Oppenheim (New York)

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Oppenheim
Oppenheim (New York)
Oppenheim
Oppenheim
Location in New York
Basic data
State : United States
State : new York
County : Fulton County
Coordinates : 43 ° 5 ′  N , 74 ° 41 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 5 ′  N , 74 ° 41 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 1,924 (as of 2010)
Population density : 13.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 146.2 km 2  (approx. 56 mi 2 ) of
which 145.4 km 2  (approx. 56 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 322 m
Postal code : 13452
FIPS : 36-55101
GNIS ID : 979314

Oppenheim is a city in the US state of New York and is located in Fulton County . It is located on the western border of the country and had 1924 inhabitants at the time of the last census (2010).

history

The city was founded in 1791. Oppenheim was founded in 1808 from Palatine , Montgomery County , before Fulton Counties was formed.

geography

The northern part of the city is in Adirondack Park . The western part of the city forms the border with Herkimer County and the south city borders with Montgomery County.

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​146.2 km². 145.7 km²; of which are land, 0.5 km² are water. Water takes up 0.32% of the total area.

Demographics

The 2000 census names 1774 citizens, 685 households and 493 families living in the city. The population density is 12.2 / km². There are 858 residential wings with an average area of ​​5.9 / km². The city is 98.31% White, 0.73% African American , 0.17% Native American , 0.23% Asian , 0.56% Other. 0.68% of the population are Spaniards or Americans of Latin American origin.

There are 685 households, of which 32.6% live with children under the age of 18, 54.0% are married , 8.8% have a female housekeeper, and 28.0% do not live with families. 23.1% of all households are headed by individuals, 8.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. An average of 2.54 people live in a household and 2.94 people in an average family.

The city's population consists of 25.0% under 18-year-olds, 7.3% between 18 and 24 years old, 29.6% between 25 and 44, 25.0% between 45 and 64, and 13.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The average age is 38 years. For every 100 women there are 106.0 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18 there are 102.6 men.

The average income of a household is 31,284 US dollars , which a family but 34,306 US dollars. Men have a median income of $ 26,289 versus $ 19,427 for women. The city's per capita income is $ 13,504. 12.4% of the population and 9.7% of families live below the poverty line . Of the total population, this is 14.8% of those under the age of 18 and 6.3% of those over 65 who live below the poverty line.

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