Hancock (village), New York

Hancock, New York
FIPS code		36-31940
GNIS feature ID	0952148
Website	villageofhancockny.com

Hancock is a

.

Hancock is located at the confluence of the East and West branches of the Delaware River.

Hancock owes its former importance mainly to the Erie Railroad from 1848. The Erie merged into the Erie Lackawanna Railway in 1960. The railroad still exists as the Southern Tier Line of the Norfolk Southern Railway, leased to the Central New York Railroad, but sees only a few freight trains weekly.

The Scranton Branch of the

junction, a few miles up the East Branch of the Delaware River. Though the O&W ceased operations on March 29, 1957, the bridge was not removed until the 1970s.

Geography

Hancock is situated at the convergence of the East and West Branch of the

.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km²), of which 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²), or 8.57%, is water.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	686		—
1890	1,279		86.4%
1900	1,283		0.3%
1910	1,329		3.6%
1920	1,326		−0.2%
1930	1,427		7.6%
1940	1,581		10.8%
1950	1,560		−1.3%
1960	1,830		17.3%
1970	1,688		−7.8%
1980	1,526		−9.6%
1990	1,330		−12.8%
2000	1,189		−10.6%
2010	1,031		−13.3%
2020	908		−11.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the

of any race were 3.28% of the population.

There were 505 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.4% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 24.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $27,419, and the median income for a family was $36,083. Males had a median income of $27,455 versus $17,188 for females. The

, including 23.7% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

• Visitor's Guide to the Hancock NY area
• Hancock Partners

Schools

• Hancock Central School

Publications

• The Hancock Herald, serving Hancock and the surrounding area since 1873