Horseheads (village), New York
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Horseheads is a village in Chemung County, New York, USA. The population was 6,452 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from the number of bleached skulls of pack horses left behind by the Sullivan Expedition.
The Village of Horseheads is located within the Town of Horseheads. It is north of the City of Elmira. It is part of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area'.
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[edit] History
The village was founded around 1830. The village was incorporated in 1837 as the "Village of Fairport," but changed its name back to Horseheads several years later only to be renamed "North Elmira." In 1886, the village resumed the original name, "Horseheads."
The village was once a port on the Chemung Canal.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 10.0 km² (3.9 mi²), all land.
Horseheads village is in the Southern Tier Region of New York.
Newtown Creek on the east side of the village is a tributary of the Chemung River.
The Southern Tier Expressway (combined Interstate 86 and New York State Route 17 passes through the village. New York State Route 14, a north-south highway, intersects NY-17 in the village, New York State Route 13 intersects NY-17 east of the village.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 6,452 people, 2,862 households, and 1,800 families residing in the village. The population density was 643.7/km² (1,666.4/mi²). There were 3,007 housing units at an average density of 300.0/km² (776.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.57% White, 1.30% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 1.92% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.
There were 2,862 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 32.3% 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 2.24 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the village the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $35,915, and the median income for a family was $44,971. Males had a median income of $36,774 versus $22,776 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,779. About 4.6% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
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County Seat: Elmira |
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Ashland | Baldwin | Big Flats | Catlin | Chemung | Elmira | Erin | Horseheads | Southport | Van Etten | Veteran |
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Elmira Heights | Horseheads | Millport | Van Etten | Wellsburg |
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