Arkport, New York

Arkport is a in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 844 at the 2010 census. The name comes from the barges used to ship products through the village. The postal code is 14807.

The Village of Arkport is in the Town of Hornellsville and is north of the City of Hornell.

Hornell Municipal Airport (4G6) is immediately south of the village.

History
Arkport was founded in 1797 by Christopher Hurlbut. The was used to ship crops, livestock, and timber to Baltimore using. The navigable portion of the river ended in Arkport; thus the name of ark-port. This practice of using arks as cargo vessels continued until 1825, when the was built and it became more cost-effective to ship crops via the canal. The existing Post Office was built in 1890.

Geography
Arkport is located at 42.39333°N, -77.69611°W (42.393347, -77.696134).

According to the, the village has a total area of 0.7 sqmi, all of it land.

The village is on the east bank of the.

passes from north to south through the village. The lies between the village and Hornell. County Roads 48 and 67 lead into the village.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 832 people, 348 households, and 231 families residing in the village. The was 1,209.6 people per square mile (465.6/km²). There were 364 housing units at an average density of 529.2 per square mile (203.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.44% White, 0.60% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.36% Asian, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.

There were 348 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the village, the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 80.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $48,684. Males had a median income of $36,136 versus $21,806 for females. The for the village was $16,170. About 1.4% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.