Theresa, New York
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| Males: 459 | |
| Females: 411 |
| Median resident age: | |
| New York median age: |
Zip codes: 13691.
| Theresa: | $48,493 |
| NY: | $57,369 |
Estimated per capita income in 2013: $20,576 (it was $18,608 in 2000)
Theresa village income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $112,487 (it was $53,700 in 2000)
| Theresa: | $112,487 |
| NY: | $277,600 |
Mean prices in 2013: All housing units: $160,479; Detached houses: $174,419; Townhouses or other attached units: $253,306; In 2-unit structures: $127,940; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $134,883; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $198,295; Mobile homes: $55,311; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,853
Median gross rent in 2013: $983.
Races in Theresa, NY (2010)
- 80092.7%White alone
- 212.4%Two or more races
- 161.9%Black alone
- 151.7%Hispanic
- 70.8%American Indian alone
- 40.5%Asian alone
Races in Theresa detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: German (19.5%), Irish (17.6%), French (13.1%), Dutch (6.5%), United States (6.4%), English (5.2%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated in 1871
Elevation: 391 feet
Land area: 1.26 square miles.
Population density: 688 people per square mile (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Theresa:
- High school or higher: 84.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Theresa village:
- Never married: 35.5%
- Now married: 47.4%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 8.4%
22 residents are foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.4% Asia).
| This village: | 2.2% |
| New York: | 22.3% |
According to our research of New York and other state lists there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Theresa, New York as of August 22, 2015.
The ratio of number of residents in Theresa to the number of sex offenders is 453 to 1.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $1,686 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $1,697 (1.7%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clay, NY (76.4 miles
, pop. 58,805).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (116.4 miles
, pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (252.8 miles
, pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities: Plessis, NY (2.2 miles)
,
Redwood, NY (2.4 miles
),
Philadelphia, NY
(2.5 miles
),
Alexandria, NY
(2.9 miles
),
La Fargeville, NY (3.0 miles
),
Evans Mills, NY (3.0 miles
),
Orleans, NY (3.0 miles
),
Antwerp, NY (3.1 miles
).
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1999: 1 building, cost: $125,000
- 2012: 16 buildings, average cost: $175,000
Latitude: 44.22 N, Longitude: 75.79 W
Area code: 315

| Here: | 7.1% |
| New York: | 6.5% |
Unemployment by year (%)
- Public administration (22%)
- Construction (18%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Transportation and warehousing (5%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Manufacturing (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (18%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (13%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Sales and related occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (28%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (13%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (12%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Personal care and service occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Healthcare support occupations (4%)
Average climate in Theresa, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Earthquake activity:
Theresa-area historical earthquake activity is near New York state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 74.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 104.4 miles away from Theresa center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 299.9 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 215.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2000 at 08:46:55, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.6 miles away from Theresa center
On 4/20/2002 at 11:04:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 105.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Jefferson County (11) is near the US average (12).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 3, Floods: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Power Outage: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Birthplace of: Doc Parker - Baseball player.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Theresa:
- Jefferson Community College (about 18 miles; Watertown, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,886)
- SUNY College of Technology at Canton (about 41 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 3,411)
- St Lawrence University (about 41 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 2,501)
- Clarkson University (about 50 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 3,472)
- SUNY College at Potsdam (about 51 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 4,307)
- SUNY College at Oswego (about 65 miles; Oswego, NY; FT enrollment: 7,550)
- Utica College (about 82 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 2,952)
Public elementary/middle school in Theresa:
- Theresa Primary School (Students: 235; Location: PO BOX 620; Grades: PK-3; Our rating: 87)
Notable locations in Theresa: Theresa Free Library (A), Theresa Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Theresa include: Gospel Mission Fellowship (A), Theresa Presbyterian Church (B), Saint Theresa of Avila Church (C), North Jefferson Christian Fellowship (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Black Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2012 was 67.3. This is about average.
