Smallwood, New York

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Smallwood is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 566 at the 2000 census.

Smallwood is in the southeast part of the Town of Bethel.

[edit] Geography

Smallwood, which has a gorgeous private lake and beach, is located at 41°39′38″N, 74°48′52″W (41.660573, -74.814507)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.3 km² (1.6 mi²). 4.0 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (6.06%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 566 people, 259 households, and 148 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 141.0/km² (365.5/mi²). There were 1,012 housing units at an average density of 252.1/km² (653.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.47% White, 0.88% African American, 0.71% Native American, 0.88% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.53% of the population.

There were 259 households out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.5% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,845, and the median income for a family was $52,396. Males had a median income of $50,104 versus $50,375 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $31,035. About 6.9% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 19.4% of those age 65 or over.