Crown Heights, New York

Crown Heights, New York
Census-designated place

Residential road in Crown Heights

Location of Crown Heights, New York
Coordinates: 41°38′32″N 73°55′46″W / 41.64222°N 73.92944°W / 41.64222; -73.92944Coordinates: 41°38′32″N 73°55′46″W / 41.64222°N 73.92944°W / 41.64222; -73.92944
Country United States
State New York
County Dutchess
Town Poughkeepsie
Area
 • Total 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2)
 • Land 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 155 ft (47 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,840
 • Density 3,366/sq mi (1,299.8/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 36-19229
GNIS feature ID 1867397

Crown Heights is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 2,840 at the 2010 census.[1] It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.

Crown Heights is in the town of Poughkeepsie.

Geography

Crown Heights is located at 41°38′24″N 73°55′55″W / 41.64000°N 73.93194°W / 41.64000; -73.93194 (41.639978, -73.931929),[2] in the south-central part of the town of Poughkeepsie. U.S. Route 9 forms the eastern edge of the CDP and leads north 4 miles (6 km) to downtown Poughkeepsie and south 4 miles (6 km) to Wappingers Falls.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.85 square miles (2.2 km2), all of it land.[1]

Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,992 people, 1,019 households, and 814 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,398.3 per square mile (539.8/km²). There were 1,045 housing units at an average density of 488.4/sq mi (188.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.92% White, 9.09% African American, 4.38% Asian, 1.84% from other races, and 1.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.55% of the population.

There were 1,019 households out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the CDP, the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $60,994, and the median income for a family was $67,019. Males had a median income of $44,511 versus $33,281 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,149. About 1.5% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Crown Heights CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  3. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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