Scottsville, New York

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Scottsville is a village in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 2,128 at the 2000 census. The village is named after an early settler, Isaac Scott.

The Village of Scottsville is in the eastern part of the Town of Wheatland.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
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[edit] History

Isaac Scott, one of the first settlers, arrived around 1790.

[edit] Geography

Scottsville is located at 43°1′19″N, 77°45′13″W (43.021813, -77.753545)^GR1.

The village is located near the junction of Oatka Creek and the Genesee River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,128 people, 835 households, and 591 families residing in the village. The population density was 760.8/km² (1,968.1/mi²). There were 852 housing units at an average density of 304.6/km² (788.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.92% White, 4.32% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 1.08% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.96% of the population.

There were 835 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $52,472, and the median income for a family was $61,316. Males had a median income of $43,250 versus $30,781 for females. The per capita income for the village was $24,831. About 1.2% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.