Plainfield, New York

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Otsego County map with the Town of Plainfield in Red

Plainfield is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 986 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 76.3 km² (29.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 986 people, 355 households, and 266 families residing in the town. The population density was 12.9/km² (33.5/mi²). There were 406 housing units at an average density of 5.3/km² (13.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.48% White, 0.41% African American, 0.20% Asian, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.

There were 355 households out of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% 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 3.14.

In the town the population was spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,500, and the median income for a family was $36,667. Males had a median income of $28,188 versus $21,181 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,768. About 9.0% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.


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