Clayville, New York
Encyclopedia
Clayville is a village
in Oneida County
, New York
, USA
. The population was 445 at the 2000 census.
The Village of Clayville (formerly called Paris Furnace) is inside the Town of Paris
.
Clayville was named in honor of Henry Clay.
Iron founderies and machine shops were an important activity here by the 1850s.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), of which, 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it is land and 2.13% is water.
of 2000, there were 445 people, 168 households, and 109 families residing in the village. The population density
was 970.7 people per square mile (373.5/km²). There were 200 housing units at an average density of 436.3 per square mile (167.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.43% White, 0.45% African American, 0.22% Pacific Islander, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.22% of the population.
There were 168 households out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples
living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.37.
In the village the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $32,054, and the median income for a family was $39,500. Males had a median income of $26,528 versus $18,250 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $14,935. About 9.8% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.
Village
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in Oneida County
Oneida County, New York
Oneida County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 234,878. The county seat is Utica. The name is in honor of the Oneida, an Iroquoian tribe that formerly occupied the region....
, New York
New York
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, USA
United States
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. The population was 445 at the 2000 census.
The Village of Clayville (formerly called Paris Furnace) is inside the Town of Paris
Paris, New York
Paris is a town in Oneida County, New York, USA. The town is in the southeast part of the county and is south of Utica. The population was 4,609 at the 2000 census. The town was named after an early benefactor, Colonel Isaac Paris.-History:...
.
History
Clayville was incorporated in 1887.Clayville was named in honor of Henry Clay.
Iron founderies and machine shops were an important activity here by the 1850s.
Geography
Clayville is located at 42°58′29"N 75°15′0"W (42.974818, -75.250047).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), of which, 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it is land and 2.13% is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 445 people, 168 households, and 109 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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was 970.7 people per square mile (373.5/km²). There were 200 housing units at an average density of 436.3 per square mile (167.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.43% White, 0.45% African American, 0.22% Pacific Islander, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.22% of the population.
There were 168 households out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.37.
In the village the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $32,054, and the median income for a family was $39,500. Males had a median income of $26,528 versus $18,250 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $14,935. About 9.8% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.