Potsdam is a village located in the Town of Potsdam in St. Lawrence
County
, New
York
, USA
. The population was 9,425 at the 2000
census.
The
Village of Potsdam is in the eastern part of the
town and is northeast of Canton
, the county seat.
The
village is the locale of the State
University of New York at Potsdam
and Clarkson University
.
History
The village was formerly a community of the St. Regis Indians. The
early European settlers arrived at that location around 1803.
The village was incorporated in 1831. In 1841, the village charter
was amended to increase the size of the village.
Geography
Potsdam is located at (44.670873, -74.984281) .
According to the
United
States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of
4.8
square miles
(12.6
km²), of which, 4.4 square
miles (11.4 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles
(1.2 km²) of it (9.48%) is water.
The village is on the banks of the
Raquette River.
US Route 11 passes through the
village from east to west, and
New York State Route 56 passes
through from north to south.
New York State Route 11B enters
from the east, and
New York
State Route 345 enters from the northwest.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 9,425
people, 2,543 households, and 1,040 families residing in the
village. The
population density
was 2,148.2 people per square mile (828.9/km²). There were 2,705
housing units at an average density of 616.5/sq mi
(237.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.60%
White, 2.50%
Black or
African American, 0.36%
Native American, 3.88%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.53% from
other races, and 1.11%
from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.75% of the
population.
SUNY Potsdam's Satterlee Hall
There were 2,543 households out of which 21.5% had children under
the age of 18 living with them, 28.5% were
married couples living together, 10.3% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 59.1% were non-families.
40.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had
someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average
household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.90.
In the village the population was spread out with 11.3% under the
age of 18, 56.2% from 18 to 24, 14.1% from 25 to 44, 9.4% from 45
to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 110.1 males. For
every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $21,273, and
the median income for a family was $37,933. Males had a median
income of $31,610 versus $24,324 for females. The
per capita income for the village was
$10,824. About 18.2% of families and 34.0% of the population were
below the
poverty line, including 20.8%
of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.
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