Northwest Ithaca, New York

Northwest Ithaca is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 1,115 at the 2000 census.GeographyNorthwest Ithaca is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.6sqmi, of which, 2.9sqmi of it is land and 0.6sqmi of it is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,115 people, 463 households, and 220 families residing in the CDP. While the CDP is called Northwest Ithaca, most residents refer to the area as West Hill, a designation shared with the contiguous area within the City of Ithaca. The population density was 379.8 per square mile (146.4/km²). There were 559 housing units at an average density of 190.4/sq mi (73.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.36% White, 2.33% African American, 0.09% Native American, 1.88% Asian, 1.08% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.70% of the population.There were 463 households out of which 20.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.3% were non-families. 42.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.76.