Clyde, New York

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Clyde is a village in Wayne County, New York, USA. The population was 2,269 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Clyde is in the Town of Galen and is northeast of Geneva, NY.

1 History
- 1.1 Residents of note
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Prior to the French and Indian War, a French trading post and block house was located on the site of the future village. During the American Revolution it was known for its smuggling and was called "Blockhouse."

A new community was begun in 1811, called "Lauraville." The name was changed to "Clyde" in 1813, and Clyde was incorporated as a village in 1835; its charter was amended in 1840, 1855, and 1873.

During World War II, the village contained a prisoner-of-war camp for Italian prisoners.

[edit] Residents of note

C. H. Fenn, missionary to China and compiler of The Five Thousand Dictionary (Chinese-English), was born in Clyde.

[edit] Geography

Clyde is located at 43°5′3″N, 76°52′13″W (43.084232, -76.870297)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.9 km² (2.3 mi²). 5.7 km² (2.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.21%) is water.

Clyde is an Erie Canal village. The Clyde River was incorporated into the canal structure. The route of the canal through village was changed during canal renovations.

The village is at the intersection of New York State Route 31 and New York State Route 414.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,269 people, 859 households, and 601 families residing in the village. The population density was 396.4/km² (1,025.7/mi²). There were 967 housing units at an average density of 168.9/km² (437.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.32% White, 5.69% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 1.06% from other races, and 1.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.85% of the population.

There were 859 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $31,053, and the median income for a family was $41,518. Males had a median income of $33,553 versus $25,347 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,211. About 7.5% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.