Copake Lake, New York
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| Copake Lake, New York | |
  Copake Lake, New York
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| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Columbia |
| Area | |
| - Total | 10.3 sq mi (26.7 km²) |
| - Land | 9.6 sq mi (24.8 km²) |
| - Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km²) |
| Elevation | 719 ft (219 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 762 |
| - Density | 79.4/sq mi (30.7/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-18124 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1852895 |
Copake Lake is a community (and census-designated place) in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census.
Copake Lake census region is named after Copake Lake, a lake by the west town line of the Town of Copake. Copake means "snake pond" in the native language.
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[edit] Geography
Copake Lake is located at (42.147128, -73.597614)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.3 square miles (26.8 km²), of which, 9.6 square miles (24.8 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²) of it (7.07%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 762 people, 302 households, and 205 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 79.4 per square mile (30.7/km²). There were 811 housing units at an average density of 84.6/sq mi (32.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.19% White, 0.39% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.79% from other races, and 2.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.57% of the population.
There were 302 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,946, and the median income for a family was $50,313. Males had a median income of $36,750 versus $25,481 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,571. About 12.7% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Copake Lake, New York is at coordinates Coordinates:
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