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Southeast is a Town located in Putnam County, New York , USA . As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 17,316. The Town of Southeast is in the southeast part of the county. Interstate 84 , Interstate 684 , US Route 202 , and US Route 6 pass through the town. Southeast is the second largest town in Putnam County. HISTORY The first settler arrived around 1730. The area first exlpoited was called "The Oblong," and was outside of the land claimed by the Philiplse Patent. The Town of Southeast was founded in 1788 , was then the southeast corner of Dutchess County, New York whose northeast corner was the township of North East, New York (now part of Dutchess County ). In 1795 , the land that had been Southeast and ''Frederickstown'' (Now "Kent") was divided into four townships, the present Southeast, Carmel , Kent , and Patterson , the latter two known at first as "Frederick" and "Franklin." Southeast lost its northern half, and expanded slightly to the west. Its most densely populated area in the town is the Village of Brewster, New York . GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 90.6 Km&2 (35.0 Mi&2 ). 83.0 km&2 (32.1 mi&2) of it is land and 7.6 km&2 (2.9 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 8.35% water. The town contains several Reservoirs that supply New York City . The east town line is the border of Connecticut ( Fairfield County ), and the south town line is the border of Westchester County . DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 17,316 people, 6,184 households, and 4,569 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 208.5/km&2 (540.1/mi&2). There were 6,412 housing units at an average density of 77.2/km&2 (200.0/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 92.88% White , 1.87% African American , 0.14% Native American , 1.63% Asian , 0.09% Pacific Islander , 2.40% from Other Races , and 0.99% from two or more races. 8.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 6,184 households out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were Married Couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 20.6% 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 2.77 and the average family size was 3.22. In the town the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $69,272, and the median income for a family was $78,553. Males had a median income of $51,957 versus $39,583 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $29,506. 6.1% of the population and 3.1% of families were below the Poverty Line . 8.3% of those under the age of 18 and 3.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST
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