Redford is a

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and

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in the town of

Saranac Saranac may refer to a place name in the United States: * Saranac, Michigan, a village ;New York * Saranac, New York, a town in Clinton County * Saranac Lake, New York, a large village in Franklin and Essex counties * Upper Saranac Lake * Middle Sa ...

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, United States. The population was 477 at the 2010 census. Redford is in the southern part of the town and is west of

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. It is within the

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Geography

Redford is located along the southern border of the town of Saranac at (44.606552, -73.808596). It is on the north side of the

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, which flows east to

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passes through the village, leading east to Plattsburgh and southwest to Saranac Lake. According to the

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, the Redford CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 7.45%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 512 people, 178 households, and 137 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 183 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.02%

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, 0.20% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population. There were 178 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were

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living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.27. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,813, and the median income for a family was $59,408. Males had a median income of $37,875 versus $26,250 for females. The

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for the CDP was $20,117. None of the families and 2.7% of the population were living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 23.3% of those over 64.

Education

The school district is Saranac Central School District.
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