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Oswego County

Population in July 2008: 6,014. Population change since 2000: -1.3%
 

Males: 3,066  (51.0%)
Females: 2,948  (49.0%)

Median resident age:  35.6 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,056 (it was $43,532 in 2000)
Volney:  $54,056
New York:  $53,514

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,970
Volney:  $23,970
New York:  $29,885

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $84,398 (it was $68,900 in 2000)
Volney:  $84,398
New York:  $311,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $109,503; Detached houses: $124,865; Townhouses or other attached units: $34,707; In 2-unit structures: $77,416; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $59,773; Mobile homes: $36,184

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Races in Volney:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Volney: 81.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (19.7%), Irish (16.7%), Italian (16.0%), German (15.5%), French (8.2%), United States (7.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 440 feet

Land area: 48.3 square miles.

Population density: 125 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Volney

  • High school or higher: 84.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Volney town

  • Never married: 26.1%
  • Now married: 56.7%
  • Separated: 3.9%
  • Widowed: 4.7%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

78 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.3%
New York:  20.4%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Volney, New York in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Volney to the number of sex offenders is 6014 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Volney:  2.4% ($1,668)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
Volney satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clay, NY (16.7 miles , pop. 58,805).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (62.6 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (215.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Fulton, NY (1.4 miles ), Granby, NY (2.1 miles ), Minetto, NY (2.3 miles ), Palermo, NY (2.5 miles ), Schroeppel, NY (2.9 miles ), Scriba, NY (2.9 miles ), Hannibal, NY (3.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 15 buildings, average cost: $66,900
  • 1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $97,100
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $135,000
  • 1999: 18 buildings, average cost: $43,700
  • 2000: 18 buildings, average cost: $43,700
  • 2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $104,000
  • 2002: 11 buildings, average cost: $102,500
  • 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $99,200
  • 2004: 11 buildings, average cost: $160,000
  • 2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $160,000
  • 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $157,300
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $126,000
  • 2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $102,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 43.34 N, Longitude: 76.39 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 315

Volney household income distribution Volney home values distribution

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Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)



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Volney-area historical tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.2 miles away from the Volney town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 15.0 miles away from the town center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Volney-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 96% 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 99.8 miles away from Volney center
On 12/25/1998 at 13:30:26, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 11.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 84.0 miles away from the city center
On 3/12/1994 at 10:43:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 84.4 miles away from the city center
On 7/31/1997 at 07:15:29, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 54.8 miles away from Volney center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 85.8 miles away from the city 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 96.4 miles away from Volney center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Volney:
  • ALBERT LINDLEY LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; FULTON, NY)
  • OSWEGO HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; OSWEGO, NY)
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER (about 24 miles; SYRACUSE, NY)

Operable nuclear power plants near Volney:
  • 9 miles: James A. FitzPatrick in Scriba, NY.
  • 9 miles: Nine Mile Point 1 and 2 in Scriba, NY.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Volney:
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT OSWEGO (about 9 miles; OSWEGO, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,138)
  • SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 15,859)
  • LE MOYNE COLLEGE (about 27 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,517)
  • ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; SYRACUSE, NY; FT enrollment: 5,132)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF AGRIC AND TECHN AT MORRISVILLE (about 48 miles; MORRISVILLE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,790)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT CORTLAND (about 53 miles; CORTLAND, NY; FT enrollment: 6,187)
  • JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; WATERTOWN, NY; FT enrollment: 2,454)

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Notable locations in Volney: Great Bear Siding (A), Farley Corners (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Volney: Bristol Hill Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), Volney Cemetery (2), Van Buren Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Black Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  77.1%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  9.0%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  6.2%
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 Volney, NY



Volney 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.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Oswego County New York:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (36%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Volney

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in America The Wesleyan ChurchChristian and Missionary Alliance
Adherents57.5%18.3%3.1%3.0%2.3%
Congregations16.4%28.9%1.6%5.5%2.3%
NameAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAEpiscopal ChurchUnited Church of ChristSalvation ArmyOther religions
Adherents2.3%2.0%1.9%1.2%8.4%
Congregations6.3%3.9%5.5%1.6%28.1%
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.


4.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,230 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.89%
New York average:  5.41%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($133 average AGI)
Oswego County:  0.05%
New York average:  0.24%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Onondaga County, NY  2.10% ($34,846 average AGI)
from Cayuga County, NY  0.24% ($21,115)
from Oneida County, NY  0.21% ($28,880)


5.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,921 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.64%
New York average:  6.26%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($207 average AGI)
Oswego County:  0.03%
New York average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Onondaga County, NY  2.13% ($31,854 average AGI)
to Cayuga County, NY  0.19% ($28,904)
to Oneida County, NY  0.14% ($29,387)


