NYS Census 📍

New York State mapped and discussed, using Census data. Lots of interesting infographics can be found here.

SVGZ Graphic: Median Average Wage of Foresters

Percent of Town Population Living in Blocks with a Density of Less then 100 People Per Square Mile

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A while back I was reading a book that was discussing rural populations. The book notes that there are many counties, especially out west, where it appears the county is most rural by a simple county population density calculation, but most of people actually live in a densely populated city or village - and the rest of land is state or federal forest preserve.
 
The author suggested a different methodology - calculating the percentage of census blocks with a population density less then 100 people per square mile, and then calculating the percentage of populated census blocks within the county that fit that criteria. I did a county map of this some time ago in New York, he it is with individual municipalities.

The towns have no blocks with a density of over 100 people per square mile:

  • West Almond town, Allegany County
  • Cattaraugus Reservation, Chautauqua County
  • Clare town, St. Lawrence County
  • DePeyster town, St. Lawrence County

You can find the code for generating this on my Github: Percent of Town Population Living in Blocks with a Density of Less then 100 per sq-mi.R

 

Percent of Town Population Living in Blocks with a Density of Less then 100 People Per Square Mile

Map: Mountain House Trail and North Mountain
Thematic Map: Troy vs Manhattan - A Size Comparison
Map: Chautauqua Lake Fish and Wildlife Mangement Areas

2023 Births Per 1,000 Women Aged 15-44

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Does this mean the long-sought after Dresden - Watkins Glen expressway will be completed? Heck it will be cheap enough, they can probably throw in a spur to Penn Yan. It's probably far cheaper then building a new expressway in Rockland County.

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Map: Watts Wildlife Management Area