Freeville, New York

Dryden was in the former Central New York Military Tract.

The Village of Dryden was incorporated in 1887.

George Junior Republic, a youth center, originally called the Freeville Junior Republic, was established in 1895; the name was changed in 1909..

Freeville is located at 42°30′45″N 76°20′45″W (42.513, -76.346).[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all of it land.

New York State Route 38 intersects New York State Route 366 in Freeville.

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 505 people, 210 households, and 118 families residing in the village. The population density was 467.7 people per square mile (180.5/km²). There were 224 housing units at an average density of 207.4 per square mile (80.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.03% White, 0.59% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.40% Asian, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.

There were 210 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.8% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village, the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $39,643, and the median income for a family was $44,688. Males had a median income of $31,500 versus $27,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,910. About 7.3% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

• Amy Dickinson, NYT bestselling memoirist (The Mighty Queens of Freeville) and author of the syndicated advice column Ask Amy (succeeding Ann Landers at the Chicago Tribune), grew up on a dairy farm in Freeville. Dickinson owns the family home in the village, which she uses as her office.
• Woody Erdman, sportscaster, television producer, businessman, and white collar criminal.

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