Westford, New York
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Westford is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 784 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 87.5 km² (33.8 mi²). 87.4 km² (33.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.06%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 784 people, 306 households, and 215 families residing in the town. The population density was 9.0/km² (23.2/mi²). There were 446 housing units at an average density of 5.1/km² (13.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.09% White, 0.26% African American, 0.13% Asian, 0.38% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.91% of the population.
There were 306 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 23.5% 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 2.56 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $34,318, and the median income for a family was $38,611. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $22,237 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,351. About 6.8% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.
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