Depauville, New York

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Depauville is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 512 at the 2000 census.

Depauville is a community in the south part of the Town of Clayton.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
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[edit] History

Depauville was settled around 1816 and was formerly called "Catfish Falls." The lumber industry was important to the early economy.

[edit] Geography

Depauville is located at 44°8′35″N, 76°3′28″W (44.143189, -76.057757)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 25.4 km² (9.8 mi²), all land.

Depauville is located by the junction of New York State Route 12 and County Roads 11 (Sylvia Street), 12 (Overbluff Road), and 179 (Caroline Street). The village is mostly on the south bank of the Chaumont River.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 512 people, 178 households, and 137 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 20.2/km² (52.3/mi²). There were 203 housing units at an average density of 8.0/km² (20.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.22% White, 0.39% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.

There were 178 households out of which 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 32.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,411, and the median income for a family was $35,893. Males had a median income of $31,184 versus $21,042 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,172. None of the families and 1.6% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.