Editing Bridgeport, New York

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Onondaga County, New York|Onondaga]], [[Madison County, New York|Madison]]
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|subdivision_name3        = [[Cicero, New York|Cicero]], [[Sullivan, New York|Sullivan]]
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'''Bridgeport''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] (and [[census-designated place]]) in upstate [[New York (state)|New York]], United States, located partly in the town of [[Sullivan, New York|Sullivan]] in [[Madison County, New York|Madison County]], and partly in the town of [[Cicero, New York|Cicero]] in [[Onondaga County, New York|Onondaga County]]. The population was 1,389 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 1,490 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].

==Geography==
Bridgeport is located in northwestern Madison County and northeastern Onondaga County at {{coord|43|9|16|N|75|58|30|W|type:city}} (43.154472, -75.974888).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It straddles the northward-flowing [[Chittenango Creek]], which serves as the boundary between Onondaga County's town of Cicero on the west side of the creek and Madison County's town of Sullivan on the east side of the creek. The hamlet's namesake bridge spans the creek, which empties into [[Oneida Lake]] 2.25 linear miles approximately north of the bridge. There is no other bridge across Chittenango Creek north of Bridgeport, nor one within several linear miles to the south.

[[New York State Route 31]] is an east–west highway through the community (the bridge over Chittenango Creek is on Route 31); it leads east {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Verona (CDP), New York|Verona]] and west {{convert|19|mi}} to [[Baldwinsville, New York|Baldwinsville]]. The north end of [[New York State Route 298]] is at Route 31 in the hamlet, just west of Chittenango Creek. [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]] is {{convert|13|mi}} to the southwest via Route 298.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the Bridgeport CDP has an area of {{convert|1.94|sqmi|2}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqmi|2}}, or 0.77%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 1678
|2010= 1490
|2020= 1389
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,678 people, 639 households, and 431 families residing in the hamlet. The population density was {{convert|912.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 685 housing units at an average density of {{convert|375.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the area was 96.10% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.20% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.66% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.42% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.62% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.36% of the population.

There were 639 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the community, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $31,358, and the median income for a family was $42,337. Males had a median income of $26,970 versus $26,316 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $14,761. About 10.5% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.9% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Madison County, New York}}
{{Onondaga County, New York}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Syracuse metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Madison County, New York]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Onondaga County, New York]]
[[Category:Hamlets in Madison County, New York]]
[[Category:Hamlets in Onondaga County, New York]]