- Forest Home, New York
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Forest Home, New York
settlement_type = CDP
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pushpin_map_caption =Location within the state of New York
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subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =New York
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Tompkins
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area_total_km2 = 0.7
area_land_km2 = 0.7
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.3
area_land_sq_mi = 0.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 941
population_density_km2 = 1389.3
population_density_sq_mi = 3598.4timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 281
elevation_ft = 922
latd = 42 |latm = 27 |lats = 11 |latNS = N
longd = 76 |longm = 28 |longs = 17 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
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blank_info = 36-26561
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blank1_info = 0950403
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footnotes =Forest Home is a hamlet (and
census-designated place ) in Tompkins County,New York ,United States . The population was 941 at the 2000 census.The community of Forest Home is in the Town of Ithaca, northeast of the City of Ithaca and north of
Cornell University .Geography
Forest Home is located at coor dms|42|27|11|N|76|28|17|W|city (42.453158, -76.471473)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 0.3square mile s (0.7km² ), of which, 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it is land and 3.70% is water.The community is located near the south end of
Cayuga Lake .Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 941 people, 424 households, and 245 families residing in the CDP. Thepopulation density was 3,598.4 per square mile (1,397.4/km²). There were 446 housing units at an average density of 1,705.5/sq mi (662.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 50.58% White, 5.10% African American, 0.32% Native American, 38.36% Asian, 2.55% from other races, and 3.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.56% of the population.There were 424 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.0% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 58.0% from 25 to 44, 7.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $23,345, and the median income for a family was $30,759. Males had a median income of $23,092 versus $26,316 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $17,918. About 23.3% of families and 22.0% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 25.9% of those age 65 or over.History
(please supply detailed history here)
References
External links
[http://fhia.org/ Forst Home Improvement Association website]
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