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Crugers, New York

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Westchester

FIPS code
  
36-19290

Elevation
  
29 m

Population
  
1,534 (2010)

State
  
New York

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
0947860

Zip code
  
10521

Area code
  
914

Crugers, New York

Area
  
3.367 km² (181 ha Land / 155 ha Water)

Crugers is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York. The population was 1,534 at the 2010 census.

Contents

Map of Crugers, NY 10520, USA

History

Crugers, New York, was named for Col. John P. Cruger.

Geography

Crugers is located at 41°13′59″N 73°55′18″W (41.232981, -73.921586).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the hamlet has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), of which 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), or 44.44%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,752 people, 826 households, and 327 families residing in the hamlet. The population density was 2,506.4 per square mile (966.4/km²). There were 846 housing units at an average density of 1,210.3/sq mi (466.6/km²). The racial makeup of the hamlet was 92.18% White, 4.05% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 1.14% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.54% of the population.

There were 826 households out of which 13.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.8% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 60.3% were non-families. 59.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 44.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.79 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the hamlet the population was spread out with 12.8% under the age of 18, 2.5% from 18 to 24, 16.0% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 46.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 63 years. For every 100 females there were 70.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 66.3 males.

The median income for a household in the hamlet was $30,375, and the median income for a family was $86,598. Males had a median income of $58,571 versus $55,081 for females. The per capita income for the hamlet was $29,643. About 4.5% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

Crugers, New York Wikipedia