Andes is a

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and

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(CDP) in Delaware County,

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, United States. The population was 252 at the 2010 census. It was formerly a

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. Andes is located on

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and is the only significant community in the town of Andes.

History

The village was almost destroyed by a fire in 1878. It is the location of the Andes Historic District and Andes Railroad Station, both listed on the

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. During a special village election on June 3, 2002, the residents approved the dissolution of the village by a vote of 81 to 63. On December 31, 2003, the incorporated

of Andes ceased to exist.

Geography

The hamlet of Andes is located in the northern part of the town of Andes at (42.1886976, -74.7857138). Its

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is . New York Route 28 leads northwest to

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, the Delaware County seat, and southeast to Margaretville. According to the

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, the Andes CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 289 people, 132 households, and 76 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 161 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.89%

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, 0.69%

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, 0.35% Asian, 1.73% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.11% of the population. There were 132 households, out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were

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living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.4% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.87. In the village, the population was spread out, with 18.7% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $32,857, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $28,281 versus $23,333 for females. The

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for the village was $22,716. About 6.8% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the

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, including 3.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 2.7% of those 65 or over.

Media coverage

Andes was the subject of a 2009 opinion piece in ''

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'' and a 2011 article in the ''

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''.Traster, Tina
"Why Andes is worth a peek"
''The New York Post''. August 17, 2011.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andes (Hamlet), New York Hamlets in New York (state) Census-designated places in New York (state) Census-designated places in Delaware County, New York Former villages in New York (state) Populated places disestablished in 2003 Hamlets in Delaware County, New York