Celoron, New York

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Celoron, New York
settlement_type = Village
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = New York
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Chautauqua
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area_total_km2 = 1.9
area_land_km2 = 1.9
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.7
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1295
population_density_km2 = 672.2
population_density_sq_mi = 1741.0

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 402
elevation_ft = 1319
latd = 42 |latm = 6 |lats = 24 |latNS = N
longd = 79 |longm = 16 |longs = 53 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 14720
area_code = 716
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blank_info = 36-13288
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footnotes = The Village of Celoron is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. It sits on the west boundary of the City of Jamestown, New York and is surrounded by the Town of Ellicott. The population was 1,295 at the 2000 census.

History

The Village of Celoron was incorporated in 1896. Beginning in 1898, it was the home of the Acme Giants baseball team.

His name comes from the french officer and explorer of Ohio Pierre Joseph Céloron de Blainville.

Geography

Celoron is located at coor dms|42|6|24|N|79|16|53|W|city (42.106778, -79.281414)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²), all of it land.

The village is on the south shore of Chautauqua Lake.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,295 people, 526 households, and 357 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,741.0 people per square mile (675.7/km²). There were 567 housing units at an average density of 762.3/sq mi (295.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.90% White, 0.77% African American, 0.46% Native American, 1.54% Asian, 0.54% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.16% of the population.

There were 526 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $31,544, and the median income for a family was $33,333. Males had a median income of $30,980 versus $21,719 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,098. About 8.9% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

Trivia

* Actress Lucille Ball was raised in Celoron. There is a Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center in nearby Jamestown; for further information on the Center, see also the SaveLucyDesiCenter.org website [http://www.savelucydesicenter.org] .
* Janis Hansen (former actress and Playboy Bunny, now an agent/manager), best known for playing "Gloria", Felix Unger's ex-wife on the TV series "The Odd Couple", was born in Celoron.

References

External links

* [http://www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/municipal/celoron.htm Village of Celoron government] .