Stottville is a

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and

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(CDP) in Columbia County,

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, United States. The population was 1,375 at the 2010 census. Stottville is in the southern part of the town of

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, south of

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, and in the northern section of the town of Greenport.

Geography

Stottville hamlet is located along

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, a tributary of Stockport Creek, at (42.285238, -73.747933). The Stottville CDP includes most of the southern part of the town of Stockport, as well as the northernmost part of the town of Greenport. It is bordered to the north by Stockport hamlet and to the south by Lorenz Park in Greenport. The

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is to the west.

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runs through Stottville, leading south to

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, the Columbia

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, and north to Kinderhook. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (0.48%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,355 people, 544 households, and 354 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 582 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.98%

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, 1.70%

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, 0.44%

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, 0.52% Asian, 0.59% from

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, and 1.77% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.14% of the population. There were 544 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were

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living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% 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 2.98. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,696, and the median income for a family was $44,688. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $24,044 for females. The

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for the CDP was $17,419. About 15.5% of families and 19.7% of the population were below the

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, including 34.9% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Stottville Fire Company
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