Candor is a

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located in the Town of Candor in Tioga County,

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, United States. The population was 851 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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. The Village of Candor is centrally located in the town and is south of Ithaca.

History

The first settlers arrived around 1794. In 1813 a fire burned much of the community. The source and meaning of the village name is not known. The community was formed from the consolidation of the neighboring communities of Candor Center and Candor Corners. The village was incorporated in 1900. The John W. McCarty House was listed on the

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in 2001.

Geography

Candor is located at (42.230169, -76.337909). According to the

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, the village has a total area of 0.4 square mile (1.1 km²), all land. Candor is at the junction of

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and

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(Ithaca Road). County Road 103 enters the village from the north. The Catatonk Creek flows past the village.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 855 people, 346 households, and 223 families residing in the village. The

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was 1,931.9 people per square mile (750.3/km²). There were 373 housing units at an average density of 842.8 per square mile (327.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.61%

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, 0.47%

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, 0.23% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.47% from

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, and 2.11% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.75% of the population. There were 346 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.1% were

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living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.08. In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males. The median income for a household in the village was $30,313, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $24,583 versus $22,500 for females. The

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for the village was $15,713. About 11.9% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the

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, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

Additional facts about Candor village

* The

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study, ''Small Town in Mass Society: Class, Power and Religion in a Rural Community'' by A.J. Vidich and J. Bensman is about Candor and its environs. * The singer/songwriter

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composed a song referring to the village's name in " The Mayor of Candor Lied". The song's content is fictional, but Chapin uses the village's name ironically in the song's story. He was familiar with the village and town from his days at

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in nearby Ithaca.

References

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