Worcester, New York
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Worcester is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 2,207 at the 2000 census.
The Town of Worcester is on the southeast border of the county.
[edit] Geography
Interstate 88 passes through the south part of the town.
The south town line is the border of Delaware County and Schoharie County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 121.4 km² (46.9 mi²). 121.0 km² (46.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.32%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,207 people, 911 households, and 600 families residing in the town. The population density was 18.2/km² (47.2/mi²). There were 1,201 housing units at an average density of 9.9/km² (25.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.46% White, 0.59% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.
There were 911 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $30,506, and the median income for a family was $35,903. Males had a median income of $28,102 versus $19,583 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,752. About 7.4% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.
Worcester Central School presently has 460 students enrolled in grades K-12. www.worcestercs.org
[edit] Communities and locations in Worcester
- East Worcester --
- Tuscan --
- Worcester -- The hamlet of Worcester.
- South Worcester
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