Pitcairn, New York
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Population change since 2000: +8.0%
Males: 435 | (51.4%) |
Females: 411 | (48.6%) |
Median resident age: | 41.1 years |
New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 13648.
Pitcairn: | $55,501 |
NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $28,232 (it was $15,368 in 2000)
Pitcairn town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $81,333 (it was $39,400 in 2000)
Pitcairn: | $81,333 |
NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $165,040; detached houses: $170,732; townhouses or other attached units: $459,774; in 2-unit structures: $389,853; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $379,409; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $432,214; mobile homes: $74,789; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $95,045
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pitcairn, NY
- 82096.9%White alone
- 121.4%Two or more races
- 70.8%Hispanic
- 30.4%Black alone
- 30.4%Asian alone
- 10.1%American Indian alone
Races in Pitcairn detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: United States (20.8%), French (18.0%), Irish (12.8%), English (8.0%), German (7.3%), French Canadian (5.1%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 782 feet
Land area: 59.0 square miles.
Population density: 14 people per square mile (very low).
5 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.6% |
New York: | 20.4% |
Pitcairn town: | 2.6% ($1,029) |
New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Utica, NY (76.8 miles , pop. 60,651).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (136.7 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (243.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.21 N, Longitude: 75.29 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 315
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 3 buildings, average cost: $279,200
- 2021: 5 buildings, average cost: $151,200
- 2020: 1 building, cost: $99,800
- 2018: 1 building, cost: $213,400
- 2015: 1 building, cost: $70,000
- 2014: 8 buildings, average cost: $70,000
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $137,500
- 2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $32,100
- 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $32,100
- 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $50,000
- 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $50,000
- 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $50,000
- 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $50,000
- 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $50,000
Here: | 5.2% |
New York: | 4.4% |
- Health care (12.0%)
- Educational services (8.8%)
- Construction (8.1%)
- Paper (7.1%)
- Public administration (5.7%)
- Machinery (5.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.2%)
- Construction (13.4%)
- Machinery (9.6%)
- Paper (9.6%)
- Public administration (7.6%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (6.4%)
- Repair & maintenance (5.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.1%)
- Health care (27.0%)
- Educational services (14.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (7.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.3%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4.8%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (4.8%)
- Paper (4.0%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.6%)
- Registered nurses (4.2%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.9%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.1%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.1%)
- Registered nurses (9.5%)
- Food processing workers (5.6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5.6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.8%)
Average climate in Pitcairn, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Pitcairn-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 70% 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 50.1 miles away from Pitcairn center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 81.4 miles away from Pitcairn 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) earthquake occurred 80.0 miles away from Pitcairn 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 190.3 miles away from the city 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 319.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 113.2 miles away from Pitcairn 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 St. Lawrence County (2) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Flood: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pitcairn:
- St Lawrence University (about 28 miles; Canton, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,501)
- SUNY College of Technology at Canton (about 29 miles; Canton, NY; FT enrollment: 3,411)
- Clarkson University (about 35 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 3,472)
- SUNY College at Potsdam (about 36 miles; Potsdam, NY; FT enrollment: 4,307)
- Jefferson Community College (about 36 miles; Watertown, NY; FT enrollment: 2,886)
- Utica College (about 77 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 2,952)
- Mohawk Valley Community College (about 79 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 5,693)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Camp Trefoil (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: East Pitcairn Cemetery (1), Garrison Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Pine Hill Pond (A), Portaferry Lake (B), Shiner Pond (C), Snyder Lake (D), Toothaker Pond (E), Twin Ponds (F), Bullhead Pond (G), Goose Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Yellow Creek (A), Toothaker Creek (B), Meadow Brook (C), Jenny Creek (D), Gulf Stream (E), Greenwood Creek (F), Cold Spring Creek (G), Clear Creek (H), Black Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: Lucy Bacon - Artist.
