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Port Jervis is a City located in Orange County in the U.S. State of New York . As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 8,860. The City of Port Jervis is located where the states of New York , New Jersey , and Pennsylvania meet. Port Jervis was a port on the Delaware And Hudson Canal and is also known as the "River City." The town is named in honor of John B. Jervis , the chief engineer on the canal. The communities of Germantown (which is now actually Port Jervis' West End) and '''Cuddebackville''' are adjacent to Port Jervis. The towns of Montague, New Jersey and Matamoras, Pennsylvania face the city across the respective state borders. The Orange County Town of Deerpark is to the north. The town is the last stop on the 95-mile-long commuter railroad line from Hoboken, New Jersey and New York City that is contracted to NJ Transit by the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company (the line itself continues on to Binghamton , but passenger service beyond Port Jervis was discontinued in 1971 ). GEOGRAPHY The city is on the north bank of the Delaware River . Port Jervis is located at 41°22'32" North, 74°41'20" West (41.375459, -74.688794). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.0 Km&2 (2.7 Mi&2 ). 6.6 km&2 (2.5 mi&2) of it is land and 0.5 km&2 (0.2 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 6.64% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 8,860 people, 3,533 households, and 2,158 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 1,346.8/km&2 (3,494.1/mi&2). There were 3,851 housing units at an average density of 585.4/km&2 (1,518.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 89.80% White , 4.50% African American , 0.59% Native American , 0.64% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 2.19% from Other Races , and 2.26% from two or more races. 7.45% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,533 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.9% were Married Couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.15. In the city the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $30,241, and the median income for a family was $35,481. Males had a median income of $31,851 versus $22,274 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $16,525. 17.5% of the population and 14.2% of families were below the Poverty Line . 25.5% of those under the age of 18 and 10.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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