La Fargeville, New York
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| La Fargeville, New York | |
  La Fargeville, New York
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| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Jefferson |
| Area | |
| - Total | 3.5 sq mi (9.1 km²) |
| - Land | 3.5 sq mi (9.0 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²) |
| Elevation | 377 ft (115 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 588 |
| - Density | 169.2/sq mi (65.3/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13656 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-40233 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0954846 |
La Fargeville is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 588 at the 2000 census. The village is named after John La Farge, one of the early proprietors of the town.
La Fargeville is in the Town of Orleans and is north of Watertown. The small hamlet has one school LaFargeville Central School that is grades K through 12. The current town supervisor is Donna Chatterton.
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[edit] History
The village was previously called "Log Mills" when it was first settled around 1816 due to the construction of a saw mill for logs. John La Farge arrived in 1826.
By 1850, the village population was about 300.
[edit] Geography
La Fargeville is located at (44.194101, -75.968361)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²), of which, 3.5 square miles (9.0 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.14%) is water.
The community is at the junction of New York State Route 180 and New York State Route 411 (Plank Road). County Road 181 (Plank Street) also services the village from the west.
The village is on the north side of the Chaumont River.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 588 people, 219 households, and 160 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 169.2 per square mile (65.2/km²). There were 236 housing units at an average density of 67.9/sq mi (26.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.41% White, 2.21% African American, 1.36% Native American, 0.34% Asian, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population.
There were 219 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 82.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,286, and the median income for a family was $41,705. Males had a median income of $21,750 versus $24,306 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,816. About 22.5% of families and 28.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.9% of those under age 18 and 8.9% 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
- La Fargeville, New York is at coordinates Coordinates:
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