Hamilton (village), New York

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Hamilton is a village located in the Town of Hamilton in Madison County, New York, USA. The population was 3,509 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Alexander Hamilton, American patriot.

The Village of Hamilton is in the northwest part of the town on Route 12B. Colgate University is located in Hamilton.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
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[edit] History

The village was incorporated in 1813.

[edit] Geography

Hamilton is located at 42°49′32″N, 75°32′40″W (42.825646, -75.544673)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.5 km² (2.5 mi²). 6.1 km² (2.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (6.37%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

Typical scenery of the Hamilton area

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,509 people, 707 households, and 320 families residing in the village. The population density was 576.5/km² (1,492.2/mi²). There were 785 housing units at an average density of 129.0/km² (333.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 90.85% White, 2.91% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 3.70% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 1.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.28% of the population.

There were 707 households out of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54.6% were non-families. 41.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the village the population was spread out with 8.6% under the age of 18, 62.6% from 18 to 24, 10.0% from 25 to 44, 9.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,583, and the median income for a family was $68,864. Males had a median income of $41,000 versus $33,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,203. About 3.1% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.