Constantia is a

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(CDP) in the town of Constantia in

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, United States. Located on

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, the community lies along

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and Scriba Creek. The population was 1,182 at the 2010 census.

History

Constantia was incorporated as a village in 1836, but abandoned that status in 1923. The Trinity Church was listed on the

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in 1982.

Geography

Constantia is located at (43.250905, -76.001641). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.5 km²), of which 2.1 square miles (5.5 km²) is land and 0.47% is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,107 people, 436 households, and 303 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 518.8 per square mile (200.7/km²). There were 560 housing units at an average density of 262.5/sq mi (101.5/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.92%

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, 0.18%

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, 0.90% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.09%

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, 0.09% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population. There were 436 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were

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living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.98. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,307, and the median income for a family was $44,844. Males had a median income of $30,568 versus $22,417 for females. The

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for the CDP was $16,279. About 4.0% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the

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, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

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