Springwater, New York

For the township in Ontario, Canada, see Springwater, Ontario.
Springwater, New York
Town
Springwater, New York

Location within the state of New York

Coordinates: 42°38′0″N 77°34′18″W / 42.63333°N 77.57167°W / 42.63333; -77.57167
Country United States
State New York
County Livingston
Government
 • Type Town Council
 • Town Supervisor Deborah J Babbitt Henry (R)
 • Town Council
Area
 • Total 53.3 sq mi (138.1 km2)
 • Land 53.3 sq mi (138.0 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 1,713 ft (522 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,439
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 14560
Area code(s) 585
FIPS code 36-70475
GNIS feature ID 0979516
Website www.townofspringwaterny.org

Springwater is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The population was 2,439 at the 2010 census.

The Town of Springwater is in the southeast part of the county.

History

The first settlers arrived around 1807. The town was established in 1816 from the Towns of Sparta and Naples (Naples is a town in Ontario County, New York).

In 1866, a serious conflict between landowners and squatters, resulted in the wholesale eviction of many people who were not living on their own land.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 53.3 square miles (138 km2), of which, 53.3 square miles (138 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.08%) is water.

The south town line is the border of Steuben County, and the east town line is the border of Ontario County.

A small part of Hemlock Lake, one of the smaller Finger Lakes is in the north part of the town. The Springwater Valley through the center of the town terminates at the lake, and includes many streams that feed into Hemlock Lake, including Springwater Creek and Lime Kiln Creek.

New York State Route 15 and New York State Route 15A join at Springwater village.

From 1854 to 1956 Springwater was served by the New York (Jersey City) to Rochester Main Line of the Erie Railroad. The portion through Springwater was removed in 1956 by order of the United States Interstate Commerce Commission in order to promote highway transportation.

The headwaters of the Cohocton River, which flows southward from the town, are located in the eastern side of the town.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
18201,154—
18302,25395.2%
18402,83225.7%
18502,670−5.7%
18602,399−10.1%
18702,174−9.4%
18802,2794.8%
18902,085−8.5%
19002,016−3.3%
19101,808−10.3%
19201,416−21.7%
19301,381−2.5%
19401,274−7.7%
19501,3183.5%
19601,293−1.9%
19701,67829.8%
19802,14327.7%
19902,40712.3%
20002,322−3.5%
20102,4395.0%
Est. 20142,304[1]−5.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,322 people, 873 households, and 636 families residing in the town. The population density was 43.6 people per square mile (16.8/km²). There were 1,001 housing units at an average density of 18.8 per square mile (7.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.60% White, 0.43% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 873 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 107.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,059, and the median income for a family was $49,716. Males had a median income of $36,633 versus $22,472 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,783. About 5.2% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

Communities and locations in Springwater

References

  1. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Coordinates: 42°38′14″N 77°35′45″W / 42.63722°N 77.59583°W / 42.63722; -77.59583

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