Profile for Ripley, New York, NY

Ripley is on Lake Erie, at the PA border

Former and merged names include:
· Quincy

Once known as the "Marriage Capital of the World," because New York state did not require a waiting period before marriage. The town justice was on call 24 hours a day to perform ceremonies

Well-known residents have included:
· Benjamin Franklin Goodrich, founder of the B.F. Goodrich Company

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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Cemeteries (4)

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Museums (3)

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28% of Ripley residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Ripley ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Ripley was $15,652, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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8% of Ripley residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Ripley, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $301.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $778.

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Libraries in Ripley include Ripley Free Library ... View libraries

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Chautauqua County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Ripley political report.

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The average commute time for Ripley workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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