Covert, New York

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Covert is a town in Seneca County, New York, USA. The population was 2,227 at the 2000 census.

The Town of Covert is located in the southeast corner of the county and is northwest of Ithaca, New York.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Communities and locations in Covert
5 External links

[edit] History

Covert was in the Central New York Military Tract. The town was first settled around 1797.

The town was set aside from the Town of Ovid in 1817 as part of Tompkins County, but was returned to Seneca County in 1819. Afterwards, the Town of Lodi was taken off the western part of Covert in 1826.

In 1904, Interlaken set itself apart by becoming an incorporated village.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 97.5 km² (37.6 mi²). 81.6 km² (31.5 mi²) of it is land and 15.9 km² (6.1 mi²) of it (16.31%) is water.

The south town line is the border of Schuyler County, New York, and the east town line is defined by Cayuga Lake, one of the Finger Lakes.

New York State Route 89 and New York State Route 96 are north-south highways in the town. New York State Route 96A joins NY-96 at Interlaken.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 2,227 people, 892 households, and 620 families residing in the town. The population density was 27.3/km² (70.7/mi²). There were 1,183 housing units at an average density of 14.5/km² (37.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.25% White, 0.49% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population.

There were 892 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% 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 2.92.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,068, and the median income for a family was $45,759. Males had a median income of $31,328 versus $27,955 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,757. About 7.2% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Communities and locations in Covert

Bergen Beach -- A hamlet on the shore of Cayuga Lake.
Cold Springs -- A hamlet on the lake shore south of Bergen Beach.
Covert -- The hamlet of Covert is south of Interlaken on NY-96.
Dawson Corners -- A location southeast of Covert on County Road 142.
Frontenac Point -- A projection into Cayuga Lake in the southeast part of the town.
Halls Corners -- A location south of Interlaken on County Road 143.
Holton Beach -- A lakeshore hamlet north of Bergen Beach.
Interlaken -- The Village of Interlaken in the north part of the town on NY-96.
Interlaken Beach -- A lakeshore hamlet near the north town line.
Little Point -- A small projection into Cayuga Lake south of Cold Springs.
Osgood Landing -- A lakeshore hamlet in the southeast part of the town.
Six Corners -- A location west of Covert village.
Taughannock Falls State Park -- A state park, mostly in Schuyler County, by the shore of Cayuga Lake at the south town line.
Taughannock Point -- A projection into Cayuga Lake at the south town line.
Trumansburg, New York -- The village of Trumansburg, in Tompkins County, is by the south town line on NY-96.