Cortland West is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
and region in
Cortland County
Cortland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population of Cortland County was 46,809. The county seat is Cortland. The county is named after Pierre Van Cortlandt, president of the convention ...
,
New York, United States. The population was 1,356 at the 2010 census.
The area known as Cortland West is in the town of
Cortlandville, on the west side of the city of
Cortland.
Geography
Cortland West is located at .
It is bordered to the east by the city of Cortland, to the south by unincorporated
Munsons Corners, to the west by the town of
Groton in
Tompkins County, and to the north by rural parts of the town of Cortlandville.
New York State Route 222
New York State Route 222 (NY 222) is a east–west state highway in central New York in the United States. It runs from an intersection with NY 38 in the village of Groton in northeastern Tompkins County to a junction with the ...
passes through the center of the Cortland West area, leading east into Cortland city and west to
Groton village.
NY-281 crosses NY-222 in the eastern part of Cortland West, leading north to the village of
Homer
Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ...
and south into Munsons Corners, where it ends at
NY-13
New York's 13th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City, represented by Adriano Espaillat. The district is the smallest congressional district by area in the U.S.
The ...
.
Cortland County Airport, serving the Cortland region, is located in the eastern part of the CDP.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the Cortland West CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 1,345 people, 491 households, and 400 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 508 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.43%
White
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, 0.67%
African American
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, 0.07%
Native American, 1.12%
Asian
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** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.45% from
other races
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, and 1.26% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino
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* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
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** Latin A ...
of any race were 0.89% of the population.
There were 491 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were
married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,057, and the median income for a family was $52,131. Males had a median income of $41,115 versus $30,263 for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $23,666. About 4.0% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
References
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Census-designated places in New York (state)
Census-designated places in Cortland County, New York