Corinth ( ) is a

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, United States. The population was 2,559 at the 2010 census. The village takes its name from the Greek city of

Corinth Corinth ( ; el, Κόρινθος, Kórinthos, ) is the successor to an ancient city, and is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part o ...

. The Village of Corinth is by the eastern town line of the Town of Corinth. The community asserts that it is the "

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capital of the world."

History

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, a source of power, attracted settlers to the area at the end of the 18th Century. The village was incorporated in 1888. During that period, the village was the site of many paper mills.

Geography

Corinth is located at (43.24375, -73.828944). According to the

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, the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km²), of which 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km²) (3.60%) is water. The village is next to the

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New York State Route 9N New York State Route 9N (NY 9N) is a north–south state highway in northeastern New York in the United States. It extends from an intersection with U.S. Route 9 (US 9), NY 29, and NY 50 in the city of Saratoga Spri ...

(Maple Street/Saratoga Avenue) intersects Palmer Avenue (which becomes County Road 24 outside the village) in the village.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,474 people, 1,024 households, and 653 families residing in the village. The

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was 2,318.6 people per square mile (892.7/km²). There were 1,144 housing units at an average density of 1,072.2 per square mile (412.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.10%

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, 0.28%

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, 0.08% Native American, 0.32%

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, 0.24%

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, 0.49% from

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, and 0.49% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.17% of the population. There were 1,024 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were

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living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.97. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males. The median income for a household in the village was $30,539, and the median income for a family was $39,205. Males had a median income of $31,481 versus $26,163 for females. The

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for the village was $16,134. About 6.6% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the

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, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Village of Corinth

Town of Corinth
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