Le Ray, New York

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Le Ray is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 19,836 at the 2000 census. The town is named for Jacques-Donatien Le Ray, from France.

The Town of Le Ray is in the southeast part of the county.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Communities and locations in Le Ray

[edit] History

The town was formed in 1806. Many of the historic settlements of the town were abandoned due to the formation of Fort Drum.

[edit] Geography

The Black River marks the south town border.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 191.7 km² (74.0 mi²). 190.9 km² (73.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (0.43%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 19,836 people, 4,998 households, and 4,303 families residing in the town. The population density was 103.9/km² (269.1/mi²). There were 5,245 housing units at an average density of 27.5/km² (71.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 70.48% White, 16.36% African American, 0.79% Native American, 2.06% Asian, 0.49% Pacific Islander, 6.09% from other races, and 3.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.94% of the population.

There were 4,998 households out of which 58.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.0% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.9% were non-families. 10.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 27.9% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 6.8% from 45 to 64, and 2.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 145.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 167.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $33,359, and the median income for a family was $33,806. Males had a median income of $21,541 versus $21,074 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,140. About 7.8% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.