Sandy Creek is a

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in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 771 at the 2010 census. The Village of Sandy Creek in the central part of the Town of Sandy Creek. The village is located by U.S. Route 11.

History

The historic core of the village was listed on the

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in 1983 as the Sandy Creek Historic District. Also listed are the

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, First Baptist Church, Samuel Sadler House, and Newton M. Pitt House.

Geography

Sandy Creek is located at (43.647037, -76.086305). A stream called "Little Sandy Creek" flows past the north side of the village. According to the

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, the village has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 789 people, 311 households, and 208 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 338 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.73%

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, 0.51% Native American, 0.13% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.38% of the population. There were 311 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were

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living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% 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 3.04. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $34,167, and the median income for a family was $47,188. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $20,000 for females. The

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for the village was $17,297. About 12.8% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the

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, including 23.7% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

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