| City: | 67.3 |
| U.S.: | 74.2 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2012 was 30.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 30.1 |
| U.S.: | 32.0 |
Drinking water stations with addresses in Theresa and their reported violations in the past:
GENES FISHING CAMP (Address: 43453 MUSK. LAKE CAMP RD , Population served: 40, Groundwater under infl of surface water):Past health violations:Past monitoring violations:
- Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In SEP-16-2009. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-16-2009), St Boil Water Order (SEP-16-2009), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-29-2009), St AO (w/penalty) issued (NOV-03-2009), St BCA signed (DEC-10-2009), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2011)
- 4 minor monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Theresa that have no violations reported:
(10.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 18.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 28.6% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Theresa, NY
| This village: | |
| New York: |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | |
| Whole state: |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
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| Whole state: |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Theresa compared to New York state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below 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 below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
| Here: | 10.4 |
| New York average: | 13.9 |

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (59%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Wood (8%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Theresa village (based on Jefferson County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 21,194 | 23 |
| Mainline Protestant | 10,124 | 73 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 4,888 | 43 |
| Other | 3,176 | 8 |
| Orthodox | 140 | 1 |
| Black Protestant | 16 | 1 |
| None | 76,691 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
| Jefferson County: | 2.37 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
| This county: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
| Jefferson County: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
| Jefferson County: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
| Here: | 9.84 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
| This county: | 7.3% |
| New York: | 8.2% |
| Jefferson County: | 28.0% |
| New York: | 23.8% |
| This county: | 10.1% |
| State: | 15.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2012) | |||||
| Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Administration | 2 | $5,793 | $34,758 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration | 0 | $0 | 5 | $1,155 | |
| Judicial and Legal | 0 | $0 | 1 | $255 | |
| Police Protection - Officers | 0 | $0 | 2 | $806 | |
| Streets and Highways | 4 | $13,491 | $40,473 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power | 6 | $19,027 | $38,054 | 8 | $1,923 |
| Totals for Government | 12 | $38,311 | $38,311 | 16 | $4,139 |
Theresa government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
- Construction - Sewerage: $2,000 ($2.30)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $272,000 ($312.64)
Regular Highways: $73,000 ($83.91)
Water Utilities: $53,000 ($60.92)
General - Other: $47,000 ($54.02)
Sewerage: $35,000 ($40.23)
Solid Waste Management: $10,000 ($11.49)
Central Staff Services: $9,000 ($10.34)
General Public Buildings: $9,000 ($10.34)
Police Protection: $7,000 ($8.05)
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000 ($6.90)
Financial Administration: $3,000 ($3.45)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($1.15)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $14,000 ($16.09)
- General - Interest on Debt: $60,000 ($68.97)
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $23,000 ($26.44)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $164,000 ($188.51)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000 ($2.30)
Theresa government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $125,000 ($143.68)
Solid Waste Management: $13,000 ($14.94)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $62,000 ($71.26)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $22,000 ($25.29)
Interest Earnings: $8,000 ($9.20)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $320,000 ($367.82)
Water Utilities: $54,000 ($62.07)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $19,000 ($21.84)
General Support: $5,000 ($5.75)
All Other: $3,000 ($3.45)
- Tax - Property: $100,000 ($114.94)
Public Utilities: $4,000 ($4.60)
NEC: $4,000 ($4.60)
Theresa government finances - Debt in 2002 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $240,000 ($275.86)
Water Utilities: $32,000 ($36.78)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,002,000 ($1151.72)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $955,000 ($1097.70)
Full Faith & Credit - Electric Utilities: $201,000 ($231.03)
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $28,000 ($32.18)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $47,000 ($54.02)
Electric Utilities: $38,000 ($43.68)
Water Utilities: $4,000 ($4.60)
Theresa government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $379,000 ($435.63)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,000 ($8.05)
12.08% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($30,728 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 12.08% |
| New York average: | 5.06% |
0.92% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,447 average AGI)
Jefferson County: 0.92% New York average: 0.08%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Lewis County, NY | |
| from St. Lawrence County, NY | |
| from Bell County, TX |
12.31% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($32,733 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 12.31% |
| New York average: | 5.46% |
0.78% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,116 average AGI)
Jefferson County: 0.78% New York average: 0.11%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to St. Lawrence County, NY | |
| to Lewis County, NY | |
| to Onondaga County, NY |
Strongest AM radio stations in Theresa:
- WNER (1410 AM; 5 kW; WATERTOWN, NY)
- WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTNY (790 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WATN (1240 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSCP (1070 AM; daytime; 3 kW; SANDY CREEK-PULASKI, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Theresa:
- WFRY-FM (97.5 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- WBDI (106.7 FM; COPENHAGEN, NY; Owner: FORCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WJNY (90.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: PUBLIC B/CNG COUNCIL CENTRAL NY, INC)
- WTOJ (103.1 FM; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWJS (90.1 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: LIBERTY COMMUNICATIONS FAMILY B/G)
- WCIZ-FM (93.3 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- WSLJ (88.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WRVJ (91.7 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- WGIX-FM (95.3 FM; GOUVERNEUR, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS NORTH, INC.)
