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Houghton College is a private, coeducational college next to the village.


GEOGRAPHY

Houghton is located at 42°25'31" North, 78°9'29" West (42.425385, -78.157942).

According to the United States Census Bureau , the hamlet has a total area of 6.4 Km&2 (2.5 Mi&2 ). 6.3 km&2 (2.4 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.81% water.

Houghton is located on the west bank of the Genesee River and on Route 19.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 1,748 people, 313 households, and 180 families residing in the region. The Population Density was 276.6/km&2 (715.5/mi&2). There were 333 housing units at an average density of 52.7/km&2 (136.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the community was 95.37% White , 1.54% African American , 0.11% Native American , 1.20% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.86% from Other Races , and 0.92% from two or more races. 2.35% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 313 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were Married Couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the area the population was spread out with 11.0% under the age of 18, 59.4% from 18 to 24, 10.1% from 25 to 44, 8.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 70.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.7 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $37,639, and the median income for a family was $49,375. Males had a median income of $38,125 versus $19,688 for females. The Per Capita Income for the CDP was $9,139. 25.0% of the population and 8.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 9.7% of those under the age of 18 and 2.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


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