Hilton, New York

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Hilton is a village in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 5,856 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Hilton is within the Town of Parma.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 School system
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Hilton is located at 43°17′24″N, 77°47′33″W (43.289873, -77.792444)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,856 people, 2,041 households, and 1,512 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,345.8/km² (3,494.2/mi²). There were 2,128 housing units at an average density of 489.1/km² (1,269.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.70% White, 1.66% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.

There were 2,041 households out of which 44.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the village the population was spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $51,336, and the median income for a family was $57,440. Males had a median income of $44,779 versus $27,192 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,057. About 2.1% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] School system

The Hilton Central School District consists of 3 elementary schools (Northwood, Village and Quest), 1 middle school (Merton Williams Middle School) and 1 high school (Hilton Central High School).