Cohocton is a village in Steuben County,

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, United States. The population was 838 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from an

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phrase for "log in the water." The Village of Cohocton is in the southeast part of the Town of Cohocton, and is northwest of

Bath, New York Bath is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States, with an area of 96.3 square miles (249 km2) and a population of 11,426 in 2020. Its largest settlement is the Village of Bath, which has an area of 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2) and a populati ...

History

Cohocton Post Office and Municipal Building Apr 11

The village was once known as "Liberty," but changed its name to Cohocton when it was incorporated as a village in 1891. The

Larrowe House Larrowe House, also known as The Cohocton Town and Village Hall, is a historic home located at Cohocton in Steuben County, New York. It is a 38 by 40 foot, two story dwelling constructed in 1856 in the Italianate style. There is a square cu ...

, formerly occupied as The Cohocton Town and Village Hall, was listed on the

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in 1989. The Cohocton Historical Society acquired the house in August 2009.

Geography

Cohocton is located at (42.498705, -77.499208). According to the

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, the village has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all land. The village is next to

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. New York State Route 371, New York State Route 415, and County Road 121 lead into the village. Cohocton is on the Gang Mills (Painted Post) to Wayland Line of the B&H Rail Corp. The B&H also has a spur which serves an industrial district on the east side of the Conhocton River. The B&H's office and shops are located adjacent to the Gang Mills-Wayland line. The

Conhocton River The Cohocton River, sometimes referred to as the Conhocton River, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Chemung River in western New York ...

flows southward through the village.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 854 people, 316 households, and 224 families residing in the village. The

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was 568.2 people per square mile (219.8/km²). There were 349 housing units at an average density of 232.2 per square mile (89.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.48%

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, 1.17% Native American, and 0.35% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.12% of the population. There were 316 households, out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were

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living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.08. In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males. The median income for a household in the village was $35,147, and the median income for a family was $38,438. Males had a median income of $30,057 versus $22,321 for females. The

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for the village was $13,660. About 13.5% of families and 15.3% of the population were below the

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, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Villages in New York (state) Villages in Steuben County, New York