- WMHI (94.7 FM; CAPE VINCENT, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY INC)
TV broadcast stations around Theresa:
- WWNY-TV (Channel 7; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WWTI (Channel 50; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
- WPBS-TV (Channel 16; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TV COUNCIL, INC)
- WBQZ-LP (Channel 34; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: ANTHONY DiMARCANTONIO)
- WLOT-LP (Channel 66; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: R. ANTHONY DiMARCANTONIO)
- WNYF-CA (Channel 25; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
Theresa fatal accident list:
Oct 18, 2012 07:15 PM, Sr-37, Lat: 44.27320, Lon: -75.80816, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Aug 22, 2008 06:09 AM, Sr-37, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Nov 10, 1997 09:35 PM, Schell Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
May 31, 1979 10:15 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 1Number of bridges
- 3m10ftTotal length
- $1,131,000Total costs
- 2,250Total average daily traffic
- 225Total average daily truck traffic
- 3,150Total future (year 2031) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
3- Joseph A Mastroianni, North Side Of Dano Road In Town Of Theresa (Lat: 44.214472 Lon: -75.875556), Type: 59.4, Overall height: 0 m
Registrant: 3156381440, Mastengrg@aol.Com, 50 OSWEGO STREET, SUITE 200 - Joseph A Mastroianni, North Side Of Dano Road In Town Of Theresa (Lat: 44.214472 Lon: -75.875556), Type: 59.4, Overall height: 0 m
Registrant: 3156381440, Mastengrg@aol.Com, 50 OSWEGO STREET, SUITE 200 - Michael S Celenza, 3.10 Km To The West Of The City Of Theresa, N.Y. (Lat: 44.212250 Lon: -75.825000), Type: 135.0, Overall height: 135 m
Registrant: 6319280077, , 41 KATHLEEN CRESCENT
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- THERESA, 228 Commercial Street (Lat: 44.212528 Lon: -75.801167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.6 m, Overall height: 60.8 m, Call Sign: WQIE320
Assigned Frequencies: 6286.19 MHz, 11405.0 MHz
Grant Date: 01/16/2008, Expiration Date: 01/16/2018, Certifier: Tom Weber
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
5- Call Sign: N2JNN, Previous Call Sign: KB2ARE
Grant Date: 06/06/1989, Expiration Date: 06/06/1999, Cancellation Date: 06/07/2001
Registrant: Ervin S Esh, Rd 1 Box 174a, Theresa, NY 13691 - Call Sign: KC2GCQ, Licensee ID: L00222026
Grant Date: 01/06/2010, Expiration Date: 03/28/2020, Certifier: George K Tibbles
Registrant: George K Tibbles, Theresa, NY 13691 - Call Sign: KD5NNV, Licensee ID: L00333088
Grant Date: 02/16/2011, Expiration Date: 03/07/2021, Certifier: Michael E Lackey
Registrant: Michael E Lackey, 35033 Eddy Road Lot 62, Theresa, NY 13691 - Call Sign: KC2YDY, Licensee ID: L01560010
Grant Date: 04/07/2010, Expiration Date: 04/07/2020, Cancellation Date: 09/22/2012, Certifier: Christopher S Durgan
Registrant: Christopher S Durgan, 35093 Eddy Road, Theresa, NY 13691 - Call Sign: N2ASD, Previous Call Sign: KC2YDY, Licensee ID: L01560010
Grant Date: 09/22/2012, Expiration Date: 09/22/2022, Certifier: Christopher S Durgan
Registrant: Christopher S Durgan, 35093 Eddy Road, Theresa, NY 13691
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
- Fire: 57
- Hazardous Condition: 19
- Good Intent Call: 2
Incident types - Theresa


