Deposit is a

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in Broome and

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counties in the U.S. state of

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. The population was 1,663 at the 2010 census. The village, on the county line, is half within the town of

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(Broome County) and half within the town of Deposit (Delaware County). The Broome County portion of Deposit is part of the

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History

The position of the village is at the boundary of White and Indian territory, as imposed by the 1763

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Treaty. The village was incorporated in 1811 in Delaware County. Deposit is one of only twelve villages in New York still incorporated under a

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, the other villages having incorporated or re-incorporated under the provisions of Village Law. While the dairy industry is now important, the name of the town is said to derive from its status as a

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center, when it was the place at which logs were "deposited" into the river for transport south by raft.

Geography

The village is located by the West Branch of the

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and the Southern Tier Expressway ( New York Route 17). The village is east of

and north of the

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border. Deposit is located at (42.061856, -75.423358). According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.04%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,699 people, 716 households, and 436 families residing in the village. The

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was 1,350.9 people per square mile (520.6/km²). There were 823 housing units at an average density of 654.4 per square mile (252.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.53%

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, 0.94%

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, 0.06% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.06%

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, 0.94% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.71% of the population. There were 716 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were

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living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.03. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $24,702, and the median income for a family was $32,016. Males had a median income of $27,202 versus $19,333 for females. The

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for the village was $14,390. About 15.0% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the

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, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Official village website

Deposit Chamber of Commerce

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