Freeville, New York

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Freeville is a village in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 505 at the 2000 census.

The Village of Freeville is in the Town of Dryden and is east of Ithaca.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Dryden was in the former Central New York Military Tract.

The Village of Dryden was incorporated in 1887.

George Junior Republic, a youth center was established in 1895.

[edit] Geography

Freeville is located at 42°30′45″N, 76°20′45″W (42.512580, -76.345745)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.

New York State Route 38 intersects New York State Route 366 in Freeville.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 505 people, 210 households, and 118 families residing in the village. The population density was 180.5/km² (467.7/mi²). There were 224 housing units at an average density of 80.1/km² (207.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.03% White, 0.59% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.40% Asian, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.

There were 210 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.8% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $39,643, and the median income for a family was $44,688. Males had a median income of $31,500 versus $27,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,910. About 7.3% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.