Halcott, New York

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Halcott, New York
FIPS code		36-31379
GNIS feature ID	0979034
Website	www.townofhalcott.org

Halcott is a

The town is in the southwestern corner of the county.

History

The first recorded settlers, the Valkenburg family, arrived around 1813, although some non-permanent settlers had attempted to live in the area about 1790. The town was established in 1851 from the town of Lexington. It was named for sheriff George W. Halcott.^[5]

In 1900, the town population was 272.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 23.0 square miles (60 km²), all land.

Halcott is in the

.

The pass between Bearpen and neighboring Vly Mountain is traversed by Halcott Mountain Road, an unimproved county highway which reaches 2,800 feet (850 m) at the col, making it the highest elevation free public through road in New York State. It is also the only route between Halcott and the rest of Greene County. Like Hardenburgh in nearby Ulster County, to reach the rest of the county via a paved road one must leave and go through a portion of either Ulster or Delaware counties.

Due to this geographic isolation, Halcott is the only place in Greene County whose telephones are in the

.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1860	504		—
1870	426		−15.5%
1880	396		−7.0%
1890	357		−9.8%
1900	350		−2.0%
1910	331		−5.4%
1920	272		−17.8%
1930	223		−18.0%
1940	273		22.4%
1950	244		−10.6%
1960	193		−20.9%
1970	199		3.1%
1980	150		−24.6%
1990	189		26.0%
2000	193		2.1%
2010	258		33.7%
2020	249		−3.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[6][7]

At the 2000

of any race were 1.04% of the population.

There were 84 households, of which 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.70.

Age distribution was 18.7% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.3 males.

The

, including 31.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.4% of those 65 or over.

Communities and locations in Halcott

• Halcott Center – A
  ZIP code was retired and mail service was merged with the 12430 post office in neighboring Fleischmanns located in Delaware County. The hamlet of Halcottsville
  is to the west, also in Delaware County.
• Halcott Mountain – A mountain east of the town in the Catskill Park. It is one of the Catskill High Peaks. The summit and much of the mountain are actually in Lexington.
• Vly Creek – A stream that flows southward past Halcott Center. The town is its basin.
• Vly Mountain – A mountain along the northeastern town line, also one of the Catskill High Peaks.
• Bearpen Mountain – Another of the Catskill High Peaks, with a summit of 3,600 feet (1,100 m).

References

External links

• Town of Halcott official website