Munsons Corners, New York Explained

Official Name:Munsons Corners, New York
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New York
Pushpin Label:Munsons Corners
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of New York
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New York
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cortland
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Cortlandville
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.76
Area Land Km2:5.74
Area Water Km2:0.02
Area Total Sq Mi:2.23
Area Land Sq Mi:2.22
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2814
Population Density Km2:490.24
Population Density Sq Mi:1269.86
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:359
Elevation Ft:1178
Coordinates:42.5814°N -76.2081°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:13045
Area Code:607
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:36-49242
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0958170

Munsons Corners is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 2,728 at the 2010 census.[2]

Munsons Corners is a community in the town of Cortlandville at the southwest border of the city of Cortland.

Geography

Munsons Corners is located in the western part of the town of Cortlandville at (42.581271, -76.208178).[3] It is bordered to the northeast by the city of Cortland and to the northwest by the area of Cortlandville listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as "Cortland West".

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Munsons Corners CDP has a total area of 5.8km2, of which 0.02km2, or 0.43%, is water.[2]

The junction of New York State Route 13 and New York State Route 281 is in the western part of the community. NY-13 leads northeast into Cortland and southwest to Ithaca, while NY-281 leads north 5miles to the village of Homer.

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 2,426 people, 1,078 households, and 597 families residing in the village. The population density was 1079.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,184 housing units at an average density of 526.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.88% White, 0.62% African American, 0.12% Native American, 1.11% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 1.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 1,078 households, out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.6% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the community, the population was spread out, with 19.2% under the age of 18, 16.4% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $27,222, and the median income for a family was $31,983. Males had a median income of $26,429 versus $19,865 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,640. About 14.7% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Munsons Corners CDP, New York. https://archive.today/20200212191941/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3649242. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. December 17, 2014.
  3. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.