Savona, New York

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Savona is a village in Steuben County, New York, USA. The population was 822 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Savona in Italy.

The Village of Savona is located in the eastern part of the Town of Bath. The village is located at the intersection of Routea 226, 415, and Interstate 86.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

The name "Mud Creek" was associated with the village in the 19th Century. The village was incorporated in 1883.

Unwanted attention was brought to the village in 1993 by the slaying a young boy, Derrick Robie, by [then] thirteen year old Eric Smith.

[edit] Geography

Savona is located at 42°17′7″N, 77°13′8″W (42.285283, -77.218814)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.

The village is next to the Cohocton River at the confluence of Mud Creek and is at the intersection of New York State Route 226 and New York State Route 415.

Sandford Lake is a small lake north of the village.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 822 people, 317 households, and 230 families residing in the village. The population density was 302.3/km² (786.5/mi²). There were 339 housing units at an average density of 124.7/km² (324.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.54% White, 0.49% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.

There were 317 households out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,182, and the median income for a family was $39,018. Males had a median income of $30,893 versus $20,156 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,194. About 10.5% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.