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The Village of Canisteo is inside the Town Of Canisteo . HISTORY An indian village on this site, Canisteo Castle, was destroyed in 1765 by Sir William Johnson . Settlers began arriving in around 1788. The village was incorporated in 1873 . GEOGRAPHY Canisteo is located at 42°16'12" North, 77°36'23" West (42.270178, -77.606616). According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 2.5 Km&2 (1.0 Mi&2 ). None of the area is covered with water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 2,336 people, 948 households, and 626 families residing in the village. The Population Density was 929.8/km&2 (2,415.1/mi&2). There were 1,024 housing units at an average density of 407.6/km&2 (1,058.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.16% White , 0.21% Black or African American , 0.17% Native American , 0.51% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.26% from Other Races , and 0.68% from two or more races. 1.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 948 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were Married Couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.04. In the village the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $32,269, and the median income for a family was $42,560. Males had a median income of $31,129 versus $22,857 for females. The Per Capita Income for the village was $14,818. 10.6% of the population and 7.8% of families were below the Poverty Line . 8.9% of those under the age of 18 and 3.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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