Living in Dryden

Greater Varna

In an earlier entry, I calculated how many people lived in the Varna hamlet as defined by the Draft Comprehensive Plan. I was curious about how many people a larger picture of Varna might include, and so I came up with the following map:

Census blocks which highlight the core hamlet of Varna and a possible larger interpretation of Varna.

In addition to the areas I used before as the "core" hamlet area, I've included blocks further east along Route 366, stopping at Baker Hill Road, as well as blocks between Route 366 and Stevenson Road along Turkey Hill Road. This is by no means a 'canonical' Varna, but it seems reasonable, especially for purposes of discussing development and traffic impacts.

The boundaries are certainly negotiable, but reflect my next project, which is to calculate populations for Ellis Hollow and Bethel Grove, so I've avoided some areas that are more commonly accessed from Ellis Hollow Creek Road. I also could have gone all the way to the 13/366 intersection, but stopped at Baker Hill Road. Adding that last block would add 14 people, 8 households, and 10 housing units to the total.

(It's also worth noting that while Observatory Circle is pictured on the map, the block surrounded by it reports zero population, so undoubtedly there's been some growth since the 2000 census surveys.)

Population	Greater Varna	Core Varna
Total	976	679
White	823	568
Black	22	14
Native American/Eskimo	8	8
Asian	76	56
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	1	1
Other	10	7
Multi-racial	36	25
Hispanic	21	19
Males	450	306
Females	526	373
Under 5	49	36
5 to 17	96	61
18 to 21	49	39
22 to 29	233	173
30 to 39	165	128
40 to 49	137	85
50 to 64	136	85
65 and up	111	72

Households	Greater Varna	Core Varna
Total Households	507	368
Household - 1 Male Only	79	62
Household - 1 Female Only	134	111
Married, Children	57	37
Married, No Children	107	61
Male Head of House, Child	2	1
Female Head of House, Child	25	21
Families	205	130

And looking at housing, we get:

Housing Units	Greater Varna	Core Varna
Total Housing Units	537	385
Vacant	30	17
Owner-Occupied	258	174
Renter-Occupied	249	194

Posted by simonstl at April 23, 2004 05:56 PM
Note on photos