Northwest Ithaca is a

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(CDP) in the

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, United States. The population was 1,115 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Northwest Ithaca is located at (42.467894, -76.538980). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (17.88%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,115 people, 463 households, and 220 families residing in the CDP. While the CDP is called Northwest Ithaca, most residents refer to the area as West Hill, a designation shared with the contiguous area within the City of Ithaca. The population density was . There were 559 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.36%

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, 2.33%

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, 0.09% Native American, 1.88% Asian, 1.08% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.70% of the population. There were 463 households, out of which 20.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were

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living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.3% were non-families. 42.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.76. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 14.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 31.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,500, and the median income for a family was $62,292. Males had a median income of $50,114 versus $41,250 for females. The

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for the CDP was $31,271. About 4.4% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the

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, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The CDP is in the

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/ref> The zoned comprehensive high school of the district is Ithaca High School.

References

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