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Allegany County

Population in July 2009: 1,184. Population change since 2000: -2.6%
 

Males: 590  (49.9%)
Females: 594  (50.1%)

Median resident age:  35.3 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $35,888 (it was $28,456 in 2000)
Wirt:

$35,888
New York:

$54,659
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $16,086

Wirt town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $53,868 (it was $41,700 in 2000)
Wirt:

$53,868
New York:

$306,000
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $71,550; Detached houses: $76,688; In 2-unit structures: $147,204; Mobile homes: $47,653

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Wirt races chart
  • White alone - 1,190 (97.9%)
  • Two or more races - 11 (0.9%)
  • Other race alone - 6 (0.5%)
  • Black alone - 4 (0.3%)
  • Asian alone - 3 (0.2%)
  • American Indian alone - 1 (0.08%)

Races in Wirt detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Wirt: 95.5 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (20.8%), English (19.5%), Irish (14.0%), United States (13.7%), Polish (4.0%), Dutch (3.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1893 feet

Land area: 35.9 square miles.

Population density: 33 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Wirt:

  • High school or higher: 80.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 9.8%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wirt town:

  • Never married: 23.0%
  • Now married: 55.9%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.3%
New York:  20.4%

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

Wirt town:  2.4% ($1,006)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
Wirt satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hamburg, NY (56.8 miles , pop. 56,259).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Buffalo, NY (65.4 miles , pop. 292,648).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (214.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Richburg, NY (1.6 miles ), Bolivar, NY (2.0 miles ), Clarksville, NY (2.4 miles ), Friendship, NY (2.5 miles ), Scio, NY (2.6 miles ), Alma, NY (2.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $109,200
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $193,300
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $193,300
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $200,000
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $52,200
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $54,900
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $55,000
  • 2009: 1 building, cost: $55,000
  • 2010: 0 buildings
  • 2011: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 42.12 N, Longitude: 78.13 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 585

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

8.7%
New York:

8.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Machinery (9%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Private households (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

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Average climate in Wirt, New York

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Tornado activity:

Wirt-area historical tornado activity is above New York state average. It is 37% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/20/1969, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.5 miles away from the Wirt town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/21/2003, a category F3 tornado 17.4 miles away from the town center caused $200,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Wirt-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New York state average. It is 95% 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 47.6 miles away from the city center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 41.0 miles away from Wirt 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 70.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 95.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Allegany County (14) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Heavy Rain: 1, Landslide: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Wirt:

  • JONES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; WELLSVILLE, NY)
  • OLEAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; OLEAN, NY)
  • CHARLES COLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 24 miles away; COUDERSPORT, PA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wirt:

  • Saint Bonaventure University (about 16 miles; Saint Bonaventure, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,154)
  • SUNY College of Technology at Alfred (about 20 miles; Alfred, NY; FT enrollment: 3,184)
  • SUNY at Geneseo (about 50 miles; Geneseo, NY; FT enrollment: 5,454)
  • Corning Community College (about 54 miles; Corning, NY; FT enrollment: 2,559)
  • Jamestown Community College (about 56 miles; Jamestown, NY; FT enrollment: 2,816)
  • Mansfield University of Pennsylvania (about 59 miles; Mansfield, PA; FT enrollment: 2,919)
  • Genesee Community College (about 62 miles; Batavia, NY; FT enrollment: 3,452)

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Notable locations in Wirt: Val Dale Farms (A), Colonial Library (B), Richburg Volunteer Fire Company (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Wheeler Cemetery (1), Utopia Cemetery (2), Dimmick Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Paradise Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Allegany County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.6%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.1%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This town:

14.8%
Whole state:

14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This town:

6.9%
Whole state:

7.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wirt, NY


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Wirt compared to New York state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (55%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
  • Wood (14%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Allegany County New York:


2008 Presidential Election results in Allegany County New York:
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Religion statistics for Wirt (based on Allegany County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 35.73%
Here35.7%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist Church The Wesleyan ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAAssemblies of God
Adherents36.2%18.9%15.7%4.4%3.8%
Congregations13.7%23.5%6.9%5.9%5.9%
NameEpiscopal ChurchChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)General Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesChristian and Missionary AllianceOther
Adherents2.6%2.2%2.1%1.9%12.2%
Congregations6.9%1.0%5.9%3.9%26.5%
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 15
This county:

3.03 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

4.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

0.40 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26
Allegany County:

5.25 / 10,000 pop.
New York:

1.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 42
Allegany County:

8.48 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.82 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

8.8%
State:

8.2%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

25.6%
New York:

23.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Allegany County:

11.5%
New York:

15.6%

5.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,872 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.24%
New York average:

5.41%

0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($482 average AGI)
Allegany County:

0.17%
New York average:

