Theresa (, ) is a

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in the town of Theresa in Jefferson County,

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, United States. The population was 863 at the 2010 census. The village is northeast of Watertown.

History

The village was planned as early as 1818 at the high falls on the Indian River. The first business at this location was started in 1820, and a post office was established there in 1822. Theresa was incorporated as a village in 1871.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , of which , or 4.64%, are water. The Indian River, part of the

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watershed, flows northward through the village. The village is located on

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(Main Street and Mill Street) and on County Roads 21, 46, 193, and 194. Route 26 leads northwest to

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and southeast to

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. Watertown, the Jefferson

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, is to the south.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 812 people, 308 households, and 211 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 358 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.44%

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, 2.34%

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, 0.37% Native American, 0.62% Asian, and 1.23% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population. There were 308 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were

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living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.12. In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males. The median income for a household in the village was $38,125, and the median income for a family was $44,545. Males had a median income of $32,344 versus $22,250 for females. The

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for the village was $18,608. About 11.9% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the

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, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The school district is the Indian River Central School District.
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References

External links

Village of Theresa official website

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