Age and Race Conflicts in Chester, New York

I live in a small town community surrounded by onion fields. There is a trolley that runs about 3 times a day, and the closest store is a 45 minute walk from my house. After 10 o' clock at night there are hardly any cars on the streets, and even less people. In my community there are conflicts between not only race, but age as well.

I am a 25 year-old Caucasian female living in Chester, New York. I am five feet tall; I have red hair and hazel eyes. "87.2 percent" of the population in Chester is Caucasian. (Population overview,). In my town the largest majority in age is "33.8 percent" (Population overview). I belong to both of these majorities, but as a female I am in the minority. A little more than half of Chester's population is male. I am a very eclectic person and have interesting tastes, so I do not always blend in with my community. I mainly wear the type of clothes that some would stereotype as a "hippie", but I do not label myself. I would say that most members of my community do not look like me. Even the people in my age group do not look much like me in my community. I find that people of similar age to me dress very plan or dress in relation to what music they listen too. Amongst my age group most people listen to metal or hip hop, and dress according to the fashion of the music scene they follow.