Corinth (village), New York
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Corinth is a village in Saratoga County, New York, USA. The population was 2,474 at the 2000 census. The village gets its name from an historic city of southern Greece after whose people a book in the Bible is named.
The Village of Corinth is by the east town line of the Town of Corinth. The community asserts that it is the "Snowshoe capital of the world."
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[edit] History
The village was incorporated in 1888.
[edit] Geography
The village is next to the Hudson River.
Corinth is located at (43.24375, -73.828944)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²). 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (3.60%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,474 people, 1,024 households, and 653 families residing in the village. The population density was 892.7/km² (2,318.6/mi²). There were 1,144 housing units at an average density of 412.8/km² (1,072.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.10% White, 0.28% Black or African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.24% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.17% of the population.
There were 1,024 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the village the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $30,539, and the median income for a family was $39,205. Males had a median income of $31,481 versus $26,163 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,134. About 6.6% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- Village of Corinth
- Town of Corinth
- Corinth, NY
- Corinth High School Alumni Association
- Corinth Theater Guild
- Winslow Realty
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
| Municipalities and Communities of Saratoga County, New York (County seat: Ballston Spa) |
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| Cities | Mechanicville | Saratoga Springs |
| Villages | Ballston Spa | Corinth | Galway | Round Lake | Schuylerville | South Glens Falls | Stillwater | Victory | Waterford |
| Towns | Ballston | Charlton | Clifton Park | Corinth | Day | Edinburg | Galway | Greenfield | Hadley | Halfmoon Malta | Moreau | Northumberland | Providence | Saratoga | Stillwater | Waterford | Wilton |
| Hamlets | Ballston Lake | Burnt Hills | Country Knolls | Crescent | Gansevoort | Rexford |
