Montague, New York
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Population change since 2000: -27.8%
Males: 36 | (46.2%) |
Females: 42 | (53.8%) |
Median resident age: | 39.5 years |
New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip code: 13367
Montague: | $63,553 |
NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $30,511 (it was $14,598 in 2000)
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $146,044 (it was $60,700 in 2000)
Montague: | $146,044 |
NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $195,982; detached houses: $185,821; townhouses or other attached units: $343,653; in 2-unit structures: $649,528; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $681,838; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $414,780; mobile homes: $75,743
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Montague, NY
- 7494.9%White alone
- 33.8%Hispanic
- 11.3%Asian alone
Ancestries: English (22.2%), Irish (21.3%), United States (16.7%), German (14.8%), Welsh (10.2%), Polish (9.3%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 65.1 square miles.
Population density: 1.2 people per square mile (very low).
Montague town: | 1.3% ($800) |
New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clay, NY (47.0 miles , pop. 58,805).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (103.1 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (220.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 43.73 N, Longitude: 75.71 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 315
Here: | 5.6% |
New York: | 4.4% |
- Health care (11.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.5%)
- Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (9.5%)
- Construction (9.5%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (9.5%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (7.1%)
- Public administration (7.1%)
- Construction (18.2%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (13.6%)
- Broadcasting & telecommunications (13.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.1%)
- Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (9.1%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (9.1%)
- Transportation equipment (9.1%)
- Health care (25.0%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (15.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.0%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (10.0%)
- Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (10.0%)
- Public administration (10.0%)
- Educational services (10.0%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9.5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.5%)
- Teachers, special education (7.1%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7.1%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (7.1%)
- Woodworkers (7.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (18.2%)
- Woodworkers (13.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (13.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9.1%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (9.1%)
- Construction laborers (9.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (20.0%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (15.0%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15.0%)
- Other financial specialists (10.0%)
- Teachers, special education (10.0%)
- Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (10.0%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (10.0%)
Average climate in Montague, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Montague-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 69% 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 70.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 113.7 miles away from Montague 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 112.0 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 284.3 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 206.6 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 92.4 miles away from Montague 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 Lewis County (21) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Winter Storms: 4, Snowstorms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Snows: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Montague:
- Jefferson Community College (about 21 miles; Watertown, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,886)
- SUNY College at Oswego (about 46 miles; Oswego, NY; FT enrollment: 7,550)
- Utica College (about 50 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 2,952)
- Le Moyne College (about 52 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 3,041)
- Mohawk Valley Community College (about 52 miles; Utica, NY; FT enrollment: 5,693)
- Syracuse University (about 53 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 20,717)
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (about 53 miles; Syracuse, NY; FT enrollment: 2,044)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Montague: Gardners Corners (A), Liberty Corners (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Liberty Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Sears Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: West Branch Deer River (A), South Branch Mad River (B), Edick Creek (C), Perrigo Creek (D), North Branch Mad River (E), Mulligan Creek (F), McNeil Creek (G), Luther Creek (H), Hooker Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.8 people |
New York: | 2.6 people |
This town: | 75.0% |
Whole state: | 63.5% |
This town: | 7.1% |
Whole state: | 6.8% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
This town: | 14.9% |
Whole state: | 14.6% |
This town: | 2.0% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
For population 15 years and over in Montague:
- Never married: 7.8%
- Now married: 74.0%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 0.0%
- Divorced: 15.6%
For population 25 years and over in Montague:
- High school or higher: 83.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.3 minutes
Here: | 10.7 |
New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Montague, NY (based on Lewis County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 6,443 | 17 |
Evangelical Protestant | 2,693 | 21 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,155 | 25 |
Other | 115 | 1 |
None | 15,681 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 3.41 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Lewis County: | 4.92 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 10.61 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Lewis County: | 9.6% |
New York: | 8.2% |
Lewis County: | 27.4% |
New York: | 23.8% |
This county: | 13.4% |
New York: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Montague:
- WNER (1410 AM; 5 kW; WATERTOWN, NY)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSCP (1070 AM; daytime; 2 kW; SANDY CREEK-PULASKI, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WTNY (790 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- WHEN (620 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WRUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY)
- WIBX (950 AM; 5 kW; UTICA, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF UTICA/ROME, INC.)
- WADR (1480 AM; 5 kW; REMSEN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Montague:
- WJNY (90.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: PUBLIC B/CNG COUNCIL CENTRAL NY, INC)
- WBDI (106.7 FM; COPENHAGEN, NY; Owner: FORCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WLLG (99.3 FM; LOWVILLE, NY; Owner: THE FLACK BROADCASTING GROUP L.L.C.)
- WFRY-FM (97.5 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
- WTOJ (103.1 FM; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: CLANCY-MANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWJS (90.1 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: LIBERTY COMMUNICATIONS FAMILY B/G)
- WSCP-FM (101.7 FM; PULASKI, NY; Owner: GALAXY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- WSLJ (88.9 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: THE ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY)
- WRVJ (91.7 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- WUCL (93.5 FM; REMSEN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOTT (100.7 FM; HENDERSON, NY; Owner: JEFFERSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCIZ-FM (93.3 FM; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF WATERTOWN, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Montague:
- WPBS-TV (Channel 16; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TV COUNCIL, INC)
- WWTI (Channel 50; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: CENTRAL NY NEWS, INC.)
- WWNY-TV (Channel 7; CARTHAGE, NY; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WSPX-TV (Channel 56; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: PAXSON SYRACUSE LICENSE, INC.)
- WNYF-CA (Channel 25; WATERTOWN, NY; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 7Number of bridges
- 39ft / 11.8mTotal length
- $2,550,000Total costs
- 288Total average daily traffic
- 23Total average daily truck traffic
- 404Total future (year 2037) average daily traffic
- 47.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 29.4%Wood
- 23.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 42.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 28.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 28.6%Wood
Montague compared to New York state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage 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.