Carthage, New York

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Carthage is a village located in the Town of Wilna in Jefferson County, New York. The population was 3,721 at the 2000 census. The village is named after the historic Carthage in North Africa.

The Village of Carthage is at the southeast town line and is east of Watertown.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

The original settlement was called "Long Falls" and was first settled around 1798.

The village was incorporated in 1841.

In 1861, a major fire destroyed about twenty buildings in the village, and a smaller fire at the end of the year destroyed more property. A somewhat less destructive fire occurred in 1872. Another large fire in 1884 spread across the river from West Carthage and caused extensive damage, reducing more than 150 buildings to ruin.

[edit] Geography

Carthage is located at 43°58′52″N, 75°36′25″W (43.981118, -75.606849)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.9 km² (2.7 mi²). 6.5 km² (2.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (6.34%) is water.

The village is located on the north side of the Black River at the junction of Routes NY-3 and NY-126.

The village is south of the Fort Drum military reservation and is on the opposite side of the Black River from Village of West Carthage.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,721 people, 1,417 households, and 956 families residing in the village. The population density was 572.4/km² (1,480.4/mi²). There were 1,626 housing units at an average density of 250.1/km² (646.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.32% White, 4.27% African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.10% from other races, and 1.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.69% of the population.

There were 1,417 households out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $23,583, and the median income for a family was $32,083. Males had a median income of $31,397 versus $18,713 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,029. About 18.6% of families and 23.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.9% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.