Cayuga Heights, New York

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Cayuga Heights is a village in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 3,273 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Cayuga Heights is in the Town of Ithaca, north of the City of Ithaca. The village is also north of the main campus of Cornell University.

1 History
- 1.1 Residents of note, past and present
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

The village is in the former Central New York Military Tract.

The village was formed to provide housing for university faculty and local merchants.

[edit] Residents of note, past and present

Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Ornithologist and painter.
Irene Castle, film star.

[edit] Geography

Cayuga Heights is located at 42°27′59″N, 76°29′19″W (42.466338, -76.488678)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.6 km² (1.8 mi²), all land.

The village is at the south end of Cayuga Lake, one of the Finger Lakes.

Cayuga Heights borders, on its north, the Village of Lansing.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,273 people, 1,497 households, and 772 families residing in the village. The population density was 714.0/km² (1,850.9/mi²). There were 1,584 housing units at an average density of 345.5/km² (895.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 85.73% White, 1.86% African American, 0.06% Native American, 8.95% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 1.19% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.57% of the population.

There were 1,497 households out of which 17.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 2.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.4% were non-families. 38.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.71.

In the village the population was spread out with 15.3% under the age of 18, 14.1% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $74,258, and the median income for a family was $122,746. Males had a median income of $70,893 versus $33,621 for females. The per capita income for the village was $47,493. About 1.5% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.