| Official Name: | Cairo, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | New York#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Cairo |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Greene |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cairo |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.97 |
| Area Land Km2: | 10.95 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.24 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.23 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1368 |
| Population Density Km2: | 124.91 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 323.48 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 114 |
| Elevation Ft: | 374 |
| Coordinates: | 42.3025°N -74.0039°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 12413 |
| Area Code: | 518 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-11638 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0945440 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Cairo is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Cairo in Greene County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,368 at the 2020 census, out of 6,644 people in the entire town.[2] [3]
The hamlet of Cairo is located in east-central Greene County at 42.3025°N -74.0036°W (42.302637, -74.003818),[4] near the geographic center of the town of Cairo. New York State Route 23 curves through the northern part of the community, leading southeast 9miles to the Rip Van Winkle Bridge over the Hudson River at the village of Catskill, and west to Windham in the Catskill Mountains. New York State Route 32 joins NY 23 through the northeastern part of the hamlet of Cairo, leading north 10miles to Greenville and south to Saugerties. New York State Route 145 branches off Route 23 in the northern part of Cairo and leads northwest to Middleburgh.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11sqkm, of which 0.02sqkm, or 0.14%, is water.[2] Catskill Creek, a tributary of the Hudson River, flows eastward along the northern edge of the CDP.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,390 people, 600 households, and 361 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 327.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 739 housing units at an average density of 173.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.60% White, 0.94% Black or African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 1.44% from other races, and 2.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.62% of the population.
There were 600 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,478, and the median income for a family was $34,063. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $26,042 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,465. About 5.6% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 28.3% of those age 65 or over.