Laurens (village), New York
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Laurens is a village in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 277 at the 2000 census.
The Village of Laurens is in the Town of Laurens.
[edit] Geography
Laurens is located at (42.531434, -75.088173)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 277 people, 114 households, and 77 families residing in the village. The population density was 822.7/km² (2,215.8/mi²). There were 130 housing units at an average density of 386.1/km² (1,039.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.56% White, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population.
There were 114 households out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the village the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $27,125, and the median income for a family was $27,500. Males had a median income of $25,179 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,527. About 24.4% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.6% of those sixty five or over.
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