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Fulton

  •   State: 
    New York
      County: 
    Oswego County
      City: 
    Fulton
      County all: 
    Oswego | Onondaga
      County FIPS: 
    36075 | 36067
      Coordinates: 
    43°18′58″N 76°25′06″W
      Area total: 
    4.96 sq mi (12.86 km²)
      Area land: 
    3.92 sq mi (10.16 km²)
      Area water: 
    1.04 sq mi (2.69 km²)
      Established: 
    Incorporated (village) 1835; Incorporated (city) 1902
  •   Latitude: 
    43,322
      Longitude: 
    -76,4053
      Dman name cbsa: 
    Syracuse, NY
      Timezone: 
    Eastern Standard Time (EST) UTC-5:00; Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) UTC-4:00
      ZIP codes: 
    13069
      GMAP: 

    Fulton, Oswego County, New York, United States

  •   Population: 
    2,341
      Population density: 
    2,903.14 residents per square mile of area (1,120.85/km²)
      Household income: 
    $33,030
      Households: 
    4,750
      Unemployment rate: 
    9.20%
  •   Sales taxes: 
    8.00%
      Income taxes: 
    6.85%

Fulton is a city in the western part of Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 11,896 as of the 2010 census. The city is named after Robert Fulton, the inventor of the steamboat. There is also a Town of Fulton in Schoharie County, and a Fulton County in New York. The City of Fulton was exploring the possibility of merging with the neighboring towns of Granby and Volney to create one larger city. This idea has been floated several times before and has yet to come to fruition. The West Broadway Commercial Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020. The town of Fulton is located on the west bank of the Osweago River. The area on the east side of the river was originally a part of the Overwego Township of Volney. The east-side had a significant (several square blocks) downtown area (the primary retail area was once known as "The Dizzy Block") with nearly one hundred stores and shops. Some of the prime industries located here over the years included the Hunter Arms, Hunter Arms and Hunter Arms Bicycle Company. The village was incorporated as a village in 1835. In 1902, the Village of Fulton and the village of Os Wego Falls merged, and the resulting community was chartered as Fulton. The two sides of the River have long been connected by two bridges-one known locally as the "upper bridge" (Broadway/NY State Route 3) and the other more commonly known as the 'lower bridge' (Oneida St.).

History

The city of Fulton is a community in two parts. The area on the west side of the Oswego River was formerly known as "Oswego Falls" The two sides of the river have long been connected by two bridges. The city is exploring the possibility of merging with the neighboring towns of Granby and Volney to create one larger city. This idea has been floated several times before and has yet to come to fruition. The Oak Street School, Mount Adnah Cemetery, Fulton Public Library, Chancellor (tugboat), John Wells Pratt House, State Street Methodist Episcopal Church, David Van Buren House, and United States Post Office are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Osweago Canal, which passes through Fulton, is included in the New York State Barge Canal Historic District. The West Broadway Commercial Historic District was added to the National register in 2020. The City of Fulton was incorporated as a village in 1835. In 1902, the Village of Fulton and the village of Oswe Go Falls merged, and the resulting community was chartered as the City ofulton. In 1942, Caroline Speare Rohland won a WPA commission to paint a post office mural for the town. The New York Sun newspaper (NYC) wrote a lengthy article describing Fulton, its residents and the strong local economy. It was headlined as, "Fulton, the City the Great Depression Missed" In 1931, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander, pitching for the House of David semi-pro team, defeated the Byrne Sieberlings 53 in a game played in Fulton.

