Country United States County Wayne Settled 1811 (1811) Elevation 104 m Zip code 13143 Local time Sunday 2:09 AM | State New York Town Wolcott Incorporated 1852 (1852) Area 230 ha Population 520 (2013) Area code 315 | |
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Red Creek is a village in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 532 at the 2010 census.
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Map of Red Creek, NY 13143, USA
The Village of Red Creek is in the eastern part of the Town of Wolcott. The village is west of Syracuse, New York and east of Rochester, New York.
History
The village was permanently settled around 1811 and was originally called "Jacksonville" after Andrew Jackson. The name was changed to "Red Creek" around 1836.
Local lore explains the origin of the name Red Creek. At one time, a tannery occupied the spot on the north side of the falls. As part of the tanning process, dye was used to tan skins. Dye was disposed of in the creek flowing from the falls, coloring it red. A portion of the tannery's foundation can still be seen in the spot where the Pit Stop currently sits.
The village was incorporated in 1852. In 1874 most of the business district was consumed by fire.
Geography
Red Creek is located at 43°14′52″N 76°43′22″W (43.247848, -76.722786).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (2.13%) is water.
The village is at the border of Cayuga County.
Red Creek is also the name of the creek that flows through the community, and damed to form a small pond on the south edge of the village.
New York State Route 104A passes through the village in a north-south direction as "Wolcott Street," "Water Street," and "Main Street."
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 532 people, 201 households, and 139 families residing in the village. The population density was 591.1 people per square mile (221.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.0% White, 1.3% Black or African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.0% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the population.
There were 201 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the village, the population was spread out with 34.0% under the age of 20, 5.8% from 20 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.9 years. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $46,250, and the median income for a family was $44,911. Males had a median income of $44,167 versus $37,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,503. About 8.7% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.
Housing
There were 237 housing units at an average density of 263.3 per square mile (98.8/km²). 15.2% of housing units were vacant.
There were 201 occupied housing units in the village. 148 were owner-occupied units (73.6%), while 53 were renter-occupied (26.4%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 16.4%.