Strongest AM radio stations in Volney:
  • WAMF (1300 AM; 1 kW; FULTON, NY; Owner: DONALD H. DEROSA)
  • WSGO (1440 AM; 1 kW; OSWEGO, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFBL (1050 AM; 3 kW; BALDWINSVILLE, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDCW (1390 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WNSS (1260 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSCP (1070 AM; daytime; 3 kW; SANDY CREEK-PULASKI, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTLA (1200 AM; 1 kW; NORTH SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WACK (1420 AM; 5 kW; NEWARK, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES, INC.)
  • WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Volney:
  • WTKV (105.5 FM; OSWEGO, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WKRH (106.5 FM; MINETTO, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WBBS (104.7 FM; FULTON, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WRVO (89.9 FM; OSWEGO, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WVOA-FM (103.9 FM; MEXICO, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WOLF-FM (96.7 FM; OSWEGO, NY; Owner: WOLF RADIO, INC.)
  • WSEN-FM (92.1 FM; BALDWINSVILLE, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMHR (102.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WZUN (102.1 FM; PHOENIX, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WCNY-FM (91.3 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: THE PUB. B/C COUNC. OF CEN. NY, INC.)
  • WPHR (106.9 FM; AUBURN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WYYY (94.5 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBXL (90.5 FM; BALDWINSVILLE, NY; Owner: BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DIST.)
  • WNTQ (93.1 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W278AH (103.5 FM; SYRACUSE, JAMESVILLE, NY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF THE FINGER LAKES, INC.)
  • WWHT (107.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLTI (105.9 FM; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSCP-FM (101.7 FM; PULASKI, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WKRL-FM (100.9 FM; NORTH SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WTKW (99.5 FM; BRIDGEPORT, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Volney:
  • WSPX-TV (Channel 56; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PAXSON SYRACUSE LICENSE, INC.)
  • WCNY-TV (Channel 24; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK)
  • WSTM-TV (Channel 3; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSTM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
  • WNYS-TV (Channel 43; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RKM MEDIA, INC.)
  • WIXT-TV (Channel 9; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
  • WSYT (Channel 68; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WSYT LICENSEE L.P.)
  • W11BP (Channel 11; SYRACUSE, ETC., NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WTVH (Channel 5; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: WTVH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WTVU-LP (Channel 22; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WOBX-LP (Channel 35; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)
  • WBLZ-LP (Channel 13; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WSTQ-LP (Channel 14; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: FEDERAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W51BA (Channel 51; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: RENARD COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W30AJ (Channel 30; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: JOHN MESTER INCOME FAMILY TRUST)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Volney, New York:
  • Fatal accident count: 23
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 38
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
  • Fatalities: 32
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 58
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
New York average:
  • Fatal accident count: 71
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 103
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
  • Fatalities: 77
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 178
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10
See more detailed statistics of Volney fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 11
Total length: 29 meters (95ft)
Total costs: $4,492,000
Total average daily traffic: 54,025
Total average daily truck traffic: 3,879

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1900-1909: 1
  • 1910-1919: 0
  • 1920-1929: 2
  • 1930-1939: 0
  • 1940-1949: 0
  • 1950-1959: 0
  • 1960-1969: 0
  • 1970-1979: 4
  • 1980-1989: 0
  • 1990-1999: 3
  • 2000-2009: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Volney, NY

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Mullen Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 46.6 m, Call Sign: KNKA238
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/20/2005, Expiration Date: 05/15/2015
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Kathryn M Wheeler, Mullen Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 47.2 m, , Licensee ID: L00007199
    Registrant: Syracuse Smsa Limited Partnership, One Verizon Place Mc Ga3b1 Reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004-8511, Phone: (678) 339-4277, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4
  • 3974 New York Rt 3, Call Sign: KRV457, Licensee ID: L00099832
    Assigned Frequencies : 46.1000 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/22/1995, Expiration Date: 01/17/2001, Cancelation Date: 03/25/2001
    Registrant: County Of Oswego, 35 E Cayuga St, Oswego, NY 13126, Phone: (315) 343-6555
  • Bristol Hill Nys Rt 3, Call Sign: KNIC262
    Assigned Frequencies : 37.9000 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/23/1998, Expiration Date: 02/10/2004, Cancelation Date: 04/11/2004
    Registrant: County Of Oswego, 46 E Bridge St, Oswego, NY 13126, Phone: (315) 349-3437
  • Silk Rd 1/2 Mi N Us Hwy 3, Call Sign: KRZ770, Licensee ID: L00059042
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.565 MHz, 151.565 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/20/2005, Expiration Date: 09/19/2015
    Registrant: Northern Ready Mix Inc, Rd 6 Silk Rd, Fulton, NY 13069, Phone: (315) 695-2756
  • 3974 New York Rt 3, Type: Bant, Structure height: 9 m, Overall height: 12 m, Call Sign: WPXH446
    Assigned Frequencies : 46.1000 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/04/2003, Expiration Date: 04/04/2013, Certifier: John R Hinds
    Registrant: Professional Licensing Consultants Inc, Rockville, MD 20849, Phone: (301) 309-2380, Fax: (301) 309-1996, Email:


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