Glen Park, New York

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Glen Park is a village in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 487 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Glen Park is on the border of the Towns of Brownville and Pamelia and is immediately northwest of Watertown.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

The village was built up around the Remington Paper Company, incorporated in 1893.

[edit] Geography

Glen Park is located at 43°59′56″N, 75°57′8″W (43.998895, -75.952235)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²). 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (4.11%) is water.

Glen Park is located by the Black River.

New York State Route 12E passes through the village.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 487 people, 175 households, and 131 families residing in the village. The population density was 268.6/km² (693.5/mi²). There were 190 housing units at an average density of 104.8/km² (270.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.92% White, 0.21% African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 1.03% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population.

There were 175 households out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the village the population was spread out with 31.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,250, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $20,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,159. About 8.9% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.