Industrial and commercial history

The area on the east side of the Oswego River was originally a part of the Township of Volney. In its prime, the east-side had a significant (several square blocks) downtown area with nearly one hundred stores and shops. In 2003, after more than 100 years, citing the high cost of restoring and updating the aging plant, Nestle closed the factory, leaving four hundred local employees jobless. In September of 2019, Attis Ethanol LLC. purchased the facility from Sunoco, which included a 10 year offtake agreement for the sale of ethanol. In March 21, 2019, the ethanol plant was shuttered and the facility was fully idled in August of 2019. In October of 2021, the smoke from burning corn in one facility began to overtake the nearby townships. The fire was extinguished October of 2022. The former plant was partially retrofitted and was used for a short time as an ethanol production facility with only limited production. In 2008, the owners filed for bankruptcy and in May, 2009, the Facility was sold at auction to Sunoco. The Miller Brewing Company operated a plant in the Town of Volny, (just outside Fulton city limits) from the mid-1970s until its closure in 1994. Some of the industries located here over the years included Hunter Arms, Hunter Bicycle, Hunter Fan, Sealright-Oswego Falls Corporation (later, Phillips 66 Corporation and more recently, Huhtamäki Consumer Packaging) making paper and plastic coated packaging.

Government

Fulton is governed by an elected mayor and common-council form of government. Administratively and politically, the city is divided into six wards. City hall is located on South First Street near Academy Street and faces a small park and military memorial which overlooks the Oswego River. Fulton supports both a small professional police force and a fire department with two fire stations. The police station and the east-side fire station are included in the city hall complex. The city is home to the Fulton Police Department, which has two stations. Fulton is also the home of the Fulton Fire Department, with two stations on the city's east side and one on the west side. Fulton has a population of 4,000. It is located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State and is located near the Oswesgo River, which runs through the center of the city. It also has a small community college, Fulton State College, and the Fulton High School for the Arts, which was founded in the early 1900s. It was the first high school in Fulton to graduate from high school. Fulton was the site of the World War II memorial, which is now part of the National Park Service. It has also been the location of the U.S. Air Force Academy, which opened in the late 1950s and 1960s. Fulton also has the New York Army National Guard, which operates out of a small base on the east side of the river. The town has a number of small businesses, including a small grocery store, a bank, and a bank.

Geography and weather

Fulton is located near Lake Ontario and receives significant "lake-effect snow" fall in excess of a 100 inches (250 cm) per year. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12 km²) of which 3.8square miles (9.8km²) is land and 0.9square miles(2.3 km²), (19.75%) is water. The city is located on the shores of Lake Ontario. The lake is the source of the city's significant lake effect snowfall. The town has a population of 1,788, according to the United States Census Bureau. It is located in the town of Fulton, New York, a suburb of New York City, and is on the shore of LakeOntario.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,855 people, 4,923 households, and 2,973 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,102.9 people per square mile (1,198.2/km²). There were 5,501 housing units at an average density of 1,439.8 per squaremile (556.0/ km²) The racial makeup of the city was 96.80% White, 0.74% Black or African American, 0.,37% Native American,0.33% Asian, 0,03% Pacific Islander, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.92% of the population. The median income for a household in theCity was $29,054, and the median income. for a family was $38,655. About 15.1% of families and 19.3% of residents were below the poverty line, including 25.6% of those under age 18 and 12.7% ofThose age 65 or over. The city is located on the U.S.-Mexico border and is located near the border of the state of New Mexico. It is the only city in New Mexico that is not on the National Highway System, which runs from New Mexico to South Dakota. It was the site of the World War II-era Battle of the Bulge, which killed thousands of Native Americans.

Recreation

Recreation Park, a city-owned facility on the banks of Lake Neatahwanta once hosted an amusement park, indoor skating/dancing rink as well as the county fair grounds. The Fulton War Memorial, a multipurpose group of buildings housing an exhibition hall/gymnasium and related ante-rooms. A small bandstand connected by diagonal sidewalks to opposing corners of the park was located near the center of the acreage. At "Sharp's Pond," Rowlee Beach is a small beach and swimming area near State Route #3 and Emery Street. A new bandstand was erected in the "old downtown" area of Fulton overlooking the Oswego River and one of two locks on the "New York State Barge Canal" portion of the waterway. This bandstand, known as "The Gazebo" plays host to a variety of musical concerts in the summer season. On the east side of the River one finds Voorhees Park, a city block bordered by South Fourth Street, South Third Street, Buffalo Street and Academy Street. On the west side of. the River and adjacent to the lower bridge (to the north) there is a park and athletic field complex known as Foster Park. Included in the park and campground is a short hiking and conservation-nature trail. The city- owned campground known as Bullhead Bay that hosts tents and recreational camper units throughout the late spring, summer and early fall.

