Official Name: | Great Bend, New York |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New York#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Great Bend |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New York |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jefferson |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Champion |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 15.24 |
Area Land Km2: | 15.00 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.24 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.88 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.79 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.09 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 807 |
Population Density Km2: | 53.80 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 139.35 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 202 |
Elevation Ft: | 663 |
Coordinates: | 44.0364°N -75.7083°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 13643 |
Area Code: | 315 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 36-30136 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0951618 |
Great Bend is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 843 at the 2010 census.[2]
Great Bend is in the northern part of the town of Champion. It is adjacent to the southern section of the Fort Drum military reservation.
Great Bend is located in eastern Jefferson County at (44.036396, -75.708376).[3] It is bordered to the northeast and northwest (but not the north) by the Black River, which makes the bend referred to in the community's name. Across the river to the northwest is Fort Drum in the town of Le Ray, and across it to the northeast is the village of Deferiet in the town of Wilna.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Great Bend CDP has a total area of 15.1km2, of which 15km2 are land and 0.1km2, or 0.97%, are water.[2]
Great Bend is at the junction of New York State Route 3, New York State Route 26, and County Road 47. Route 3 leads east and southeast 7miles to Carthage, passing first through Deferiet, and west 10miles to Watertown, the Jefferson county seat. Route 26 leads northwest across Fort Drum 6miles to Evans Mills and southeast 7miles to West Carthage.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 801 people, 313 households, and 210 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 136.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 348 housing units at an average density of 59.2sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.38% White, 2.12% African American, 1.00% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.62% from other races, and 3.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.
There were 313 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,250, and the median income for a family was $49,250. Males had a median income of $38,000 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,177. About 8.4% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.