Editing Houghton, New York

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'''Houghton''' is a [[Hamlet (New York)|hamlet]] (and [[census-designated place]]) located in the [[Town (New York)|Town]] of [[Caneadea, New York|Caneadea]] in [[Allegany County, New York|Allegany County]], western [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 1,693 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3635771| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212190338/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3635771| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Houghton CDP, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=October 27, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
Houghton is located at {{Coord|42|26|N|78|9|W|type:city}} (42.4270,-78.1557).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the hamlet has a total area of {{convert|6.4|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|km2|disp=flip|3}}, or 0.39%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Houghton is located on the west bank of the [[Genesee River]]. [[New York State Route 19]] passes the hamlet and provides access.

[[Houghton University]] is a private, Christian, coeducational college located here.

==Demographics==
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|2020= 1488
|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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At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 1,748 people, 313 households, and 180 families residing in the region. The population density was {{convert|715.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 333 housing units at an average density of {{convert|136.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the community was 95.37% White, 1.54% African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.20% Asian, 0.86% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.35%.<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 the 313 households, 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 29.1% of households were one person, and 5.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the area the population was spread out, with 11.0% under the age of 18, 59.4% from 18 to 24, 10.1% from 25 to 44, 8.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% 65 or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 70.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.7 males.

The median household income was $37,639 and the median family income was $49,375. Males had a median income of $38,125 versus $19,688 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,139. About 8.7% of families and 25.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130421010633/http://houghtoncommunityassociation.org/ Houghton Community Association] 
* [http://www.houghton.edu/ Houghton College] 
* [http://www.houghtonacademy.org Houghton Academy]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in New York (state)]]
[[Category:New York (state) populated places on the Genesee River]]
[[Category:Hamlets in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Allegany County, New York]]
[[Category:Hamlets in Allegany County, New York]]