Copenhagen, New York

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Copenhagen is a village in Lewis County, New York, USA. The population was 865 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Copenhagen, Denmark.

The Village of Copenhagen is in the Town of Denmark, New York on New York State Route 26.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
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[edit] History

Copenhagen was formerly known as "Mungers Mills."

[edit] Geography

Copenhagen is located at 43°53′35″N, 75°40′21″W (43.893078, -75.672474)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 865 people, 318 households, and 237 families residing in the village. The population density was 278.3/km² (720.0/mi²). There were 383 housing units at an average density of 123.2/km² (318.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.91% White, 1.27% African American, 0.23% Native American, 1.85% from other races, and 1.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.77% of the population.

There were 318 households out of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the village the population was spread out with 31.8% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 15.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,273, and the median income for a family was $35,781. Males had a median income of $30,147 versus $25,156 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,780. About 10.8% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.