White Creek, New York

Infobox Settlement
official_name = White Creek, New York
settlement_type = Town
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = New York
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Washington
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area_total_km2 = 124.1
area_land_km2 = 124.0
area_water_km2 = 0.2
area_total_sq_mi = 47.9
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 3411
population_density_km2 = 27.5
population_density_sq_mi = 71.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 391
elevation_ft = 1283
latd = 43 |latm = 0 |lats = 35 |latNS = N
longd = 73 |longm = 20 |longs = 38 |longEW = W

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White Creek is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,411 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 47.9 square miles (124.1 km²), of which, 47.9 square miles (124.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.13%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,411 people, 1,317 households, and 907 families residing in the town. The population density was 71.3 people per square mile (27.5/km²). There were 1,466 housing units at an average density of 30.6/sq mi (11.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.51% White, 0.82% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.

There were 1,317 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,412, and the median income for a family was $40,402. Males had a median income of $33,237 versus $22,143 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,439. About 6.3% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

Communities and locations in White Creek

*Cambridge -- Part of the Village of Cambridge.

References

External links

* [http://www.washingtoncounty.org/whitecreek/town.htm Town of White Creek]