Argyle (village), New York

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Argyle is a village in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 289 at the 2000 census. The village and town are named after Argyll in Scotland, the source of early settlers. The postal ZIP code is 12809.

The Village of Argyle is within the Town of Argyle.

[edit] Geography

Argyle is located at 43°14′13″N, 73°29′23″W (43.237089, -73.489928)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.4 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 289 people, 118 households, and 80 families residing in the village. The population density was 310.0/km² (810.9/mi²). There were 132 housing units at an average density of 141.6/km² (370.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.92% White, 0.35% Black or African American, 1.73% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.08% of the population.

There were 118 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,500, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $24,792 versus $26,563 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,396. About 8.8% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.9% of those sixty five or over.

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