, 0.6% North America).

This town:	5.0%
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:

Stanford:	1.9% ($3,493)
New York:	1.9% ($2,847)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Danbury, CT (35.5 miles , pop. 74,848).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Bronx, NY (72.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Clinton, NY (2.4 miles ), Millbrook, NY (2.6 miles ), Washington, NY (2.6 miles ), Pine Plains, NY (2.6 miles ), Milan, NY (2.8 miles ), Amenia, NY (2.8 miles ), .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 11 buildings, average cost: $210,100
1997: 12 buildings, average cost: $175,400
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $120,000
1999: 16 buildings, average cost: $137,200
2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $135,800
2001: 29 buildings, average cost: $214,600
2002: 27 buildings, average cost: $219,400
2003: 11 buildings, average cost: $323,200
2004: 17 buildings, average cost: $219,100
2005: 17 buildings, average cost: $322,600
2006: 16 buildings, average cost: $415,100
2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $394,000
2008: 5 buildings, average cost: $721,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 41.88 N, Longitude: 73.70 W

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (12%)
Public administration (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (23%)
Health care (14%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Top executives (4%)
Engineers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Stanford-area historical tornado activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 7% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/29/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.0 miles away from the Stanford town center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/28/1973, a category 4 tornado 31.4 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Stanford-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below New York state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 71.8 miles away from Stanford center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 79.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 83.0 miles away from Stanford 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 54.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 56.7 miles away from Stanford center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Hospitals/medical centers near Stanford:

NORTHERN DUTCHESS HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; RHINEBECK, NY)
SHARON HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SHARON, CT)
HUDSON RIVER PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 17 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY)

Political contributions by individuals in Stanford, NY

Amtrak stations near Stanford:

14 miles: RHINECLIFF-KINGSTON (RHINECLIFF, HUTTON & CHARLES STS.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.
18 miles: POUGHKEEPSIE (41 MAIN ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stanford:

VASSAR COLLEGE (about 9 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,374)
CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (about 13 miles; HYDE PARK, NY; FT enrollment: 2,028)
MARIST COLLEGE (about 17 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 4,646)
DUTCHESS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 4,112)
SUNY COLLEGE AT NEW PALTZ (about 23 miles; NEW PALTZ, NY; FT enrollment: 6,334)
WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; DANBURY, CT; FT enrollment: 4,297)
UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (about 38 miles; WEST POINT, NY; FT enrollment: 4,088)

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Notable location: Saint Margaret Villa (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Stanford: Bulls Head Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Stanford Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Upton Lake (A), Geneva, Lake (B), Ryder Pond (C), Hunns Lake (D), Taylor Pond (E), Tamarack Swamp (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mountain Brook (A), Hunns Lake Creek (B), Cold Spring Creek (C), Willow Brook (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

COUNTRY HAVEN CAMPGROUND (Address: 230 DOCSTARK LANE, Population served: 800, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

7 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
New York:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	69.6%
Whole state:	65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.0%
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: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	4.3%
Whole state:	14.6%

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

This town:	2.1%
Whole state:	7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Stanford, NY

People in group quarters in Stanford

35 people in homes for the mentally ill
22 people in nursing homes
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Stanford compared to New York state average:

Median household income above state average.
Median house value significantly above state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Dutchess County New York:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (83%) Electricity (8%) Wood (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Religion statistics for Stanford

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Reformed Church in America	Episcopal Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	73.8%	4.1%	3.1%	2.8%	2.2%
Congregations	14.0%	12.9%	6.4%	13.5%	3.5%

Name	Muslim Estimate	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other religions
Adherents	2.0%	1.7%	1.4%	1.0%	7.9%
Congregations	1.8%	7.6%	2.9%	4.7%	32.7%

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.

5.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,592 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.47%
New York average:	5.41%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($319 average AGI)
Dutchess County: 0.11%
New York average: 0.24%

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

from Westchester County, NY	0.98% ($65,776 average AGI)
from Putnam County, NY	0.50% ($56,843)
from Ulster County, NY	0.44% ($40,996)

6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,396 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.11%
New York average:	6.26%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($547 average AGI)
Dutchess County: 0.08%
New York average: 0.10%

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

to Ulster County, NY	0.66% ($50,134 average AGI)
to Westchester County, NY	0.40% ($55,988)
to Orange County, NY	0.36% ($50,588)

Strongest AM radio stations in Stanford:

WGHQ (920 AM; 5 kW; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WKZE (1020 AM; daytime; 3 kW; SHARON, CT; Owner: JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
WEOK (1390 AM; 5 kW; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Stanford:

WKZE-FM (98.1 FM; SALISBURY, CT; Owner: JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
WQQQ (103.3 FM; SHARON, CT; Owner: THE RIDGEFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WRNQ (92.1 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFNP (88.7 FM; ROSENDALE, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
WRHV (88.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
WAMK (90.9 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: W A M C)
WFGB (89.7 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
WCZX (97.7 FM; HYDE PARK, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WRRB (96.9 FM; ARLINGTON, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
W206AW (89.1 FM; PAWLING, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
WBWZ (93.3 FM; NEW PALTZ, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
WRWD-FM (107.3 FM; HIGHLAND, NY; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
W292CM (106.3 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: JOHN KATONAH)
WBPM (94.3 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WAMQ (105.1 FM; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: WAMC)
WFKP (99.3 FM; ELLENVILLE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSPK (104.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WHVP (91.1 FM; HUDSON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
W218AV (91.5 FM; WARREN, CT; Owner: MONROE BOARD OF EDUCATION)

TV broadcast stations around Stanford:

WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
WTBY (Channel 54; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF NEW YORK, INC.)
WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)
WVIT (Channel 30; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 15
Total length: 27 meters (89ft)
Total costs: $4,980,000
Total average daily traffic: 18,163
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,318

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1900-1909: 1
1910-1919: 0
1920-1929: 3
1930-1939: 4
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 1
1960-1969: 2
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 2
1990-1999: 0
2000-2009: 1

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Stanford, NY

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Property Management, 199 Ohland Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 39.6 m, Overall height: 42.7 m
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