Red Creek, New York

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Red Creek is a village in Wayne County, New York, USA. The population was 521 at the 2000 census. The name is from the creek flowing past the village.

The Village of Red Creek is in the eastern part of the Town of Wolcott. The village is west of Syracuse, New York.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

The settlement was permanently settled around 1811 and was originally called "Jacksonville" after Andrew Jackson. The name was changed to "Red Creek" around 1836.

The village was incorporated in 1852. In 1874 most of the business district was consumed by fire.

[edit] Geography

Red Creek is located at 43°14′52″N, 76°43′22″W (43.247848, -76.722786)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (2.13%) is water.

The village at the border of Cayuga County.

Red Creek is also the name of a stream that flows through the community, forming a small pond on the south edge of the village.

New York State Route 104A passes through the village in a north-south direction as "Wolcott Street," "Water Street," and "Main Street."

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 521 people, 210 households, and 143 families residing in the village. The population density was 218.7/km² (568.6/mi²). There were 241 housing units at an average density of 101.1/km² (263.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.86% White, 1.34% African American, 0.96% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 1.54% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.69% of the population.

There were 210 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,115, and the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $20,855 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,324. About 11.5% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.1% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.