Town Line, New York
Town Line, New York | ||
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FIPS code 36-75121 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0967704 |
Town Line is a
History
According to Town Line oral lore, in 1861, 125 men gathered in an informal meeting at a local schoolhouse and passed (85 to 40) a resolution to secede from the United States.
Town Line held a ceremony on January 24, 1946 to "rejoin" the Union. Hollywood celebrity Cesar Romero participated in the festivities. On that day, residents voted, 90 to 23, to rescind the 19th-century secession vote.[7]
Geography
Town Line is located at 42°53′6″N 78°33′30″W / 42.88500°N 78.55833°W (42.884974, -78.558428).[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.6 square miles (12 km2), all land.
Demographics
As of the
There were 906 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.4% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.2% were non-families. 13.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the CDP, the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,548, and the median income for a family was $57,054. Males had a median income of $36,589 versus $30,000 for females. The
See also
- Dade County, Georgia - voted to secede (unrecognized) from the state of Georgia, and from the United States, rejoined in 1945.
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Town Line CDP, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ "Secessionist hamlet takes stroll down memory lane - City & Region - The Buffalo News". Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ a b Klein, Christopher. "This New York Town Seceded from the Union...for 85 Years". HISTORY.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project, New York: A Guide to the Empire State (1940) p 436
- ^ "Northern Town Celebrates Status as Last Confederate Holdout".
- ^ a b c Kwiatkowski, Jane (September 7, 2011). "Secessionist hamlet takes stroll down memory lane; Hamlet of Town Line marks its unique role in the Confederacy". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.