Whitney Point, New York

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Whitney Point is a village in Broome County, New York, USA. The population was 965 at the 2000 census. The name comes from Thomas and William Whitney, early developers.

The Village of Whitney Point is in the southwest corner of the Town of Triangle and is north of Binghamton.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

The village was first settled around 1791, but began to flourish after the arrival of the Whitney family around 1800.

The Village of Whitney Point (originally called "Whitney's Point') was incorporated in 1871. A catasrophic fire almost destroyed the village in 1897. A serious flood in 1935 resulted in a dam on the Otselic River that formed the Whitney Point Lake (Reservoir).

The village has been the site of the Broome County Fair since 1874.

The Whitney Automobile was briefly manufacture in this village around 1902.

[edit] Geography

Whitney Point is located at 42°19′48″N, 75°58′12″W (42.330084, -75.970091)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²). 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (8.26%) is water.

The village is located on the Tioughnioga River, by its junction with the Otselic River.

The village is located at the junction of Routes NY-26, NY-79, NY-206, and US-11. Interstate 81 passes through the west side of the village.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 965 people, 397 households, and 244 families residing in the village. The population density was 372.6/km² (966.2/mi²). There were 432 housing units at an average density of 166.8/km² (432.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.89% White, 0.21% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 1.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.55% of the population.

There were 397 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $34,934, and the median income for a family was $44,667. Males had a median income of $30,875 versus $27,143 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,608. About 10.9% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.