Education

Fulton was long-known as the home of the Falley Seminary, a preparatory school attended by both locals and out-of-area boarding students. For many years there were also two Catholic schools: St. Mary's School (also known as Fulton Catholic School) on the east side and Holy Family School on the west side of town. A branch of Cayuga Community College (CCC) is located in the retrofitted shell of a grocery store and other former retail spaces. The town of Fulton is home to a number of public schools, including Fulton High School and its descendant institution, G. Ray Bodley High School. It is also home to the Fairgreve School, James Lanigan Elementary School, Erie Street School, State Street School and Pine Woods School. The city is also the site of the New York State Fair, which runs through the end of October each year. The fair is one of the largest in the U.S. and draws thousands of visitors each year from all over the world. The Fulton Fair is held every year in conjunction with the state fair, which is held in Buffalo, New York. The Fair is the largest fair in the United States, attracting more than 100,000 visitors a year. It also is the only fair in New York state, drawing more than half a million visitors every year. In addition to the fair, the town also has a state high school, Fulton Junior High School, and a junior high/senior high school. The high school is located on Fourth Street.

Business

Construction of the store was temporarily halted in early 2007. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation refused access to the area to preserve nesting bald eagles during the spring mating season. The Wal-Mart Supercenter opened just outside the Fulton city limits in Granby, New York in spring 2008. The store is the first in the state to be built in the Fulton area since the 1990s. It is one of the largest Wal-mart stores in the U.S., with more than 2,000 stores in total. It was the first store in the New York City area to be constructed in 2007 and 2008, and the second in New York state since the mid-'90s.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Fulton, Oswego County, New York = 57. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 60. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 20. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Fulton = 3.2 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 2,341 individuals with a median age of 37.1 age the population dropped by -6.12% in Fulton, Oswego County, New York population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 2,903.14 residents per square mile of area (1,120.85/km²). There are average 2.31 people per household in the 4,750 households with an average household income of $33,030 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 9.20% of the available work force and has dropped -2.96% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 24.88%. The number of physicians in Fulton per 100,000 population = 85.7.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Fulton = 40.6 inches and the annual snowfall = 96.9 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 135. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 158. 79 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 17.4 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 56, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Fulton, Oswego County, New York which are owned by the occupant = 45.89%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 15.2 years with median home cost = $78,310 and home appreciation of 1.40%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $21.39 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $8,831 per student. There are 13.5 students for each teacher in the school, 289 students for each Librarian and 626 students for each Counselor. 8.01% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 8.46% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 3.28% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).

  • Fulton's population in Oswego County, New York of 3,077 residents in 1930 has dropped 0,76-fold to 2,341 residents after 120 years, according to the official 2020 census.

    Approximately 52.29% female residents and 47.71% male residents live in Fulton, Oswego County, New York.

    As of 2020 in Fulton, Oswego County, New York are married and the remaining 46.09% are single population.

  • 22.8 minutes is the average time that residents in Fulton require for a one-way commute to work. A long commute can have different effects on health. A Gallup poll in the US found that in terms of mental health, long haul commuters are up to 12 percent more likely to experience worry, and ten percent less likely to feel well rested. The Gallup poll also found that of people who commute 61­–90 minutes each day, a whopping one third complained of neck and back pain, compared to less than a quarter of people who only spend ten minutes getting to work.

    78.91% of the working population which commute to work alone in their car, 13.90% of the working population which commutes to work in a carpool, 0.96% of the population that commutes using mass transit, including bus, light rail, subway, and ferry. 1.98% of the population that has their home as their principal place of work.

  • Of the total residential buildings in Fulton, Oswego County, New York, 45.89% are owner-occupied homes, another 43.28% are rented apartments, and the remaining 10.83% are vacant.

  • The 37.16% of the population in Fulton, Oswego County, New York who identify themselves as belonging to a religion are distributed among the following most diverse religions.

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