Corfu, New York
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Corfu is a village in Genesee County, New York, USA. The population was 795 at the 2000 census. It is named after the Island of Corfu.
The Village of Corfu was incorporated in 1868 and lies inside the south town line of the Town of Pembroke so that a small part of the village is in the Town of Darien.
[edit] Geography
Corfu is located at (42.958662, -78.403938)GR1.
Murder Creek, a tributary of the Tonawanda Creek, flows through the village.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.
The village is at the intersection of Routes 33 and 77 and is north of the Six Flags Darien Lake and Darien Lakes State Park.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 795 people, 309 households, and 211 families residing in the village. The population density was 310.1/km² (804.2/mi²). There were 336 housing units at an average density of 131.0/km² (339.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.98% White, 0.88% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.38% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.38% of the population.
There were 309 households out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the village the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $37,386, and the median income for a family was $46,667. Males had a median income of $32,917 versus $23,571 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,909. About 1.4% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.
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Alabama | Alexander | Batavia | Bergen | Bethany | Byron | Darien | Elba | Le Roy | Oakfield | Pavilion | Pembroke | Stafford |
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Alexander | Attica | Bergen | Corfu | Elba | Le Roy | Oakfield |
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