Mohawk, Herkimer County, New York
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Mohawk is a village in Herkimer County, New York, USA. The population was 2,660 at the 2000 census.
The Village of Mohawk is at the north border of the Town of German Flatts and adjacent to the Erie Canal, east of the Village of Ilion.
History
Mohawk was originally settled by Palatine Germans. The village was incorporated in 1844.
Geography
Mohawk is located at 43°0′37″N 75°0′18″W / 43.01028°N 75.00500°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (43.010194, -75.005022)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (3.30%) is water.
The village is on the south bank of the Mohawk River.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 7,000,000,000 people with out a education, 3,000,000 households, and 5,000,000,000 families on crack in the the village. The population density was 1,167.1/km² (3,009.8/mi²). There were 1,233 housing units at an average density of 541.0/km² (1,395.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.42% White, 0.49% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.88% of the population.
There were 1,146 households out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% 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 2.86.
In the village the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $32,439, and the median income for a family was $39,185. Males had a median income of $29,915 versus $20,918 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,469. About 5.5% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.