Deposit, Broome County, New York

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Deposit is a village in New York, USA, United States. The population was 1,699 at the 2000 census. On the county line, the village is partly within Broome County and Delaware County.

The Village of Deposit is partly within the Town of Sanford (Broome County) and the Town of Deposit (Delaware County).

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 External links

[edit] History

The position of the village is at the boundary of White and Indian territory as imposed by the 1763 Fort Stanwix Treaty. The Village of Deposit was incorporated in 1851. The village was incorporated in 1811 in Delaware County. Formerly a lumber center, the dairy industry is now important.

[edit] Geography

The village is located by the West Branch of the Delaware River and the Southern Tier Expressway (New York Route 17). The village is 30 miles east of Binghamton, New York and three miles from the Pennsylvania border.

Deposit is located at 42°3′43″N, 75°25′24″W (42.061856, -75.423358)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (4.55%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,699 people, 716 households, and 436 families residing in the village. The population density was 520.6/km² (1,350.9/mi²). There were 823 housing units at an average density of 252.2/km² (654.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.53% White, 0.94% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.94% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.71% of the population.

There were 716 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $24,702, and the median income for a family was $32,016. Males had a median income of $27,202 versus $19,333 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,390. About 15.0% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] External links

• Chamber of Commerce and local information
• Early history of Deposit and surrounding area

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 42.061856° -75.423358°
  • Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA

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