Spackenkill, New York

Spackenkill is a hamlet and a census-designated place in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 4,756 at the 2000 census.

Spackenkill is in the Town of Poughkeepsie. Its population consists mainly of families whose children go to the Spackenkill Union Free School District. An IBM plant is also located in this community, and many of its employees live in Spackenkill. Several informal neighborhoods exist within the Spackenkill community such as Crown Heights, a neighborhood containing one of the schools of the Spackenkill School District.

Geography

Spackenkill is located at coor dms|41|39|4|N|73|54|28|W|city (41.650993, -73.907763)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,756 people, 1,687 households, and 1,396 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,633.7 per square mile (631.0/km²). There were 1,729 housing units at an average density of 593.9/sq mi (229.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.90% White, 3.85% African American, 0.11% Native American, 6.67% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.09% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.98% of the population.

There were 1,687 households out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.5% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.2% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $77,689, and the median income for a family was $83,596. Males had a median income of $61,454 versus $41,349 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $35,774. About 0.4% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

This area is home to professional poker player Hevad Khan. Khan finish 6th in the Main Event of the 2007 World Series of Poker.

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