Lake Katrine is a

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(CDP)) in

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, United States. The population was 2,522 at the 2020 census. Lake Katrine is a community in the western part of the Town of Ulster, located near a small lake, also called Lake Katrine. The hamlet is north of the

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History

The community was once called "Pine Bush" and the lake was known as "Auntrens Pond."

Geography

Lake Katrine is located at . According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (1.78%) is water. The community is located next to

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,396 people, 821 households, and 487 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 891 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.44%

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, 4.09%

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, 0.33% Native American, 1.96% Asian, 0.25%

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, 0.25% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.21% of the population. There were 821 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were

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living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.6% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.88. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.9% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,017, and the median income for a family was $46,375. Males had a median income of $36,184 versus $28,214 for females. The

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for the CDP was $18,713. About 5.5% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the

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, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 14.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The school district for the CDP is Kingston City School District.
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/ref> The comprehensive high school of the Kingston City district is Kingston High School.

References

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