Deposit, Delaware County, New York
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Deposit is a village partly in Delaware County, New York, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,687.
The Village of Deposit is on the border of two counties (See: Deposit).
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[edit] History
The village was incorporated in 1811, being the first village formed in Delaware County.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 115.5 km² (44.6 mi²). 111.4 km² (43.0 mi²) of it is land and 4.1 km² (1.6 mi²) of it (3.54%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,687 people, 700 households, and 445 families residing in the town. The population density was 15.1/km² (39.2/mi²). There were 1,048 housing units at an average density of 9.4/km² (24.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.27% White, 1.30% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.
There were 700 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $35,536. Males had a median income of $27,434 versus $20,602 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,068. About 11.5% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.3% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.
