McGraw, New York
McGraw, New York | ||
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FIPS code 36-44193 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0956771 | |
Website | www |
McGraw is a
History
The community was first settled in 1805 by Samuel McGraw, who came with his wife and family from Vermont.[2] He built a log cabin (no longer standing) and was followed by Jonathan Taylor and a handful of other New Englanders. McGrawville, as the settlement later came to be known, grew up on either side of the road near McGraw's initial homestead, taking advantage of water power on the adjacent Trout Brook to drive an early grist mill (1812) and a sawmill. An ashery was established at an early date to profit from the clearing of new farmlands in the surrounding area, and in 1818, the hamlet acquired its first store. In 1823, a cemetery was established within the boundary of the Main Street Historic District, and, by 1830, ten houses had been built within the small settlement."[3]
Originally it was called McGrawville, and that name appears on an 1855 map,[4] but it was officially incorporated as McGraw in 1869. (There is a hamlet McGrawville further west in Allegany County, New York.) In the 19th century the community styled itself as "Corset City" for several decades of corset manufacturing. P.H. McGraw & Son produced corsets in the 1880s until mismanagement of an unrelated produce business led them to sell their interests to the Warner Bros. of New York,[5] later known as the Warnaco Group. The factory was reopened and incorporated as the McGraw Corset Company in 1890 and employed over 400 men and women in the area.[6] In 1901, William J. Buchanan, a former employee of both the P.H. McGraw & Son and McGraw Corset Company, founded the Empire Corset Company. The Empire Corset Company was known for the “Never Rust” corset, the “Sorosis” and the “Reduzyou” styles, and sold internationally. They employed 215 women and 35 men. In 1910 the company manufactured one hundred thousand dozen corsets. The McGraw Corset Company was the largest industry in the area, employing over 400 men and women in the factory and, additionally, providing women in the area piece work to do in their homes.[7] Simultaneously, the village was home to the Vesta Corset Company and the Miller Corset Company.
The village was home to
In 1852 the village had "some five or six stores, one tavern, and three churches".[8]
The Main Street Historic District and Presbyterian Church of McGraw are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[9]
Notable people
- Reuben G. Doud, Wisconsin businessman and legislator, born in McGraw
- New-York Central College. Among her students was her eventual husband, astronomer Asaph Hall. The largest crater on Phobosis named for her.
- New-York Central College.
- Daniel Scott Lamont (February 9, 1851 – July 23, 1905), United States Secretary of War during Grover Cleveland's second term.
- Rev. William G. Brownlow, a pro-slavery Tennessee newspaper editor and later governor, on slavery in Philadelphia in 1858; the debate was published.[10] Member of the State Assembly in the 85th New York State Legislature in 1862, representing Wayne County.
- New-York Central College was the alma mater of Charles L. Reason, educator.
Newspapers
- McGrawville Express, 1847–1849, weekly (http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84024329/issues/first_pages/)
- Central Reporter, an abolitionist newspaper. The Cortland County Historical Society and Syracuse University each hold an issue from 1858.(https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91066304/holdings/#tab=tab_newspapers)
- McGrawville Sentinel, 1878–1887, weekly (http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn91066308/issues/first_pages/)
Geography
McGraw is located at 42°35′40″N 76°5′34″W / 42.59444°N 76.09278°W (42.594547, -76.092899).[11] State Route 41 runs through the village, leading west 2 miles (3 km) to Interstate 81 and U.S. Route 11. Downtown Cortland is a further 2 miles (3 km) to the west. NY 41 leads east 4 miles (6 km) to the hamlet of Solon.
According to the United States Census Bureau, McGraw has a total area of 0.99 square miles (2.56 km2), all land.[12]
The village is in the valley of Trout Brook, east of the Tioughnioga River and part of the Susquehanna River watershed.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1870 | 517 | — | |
1880 | 637 | 23.2% | |
1890 | 733 | 15.1% | |
1900 | 750 | 2.3% | |
1910 | 931 | 24.1% | |
1920 | 1,032 | 10.8% | |
1930 | 1,082 | 4.8% | |
1940 | 1,201 | 11.0% | |
1950 | 1,197 | −0.3% | |
1960 | 1,276 | 6.6% | |
1970 | 1,319 | 3.4% | |
1980 | 1,188 | −9.9% | |
1990 | 1,074 | −9.6% | |
2000 | 1,000 | −6.9% | |
2010 | 1,053 | 5.3% | |
2020 | 972 | −7.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[13] |
As of the census
As of the census[14] of 2000 the largest self-reported ancestry groups in McGraw were: · English - 31% · German - 13% · Irish - 12% · Dutch - 7% · Italian - 6% · French - 6% · Polish - 4% · Scottish - 1% · Scotch-Irish - 1% · Welsh - 1% · Greek - 1% · American Indian tribes, specified - 1% · Portuguese - 1%
There were 382 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $33,750, and the median income for a family was $38,654. Males had a median income of $27,361 versus $22,063 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,076. About 9.8% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over. The top 5 ethnic groups in McGraw are.· English - 31%[1] · German - 13% · Irish - 12% · Dutch - 7% · Italian - 6%
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ CNY Artifact Recovery (2013). "Samuel McGraw". Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ Peckham, Mark L. (1986). New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Main Street Historic District, McGraw NY, nomination document, 1986, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Washington, D.C.019. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ Browne, P. J. (1855). "Map of Cortland County, New York : from actual surveys". Eneas Smith (Cortland), and J. B. Shields (Philadelphia).
- ^ "A DISASTROUS FAILURE. The Firm of P. H. & D. McGraw, Produce Dealers of McGrawville, Make an Assignment—The Firm of P. H. McGraw & Son Transfer Their Real and Personal Estate". The Cortland Democrat. January 31, 1890.
- ^ Cynthia Carrington Carter. "The Wood Building History".
- ^ "Buchanan Article from Cutters".
- ^ Austin, William (May 23, 1852). "Letter to his family". Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- J. B. Lippincott.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): McGraw village, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.