0.24%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cattaraugus County, NY  0.89% ($25,436 average AGI)
from Steuben County, NY  0.63% ($30,551)
from Erie County, NY  0.38% ($36,932)


6.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,081 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.22%
New York average:

6.26%

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


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cattaraugus County, NY  1.09% ($21,734 average AGI)
to Steuben County, NY  0.64% ($32,356)
to Monroe County, NY  0.30% ($28,125)

Strongest AM radio stations in Wirt:

  • WLSV (790 AM; 1 kW; WELLSVILLE, NY; Owner: DBM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHHO (1320 AM; 5 kW; HORNELL, NY; Owner: BILBAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WOEN (1360 AM; 1 kW; OLEAN, NY; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, LLC)
  • WGGO (1590 AM; 5 kW; SALAMANCA, NY; Owner: CATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WABH (1380 AM; 10 kW; BATH, NY)
  • WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLEA (1480 AM; 3 kW; HORNELL, NY; Owner: PMJ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFRM (600 AM; 1 kW; COUDERSPORT, PA; Owner: FARM & HOME BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WHDL (1450 AM; 1 kW; OLEAN, NY; Owner: ARROW COMMUNICATIONS OF N.Y., INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wirt:

  • WCID (89.1 FM; FRIENDSHIP, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WJQZ (103.5 FM; WELLSVILLE, NY; Owner: DBM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZKZ (101.9 FM; ALFRED, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WPIG (95.7 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: ARROW COMMUNICATIONS OF N.Y., INC.)
  • WOLN (91.3 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WMXO (101.5 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: VOX ALLEGANY, LLC)
  • WHKS (94.9 FM; PORT ALLEGANY, PA; Owner: L-COM INC.)
  • W213BC (90.5 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WQRM (106.3 FM; SMETHPORT, PA; Owner: FARM & HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQRT (98.3 FM; SALAMANCA, NY; Owner: CATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFRM-FM (96.7 FM; COUDERSPORT, PA; Owner: FARM & HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WNSA (107.7 FM; WETHERSFIELD TWNSHP, NY; Owner: ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
  • WKPQ (105.3 FM; HORNELL, NY; Owner: BILBAT RADIO, INC.)
  • WDNY-FM (93.9 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: MILLER MEDIA INC.)
  • WSQA (88.7 FM; HORNELL, NY; Owner: WSKG PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • WETD (90.7 FM; ALFRED, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
  • WBRR (100.1 FM; BRADFORD, PA; Owner: RADIO STATION WESB, INC.)
  • WCKR (92.1 FM; HORNELL, NY; Owner: PMJ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJSL (90.3 FM; HOUGHTON, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)

TV broadcast stations around Wirt:

  • WNGS (Channel 67; SPRINGVILLE, NY; Owner: CAROLINE K. POWLEY D/B/A UNICORN/SPRINGVILLE)
  • WKBW-TV (Channel 7; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WKBW-TV LICENSE, INC.)
  • WIVB-TV (Channel 4; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • W68AJ (Channel 68; BOLIVAR & RICHBURG, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING.ASSN.)
  • W30BW (Channel 30; OLEAN, NY; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W59AH (Channel 59; ALLENTOWN, ETC., NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING.ASSN.)
  • WONS-LP (Channel 25; OLEAN, NY; Owner: CHOICE OLEAN TELEVISION STATION, INC.)
  • W62AS (Channel 62; FRIENDSHIP & BELMONT, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING.ASSN.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total costs: $3,594,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,965
Total average daily truck traffic: 444
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 6,711


FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

1
  • Pine Grove Rd 13.73 Km S Of Friendship (Lat: 42.118611 Lon: -78.178333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 43 m, Overall height: 43 m
    Registrant: Family Life Ministries Radio Inc Dba , Bath, NY 14810, Phone: (607) 776-4151, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

2
  • NUNDA, Corner Of Burdik Road And Pinegrove Road (Lat: 42.132667 Lon: -78.177722), Type: Upole, Structure height: 9 m, Overall height: 11.5 m, Call Sign: WQGZ339
    Assigned Frequencies: 173.262 MHz, 173.287 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/31/2007, Expiration Date: 05/31/2017, Certifier: Alan Mc Mcmullen
    Registrant: Rochester Gas And Electric, 89 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14649, Phone: (585) 724-8821, Fax: (585) 724-8821, Email:
  • CLARKSVILLE, Burdick Road 1/2 Mile North Of Intersection Of Harland Ames Rd (Lat: 42.126111 Lon: -78.167611), Type: Upole, Structure height: 20 m, Overall height: 22 m, Call Sign: WQIF497
    Assigned Frequencies: 37.6200 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/24/2008, Expiration Date: 01/24/2018, Certifier: Alan Mcmullen
    Registrant: Rochester Gas And Electric Corp, 89 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14649, Phone: (585) 724-8821

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