Castile is a village in Wyoming County, New York, United States. The population was 1,015 at the 2010 census. The Village of Castile lies within the boundaries of the Town of Castile.

History

The Village of Castile was incorporated in 1877.

Geography

Castile is located at (42.629724, -78.05483). According to the

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, the village has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km²), all land.

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passes through the village from northeast to southwest and then intersects New York State Route 19A.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,051 people, 427 households, and 284 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 458 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.76%

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, 0.38%

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, 0.10% Native American, 0.19% Asian, and 0.57% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population. There were 427 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were

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living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.02. In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $34,519, and the median income for a family was $42,019. Males had a median income of $31,290 versus $20,167 for females. The

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for the village was $15,648. About 9.1% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the

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, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

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* {{authority control 1877 establishments in New York (state) Populated places established in 1877 Villages in Wyoming County, New York Villages in New York (state)