Pike (village), New York

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The Pike is a village within the Town of Pike in Wyoming County, New York. The population was 382 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Pike is near the center of the town at the junction of Routes 19 and 39.

The Wyoming County Fairgrounds are in the village.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 External links

[edit] History

The village was incorporated in 1848.

[edit] Geography

Pike is located at 42°33′22″N, 78°9′19″W (42.556262, -78.155313)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.01% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 382 people, 128 households, and 92 families residing in the village. The population density was 150.5/km² (388.8/mi²). There were 141 housing units at an average density of 55.6/km² (143.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.34% White, 2.09% Native American, 0.79% Asian, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population.

There were 128 households out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.47.

In the village the population was spread out with 34.0% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $39,000, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,840. About 3.6% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 11.4% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] External links

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