This town: | 2.5 people |
New York: | 2.6 people |
This town: | 72.4% |
Whole state: | 63.5% |
This town: | 10.5% |
Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
This town: | 11.7% |
Whole state: | 14.6% |
This town: | 5.7% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
For population 15 years and over in Pitcairn:
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 64.4%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 4.9%
- Divorced: 7.5%
For population 25 years and over in Pitcairn:
- High school or higher: 72.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 15.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.6 minutes
Here: | 10.8 |
New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Pitcairn, NY (based on St. Lawrence County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 24,478 | 32 |
Mainline Protestant | 8,075 | 72 |
Evangelical Protestant | 5,364 | 55 |
Other | 2,093 | 11 |
Black Protestant | 179 | 1 |
None | 71,755 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
St. Lawrence County: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
St. Lawrence County: | 5.01 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
St. Lawrence County: | 9.66 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
St. Lawrence County: | 8.5% |
New York: | 8.2% |
This county: | 29.6% |
New York: | 23.8% |
This county: | 13.3% |
New York: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Pitcairn:
- WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WNER (1410 AM; 5 kW; WATERTOWN, NY)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WIRD (920 AM; 5 kW; LAKE PLACID, NY; Owner: RADIO LAKE PLACID INC)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Pitcairn:
- WGIX-FM (95.3 FM; GOUVERNEUR, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS NORTH, 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)
- WRGR (102.3 FM; TUPPER LAKE, NY; Owner: RADIO LAKE PLACID, INC.)
- WFRY-FM (97.5 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- WXLH (91.3 FM; BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WTOJ (103.1 FM; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WRCD (101.5 FM; CANTON, NY; Owner: RADIO POWER INC.)
- WWJS (90.1 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: LIBERTY COMMUNICATIONS FAMILY B/G)
- WYSI (96.7 FM; CANTON, NY; Owner: RADIO POWER, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Pitcairn:
- WWTI (Channel 50; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
- WPBS-TV (Channel 16; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TV COUNCIL, INC)
- WWNY-TV (Channel 7; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WNPI-TV (Channel 18; NORWOOD, NY; Owner: ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TV COUNCIL, INC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 8Number of bridges
- 43ft / 12.8mTotal length
- $4,525,000Total costs
- 3,463Total average daily traffic
- 428Total average daily truck traffic
- 3,683Total future (year 2035) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
1- On Cooper Hill 2 Mi N Rt 3 (Lat: 44.205556 Lon: -75.294167), Type: 118.3, Overall height: 112.8 m, Registrant: Power Authority Of The State Of New York Dba , Wmiller@ip3gate.Usa.Com, , White- Plains, Phone: (914) 681-6220
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
2- NY Power Authority, On Cooper Hill 2 Mi N Rt 3 (Lat: 44.205556 Lon: -75.294167), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 112.8 m, Overall height: 118.3 m, Call Sign: WRDD552,
Assigned Frequencies: 155.025 MHz, Grant Date: 04/02/2019, Expiration Date: 04/02/2029, Certifier: Michael Lecuyer, Registrant: Blue Wing Services, 6333 Kolton Dr, Rome, NY 13440, Phone: (315) 292-4323, Email:
- Lat: 44.333333 Lon: -74.955556, Call Sign: WRXR815,
Assigned Frequencies: 458.575 MHz, 458.825 MHz, Grant Date: 06/22/2023, Expiration Date: 06/22/2033, Certifier: Matthew Denner, Registrant: Blue Wing Services Inc, 6333 Kolton Dr, Rome, NY 13440, Phone: (315) 292-4323, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
2- STATION, Cooper Hill (Lat: 44.205611 Lon: -75.294083), Overall height: 112.8 m, Call Sign: WNEK635,
Assigned Frequencies: 6645.00 MHz, 6675.00 MHz, 6152.75 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, Grant Date: 07/15/2020, Expiration Date: 09/06/2030, Registrant: New York Power Authority, 6520 Glass Factory Rd., Marcy, NY 13403, Phone: (315) 792-8262, Fax: (914) 681-6805, Email:
- NYPA, On Cooper Hill 2 Mi N Rt 3 (Lat: 44.205556 Lon: -75.294167), Type: Mast, Structure height: 112.8 m, Overall height: 118.3 m, Call Sign: WRZS907, Licensee ID: L00078628,
Assigned Frequencies: 6093.45 MHz, Grant Date: 12/06/2023, Expiration Date: 12/06/2033, Certifier: Matthew R Denner, Registrant: County Of Saint Lawrence, 48 Court St, Canton, NY 13617, Phone: (315) 379-2240, Email:
- 55.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 28.0%Wood
- 13.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.1%Utility gas
- 0.8%Electricity
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 53.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 32.6%Wood
- 14.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Pitcairn compared to New York state average:
- Median house value significantly 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 significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.