Holley, New York

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Holley is a village in Orleans County, New York , USA. The population was 1,802 at the 2000 census. The town is named after canal official Myron Holley.

The Village of Holley is in the Town of Murray. It is located at the junction of New York State Route 31 and New York State Route 237.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

The Village of Holley was incorporated in 1867.

[edit] Geography

Holley is located at 43°13′32″N, 78°1′40″W (43.225671, -78.027801)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²), all land.

Holley is located on the Erie Canal.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,802 people, 788 households, and 464 families residing in the village. The population density was 547.8/km² (1,422.9/mi²). There were 846 housing units at an average density of 257.2/km² (668.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.95% White, 1.22% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.72% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.61% of the population.

There were 788 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.0% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,367, and the median income for a family was $49,200. Males had a median income of $31,019 versus $23,077 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,388. About 7.6% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] External links

Holley Central schools

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	Municipalities of Orleans County, New York (County Seat: Albion)
Towns	Albion \| Barre \| Carlton \| Clarendon \| Gaines \| Kendall \| Murray \| Ridgeway \| Shelby \| Yates
Villages	Albion \| Holley \| Lyndonville \| Medina